by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Marie Luise Gothein (1863 - 1931)
At this time of my parting
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
Available translation(s): GER
At this time of my parting, wish me good luck, my friends! The sky is flushed with the dawn and my path lies beautiful. Ask not what I have with me to take there. I start on my journey with empty hands and expectant heart. I shall put on my wedding garland. Mine is not the red-brown dress of the traveller, and though there are dangers on the way I have no fear in mind. The evening star will come out when my voyage is done and the plaintive notes of the twilight melodies be struck up from the King's gateway.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 94, first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 94 [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 Henry Kimball Hadley (1871 - 1937), "The time of parting", op. 84 (Songs) no. 2 (1921) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Koerner (1876 - 19??), "At this time of my parting", 1917, from Spoken Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by André Gide (1869 - 1951) , no title, appears in Gitanjali (L'Offrande lyrique), no. 94, first published 1914 ; composed by Alfredo Casella.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Marie Luise Gothein (1863 - 1931) , first published 1914 ; composed by Stefan Wolpe.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 101
In dieser Zeit meines Abschieds
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
In dieser Zeit meines Abschieds wünscht mir gut Glück, meine Freunde! Der Himmel errötet im Frühlicht, der Pfad liegt schön vor mir. Fragt nicht, was ich mit mir nehme. Ich beginne die Reise mit leerer Hand und erwartendem Herzen. Ich lege mein Hochzeitskleid an und nicht die rotbraune Kutte der Waller. Und drohn auch Gefahren mir unterwegs, ich fürchte mich nicht. Der Abendstern kommt heraus, wenn meine Wandrung am Ziel ist, und die klagenden Töne der Zwielichtmelodien erklingen vom Torweg des Königs.
Text Authorship:
- by Marie Luise Gothein (1863 - 1931), first published 1914 [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 Gitanjali, no. 94, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 94 [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 Stefan Wolpe (1902 - 1972), "In dieser Zeit meines Abschieds", 1926 [voice and piano], from Neun Vertonungen aus Gitanjali, no. 9. [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 82