by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
If love be denied me then why does the...
Language: English
If love be denied me then why does the morning break its heart in songs, and why are these whispers that the south wind scatters among the newborn leaves? If love be denied me then why does the midnight bear in yearning silence the pain of the stars? And why does this foolish heart recklessly launch its hope on the sea whose end it does not know?
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Lover's Gift and Crossing, no. 30, first published 1918 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Spanish (Español), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Enrique Mario Casella.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-07
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Word count: 67