Tumi robe nirobe - Rabindranath Tagore - Lyrics and Translation

Thou shalt dwell in silence in my heart like the full moon in the summer night.

Thy sad eyes shall watch over me in my wanderings.

The shadow of thy veil shall rest upon my heart

Thy breath like the full moon in the summer night shall hover about my dreams, making them fragrant.

- Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

- My interpretation

[I have taken a lot of liberties in this translation; my aim is to transfer the essence of what I have understood. I also like the present tense because it feels more personal to me if it is present tense. Its nice to see how Gurudev Tagore himself takes liberties with his own verse, attesting to allowing a wider interpretation.]

You shall remain in my heart, quietly,

Like a dark, composed, moonlit night.

You shall fill my life, my entire universe,

With grace and dignity, like a calm night.

Your passionate eyes alone shall stay awake,

Your shady veil shall provide me comfort.

You shall fill up my pain and feelings, 

My successful dreams, like a delightful night.

- Translated by Anjan Ganguly

You will reside silently in my heart 

Like a deep, secret full moon.

You will fill up - 

My life, my bloom of youth, my whole world

With pride and joy of midnight.

Your pensive, lonely eyes will be sleepless

You will drape me with your cloak of love 

You will fill up my efficacious dreams

You will erase my pains with the fragrance of midnight.

- Translated by Rabiul Zaki

You will dwell silently in my heart

Like the dense secret moonlit night

My youth, my life, my whole universe

You will pervade with pride as does the night

Your poignant eyes shall watch me

The shadow of your veil will wrap me

My sorrows and my triumphant dreams 

You will fill with delicate scent like the beautiful night.

- Translated by Ratna De