Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this poem/prayer, Tagore invokes God's grace for his beloved country - for its lands, its people, and for its promises, hopes, and deeds. More poems available here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeP4eulMEXiMyfYyZHYxsrSit5hVy8ytC
This poem comes from Tagore's collection of English poems, "Crossing," published several years after his Nobel-prize winning work, "Gitanjali, Song Offerings." Unlike most of his English poems, this one does not seemed to be based on an earlier Bengali composition.
Tagore's heartfelt thoughts and prayerful moods are vividly portrayed in this lovely poem. The artwork that accompanies it here was painted by Tagore himself, who first took up painting at the age of 60. His works now hang in the galleries of important museums around the world.
This poem is set to music that was composed and performed by Swami Tadatmananda in 2003. Swamiji's great love and admiration for Tagore is apparent in his wonderful renditions. Swamiji's documentary on Rabindranath Tagore can be viewed here: youtu.be/P8HLIF32clU
Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: arshabodha.org
In this poem/prayer, Tagore invokes God's grace for his beloved country - for its lands, its people, and for its promises, hopes, and deeds. More poems available here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeP4eulMEXiMyfYyZHYxsrSit5hVy8ytC
This poem comes from Tagore's collection of English poems, "Crossing," published several years after his Nobel-prize winning work, "Gitanjali, Song Offerings." Unlike most of his English poems, this one does not seemed to be based on an earlier Bengali composition.
Tagore's heartfelt thoughts and prayerful moods are vividly portrayed in this lovely poem. The artwork that accompanies it here was painted by Tagore himself, who first took up painting at the age of 60. His works now hang in the galleries of important museums around the world.
This poem is set to music that was composed and performed by Swami Tadatmananda in 2003. Swamiji's great love and admiration for Tagore is apparent in his wonderful renditions. Swamiji's documentary on Rabindranath Tagore can be viewed here: youtu.be/P8HLIF32clU
Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: arshabodha.org
