RBVBMS_119B :: Manuscript of Rabindranath Tagore :: Bichitra Tagore Electronic Hypertext Project

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The Morning song of India

Thou a«+++» uler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India’s destiny.
«+++» nam«+++»ses the hearts of the Punjab, Sind, Gujrat and Mar{a}tha, of {the} Dravid
«+++» Ori«+++»d Bengal; it echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
«+++»ingles in the music of the ৲Jamuna৲ and ৴Ganges৴ and is chanted by the
<+++> waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.
«+++»he saving of all people waits in thy hand, thou dispenser of India’s destiny.
<+++> Victory, Victory, Victory to thee.

Day and night thy voice goes out from land to land <+++> {calling} the Hindus,
Buddhists, Shikhs and Jains round thy throne and the Parsees, Musalmans and
«+++»hristians. The East and the West join hands in their prayer to thee, and the
«+++»arland of love is woven. Thou bringest the hearts of all people into the harmony
«+++» one life, thou dispenser of India’s destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.

The procession of pilgrims passes over the endless road rugged with the
«+++»ise and full of nations; and it resounds with the thunder of thy wheels,
«+++»ternal Charioteer! Through the dire days of doom thy trumpet sounds and
«+++»en are led by thee across death. Thy finger points the path to all people,
«+++» dispenser of India’s destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee!

The dark«+++»s was dense and deep was night. My country lay in a deathlike
«+++»nce of «+++» But thy Mother{—} arms were round her and thine eyes gazed
«+++»ou her «+++» face is sleepless love through her hours of ghastly dreams.
«+++»ou art «+++» union and the saviour of the people in their sorrows, thou

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«+++»pense«+++»dia’s destiny.
«+++»ory, victory, victory to thee!

The night <+++> {fades}; the light breaks over the peaks of the Eastern hills; the
«+++»rds begin to sing and the morning breeze carries the breath of new life.
«+++»e rays of thy mercy have touched the waking land with their blessings.
«+++»ictory to thee King of kings, Victory to thee, <+++> dispenser of India’s destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.

Rabindranath Tagore
Feb. 28. 1919

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