Peace, my heart (Tagore, set by D. Milhaud) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Peace, my heart, 
let the time for the parting be sweet.
Let it not be a death 
but completeness.
Let love melt into memory 
and pain into songs.
Let the flight through the sky end 
in the folding of the wings over the nest.
Let the last touch of your hands be gentle 
like the flower of the night.
Stand still, O Beautiful End, 
for a moment, 
and say your last words in silence.
I bow to you 
and hold up my lamp 
to light you on your way.

Authorship

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

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Based on

text

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

Deux poemes d'amour

Set in German, a translation of Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG ITA GER

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)

Lyrische Symphonie

Date added to the website: 2004-01-17.

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