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Born in 1879 / Died in 1949 / India / Hindi

Poems by Sarojini Naidu

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The Coromandel Fishers

... But sweeter, O brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foam's glee ...

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The Poet's Love Song

... On the still mountains and the soundless deeps, ...

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A Rajput Love Song

... that flutters, Its collar-band of gleaming bells atinkle as I ride, ...

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To A Buddha Seated On A Lotus

... Dream yields to dream, strife follows strife, ...

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The Indian Gypsy

... With frugal skill her simple wants she tends, ...

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In The Forest

... Let us rise, O my heart, let us gather the dreams that remain, ...

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The Illusion of Love

... Chance-winnowed by the sea-winds from the sea – ...

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Wandering Singers

... What hope shall we gather, what dreams shall we sow ...

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Palanquin Bearers

...  She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide, ...

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The Snake Charmer

... Where the clustering keovas guard the squirrel's slumber, ...

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Humayun To Zobeida (From the Urdu)

... Yet, when I crave of you, my sweet, one tender moment's grace, ...

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Leili

... To tangled paths where shy gazelles are straying, ...

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A Love Song From The North

... And jewelled with raindrops the mango-leaves quiver, ...

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Indian Dancers

... ow silent, now singing and swaying and swinging, like blossoms that bend to the breezes or showers, ...

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Indian Weavers

... . . . Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green, ...