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Fruit-Gathering 62: "What is there but the sky

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)

Religion

"What is there but the sky, O Sun, that can hold thine image?"

"I dream of thee, but to serve thee I can never hope," the dewdrop wept and said, "I am too small to take thee unto me, great lord, and my life is all tears."

"I illumine the limitless sky, yet I can yield myself up to a tiny drop of dew," thus the Sun said; "I shall become but a sparkle of light and fill you, and your little life will be a laughing orb."

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 62: "What is there but the sky.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/575/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 62: "What is there but the sky.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/575/.

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