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==Settings by composers==
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*[[On the seashore of endless worlds (John Alden Carpenter)| John Alden Carpenter]] S solo  
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*[[On the seashore (Ty Kroll)| Ty Kroll]] SSAATTBB  
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==Text and translations==
==Text and translations==
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{{Top}}
{{Vs|1}} On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
{{Verse|1}} On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
The infinite sky is motionless overhead
The infinite sky is motionless overhead
and the restless water is boisterous.
and the restless water is boisterous.
On the seashore of endless worlds the children meet with shouts and dances.
On the seashore of endless worlds the children meet with shouts and dances.
{{Verse|2}} They build their houses with sand and they play with empty shells.
 
{{Vs|2}} They build their houses with sand and they play with empty shells.
With withered leaves they weave their boats
With withered leaves they weave their boats
and smilingly float them on the vast deep.
and smilingly float them on the vast deep.
Children have their play on the seashore of worlds.
Children have their play on the seashore of worlds.
{{Verse|3}} They know not how to swim, they know not how to cast nets.
 
{{Vs|3}} They know not how to swim, they know not how to cast nets.
Pearl fishers dive for pearls, merchants sail in their ships,
Pearl fishers dive for pearls, merchants sail in their ships,
while children gather pebbles and scatter them again.  
while children gather pebbles and scatter them again.
They seek not for hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets.
They seek not for hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets.
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{{Verse|4}} The sea surges up with laughter, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.
{{Vs|4}} The sea surges up with laughter, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.
Death-dealing waves sing meaningless ballads to the children,
Death-dealing waves sing meaningless ballads to the children,
even like a mother while rocking her baby's cradle.
even like a mother while rocking her baby's cradle.
The sea play with children, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.
The sea plays with children, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.
{{Verse|5}} On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
 
{{Vs|5}} On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
Tempest roams in the pathless sky, ships get wrecked in the trackless water,
Tempest roams in the pathless sky, ships get wrecked in the trackless water,
death is abroad and children play.
death is abroad and children play.
On the seashore of endless worlds is the great meeting of children.}}
On the seashore of endless worlds is the great meeting of children.}}
==External links==
==External links==
[[Category:Text pages]]
[[Category:Text pages]]

Latest revision as of 15:16, 22 November 2020

General information

Lyricist: Rabindranath Tagore.

Settings by composers

Text and translations

English.png English text

1  On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
The infinite sky is motionless overhead
and the restless water is boisterous.
On the seashore of endless worlds the children meet with shouts and dances.

2  They build their houses with sand and they play with empty shells.
With withered leaves they weave their boats
and smilingly float them on the vast deep.
Children have their play on the seashore of worlds.

3  They know not how to swim, they know not how to cast nets.
Pearl fishers dive for pearls, merchants sail in their ships,
while children gather pebbles and scatter them again.
They seek not for hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets.

4  The sea surges up with laughter, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.
Death-dealing waves sing meaningless ballads to the children,
even like a mother while rocking her baby's cradle.
The sea plays with children, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.

5  On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
Tempest roams in the pathless sky, ships get wrecked in the trackless water,
death is abroad and children play.
On the seashore of endless worlds is the great meeting of children.

External links