Krishnakali Poem by Rabindranath Tagore

Krishnakali Poem by Rabindranath Tagore



Krishnakali Poem by Rabindranath Tagore


In the village they call her the dark girl 
but to me she is the flower Krishnakali 
On a cloudy day in a field 
I saw the dark girl's dark gazelle eyes. 

She had no covering on her head, 
her loose hair had fallen on her back. 

Dark? However dark she be, 
I have seen her dark gazelle eyes. 

Two black cows were lowing, 
as it grew dark under the heavy clouds. 
So with anxious, hurried steps, 
the dark girl came from her hut. 

Raising her eyebrows toward the sky, 
she listened a moment to the clouds' rumble. 

Dark? However dark she be, 
I have seen her dark gazelle eyes. 

A gust of the east wind 
rippled the rice plants. 

I was standing by a ridge, 
alone in the field. 

Whether or not she looked at me 
Is known only to us two. 

Dark? However dark she be, 
I have seen her dark gazelle eyes. 

This how the Kohldark cloud 
rises in the northeast in Jaistha; 
the soft dark shadow 
descends on the Tamal grove in Asharh; 
and sudden delight floods the heart 
in the night of Sravan.
 
Dark? However dark she be, 
I have seen her dark gazelle eyes. 

To me she is the flower Krishnakali, 
whatever she may be called by others. 
In a field in Maynapara village 
I saw the dark girl's dark gazelle eyes. 

She did not cover her head, 
not having the time to feel embarrassed. 

Dark? However dark she be, 
I have seen her dark gazelle eyes. 



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