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Gitanjali 46: I know not from what distant time
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1912) · From Gitanjali (1912)
I know not from what distant time thou art ever coming nearer to meet me. Thy sun and stars can never keep thee hidden from me for aye.
In many a morning and eve thy footsteps have been heard and thy messenger has come within my heart and called me in secret.
I know not only why today my life is all astir, and a feeling of tremulous joy is passing through my heart.
It is as if the time were come to wind up my work, and I feel in the air a faint smell of thy sweet presence.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 46: I know not from what distant time.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/45/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Gitanjali 46: I know not from what distant time.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/45/.
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