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Gitanjali

Rabindranath Tagore

Book Overview: 

Gitanjali is a collection of 103 poems in English, largely translations by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. This volume became very famous in the West, and was widely translated into other languages.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Life of my life, I shall ever try to keep my body pure, knowing that thy living touch is upon all my limbs.

I shall ever try to keep all untruths out from my thoughts, knowing that thou art that truth which has kindled the light of reason in my mind.

I shall ever try to drive all evils away from my heart and keep my love in flower, knowing that thou hast thy seat in the inmost shrine of my heart.

And it shall be my endeavour to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act.

I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The works that I have in hand I will finish afterwards.

Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor respite, and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless sea of toil.

Today the summer has come at my window with its sighs and murmurs; and the bees are plying their minst. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Hmm, I seem to be too lost to begin with this review. Maybe, it is going to take some time for me to come out of the world that I have lost myself into while reading Gitanjali. One of the most beautiful collection of poems that I have ever read. It feels as if Tagore is a writer, painter, musician a

All the thous and thees stirred my inner Shakespeare.

Made me love the collection so much.

I don't even remember I bought this copy in 2007 (what was I doing? Where was I then?) and I thought I was borrowing my brother's book.

And an old family photo out of nowhere.

Now that's what I called a fictional

The child-mother theme in Gitanjali is unique, just like Tagore's mysticism.

"The sleep that flits on baby's eyes-
does anybody know from where it comes?
Yes, there is a rumor that it has its dwelling
where, in the fairy village among shadows of the forest
dimly lit with glow-worms,
there hang tw

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