In desperate hope I go and search for her (song 87) by Rabindranath Tagore (poem, summary & analysis)
In
desperate hope I go and search for her in all the corners of my room; I find
her not.
My
house is small and what once has gone from it can never be regained. But
infinite is thy mansion, my lord, and seeking her I have come to thy door. I
stand under the golden canopy of thine evening sky and I lift my eager eyes to
thy face.
I
have come to the brink of eternity from which nothing can vanish - no hope, no
happiness, no vision of a face seen through tears.
Oh,
dip my emptied life into that ocean, plunge it into the deepest fullness.
Let
me for once feel that lost sweet touch in the allness of the universe.
In
desperate hope I go and search for her in all the corners of my room; I find
her not.
Summary
The
poet is searching for his beloved or his other self. He goes to the sea of
eternity, praying to become whole again.
He
sees himself as having two parts and is desperately looking for one part of
himself, which can also mean he is searching for his beloved. He searches for
her in the corners of his small room. The house is compared to the earth
because once something is lost, it cannot be found again. He has lost his
beloved and cannot find her. He believes he will meet her in the endless home
of God. Standing under the blue sky, he looks at the shining stars. He believes
that all hopes, desires, happiness, and lost loved ones can be found there.
So,
he prays to God to fill his empty life with that eternal ocean, hoping to feel
the sweet touch of his beloved and see her beautiful face again.
Critical
Analysis
The
poet feels both sad and hopeful. He is sad because he is separated from his
loved one, but he hopes to find her in the deep sea of forever. He really wants
to join with her soul. The phrases "the golden canopy," "the
evening sky," and "the eager eyes" make the poem even more
beautiful.
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