I Have Had My Invitation
by
Rabindranath Tagore
(Summary)
This is the sixteenth song of Tagore’s
Gitanjali. It is an appreciation of the life that God has granted to the poet.
He celebrates life and calls it a festival. This was his duty to sing and thus
serve God during this festival.
I Have Had My Invitation
I have had my
invitation to this world's festival,
and thus, my life has
been blessed.
My eyes have seen and
my ears have heard.
It was my part at
this feast
to play upon my
instrument
and I have done all I
could.
Now, I ask, has the
time come at last
when I may go in
and see thy face
and offer thee my
silent salutation?
Summary
In
this poem Tagore praises life and says that he has completed his work and prays
to come into God's presence to see His face and offer Him salutations. The poet
has been born into this world, which is like a festival. The poet says, that he
has been invited to play and sing at this festival and his life has been
blessed with this invitation. Tagore has experienced this life, both through
his eyes and through his ears. He says, that the role assigned to him in this
world was to play his musical instrument and sing songs and he has done that to
the best of his ability. Now, he asks God to allow him to come into His
presence. His time to face God and honour him silently has come.
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