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by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948)
Translation Singable translation by Edvin Kallstenius (1881 - 1967)

Här är din fotapall
Language: Swedish (Svenska)  after the English 
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Här är din fotapall,
här vila dina fötter,
där de bo,
de fattigaste, de förtappade och de förkomna.

När jag försöker bringa dig min hyllning,
når min bugning ej ned till det djup,
där dina fötter vila
bland de fattigaste, de förtappade och de förkomna.

Högmod kan ej nalkas dig
där du vandrar 
i de ringes kläder
bland de fattigaste, de förtappade och de förkomna.

Mitt hjärta kan aldrig hitta vägen dit, 
där du står,
vänsäll bland de vänlösa
hos de fattigaste, de förtappade och de förkomna.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   E. Kallstenius 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948), first published 1915 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 10, first published 1912
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 10, first published 1912 [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Edvin Kallstenius (1881 - 1967), no title, op. 32 no. 2 (1944) [ baritone and orchestra ], from cantata Sångoffer, no. 2
        Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius)
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius)


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Daphnis [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-07-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 87

Hier ist Dein Fuss‑Schemel
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Swedish (Svenska) 
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Hier ist Dein Fuss-Schemel.
Hier ruhen Deine Füsse, 
wo sie sind,
die Ärmlichsten und die Verlassenen und die Verlornen.

Wenn ich versuche ziemeud Dir zu huldigen,
rückt mein Beugen dorthin nicht hinab,
wo Deine Füsse ruhen
bei den Ärmlichsten und den Verlassenen und den Verlornen.

Hochmut naht vergebens Dir, 
wo Du wandelst
in der Armut Kleidern
bei den Ärmlichsten und den Verlassenen und den Verlornen.

Mein Herz findet leider nie den Weg dorthin, 
wo Du stehst,
freundlich unter Freundlosen
bei den Ärmlichsten und den Verlassenen und den Verlornen.

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From the Kallstenius score.


Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Edvin Kallstenius (1881 - 1967)

Based on:

  • a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948), first published 1915
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 10, first published 1912
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 10, first published 1912 [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Daphnis [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-07-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 88

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