Gitanjali 24
If the day is done, if birds sing no more, if the wind has flaggedtired, then draw the veil of darkness thick upon me, even as thou hastwrapt the earth with the coverlet of sleep and tenderly closed thepetals of the drooping lotus at dusk.
From the traveller, whose sack of provisions is empty before the voyageis ended, whose garment is torn and dustladen, whose strength isexhausted, remove shame and poverty, and renew his life like a flowerunder the cover of thy kindly night.
Words in this poem
- hast
- , 2d pers. sing. pres. of. Fave, contr. of havest.
- tenderly adv.
- In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain; with pity or affection; kindly.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Gitanjali 24 is in the public domain. This text is taken from Gitanjali (Song Offerings), a collection of prose translations made by the author from the original Bengali, with an introduction by W. B. Yeats (India Society, London, 1912), Project Gutenberg ebook #7164; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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