In the grey, warm and rainy moonlight | In the deep shadows of the rainy July

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

In the deep shadows of the rainy July

Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)

Our translations: FRE GER

In the deep shadows of the rainy July, 
with secret steps, thou walkest, 
silent as night, eluding all watchers.

Today the morning has closed its eyes, 
heedless of the insistent calls of the loud east wind, 
and a thick veil has been drawn 
over the ever-wakeful blue sky.

The woodlands have hushed their songs, 
and doors are all shut at every house. 
Thou art the solitary wayfarer in this deserted street. 

Oh my only friend, my best beloved, 
the gates are open in my house - 
do not pass by like a dream.

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Text Authorship:

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 22, first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 22, first published 1912 [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 Giannis Konstantinidis (1903 - 1984), "In the grey, warm and rainy moonlight", 1924-80, from Songs of Expectation, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Yevgeny Ottovich Gunst.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
Line count: 13
Word count: 92