Gitanjali 97
When my play was with thee I never questioned who thou wert. I knew norshyness nor fear, my life was boisterous.
In the early morning thou wouldst call me from my sleep like my owncomrade and lead me running from glade to glade.
On those days I never cared to know the meaning of songs thou sangestto me. Only my voice took up the tunes, and my heart danced in theircadence.
Now, when the playtime is over, what is this sudden sight that is comeupon me? The world with eyes bent upon thy feet stands in awe with allits silent stars.
Words in this poem
- shyness n.
- The quality or state of being shy.
- boisterous a.
- Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful. [OE. boistous; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwyst wild, savage, wildness, ferocity, bwystus ferocious.]
- glade n.
- An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.; cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr. goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a ]
- playtime n.
- Time for play or diversion.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Gitanjali 97 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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