Living
Stray Birds 134: The roots below the earth claim no rewards
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 134: The roots below the earth claim no rewards.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/321/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 134: The roots below the earth claim no rewards.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/321/.
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