Do not keep to yourself

Do not keep to yourself the [secret]1 of your heart, 
my friend!
Say it to me, only to me, in secret.
You who smile so gently, 
softly whisper, 
my heart will hear it,
not my ears.

The night is deep, 
the house is silent, 
the birds' nests are shrouded with sleep.
Speak to me 
through hesitating tears, 
through faltering smiles,
through sweet shame and pain, 
the secret of your heart!

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) , no title, from The Gardener, no. 24, published 1913

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 Frank van Gompel (1965-) , "Do not keep to yourself", op. 33 no. 1, published 2001 [baritone, violoncello], from Three Songs for Bariton and Cello, no. 1.

by Franco Alfano (1876-1954) , "Non nascondere il secreto"

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

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