by Kabir (1440 - 1518)
Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
All things are created by the Om
Language: English  after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
II. 75. ônkâr siwae kôî sirjai All things are created by the Om; The love-form is His body. He is without form, without quality, without decay: Seek thou union with Him! But that formless God takes a thousand forms in the eyes of His creatures: He is pure and indestructible, His form is infinite and fathomless, He dances in rapture, and waves of form arise from His dance. The body and the mind cannot contain themselves, when they are touched by His great joy. He is immersed in all consciousness, all joys, and all sorrows; He has no beginning and no end; He holds all within His bliss.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Songs of Kabîr, no. 26, 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
Line count: 15
Word count: 108