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Fruit-Gathering 67: You always stand alone beyond the stream of
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
You always stand alone beyond the stream of my songs.
The waves of my tunes wash your feet but I know not how to reach them.
This play of mine with you is a play from afar.
It is the pain of separation that melts into melody through my flute.
I wait for the time when your boat crosses over to my shore and you take my flute into your own hands.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 67: You always stand alone beyond the stream of.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/580/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 67: You always stand alone beyond the stream of.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/580/.
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