Gitanjali 38
That I want thee, only thee—let my heart repeat without end. Alldesires that distract me, day and night, are false and empty to thecore.
As the night keeps hidden in its gloom the petition for light, eventhus in the depth of my unconsciousness rings the cry—I want thee, onlythee.
As the storm still seeks its end in peace when it strikes against peacewith all its might, even thus my rebellion strikes against thy love andstill its cry is—I want thee, only thee.
Words in this poem
- distract a.
- Separated; drawn asunder. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Gitanjali 38 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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