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Gitanjali. Gitanjali (Bengali: গীতাঞ্জলি, lit. ''Song offering'') is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, for its English translation, Song Offerings, making him the first non-European and the first Asian & the only Indian to receive this honour.
- Rabindranatha Tagore
- 1910
This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering. Gītāñjali, a collection of poetry, the most famous work by Rabindranath Tagore, published in India in 1910. Tagore then translated it into prose poems in English, as Gitanjali: Song Offerings, and it was published in 1912 with an introduction by William Butler Yeats.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nature and Environment. Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali is not only a masterpiece of literature, but it also reflects the poet’s deep love and respect for nature and the environment. Throughout the collection of poems, Tagore portrays nature as a source of inspiration, solace, and spiritual enlightenment.
- Rabindranatha Tagore
- 1910
- “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
- “On the seashore of endless worlds children meet. The infinite sky is motionless overhead and the restless water is boisterous. On the seashore of endless worlds the children meet with shouts and dances.
- “This is my prayer to thee, my lord - strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart. Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows. Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.
- “Deliverance is not for me in renunciation. I feel the embrace of freedom in a thousand bonds of delight.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali.
Apr 23, 2020 · The second edition of Gitanjali (Song Offerings) has an introduction written by WB Yeats. The core theme of Gitanjali is devotion to the Supreme. The poems are steeped in spiritual essence. The title suits the theme to perfection. Gita- song Anjali- offer with the utmost devotion.
Jan 2, 2017 · It was Gitanjali (Garland of Songs), just a little book of 103 poems by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), a Bengali Hindu writer, written and rewritten in a time of loss, as he lamented the death ...
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Simon and Schuster, 1997 - Business & Economics - 128 pages. An illuminating collection of inspirational poems by a Nobel Laureate While traveling through one of the poorest regions in India, W. B. Yeats was amazed to discover the women in the tea fields singing the songs and poems of Rabindranath Tagore. This striking scene led the great Irish ...
