Living
Stray Birds 237: The raindrop whispered to the jasmine
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The raindrop whispered to the jasmine, "Keep me in your heart for ever."
The jasmine sighed, "Alas," and dropped to the ground.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 237: The raindrop whispered to the jasmine.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/424/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 237: The raindrop whispered to the jasmine.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/424/.
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