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Λυρικά αφιερώματα (Γιταντζάλι)

by Rabindranath Tagore

Translated by K. Trikoglides

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"Λυρικά αφιερώματα (Γιταντζάλι)" by Rabindranath Tagore is a collection of poems originally published in Bengali in 1910. The work comprises 157 devotional poems, many later transformed into songs, unified by the motto "I am here to sing thee songs." Drawing from medieval Indian lyrics, these verses explore themes of spiritual devotion and love, while some examine the tension between material desires and spiritual yearning. Tagore's English translation earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.

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