I have got my leave
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali)
Available translation(s): GER
I have got my leave.
Bid me farewell, my brothers!
I bow to you all and take my departure.
Here I give back the keys of my door --
and I give up all claims to my house.
I only ask for last kind words from you.
We were neighbours for long,
but I received more than I could give.
Now the day has dawned
and the lamp that lit my dark corner is out.
A summons has come
and I am ready for my journey.
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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. 93 ; composed by Marcel Landowski.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Marie Luise Gothein (1863 - 1931) , first published 1914 ; composed by Stefan Wolpe.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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: 2009-11-13
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Ich nehme Abschied, Brüder
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Ich nehme Abschied, Brüder.
Sagt mir Lebewohl!
Ich neige mich vor euch und spreche meinen letzten Gruß.
Ich geb’ euch hier die Schlüssel meiner Tür -
nicht länger werde ich hier wohnen.
Ich bitt’ euch nur noch um ein letztes liebes Wort.
Wir lebten nachbarlich für lange Zeit,
doch nahm ich mehr entgegen, als ich geben konnt’.
Der Morgen graut,
die Lampe aus, die meinen dunklen Winkel hat erhellt.
Ich wurde vorgeladen
und steh zur Reise nun bereit.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-21
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Word count: 78