I love you, beloved. Forgive me my love. Like a bird losing its way I am caught. When my heart was shaken it lost its veil and was naked. Cover it with pity, beloved, and forgive me my love. If you cannot love me, beloved, forgive me my pain. Do not look askance at me from afar. I will steal back to my corner and sit in the dark. With both hands I will cover my naked shame. Turn your face from me, beloved, and forgive me my pain. If you love me, beloved, forgive me my joy. When my heart is borne away by the flood of happiness, do not smile at my perilous abandonment. When I sit on my throne and rule you with my tyranny of love, when like a goddess I grant you my favour, bear with my pride, beloved, and forgive me my joy.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 33, 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]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henriette Mirabaud-Thorens (1881 - 1943) ; composed by Isidore Cohen, as Isidore de Lara.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950) , no title, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 33 ; composed by Willem de Haan.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Franco Alfano.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Ich liebe dich, Geliebter. Vergib mir meine Liebe", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-14
Line count: 17
Word count: 149
Ich liebe dich, Geliebter. Vergib mir meine Liebe. Wie ein Vogel, der seinen Weg verliert, bin ich gefangen. Da mein Herz erschüttert ward, verlor es seinen Schleier und wurde nackt. Deck es mit Mitleid zu, Liebster, und vergib mir meine Liebe. Wenn Du mich nicht lieben kannst, Geliebter, vergib mir meine Pein. Sieh mich nicht verächtlich an von weitem. Ich will mich in meine Ecke zurückstehlen und im Finstern sitzen. Mit beiden Händen will ich meine nackte Schande zudecken. Wende Dein Gesicht von mir, Geliebter, und vergib mir meine Pein. Wenn Du mich liebst, Geliebter, vergib mir meine Freude. Wenn mein Herz fortgetragen wird von der Flut des Glücks, lächle nicht über meine gefährliche Entrücktheit. Wenn ich auf meinem Thron sitze und herrsche über Dich mit der Tyrannei meiner Liebe, wenn ich wie eine Göttin Dir meine Gunst gewähre, ertrag meinen Stolz, Geliebter, und vergib mir meine Freude.
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Confirmed with Rabindranath Tagor. Der Gärtner. Einzig autorisierte deutsche Ausgabe. Nach der von Rabindranath Tagore selbst veranstalteten englischen Ausgabe ins Deutsche übertragen von Hans Effenberger, München, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1921, pages 50-51. Note: this is a prose text. Line breaks have been added to make it line up with the English.
Text Authorship:
- by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, no title, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 33 [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. 33, 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 Willem de Haan (1849 - 1930), "Ich lieb dich Geliebter", 1922 [ soprano and piano ], from Fünf Lieder aus "Der Gärtner" , no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2022-11-29
Line count: 17
Word count: 148