by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
The night is dark and your slumber is...
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
The night is dark and your slumber is deep in the hush of my being. Wake, O Pain of Love, for I know not how to open the door, and I stand outside. The hours wait, the stars watch, the wind is still, the silence is heavy in my heart. Wake, Love, wake! brim my empty cup, and with a breath of song ruffle the night.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Fruit-Gathering, no. 24, first published 1916 [author's text not yet checked 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 Spanish (Español), adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Juan Bautista Plaza.
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