What is a summary of Song 36 from Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore?
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‘Gitanjali’ is a collection of poems or songs by Bengali Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941). It has been translated into several languages and is considered a central pillar of Bengali poetry and prose.
Song 36 from ‘Gitanjali’ is a prayer to God. It asks God to give him strength and perseverance to help and serve others. He prays for the ability to accept happiness and sorrows in the same way.
Tagore prays for removal of ‘spiritual poverty from his heart’ and the strength to surrender his own strength before God.
Answer: Rabindranath’s Gitanjali is originally written in Bengali language. The English Gitanjali or Song Offerings is a collection of 103 English poems of Tagore’s own English translations. The word Gitanjali is composed out of git+ anjali. Git means song, and anjali means offering, thus it’s meant as “Song offerings”. The publication of the English version of Gitanjali paved Tagore a way to the world of English literature. It was in 1912 he published the Gitanjali and in 1913 he was awarded the Nobel Prize by Swedish academy.
Rabindranath Tagore is primarily and pre-eminently a lyric poet. KRS Iyengar says “He wrote the largest number of lyrics ever attended by any poet”. Tagore composed about 2000 lyrics of incomparable beauty and sweetness. Its lyrics are both rich in content and form and they are noticeable for the exquisite blending of the harmony of thoughts, feelings and melody of world.
Tagore’s Lyricism
Tagore’s lyricism underwent a gradual process of evolution. His lyrics are authentic expression of his romantic imagination through which he looked a man, nature and human life. On the other hand, his early lyrics are characterized by romantic exuberance (extreme passion) and mainly deal with the various aspects of nature and beauty, which have been the favorite themes of romantic poets.
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