Poetry by Rabindranath Tagore
The Esoterics - Eric Banks, conductor

No. 29 from Gitanjali ("Song Offerings") by Rabindranath Tagore. Originally written in Bengali in 1910 and translated into English by Tagore in 1913

"He whom I enclose with my name is weeping in this dungeon. I am ever busy busy building this wall all around; and as this wall goes up into the sky day by day I lose sight of my true being in its dark shadow.
I take pride in this great wall, and I plaster it with dust and sand lest a least hole should be left in this name; and for all the care I take I lose sight of my true being."

this great wall

Scott Senko (b. 1992) is a composer and vocalist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He completed undergraduate studies at Luther College in 2015 where he studied composition with Brooke Joyce and Steve Smith, and voice with Andrew Whitfield. He served as Composer in Residence with Magnum Chorum during their 2016-2017 season and as a Guest Composer for the inaugural consortium of the Libera Composers Association in 2017. 

As a vocalist, Scott has sang tenor with a number of vocal ensembles in the Twin Cities, including: Vox Nova Chorale, Magnum Chorum, MPLS (imPulse), The Radio Choir from American Public Media, and The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists.