Lost my Count of Time

by Dipankar Dasgupta

Lost my count of time and the miles that travelled I
The lands I went avisiting and let my purse go dry
Mountain ranges huge, the seas our earth adorn.

Never managed alas to watch, with an open pair of eyes,
A step away from home, so nearby where it lies,
A tiny drop of dew — on a tiny ear of corn.

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Translation of original poem by Rabindranath Tagore, Sphulinga 3/164

06-Oct-2011

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Comments on this Poem

Nice poem.
Long back I read two books of poems by Tagore - Gitanjali and Paperboat (??). I'm not sure about the title of the later.
And I loved that Paperboat best. Nostalgic.

Sreenath
08-Apr-2024 22:41 PM

Thank you Kumud babu. I wonder who else would agree with you!! Not that it matters.

dipankardasgupta
13-Oct-2011 11:06 AM

Happy to see you back with beautiful translations of Bengali poems.

kumud biswas
13-Oct-2011 08:12 AM