LOVE’S SAMĀDHI[19]
Ah, Love, I sink in the timeless sleep,
Sink in the timeless sleep;
One Image stands before my eyes,
And thrills my bosom’s deep:
One Vision bathes in radiant light
My spirit’s palace-halls;
All stir of hand, all throb of brain,
Quivers, and sinks, and falls.
My soul fares forth; no fetters now
Chain me to this world’s shore.
Sleep! I would sleep! In pity spare;
Let no man wake me more!
Nārāyan Vāman Tilak.
A CRADLE SONG
Hush thee, hush thee, baby Christ,
Lord of all mankind,—
Thou the happy lullaby
Of my mind.
Hush thee, hush thee, Jesus, Lord,
Stay of all that art,—
Thou the happy lullaby
Of my heart.
Hush thee, hush thee, home of peace,—
Lo! Love lying there!—
Thou the happy lullaby
Of my care.
Hush thee, hush thee, Soul of mine,
Setting all men free—
Thou the happy lullaby
Of the whole of me.
Nārāyan Vāman Tilak.