Stray Birds · a short reading
A passage from Stray Birds. Translated by Rabindranath Tagore.
Indian · Bengali · English
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Cheerless is the day, the light under frowning clouds is like a punished child with traces of tears on its pale cheeks, and the cry of the wind is like the cry of a wounded world. But I know I am travelling to meet my Friend.
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Creator: Rabindranath Tagore
Nationality / cultural background: Indian · Bengali
Work / edition: 1916
Translation: Rabindranath Tagore · English
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In the source: 1; paragraph 322 in the selected body section
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