Malabika Ray Choudhury Poet Free verse

Prayer - Translation of Tagore's Song

This is the translation of a devotional song by Rabindranath Tagore (1861- 1941), Nobel-laureate Saint Poet from India. This song is taken from his collection of songs, titled "Gitabitan" (Garden Of Songs)


O My Lord, let today's meeting be rewarding,  let this night be a grandiose celebration!

out and inside my heart, all around the world    let everyone feel blessed -

let the parched hearts be softened with love,   bring sacred light to the blank eyes,

let your welcoming door be open with no fear,   let your source of immortality flow without hindrance,

let spread in all corners of the sky,   your beautiful fascinating decorations, 

invite all your followers to this meet,   allow those who turn away from you, bow at your feet, 

O The Omnipotent, Your ever-lasting wealth       causes all other riches lose their glory.

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Bill Baker July 8, 2022 at 5:18 PM What a beautiful and soulful prayer you share through your poetry my friend. Thank you, Bill

Sam Kauffman June 30, 2022 at 10:30 PM This is infused with beauty and "celebration" Mala. The wording is stunningly serene - a beautiful plea for "celebration" of life with a melody. I am so impressed with its intrinsic loveliness. A heartfelt thank you for the gift of its blessing dear friend! Blessings and hugs! Malabika Ray Choudhury July 1, 2022 at 6:01 AM Dear Sam, the language of the original piece is grand, wonderfully rich - like classical poems. And the content, the fervent prayer is oozing with belief, faith, love of God. This is a song...the poet himself used to create the melody. I know, you are a singer yourself. I am passionate about singing - and Tagore's songs are the ones I mostly sing - uploaded some on my channel at You Tube. I have translated and posted quite a few of Tagore's long narrative poems, my bio contains the links. Thank you, Dear Sam, my greatest pleasure is sharing with the gifted poets at Soup. Love and blessings!

Eve Roper June 30, 2022 at 5:20 PM Blessings to all , awesome prayer. Malabika Ray Choudhury July 1, 2022 at 5:53 AM Thank you, Eve. The language of the original poem is wonderfully rich - this is my humble attempt to translate.