Gitanjali 49
You came down from your throne and stood at my cottage door.
I was singing all alone in a corner, and the melody caught your ear.You came down and stood at my cottage door.
Masters are many in your hall, and songs are sung there at all hours.But the simple carol of this novice struck at your love. One plaintivelittle strain mingled with the great music of the world, and with aflower for a prize you came down and stopped at my cottage door.
Words in this poem
- carol v. t.
- To praise or celebrate in song.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Gitanjali 49 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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