by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948)
In one salutation to thee, my God
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
Our translations: GER
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In one salutation to thee, my God, let all my senses spread out and touch this world at thy feet. Like a rain-cloud of July hung low with its burden of unshed showers let all my mind bend down at thy door in one salutation to thee. Let all my songs gather together their diverse strains into a single current and flow to a sea of silence in one salutation to thee. Like a flock of homesick cranes flying night and day back to their mountain nests let all my life take its voyage to its eternal home in one salutation to thee.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 103, 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), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 103 [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 Peter Pieters (b. 1957), "In one salutation to thee", 200?, from Gitanjali, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947), "Salutation - In one salutation to thee, my God", 1999 [ SATB chorus and string quartet ], from The Golden Harp, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation possibly by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932); composed by Aleidus Coenen, Bernard Zweers.
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- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jan Pouwels.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by André Gide (1869 - 1951) , no title, appears in Gitanjali (L'Offrande lyrique), no. 103, first published 1914 ; composed by Alfredo Casella, Marcel Landowski.
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948) , first published 1915 ; composed by Edvin Kallstenius.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SWE Swedish (Svenska) (Andrea Butenschön) , first published 1915
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 17
Word count: 103
Låt då alla mina sinnen vigdas i en enda...
Language: Swedish (Svenska) after the English
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Låt då alla mina sinnen vigdas i en enda hyllning åt dig, min Gud, och låt dem röra vid denna värld, där dina fötter vila! Likt ett regnmoln i juli, som hänger lågt med sin börda av outgjutna skurar, låt all min håg buga djupt vid din dörr i en enda hyllning åt dig! Låt alla fröjdetoner blandas i min sista sång, låt alla mina sånger samla sina olika toner till ett starkt strömdrag, som flödar mot ett hav av tystnad, i en enda hyllning åt dig! Likt en flock hemsjuka tranor, som dag och natt flyga tillbaka till sina nästen bland bergen, låt hela mitt liv taga vingar till sitt eviga hem i en enda hyllning åt dig!
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948), first published 1915 [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 Gitanjali, no. 103, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 103 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Edvin Kallstenius (1881 - 1967), no title, op. 32 no. 4 (1944) [ baritone and orchestra ], from cantata Sångoffer, no. 4
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius)
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius)
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Daphnis [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-07-28
Line count: 17
Word count: 119