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by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger

Free me from the bonds of your...
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali) 
Our translations:  FRE GER
Free me from the bonds of your sweetness, my love! 
No more of this wine of kisses.
This mist of heavy incense stifles my heart.
Open the doors, make room for the morning light.
I am lost in you,
wrapped in the folds of your caresses.
Free me from your spells, 
and give me back the manhood 
to offer you my freed heart.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 48, first published 1915 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [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 John Craig Cooper (b. 1925), "Free me from the bonds", 1956? [ medium voice and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Songs of the Woodland, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Charles William) Eric Fogg (1903 - 1939), "Free me from the bonds of your sweetness", 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of Love and Life, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950) , appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 48, first published 1916 ; composed by Alexander Zemlinsky.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Löse mich aus den Fesseln deiner Süße, meine Geliebte!", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 9
Word count: 63

Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße,...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  ITA
Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße, Lieb!
Nichts mehr von diesem Wein der Küsse,
Dieser Nebel von schwerem Weihrauch erstickt mein Herz.
Öffne die Türe, mach Platz für das Morgenlicht.
Ich bin in dich verloren,
Eingefangen in die Umarmungen deiner Zärtlichkeit.
Befrei mich von deinem Zauber
Und gib mir den Mut zurück,
Dir mein befreites Herz darzubieten.

About the headline (FAQ)

Text Authorship:

  • by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 48, first published 1916 [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 The Gardener, no. 48, first published 1915
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [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):

  • by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße, Lieb!", op. 18 no. 5 (1922), first performed 1924 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Lyrische Symphonie, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Liberami, amore, dai lacci della tua dolcezza!", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 9
Word count: 58

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