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Слушать(AI)The Dark One Is Krishna
Thick overhead clouds of the monsoon,a delight to this feverish heart.
Season of rain,season of uncontrolled whispers—-the Dark One's returning!
O swollen heart,
O sky brimming with moisture—-tongued lightning firstand then thunder,convulsive spatters of rainand then wind, chasing the summertime heat.
Mira says:
Dark One,
I've waited—-it's time to take my songsinto the street.
Mirabai Mirabai
Mirabai मीराबाई, (c.1498–c.1546) was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Lord Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularl
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