Bird Collection written in 19 13 is one of Tagore's representative works and one of the most outstanding poetry collections in the world.
At first glance, birds seem to be all-encompassing and cover a wide range. Day and night, streams and oceans, freedom and betrayal are all integrated in Tagore's works. However, it is in this expression of nature and life that the poet wrote his philosophical thoughts on nature, universe and life with lyrical pen, leading the world to explore the source of truth and wisdom. His poems shine with profound philosophical light like pearls, which not only arouses people's love for nature, human beings and all the beautiful things in the world, but also enlightens people how to persist in the ideal pursuit of real life and make the whole life full of joy and light. In his poetry creation, Tagore eulogized his sincere love for the people with a pure heart and expressed his praise for the beautiful things of the whole nature, the whole mankind and the whole universe.
Tagore paid great attention to the description of nature in Birds. A bird, a flower, a star and a drop of rain all have humanity and vitality. He loves the whole nature. He believes that there is an internal connection between human emotions and natural forces, or that nature is integrated into human emotions, or that human emotions are integrated into nature. Only by blending in with nature can we purify our life. Nature not only provides a suggestive image, but also actively helps us erase all traces of separation in human life; Lovers may be separated, and this separation will be submerged under the green grass and flowers laughing in the sun. After reading his works, people feel that the activities of the universe and the changes of life are meaningful and happy, giving people endless courage.
In the poem, he also gave "the meaning of morning". "The arrival of every morning is not an endless repetition of trivial matters, but an eternal surprise. Because light triumphs over darkness and freedom triumphs over bound life, this is an important episode in the play. For example, the 235th song "Don't say' it's morning', send it away in the name of yesterday, and treat it as a newborn baby who hasn't been named for the first time. Another example is the 32nd song, "God's own morning" is also novel to him. "
Poets don't write about nature for its own sake. Nature and people live in harmony here. Describing the vast nature actually gives human nature great freedom. Birds flying freely in the sky symbolizes the great freedom that human beings want but can't reach. However, the wings of homing birds at dusk remind the poet of the irresistible power of human love. "The stars are also symbols of freedom; Love and happiness. They are like flowers in full bloom in heaven, as if silently reciting God's own wonderful music. "
The basic themes of birds are mostly extremely common plants, such as grass, fireflies, fallen leaves, birds, landscapes, rivers and so on. Reading these poems is like opening the bedroom window in the early summer morning after a rainstorm and seeing a cool and sunny morning. Usually, the weak flow is magnificent, speeding up the pace of progress and humming loud songs; Sunlight falls on the leaves with water droplets, which is particularly bright, setting off the leaves into transparent colors; The flat grass seems to have absorbed enough paint, so be careful whether the jumping squirrel will get this bright green paint; There are a few white clouds on the horizon, which seem to recall the carnival last night; Everything is so fresh and bright, but the charm is very strong and intriguing. In a relaxed sentence, he expressed a profound philosophy, which is why Birds is attractive.
Bird shows the deep spiritual pursuit-the ultimate principle of the universe or the god of love and harmony, depicts the spiritual connection and organic integration of all things in nature, shows the close interaction between man and nature, love and god, and praises the freedom, equality and fraternity of life-thus producing a rich and meaningful philosophy of life. Here, the boundaries between God, nature, man and love are blurred. The poet pursues the unity of man and God, the relationship between love and God, and the unity between God and nature, and longs for a "completely unified image" with God, that is, to achieve the unity of limited life and infinite life, that is, to reach the highest ideal state of man. Therefore, the poem reveals that people must perfect their own personality, get rid of hypocrisy in thought, and drive away all ugliness in their hearts. Only by loving and serving for love can they combine with God. The poet expressed the movement of life, the joy of life, the dedication of life and the pursuit of meaning in his poems, which made the poems full of vitality and touched the hearts of countless readers. Because the poet's philosophy of life is not perfect, he can't do anything about the ultimate unity of limited life and infinite life, so he has to rely on moral self-improvement and "universal love theory" to realize unity, life perfection and social ideal. When reading Birds, you will feel that you are a bird roaming in the blue sky, enjoying the freedom and vastness of the ocean-like sky, picking the flowers of England from the earth and tasting the beauty of the creator and the true meaning of life. The poet's unremitting exploration and persistent pursuit of the most beautiful feelings and highest ideals of mankind. [4]
Zheng Zhenduo, the translator of Birds, once affectionately called Tagore's prose poems "containing profound truth" after translating them, and vividly pointed out that Tagore's prose poems "are like a bunch of wild flowers on the hillside grass, sticking out one after another in the morning light. No matter what you like, colors and smells are diverse. "
Birds is one of the masterpieces of Tagore, an Indian poet, and one of the most outstanding poetry collections in the world. It includes 325 beautiful untitled poems. Day and night, streams and oceans, freedom and betrayal are all integrated in Tagore's works. Short sentences express profound philosophy of life and lead the world to explore the source of truth and wisdom.