Gitanjali
Rabindranath Tagore
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Gitanjali is a collection of 103 poems in English, largely translations by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. This volume became very famous in the West, and was widely translated into other languages. In England a slender volume was published in 1913, with an exhilarating preface by W. B. Yeats. In the same year, Rabindranath became the first non-European to win the Nobel prize. (summary by Hilara)
"On many an idle day have I grieved over lost time. But it is never lost, my lord. Thou hast taken every moment of my life in thine own hands.
Hidden in the heart of things thou art nourishing seeds into sprouts, buds into blossoms, and ripening flowers into fruitfulness.
I was tired and sleeping on my idle bed and imagined all work had ceased. In the morning I woke up and found my garden full with wonders of flowers." 81, Gitanjali (1 hr 40 min)
Chapters
01 - Introduction | 14:31 | Read by Neeru Iyer |
02 - Verses 1 to 10 | 7:10 | Read by Neeru Iyer |
03 - Verses 11 to 20 | 8:00 | Read by Hilara |
04 - Verses 21 to 30 | 6:56 | Read by Hilara |
05 - Verses 31 to 40 | 6:53 | Read by Elli |
06 - Verses 41 to 50 | 10:38 | Read by lonely trotter |
07 - Verses 51 to 60 | 11:49 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
08 - Verses 61 to 70 | 9:35 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
09 - Verses 71 to 80 | 8:32 | Read by Carl Manchester |
10 - Verses 81 to 90 | 7:08 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
11 - Verses 91 to 103 | 9:21 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
Reviews
Geetanjali by Rabindranath
Dr jerry joseph OFS
It is for lifetime listening. Thank you