Let all the strains of joy | Let all the strains of joy

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Let all the strains of joy

Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)

Our translations: FRE GER

Let all the strains of joy 
mingle in my last song -- 
the joy that makes the earth flow over 
in the riotous excess of the grass, 
the joy that sets the twin brothers, 
life and death, dancing over the wide world, 
the joy that sweeps in with the tempest, 
shaking and waking all life with laughter, 
the joy that sits still with its tears 
on the open red lotus of pain, 
and the joy that throws everything it has 
upon the dust, and knows not a word.

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Text Authorship:

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 58, 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. 58 [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 Wendy Hiscocks (b. 1963), "Let all the strains of joy", 1998 [ women's chorus a cappella ], from A Tagore Album, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
by Landon Ronald, Sir (1873 - 1938), "Let all the strains of joy", 1920 [ high voice and piano ], from Four Song Offerings - 2nd series, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932) , appears in Wijnzangen ; composed by Jeanne Beyerman-Walraven.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Claus Ogermann.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Hanns Eisler.
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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
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Word count: 87