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Rabindranath Tagore Quote: “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings…”

Quote by Rabindranath Tagore: Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

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Hindi (हिंदी) Verified ThoughtsWorld Hindi Editorial
“आस्था वह पक्षी है जो भोर के अंधेरे में भी प्रकाश को महसूस कर लेता है और गाने लगता है।”
Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) Verified ThoughtsWorld Gujarati Editorial
“શ્રદ્ધા એ પંખી છે જે પરોઢના અંધકારમાં પણ પ્રકાશનો અનુભવ કરે છે અને ગીત ગાય છે.”

Meaning & Editorial Analysis

Hope and inner conviction allow us to sense renewal and possibility even during life's darkest moments before visible proof arrives.

Historical Context

One of the most celebrated poetic aphorisms from Rabindranath Tagore's Fireflies / Stray Birds tradition.

Attribution & Source Verification

Attributed To Rabindranath Tagore
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Language English
Primary Source / Work Fireflies (1928)
Categories Life & Wisdom Mind & Emotions
Topics Courage Hope Life Wisdom
Occasions Good Morning

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Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

Indian • Educator

1861 – 1941

Bengali polymath, poet, philosopher, composer, and educator who became the first non-European Nobel Laureate in Literature in 1913.

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