Living
Stray Birds 229: Our names are the light that glows on
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
Our names are the light that glows on the sea waves at night and then dies without leaving its signature.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 229: Our names are the light that glows on.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/416/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 229: Our names are the light that glows on.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/416/.
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