Religion
Gitanjali 29: He whom I enclose with my name
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1912) · From Gitanjali (1912)
He whom I enclose with my name is weeping in this dungeon. I am ever busy building this wall all around; and as this wall goes up into the sky day by day I lose sight of my true being in its dark shadow.
I take pride in this great wall, and I plaster it with dust and sand lest a least hole should be left in this name; and for all the care I take I lose sight of my true being.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 29: He whom I enclose with my name.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/28/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 29: He whom I enclose with my name.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/28/.
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