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Stray Birds 12: "What language is thine
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
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"What language is thine, O sea?"
"The language of eternal question."
"What language is thy answer, O sky?
"The language of eternal silence."
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 12: "What language is thine.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/199/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 12: "What language is thine.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/199/.
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