Friday, May 18, 2012

Tagore's 151st Birthday


where you walk in company with the world of men, I am united with you. Not in the forest retreat, nor in isolation, not even in the solitude of my inmost thoughts, but where the people have you for their own, I, too, have you for my own, my beloved. Where you greet every one with outstretched arms, my heart awakens in love for you. Love is not to be secreted away within the four walls, like sun, it spreads out everywhere. That you bring joy to one and all, is also that which brings me joy, my beloved! Rabindranath Tagore [Translated by Kshitis Roy from the original Bengali song, Viswa sathey yogey yethaye viharo]

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