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Stray Birds 160: The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered,—"We are thy homesick children, mother, come back to thee from the heaven."
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 160: The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/347/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 160: The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/347/.
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