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Stray Birds 247: "How may I sing to thee and worship
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
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"How may I sing to thee and worship, O Sun?" asked the little flower.
"By the simple silence of thy purity," answered the sun.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 247: "How may I sing to thee and worship.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/434/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 247: "How may I sing to thee and worship.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/434/.
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