by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
My song
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
This song of mine will wind its music around you, my child, like the fond arms of love. The song of mine will touch your forehead like a kiss of blessing. When you are alone it will sit by your side and whisper in your ear, when you are in the crowd it will fence you about with aloofness. My song will be like a pair of wings to your dreams, it will transport your heart to the verge of the unknown. It will be like the faithful star overhead when dark night is over your road. My song will sit in the pupils of your eyes, and will carry your sight into the heart of things. And when my voice is silenced in death, my song will speak in your living heart.
Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), "My song", appears in The Crescent Moon, no. 38, first published 1913 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Walter Arlen (1920 - 2023), "My Song" [ unaccompanied soprano ], from Tellings of Beads: Five Last Songs, no. 5, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by James F. Hopkins (b. 1939), "My song", 1985 [ SATB chorus and orchestra ], from Songs of Eternity, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Hans Fleischer.
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Word count: 133