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Songs of Kabir

By Kabīr

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

Macmillan, New York, 1915

First written 15th century

In the public domain

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One hundred poems attributed to Kabīr in Tagore’s free English versions, with an introduction by Evelyn Underhill. Beautiful and influential, but drawn from a late Bengali collection whose authenticity scholars question.

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Kabīr. Songs of Kabir. Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Macmillan, New York, 1915.

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@misc{sources-songs-of-kabir-tagore,
  title = {{Songs of Kabir}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/songs-of-kabir-tagore}
}