Translation by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
Varuna II (The Waters)
Language: English after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
'Fore mine eyes, Yawning and hungry, Looms the grave. Spare me, O great Varuna. Tossed by winds, Trembling and faint, I come to thee. Spare me, O great Varuna! Mighty God! Waters o'erwhelm me Swiftly rising. Spare me, O great Varuna! Yet within, Thirst fiercely burning Gnaws my heart. Spare me, O great Varuna.
Text Authorship:
- by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Bible or other Sacred Texts [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 Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "Varuna II (The Waters)", op. 24 no. 5 (1907-1908), published 1920 [ voice and piano ], from Nine Hyms from the Rig Veda, or Vedic Hymns, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Geoffrey Wieting
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 54