by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by André Gide (1869 - 1951)

Yes, I know, this is nothing but thy...
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali) 
Our translations:  GER
Yes, I know, this is nothing but thy love,
O beloved of my heart --
this golden light that dances upon the leaves, 
these idle clouds sailing across the sky, 
this passing breeze leaving 
its coolness upon my forehead.

The morning light has flooded my eyes --
this is thy message to my heart.
Thy face is bent from above, 
thy eyes look down on my eyes, 
and my heart has touched thy feet.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Oui, je le sais bien, ce n'est là rien que ton amour,
ô aimé de mon cœur --
cette lumière d'or qui danse sur les feuilles ;
ces indolents nuages qui voguent par le ciel,
et cette brise passagère qui laisse 
sa fraîcheur à mon front.

Mes yeux se sont lavés dans la lumière matinale --
et c'est ton message à mon cœur.
Ta face, de très haut s'incline ;
tes yeux ont plongé dans mes yeux
et contre tes pieds bat mon cœur.

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    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Oui, je le sais bien", 2006 [ high voice and piano ]

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Geoffrey Wieting

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
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Word count: 80