Birds was created in 19 13, and the first edition was completed in 19 16. One part of Birds was translated by the poet from his own Bengali aphorism Collection of Broken Jade (1899), and the other part was an impromptu English poem written by the poet during his visit to Japan in 19 16.
The poet stayed in Japan for more than three months, and the ladies kept asking him to write a fan or a commemorative book. The poet once praised the simplicity of Japanese haiku, and his Bird was obviously influenced by this poetic style.
Original text:
This lonely evening is shrouded in fog and rain, and my lonely heart feels its sigh!
I read the world wrong and said it deceived me!
This idea is sharp, not open, it sticks to every point, but it doesn't move!
Trouble haunts me, ask me its name!
Love punishes when forgiving, and hurts beauty with its terrible silence!
Let bygones be bygones, because keeping the evil influence in your heart will bring more inappropriate mistakes!
Extended data:
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. The poet expressed his profound philosophy with relaxed sentences, which is why Birds is attractive.
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