The Collected Poems of Tagore: The Firefly

Author: Tagore
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: The Firefly was translated during a period of spiritual distress I experienced in 1952. I spent several sleepless nights completing the translation, using it to commemorate several women who were closely related to my life, especially my late, beloved mother, Lady Zou Aigu, and my sister, Yu Lan, whom I hadn't seen for many years. We called her "Jujie" when we were young. They were truly the "fireflies" in my early life...