Gitanjali 1   

Rabindranath Tagore
Translation by Brother James Talarovic C.S.C.

Bring down my head
to the dust at Your feet.

Drown all my pride
in tears.

When I try to glorify myself
all I do
is insult my true self,

encompassing myself
over and over again
in greater shame.

Drown all my pride
in tears.

May I never proclaim
my own merits in my work.

May Your will
be fulfilled in my life.

I beg for
Your ultimate peace,
Your divine grace in my soul.

Shelter me,
standing on petals
of my heart-lotus.

Dray all my pride
 in tears.