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This is my delight, thus to wait and watch at the wayside where shadow chases light and the rain comes in the wake of the summer. Messengers, with tidings from unknown skies, greet me and speed along the road. My heart is glad within, and the breath of the passing breeze is sweet. From dawn till dusk I sit here before my door, and I know that of a sudden the happy moment will arrive when I shall see. In the meanwhile I smile and I sing all alone. In the meanwhile the air is filling with the perfume of promise.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 44, 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. 44 [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 Walter Arlen (1920 - 2023), "This is my delight" [ soprano and piano ], from Tellings of Beads: Five Last Songs, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Biales (1929 - 2012), "This is my delight", 1982, first performed 1982 [ soprano and orchestra or piano ], from When the Creation Was New, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Raymond Hanson (1913 - 1976), "This is my delight", op. 14 (1941) [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Giannis Konstantinidis (1903 - 1984), "This is my bliss", 1924-80, from Songs of Expectation, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jerold Ordansky (b. 1947), "#44 from Gitanjali", 1980 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Settings of Rabindranath Tagore, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Aleidus Coenen.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by André Gide (1869 - 1951) , appears in Gitanjali (L'Offrande lyrique), no. 44 ; composed by Henriette Puig-Roget.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ján Móry.
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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: 2010-11-03
Line count: 17
Word count: 101
Das ist's, was mich erfreut: nur so zu schaun und warten, still am Wegesrand, wo Schatten Licht vertreibt , und im Gefolg´ des Sommers der Regen rückt heran. Was fremd mir am Himmel, tun Boten mir kund. Sie grüßen und eilen flugs weiter. Mein Herz ist beglückt, und süß strömt der Odem der Luft. Von Morgengrau´n zum Abendrot sitz ich vor meinem Tor und weiß, dass plötzlich mir das Glück zuteil, zu sehen und verstehn. Ich warte, lächle, singe vor mich hin, indessen sich die Luft erfüllt mit der Verheißung Duft.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 44, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 44 [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-06-11
Line count: 17
Word count: 91