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Stray Birds 52: Man does not reveal himself in his history

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)

Living

Man does not reveal himself in his history, he struggles up through it.

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 52: Man does not reveal himself in his history.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/239/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 52: Man does not reveal himself in his history.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/239/.

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