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GEETANJALI
Rabindranath Tagore translated his own Bengali poems (from the Bengali Gitanjali and some other collections) into English and created the Gitanjali, literally Song Offerings. It is a collection of 103 poems. The collection is called Song Offerings because Tagore set his Bengali poems to music. In these poems the poet expresses thoughts on life, the love for God, hopes for the future of the country, reflections on human relationships, admiration of the beauty of nature. All the poems are deeply spiritual. Again and again the poet urges the readers to look into their own souls and find God there.
The original Bengali version was published in 1910 and the English version was brought out in 1912. The collection won Tagore the Nobel Prize in 1913. The poems were written at different times and are of different styles. Nevertheless, they are all united by the poet’s search for the purpose of existence and for God, especially important to him after the loss of several loved ones.
Writing Style:
The poems are written in deceptively simple language. The Bengali versions have regular metres and are also beautiful songs. The English versions are often more prose than poetry. Sometimes the poems seem very repetitive, but each of them offers a new insight into the poet’s philosophy.
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