Description
This deluxe edition of the Tagore classic features the manuscripts of the original Bengali poems. The English translation done by the poet himself appear on
the
right
hand pages. The book also includes: Introduction by W.B. Yeats; the English translation of the Introduction to the French edition; photographs of the medal and citation of the Nobel Prize awarded to Tagore; a selection of newspaper clippings; Tagore's Nobel Prize acceptance speech
Some poems involve themes related to nature, but here, too, the spiritual is subtly present, as in this poem
Light, my light, the world-filling light, the eye-kissing light, heart-sweetening light! Ah, the light dances, my darling, at the
centre of my life; the light strikes, my darling, the chords of my love; the sky opens, the wind runs wild, laughter passes over the earth. The butterflies spread their sails on the sea of light. Lilies and jasmines surge up on the crest of the waves of light. The light is shattered into gold on every cloud, my darling, and it scatters gems in profusion. Mirth spreads from leaf to leaf, my darling, and gladness without measure. The heaven's river has drowned its banks and the flood of joy is abroad.
Fine Print
This deluxe edition of the Tagore classic features the manuscripts of the original Bengali poems. The English translation done by the poet himself appear on the right hand pages. The book also includes: Introduction by W.B. Yeats; the English translation of the Introduction to the French edition; photographs of the medal and citation of the Nobel Prize awarded to Tagore; a selection of newspaper clippings; Tagore's Nobel Prize acceptance speech