by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Hélène du Pasquier

Listen, my heart
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali) 
Listen, my heart, 
in his flute is the music 
of the smell of wild flowers, 
of the glistening leaves 
and gleaming water, 
of shadows resonant 
with bees' wings.

The flute steals his smile 
from my friend's lips 
and spreads it over my life.

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Corbeille de fruits
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Écoute, mon cœur ;
dans cette flûte chante la musique 
du parfum des fleurs sauvages, 
des feuilles étincelantes 
et de l'eau qui brille; 
La musique d'ombres 
sonores, d'un bruit d'ailes et d'abeilles. 

La flûte a ravi son sourire 
des lèvres de mon ami
et le répand sur ma vie.

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-18
Line count: 10
Word count: 48