Living
Stray Birds 289: Put out the lamp when thou wishest
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
Put out the lamp when thou wishest.
I shall know thy darkness and shall love it.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 289: Put out the lamp when thou wishest.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/476/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 289: Put out the lamp when thou wishest.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/476/.
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