by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

By all means they try to hold me secure
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali) 
Our translations:  GER
By all means they try to hold me secure 
who love me in this world. 
But it is otherwise with thy love 
which is greater than theirs, 
and thou keepest me free.

Lest I forget them 
they never venture to leave me alone. 
But day passes by after day 
and thou art not seen.

If I call not thee in my prayers, 
if I keep not thee in my heart, 
thy love for me still waits for my love.

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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 79