Gitanjali 25
In the night of weariness let me give myself up to sleep withoutstruggle, resting my trust upon thee.
Let me not force my flagging spirit into a poor preparation for thyworship.
It is thou who drawest the veil of night upon the tired eyes of the dayto renew its sight in a fresher gladness of awakening.
Words in this poem
- flagging n.
- A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Gitanjali 25 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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