Living
Stray Birds 153: "Who is there to take up my duties?"
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
"Who is there to take up my duties?" asked the setting sun.
"I shall do what I can, my Master," said the earthen lamp.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 153: "Who is there to take up my duties?".” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/340/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 153: "Who is there to take up my duties?".” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/340/.
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