by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by André Gide (1869 - 1951)
At this time of my parting
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
Our translations: GER
At this time of my parting, wish me good luck, my friends! The sky is flushed with the dawn and my path lies beautiful. Ask not what I have with me to take there. I start on my journey with empty hands and expectant heart. I shall put on my wedding garland. Mine is not the red-brown dress of the traveller, and though there are dangers on the way I have no fear in mind. The evening star will come out when my voyage is done and the plaintive notes of the twilight melodies be struck up from the King's gateway.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 94, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 94 [text unavailable]
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 101
Language: French (Français) after the English
À cette heure du départ, souhaitez-moi bonne chance, mes amis ! Le ciel est rougissant d'aurore ; le sentier s'ouvre merveilleux. Ne me demandex pas ce que j'emporte. Je pars en voyage les mains vides et le cœur plein d'attente. Je mettrai ma couronne nuptiale. Je n'ai pas revêtu la robe brune des pélerins ; sans crainte est mon esprit bien qu'il y ait des dangers en route. Au terme de mon voyage paraîtra l'étoile du soir, et les plaintifs accents des chants de la vesprée s'échapperont soudain de dessous l'arche royale.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alfredo Casella (1883 - 1947), no title, op. 26 no. 3 (1915), published 1921, from L'adieu à la vie: Quatre lyriques funèbres extraites du "Gitanjali" de Rabindranath Tagore, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by André Gide (1869 - 1951), no title, appears in Gitanjali (L'Offrande lyrique), no. 94, first published 1914
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 94, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 94 [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 89