Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
 न लगती मज शब्दब्रह्मYाान । तुझिया दर्शनावांचूनियां॥1॥
 ह्मणऊनि तुझें करितों चिंतन । नावडे वचन आणिकांचें ॥ध्रु.॥
 काय ते महत्वी करावी मान्यता । तुज न देखतां पांडुरंगा ॥2॥
 तुका ह्मणे तुज दिधल्यावांचूनि । न राहे त्याहूनि होइन वेडा ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
I have no use for the knowledge gained through mere words alone, without the vision of You. That is why I contemplate You ceaselessly. The words of others hold no appeal for me. What greatness should I honor when I cannot see You, O Panduranga? Says Tuka, until I have given myself to You, I will not rest. Beyond that, I shall go mad.
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Longing and Separation
Cries from the dark night of the soul: remonstrances, complaints, and desperate yearning.
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