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Gitanjali 101: Ever in my life have I sought thee

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1912) · From Gitanjali (1912)

Religion

Ever in my life have I sought thee with my songs. It was they who led me from door to door, and with them have I felt about me, searching and touching my world.

It was my songs that taught me all the lessons I ever learnt; they showed me secret paths, they brought before my sight many a star on the horizon of my heart.

They guided me all the day long to the mysteries of the country of pleasure and pain, and, at last, to what palace gate have they brought me in the evening at the end of my journey?

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 101: Ever in my life have I sought thee.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/100/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 101: Ever in my life have I sought thee.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/100/.

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