The Song Of The Free Poem by Swami Vivekananda

The Song Of The Free

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The wounded snake its hood unfurls,
The flame stirred up doth blaze,
The desert air resounds the calls
Of heart-struck lion's rage.

The cloud puts forth it deluge strength
When lightning cleaves its breast,
When the soul is stirred to its in most depth
Great ones unfold their best.

Let eyes grow dim and heart grow faint,
And friendship fail and love betray,
Let Fate its hundred horrors send,
And clotted darkness block the way.

All nature wear one angry frown,
To crush you out - still know, my soul,
You are Divine. March on and on,
Nor right nor left but to the goal.

Nor angel I, nor man, nor brute,
Nor body, mind, nor he nor she,
The books do stop in wonder mute
To tell my nature; I am He.

Before the sun, the moon, the earth,
Before the stars or comets free,
Before e'en time has had its birth,
I was, I am, and I will be.

The beauteous earth, the glorious sun,
The calm sweet moon, the spangled sky,
Causation's law do make them run;
They live in bonds, in bonds they die.

And mind its mantle dreamy net
Cast o'er them all and holds them fast.
In warp and woof of thought are set,
Earth, hells, and heavens, or worst or best.

Know these are but the outer crust -
All space and time, all effect, cause.
I am beyond all sense, all thoughts,
The witness of the universe.

Not two nor many, 'tis but one,
And thus in me all me's I have;
I cannot hate, I cannot shun
Myself from me, I can but love.

From dreams awake, from bonds be free,
Be not afraid. This mystery,
My shadow, cannot frighten me,
Know once for all that I am He.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Surajit Banerjee 04 July 2014

Emancipation of self, the height of Indian philosophy is portrayed here. Om! Namo Vivekanandayaa

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Arimardan singh 19 July 2018

Shat shat naman

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Ruta Mohapatra 20 July 2018

Being one with the supreme soul! Thanks for sharing!

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Praveen Mujalde 13 December 2017

It is such a good site. And such a beautiful poem by Great Vivekananda. Thankyou for availing it.

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Lovekush Sharma 23 February 2018

Too Long...

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Dr Antony Theodore 22 June 2020

Let eyes grow dim and heart grow faint, And friendship fail and love betray, Let Fate its hundred horrors send, And clotted darkness block the way. very fine poem of swami vivekananda of India

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Kratika 13 December 2019

Central idia

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khushi singh 26 December 2018

very beautiful and inspiring poem

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Laveena 09 August 2018

The song of the free

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vikram 22 July 2018

madar cod

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