There Are Numerous Strings

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Then when you smite your chords

Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Tune: TAGORE (Tagore)
Published in 1 hymnal

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Refrain:
There are numerous strings in your lute,
let me add my own among them.

1 Then when you smite your chords,
my heart will break its silence,
and my heart will be one with your song. [Refrain]

2 Amidst your numberless stars,
let me place my own little lamp. [Refrain]

3 In the dance of your festival of lights
my heart will throb and my life
will be one with your smile. [Refrain]

Source: Singing the Living Tradition #197

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Author: Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, novelist, musician, and playwright. Tagore was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded to him in 1913.. Go to person page >

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First Line:	Then when you smite your chords
Title:	There Are Numerous Strings
Author:	Rabindranath Tagore
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	There are numerous strings in your lute
Copyright:	Public Domain