**Gitanjali** presents Rabindranath Tagore's spiritual poetry in his own English translations, blending Bengali devotional traditions with universal themes of divine love and human longing. Originally published in 1912, this collection helped introduce Western readers to Indian literary philosophy and earned Tagore the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales, and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new. At the immortal touch of thy hands my little heart loses its limits in joy and gives birth to utterance ineffable.Continue reading →
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