by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932)
To the guests that must go bid God's...
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
To the guests that must go bid God's speed and brush away all traces of their steps. Take to your bosom with a smile what is easy and simple and near. To-day is the festival of phantoms that know not when they die. Let your laughter be but a meaningless mirth like twinkles of light on the ripples. Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf. Strike in chords from your harp fitful momentary rhythms.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 45 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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):
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- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932) , no title, appears in De Hoovenier, no. 45, first published 1919 ; composed by Berthe Geuer.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-11
Line count: 11
Word count: 85
Wensch den vertrekkenden gasten wel...
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the English
Wensch den vertrekkenden gasten wel thuis, en wisch de spooren van hun schreeden weg. Neem tot uw hart, met een glimlach, wat ligt is en eenvoudig en nabij. Vandaag is het feest der schimmen, die niet weeten wanneer zij sterven. Laat uw lach een wufte blijheid zijn als lichtgetwinkel op golfjes. Laat uw leeven luchtig dansen op de kant van den Tijd, als daauw op de punt van een blad. Sla in akkoorden van uw harp, grillige, vliedende ritmen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932), no title, appears in De Hoovenier, no. 45, first published 1919 [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. 45
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 Berthe Geuer (1888 - 1974), "Wensch den vertrekkenden gasten wel thuis", 1945 [voice and piano], from Zeven liederen uit de Hovenier, no. 5. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-12
Line count: 11
Word count: 79