Source of Singing
A bruised heart, A wounded soul,
A broken lute, That is all!
A sad evening, And a lone star,
Then song reddens-- Sets life's forest afire!
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
A bruised heart, A wounded soul,
A broken lute, That is all!
A sad evening, And a lone star,
Then song reddens-- Sets life's forest afire!
The speaker begins by piling up images of damage and sorrow: a bruised heart, a wounded soul, a broken instrument. It feels like a confession of exhaustion—someone reduced to almost nothing. The phrase “That is all!” sounds resigned, as if pain is all that remains.
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