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That I want thee, only thee - let my heart repeat without end. All desires that distract me, day and night, are false and empty to the core. As the night keeps hidden in its gloom the petition for light, even thus in the depth of my unconsciousness rings the cry - 'I want thee, only thee'. As the storm still seeks its end in peace when it strikes against peace with all its might, even thus my rebellion strikes against thy love and still its cry is - 'I want thee, only thee'.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 38, first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 38 [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jerold Ordansky (b. 1947), "#38 from Gitanjali", 1980 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Settings of Rabindranath Tagore, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Landon Ronald, Sir (1873 - 1938), "That I want thee, only thee", 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Four Song Offerings - 1st series, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jan Pouwels.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by André Gide (1869 - 1951) , no title, appears in Gitanjali (L'Offrande lyrique), no. 38 ; composed by Henriette Puig-Roget.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Luigi Gorgni.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- 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: 2010-11-03
Line count: 11
Word count: 91
Dass ich dich will, ja, dich nur will - mein Herz soll’s endlos wiederholen. Alles Begehren, das mich ablenkt Tag und Nacht, ist falsch und nichtig durch und durch. So wie das nächt’ge Dunkel birgt den Drang zum Licht, so schallt in meines Herzens Tiefe laut der Ruf - „Ich brauche dich, nur dich.“ So wie der Sturm dennoch im Frieden sich erfüllt, wenn er mit aller Stärke wütet gegen ihn, so lehne ich mich gegen deine Liebe auf und rufe dennoch laut - „Ich brauche dich, nur dich.“
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Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 38, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 38 [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-18
Line count: 11
Word count: 86