by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932)
Day after day he comes and goes away
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
Day after day he comes and goes away. Go, and give him a flower from my hair, my friend. If he asks who was it that sent it, I entreat you do not tell him my name -- For he only comes and goes away. He sits on the dust under the tree. Spread there a seat with flowers and leaves, my friend. His eyes are sad, and they bring sadness to my heart. He does not speak what he has in mind; He only comes and goes away.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 20, first published 1913 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [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 Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "Day after day", 1922, published 1925 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Three Songs [1925/1926], no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Foley , "He comes", 1996? [ voice ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman (1874 - 1953), "Day after day", published 1916, from Love Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by František Balej (1873 - 1918) ; composed by Josef Bohuslav Foerster.
- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932) , no title, appears in De Hoovenier, no. 20, first published 1919 ; composed by Berthe Geuer.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950) , no title, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 20, first published 1916 ; composed by Willem de Haan.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Franco Alfano.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 88
Dag aan dag komt hij, en gaat weer heen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the English
Dag aan dag komt hij, en gaat weer heen. Ga, mijn vriend, en geef hem een bloem uit mijn haar. Als hij vraagt wie haar zond, zeg hem dan mijn naam niet, bid ik je -- want hij komt maar, en gaat weer heen. Hij zit op het stof onder den boom. Spreid hem daar een zitplaats met bloemen en bladen, mijn vriend. Zijn oogen zijn droef, en zij brengen droefheid in mijn hart. Hij zegt niet wat er in hem omgaat; hij komt maar, en gaat weer heen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932), no title, appears in De Hoovenier, no. 20, first published 1919 [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 The Gardener, no. 20, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [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 Berthe Geuer (1888 - 1974), "Dag aan dag komt hij en gaat weer heen", 1945 [voice and piano], from Zeven liederen uit de Hovenier, no. 1. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 88