Living

Stray Birds 168: That which oppresses me

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)

Living

That which oppresses me, is it my soul trying to come out in the open, or the soul of the world knocking at my heart for its entrance?

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 168: That which oppresses me.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/355/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 168: That which oppresses me.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/355/.

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