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Have you not heard his silent steps? He comes, comes, ever comes. Every moment and every age, every day and every night he comes, comes, ever comes. Many a song have I sung in many a mood of mind, but all their notes have always proclaimed, `He comes, comes, ever comes.' In the fragrant days of sunny April through the forest path he comes, comes, ever comes. In the rainy gloom of July nights on the thundering chariot of clouds he comes, comes, ever comes. In sorrow after sorrow it is his steps that press upon my heart, and it is the golden touch of his feet that makes my joy to shine.
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- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 45, first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 45 [text unavailable]
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- by Ernst Toch (1887 - 1964), "Have you not heard his silent steps?", op. 67 no. 5 (1945), published 1953, rev. 1953 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from The Inner Circle - six choruses a cappella, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932) ; composed by Aleidus Coenen.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title ; composed by Claus Ogermann.
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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: 2005-01-17
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Word count: 113
Hörst du nicht seinen leisen Schritt? Er naht, er nahet immerfort. Zu jedem Augenblick, allzeit, an jedem Tag, zu jeder Nacht naht er - er nahet immerfort. So manches Lied hab ich gesungen aus heitrer und betrübter Seel, doch ist aus ihm stets dies erklungen: „Er naht, er nahet immerfort.“ Er naht am duft’gen Tag des sonnigen April - auf Waldespfaden naht er, naht er immerfort. Er naht im Regendunkel mancher Julinacht - auf Wolkendonnerwagen naht er, naht er immerfort. Im immerwähr´nden Leid ist es sein Schritt, der in mein Herze drängt, ist’s seiner Füße goldne Spur, die meiner Freude wieder Glanz verleiht.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 45, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 45 [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-06-11
Line count: 19
Word count: 100