Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
माझ्या कपाळाच्या गुणें । किंवा सरलेंसे नेणें ॥1॥
नये वचन बाहेरी । उभें तिष्ठतसें दारीं ॥ध्रु.॥
काय सांगायास वेचे। रींद आरंभीं ठायींचे ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे किती । भीड धरावी पुढती ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Whether it is the fault of my own fate, or whether the reserves have simply run dry, I cannot tell. The answer does not come forth, and I stand waiting at the door. What is there to say? The reluctance seems to have been there from the very start. Says Tuka, how long must I keep pressing with this entreaty?.
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Longing and Separation
Cries from the dark night of the soul: remonstrances, complaints, and desperate yearning.
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