by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger
Then finish the last song
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
Then finish the last song and let us leave. Forget this night when the night is no more. Whom do I try to clasp in my arms? Dreams can never be made captive. My eager hands press emptiness to my heart and it bruises my breast.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 51, first published 1915
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
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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: 2010-11-04
Line count: 7
Word count: 46
Das letzte Lied Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: ITA
Vollende denn das letzte Lied Und laß uns auseinander gehn, Vergiß diese Nacht, wenn die Nacht um ist. Wen müh' ich mich mit meinen Armen zu umfassen? Träume lassen sich nicht einfangen, Meine gierigen Hände drücken Leere an mein Herz Und es zermürbt meine Brust.
Composition:
- Set to music by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Das letzte Lied", op. 41 no. 4 (1918) [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier Gesänge (Cztery pieśni), no. 4, also set in Polish (Polski)
Text Authorship:
- by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 51, first published 1916
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 51, first published 1915
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):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Finisci, dunque, l'ultimo canto", 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: 7
Word count: 45