„Prisoner, tell me, who was it that bound you?” lyrics
„Prisoner, tell me, who was it that bound you?” lyrics
„Prisoner, tell me, who was it that bound you?”
“It was my master,” said the prisoner.
“I thought I could outdo everybody in the world
in wealth and power,
and I amassed in my own treasure-house the money
due to my king.
When sleep overcame me I lay upon the bed
that was for my lord,
and on waking up I found I was a prisoner
in my own treasure-house.”
“Prisoner, tell me, who was it
that wrought this unbreakable chain?”
“It was I,” said the prisoner,
“who forged this chain very carefully.
I thought my invincible power
would hold the world captive
leaving me in a freedom undisturbed.
Thus night and day I worked at the chain
with huge fires and cruel hard strokes.
When at last the work was done
and the links were complete and unbreakable,
I found that it held me in its grip.”
- Artist:Rabindranath Tagore