Religion

Gitanjali 37: I thought that my voyage had come

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1912) · From Gitanjali (1912)

Religion

I thought that my voyage had come to its end at the last limit of my power,—that the path before me was closed, that provisions were exhausted and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity.

But I find that thy will knows no end in me. And when old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart; and where the old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders.

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 37: I thought that my voyage had come.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/36/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 37: I thought that my voyage had come.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/36/.

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