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Stray Birds 320: The prelude of the night is commenced in

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)

Living

The prelude of the night is commenced in the music of the sunset, in its solemn hymn to the ineffable dark.

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 320: The prelude of the night is commenced in.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/507/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 320: The prelude of the night is commenced in.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/507/.

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