Collection of Fruit. A Gift for Lovers. Ferry Crossing ()

Author: (Indian) Rabindranath Tagore
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Fruit-Gathering is a poetry collection that focuses on religious lyrical songs. It is mainly selected from Balaka (1916), Gitalt (1914), Gitimatya (1914), Utsarga (1914), Khaya (1906), as well as Samaran (1903), written in memory of his deceased wife, and Katha (1900), hailed as the "textbook of patriotism." The Fruits of Love and The Ferryman are mainly selected from DhrmaSangit (1917), Balaka, Khaya, Gitimatya, Gitanjali (1910), and Kahanika (1900). The Ferryman goes further, standing at the ferry crossing from this shore to the other, from this world to the next, calmly awaiting the day when death draws near. Tagore's English translation and the original Bengali version differ greatly; it is his recreation. When translating these two poetry collections, although the original text was checked, only one or two poems were slightly edited due to the ambiguity of the English translation, while the rest remained largely unchanged.