by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Henriette Mirabaud-Thorens (1881 - 1943)
What comes from your willing hands I...
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
"What comes from your willing hands I take. I beg for nothing more." "Yes, yes, I know you, modest mendicant, you ask for all that one has." "If there be a stray flower for me I will wear it in my heart." "But if there be thorns?" "I will endure them." "Yes, yes, I know you, modest mendicant, you ask for all that one has." "If but once you should raise your loving eyes to my face it would make my life sweet beyond death." "But if there by only cruel glances?" "I will keep them piercing my heart." "Yes, yes, I know you, modest mendicant, you ask for all that one has."
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 26 [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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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henriette Mirabaud-Thorens (1881 - 1943) , no title, appears in Le Jardinier d’amour, no. 26 ; composed by Max d'Ollone.
- Also set in Spanish (Español), a translation by Zenobia Camprubí Aymar (c1887 - 1956) , appears in Obras de Rabindranath Tagore: El jardinero, first published 1917 ; composed by Juan José Castro.
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Ce que tu m’offres volontiers, je le...
Language: French (Français) after the English
Ce que tu m’offres volontiers, je le prends, je ne demande rien de plus. Oui, oui, je te connais, modeste quémandeur, tu veux tout ce que j’ai. Si je puis avoir cette fleur égarée, je la porterai sur mon cœur. Et si elle a des épines ? Je les endurerai. Oui, oui, je te connais, modeste quémandeur, tu veux tout ce que j’ai. Un regard de tes yeux amoureux rendrait ma vie douce pour l’éternité. Et si mon regard est cruel ? Je garderai sa blessure dans mon cœur. Oui, oui, je te connais, modeste quémandeur, tu veux tout ce que j’ai.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Rabîndranâth Tagore, Le Jardinier d’amour , Traduction par Henriette Mirabaud-Thorens. 1920, p.53
Text Authorship:
- by Henriette Mirabaud-Thorens (1881 - 1943), no title, appears in Le Jardinier d’amour, no. 26 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 26
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 Max d'Ollone (1875 - 1959), "Ce que tu m’offres volontiers", 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Deux poésies de Rabindranath Tagore, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-15
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