by Kabir (1440 - 1518)
Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
O my heart! the Supreme Spirit, the...
Language: English after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
II. 20. paramâtam guru nikat virâjatn O my heart! the Supreme Spirit, the great Master, is near you: wake, oh wake! Run to the feet of your Beloved: for your Lord stands near to your head. You have slept for unnumbered ages; this morning will you not wake?
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Songs of Kabîr, no. 19, New York, The Macmillan Company, first published 1915 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Kabir (1440 - 1518) [text unavailable]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ton de Leeuw.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-15
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Word count: 49