by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger
Peace, my heart
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet. Let it not be a death but completeness. Let love melt into memory and pain into songs. Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest. Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night. Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence. I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light you on your way.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 61, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 89
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Friede, mein Herz, Laß die Zeit für das Scheiden süß sein, Laß es nicht einen Tod sein, Sondern Vollendung. Laß Liebe in Erinn'rung schmelzen Und Schmerz in Lieder. ... Laß die letzte Berührung deiner Hände sanft sein, Wie die Blume der Nacht. Steh still, steh still, o wundervolles Ende, Für einen Augenblick Und sage deine letzten Worte in Schweigen. Ich neige mich vor dir Ich halte meine Lampe in die Höhe, Um dir auf deinen Weg zu leuchten.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), no title, op. 18 no. 7 (1922), first performed 1924 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Lyrische Symphonie, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 61, first published 1916
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 61, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2004
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Pace, mio cuore", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 79