Then finish the last song

Then finish the last song 
and let us leave.
Forget this night when the night is no more.
Whom do I try to clasp in my arms?  
Dreams can never be made captive.
My eager hands press emptiness 
to my heart and it bruises my breast.

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) , no title, from The Gardener, no. 51, published 1915

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)

[ None yet in the database ]

by Willy Burkhard (1900-1955) , "Vollende denn das letzte Lied", 1921/2, from Erste Lieder, no. 2.
by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Das letzte Lied", op. 41 no. 4 (1918) [medium voice and piano], from Vier Gesänge (Cztery pieśni), no. 4, also set in Polish
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , no title, op. 18 no. 6 (1922), first performed 1924, from Lyrische Symphonie, no. 6.

by Franco Alfano (1876-1954) , "Finisci l'ultimo canto", 1928.

by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Ostatnia pieśn'", op. 41 no. 4 (1918) [medium voice and piano], from Vier Gesänge (Cztery pieśni), no. 4, also set in German

Date added to the website: 0000-00-00.

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Finisci l'ultimo canto

Finisci l'ultimo canto e dividiamoci...
Dimentica questa notte or che la notte non è più!
Che provai a stringere fra le mie braccia?
I sogni non possono imprigionarsi!
Le mie avide mani stringono al cuore il vuoto
Ed il mio petto ne resta ferito.
Finisci l'ultimo canto e dividiamoci!

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) , no title, from The Gardener, no. 51, published 1915 ENG GER POL

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 Franco Alfano (1876-1954) , "Finisci l'ultimo canto", 1928.

Date added to the website: 2003-11-08.