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Born in February 17, 1899 / Died in October 22, 1954 / Bangladesh / Bangla

Poems by Jibanananda Das

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In Camp (Camp-ey)

... Excitement. Perhaps wonder wakes in the cheetah's breast as well at the beauty of ...

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A day 8 Years Ago (At bachar ager Ekadin)

... life's flow. Flies alight on blood and filth, then fly again to sunlight ...

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Sensation (Bodh)

... She has despised me and gone away when I called her time and again, ...

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1946-47

... village Nights, smiling, like a picture on some scroll, some floral decoration, ...

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Naked Lonely Hand (Nagna Nirjan Hat)

... Persian carpets, Kashmiri shawls, flawless pearls and coral from waters ...

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Banalata Sen

... Many a night, My route lay across the sea of Ceylon somewhat winding to ...

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The Hunt (Sikar)

... drive, To feel a thrill like that of dawn bursting through the cold and wizened ...

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Windy Night (Haoyar Rat)

... in the sky. I saw the gray faces of all the world's beloved dead in those stars ...

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Cat

... I meet a cat. In the tree's shade, in the sun, in the crowding brown leaves ...

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Before Death (Mrityu-r Agey)

... a Pond Catching scent of sleep-the touch of a womanly hand carries him off, ...