Quote
“Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh.
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What does this quotation mean?
Poem 1 in Stray Birds. The image is poetic and metaphorical, rather than a literal rule or a promise that hardship necessarily brings a reward.
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Source: Stray Birds , Poem 1
Edition: English text by Rabindranath Tagore
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