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Stray Birds 217: The service of the fruit is precious
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The service of the fruit is precious, the service of the flower is sweet, but let my service be the service of the leaves in its shade of humble devotion.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 217: The service of the fruit is precious.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/404/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 217: The service of the fruit is precious.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/404/.
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