Religion
A Blind Leader of the Blind
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
I have grown very wise
In mine own foolish eyes,
But faith has fled.
My life is vain indeed;
But worse that rage and greed
Dwell in faith's stead.
The world's possessed by sin
And envy reigns within
The human breast;
And I shall teach mankind,
Though I'm myself as blind
As all the rest.
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Tukaram. “A Blind Leader of the Blind.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/42/.
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Tukaram. “A Blind Leader of the Blind.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/42/.
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