Religion
Gitanjali 26: He came and sat by my side
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1912) · From Gitanjali (1912)
Religion
He came and sat by my side but I woke not. What a cursed sleep it was, O miserable me!
He came when the night was still; he had his harp in his hands, and my dreams became resonant with its melodies.
Alas, why are my nights all thus lost? Ah, why do I ever miss his sight whose breath touches my sleep?
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 26: He came and sat by my side.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/25/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 26: He came and sat by my side.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/25/.
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