Religion
A Beggar for Love
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
A beggar at thy door,
Pleading I stand;
Give me an alms, O God,
Love from thy loving hand.
Spare me the barren task,
To come, and come for nought.
A gift poor Tuka craves,
Unmerited, unbought.
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Tukaram. “A Beggar for Love.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/2/.
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Tukaram. “A Beggar for Love.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/2/.
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