Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

All I Was Doing Was Breathing

Something has reached out and taken in the beams of my eyes.There is a longing, it is for his body, for every hair of that dark body.All I was doing..

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The Dagger

The dagger of love has pierced my heart.I was going to the river to fetch water,A golden pitcher on my head.Hariji has bound meBy the thin thread of..

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Mine Is The Lifter Of Mountains

Mine is the lifter of mountains, thecowherd, and none other.O sadhus! there is no other--I have seenthe whole world.I left brothers, I left kindred..

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Mine Is Gopal

Mine Is GopalMine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else.On his head he wears the peacock-crown: He alone is my husband.Father, mother..

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Come To My Pavilion

Come to my pavilion, O my King.I have spread a bedmade ofdelicately selected buds and blossoms,And have arrayed myself in bridal garbFrom head to..

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That Dark Dweller In Braj

That dark Dweller in BrajIs my only refuge.O my companion,Worldly comfort is an illusion,As soon you get it, it goes.I have chosen the Indestructible..

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The Dark One Is Krishna

Thick overheadclouds of the monsoon,a delight to this feverish heart.Season of rain,season of uncontrolled whispers---the Dark One's returning!O..

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The Arrow Of His Glance

Friend, the arrow of his glance struckmy eyes;Its point pierced my heart (and) hissweet image entered my soul.For a long time I have been..

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Life In The World Is Short

Life in the world is short,Why shoulder an unnecessary loadOf worldly relationships?Thy parents gave thee birth in the world,But the Lord ordained..

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Drink The Nectar

Drink the nectar of the Divine Name, O human! Drink the nectar of the Divine Name!Leave the bad company, always sit among righteous company. Hearken..

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I Have Found

I have found, yes, I have found the wealth of the Divine Name's gem.My true guru gave me a priceless thing. With his grace, I accepted it.I found the..

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A Great Yogi

In my travels I spent time with a great yogi.Once he said to me.“Become so still you hear the blood flowingthrough your veins.”One night as I sat in..

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O My Mind

O my mind,Worship the lotus feet of the Indestructible One!Whatever thou seest twixt earth and skyWill perish.Why undertake fasts and pilgrimages?Why..

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I Am Pale With Longing For My Beloved;

I am pale with longing for my beloved;People believe I am ill.Seizing on every possible pretext,I try to meet him 'by accident.'They have sent for a..

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Mira Danced With Ankle Bells

Mira danced with ankle-bells on her feet.People said Mira was mad; my mother-in-lawsaid I ruined the family reputation.Rana sent me a cup of poison..

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Strange Is The Path When You Offer Love

Do not mention the name of love,O my simple-minded companion.Strange is the pathWhen you offer your love.Your body is crushed at the first step.If..

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I Will Sing The Praises Of Hari

We do not get a human lifeJust for the asking.Birth in a human bodyIs the reward for good deedsIn former births.Life waxes and wanes imperceptibly,It..

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Keep Up Your Promise

Take my armand keep up your promise!They call you the refugeless refuge,they call you redeemer of outcasts.Caught in a riptidein the sea of..

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Go To That Impenetrable Realm

Go to that impenetrable realmThat death himself trembles to look upon.There plays the fountain of loveWith swans sporting on its waters.There the..

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Listen

Listen, my friend, this road is the heart opening,kissing his feet, resistance broken, tears all night.If we could reach the Lord through immersion..

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Sleep

Sleep has not visited me the whole night,Will the dawn ever come?O my companion,Once I awoke with a start from a dream.Now the remembrance from that..

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I Do Not Care About Social Norms

I will fasten the bells of his love to my feetAnd dance in front of Girdhar.Dancing and dancing I will please his eyes;My love is an ancient one.My..

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I Send Letters

I send letters to my Beloved,The dear Krishna.But He sends no message of reply,Purposely preserving silence.I sweep his path in readinessAnd gaze and..

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Dark Friend, What Can I Say?

Dark Friend, what can I say?This love I bringfrom distant lifetimes is ancient,do not revile it.Seeing your elegant bodyI am ravished.Visit our..

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I Have Found My Guru

I have found a guru in Raidas, he hasgiven me the pill of knowledge.I lost the honor of the royal family, Iwent astray with the sadhus.I constantly..

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