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Universal Anthem |
[Please Note: Out of respect for Tagore and his poem, do not sing this anthem on an artificial beach. Thank you] |
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the seashore of endless worlds children meet. The infinite sky is
motionless overhead and the restless water is boisterous. On the seashore
of endless worlds the children meet with shouts and dances. They build their houses with sand and they play with empty shells. With withered leaves they weave their boats and smilingly float them on the vast deep. Children have their play on the seashore of worlds. They know not how to swim, they know not how to cast nets. Pearl fishers dive for pearls, merchants sail in their ships, while children gather pebbles and scatter them again. They seek not for hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets. |
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the smile of the sea beach. Death-dealing waves
sing meaningless ballads to the children, even
like a mother while rocking her baby's cradle.
The sea plays with the children, and pale gleams
the smile of the sea beach.
On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
Tempest roams in the pathless sky, ships get
wrecked in the trackless water, death is abroad and
children play. On the seashore of endless worlds
is the great meeting of children.