Living
Stray Birds 171: Either you have work or you have not
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
Either you have work or you have not.
When you have to say, "Let us do something," then begins mischief.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 171: Either you have work or you have not.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/358/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 171: Either you have work or you have not.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/358/.
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