Daily Poetry — July 23, 2026

गीत अगीत (Geet Ageet)

Composed by सुमित्रानंदन पंत (Sumitranandan Pant)

Original Hindi

गाता खग, कल कंठ से सहचरि, जब करता है गान; तट पर बैठी शुक की प्रियतमा, सुनती मुग्ध निज ध्यान। रुकता नहीं वह कहीं तनिक भी, भूल प्रेम-परिवेश; गाता है वह, स्वानुभूति में, परानन्द का देश। युगल प्रेम का ऐसा एकांत, किन्तु मूक रहता है; जब खग गाता, सुख से भर उठती, नीड़ों के प्राण-तत्व।

English Translation

The bird sings, with melodious throat, my companion, When it performs its song; On the bank sits the parrot's beloved, Listening absorbed in her own thoughts. It doesn't stop anywhere, not even for a moment, Forgetting the ambiance of love; It sings, in its self-realization, The realm of supreme joy. Such solitude of a loving pair, Yet it remains silent; When the bird sings, the very essence of the nests Fills with happiness.

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AI Echo (Hindi)

किन्तु मौन में भी तो है एक, अनोखी लय, अनमोल नाद; जो शब्दों से परे, हृदय में, गूंजता है चिर अविवाद। क्या वह गीत नहीं जो बन पाता, कभी मुखर, पर भाव गहन; जो आँखों में ही बस जाता, मन की गहराइयों का धन? प्रेम की भाषा तो गूढ़ है, अनुभव ही उसका सार; जो अनकहा, वह ही तो सच्चा, असीम, शाश्वत संसार।

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AI Echo (English)

But in silence too, there is a unique, Rhythm, a priceless sound; Beyond words, in the heart, It echoes eternally, undisputed. Is that not a song which never becomes Expressed, yet its feeling is profound; Which simply resides in the eyes, The wealth of the heart's depths? The language of love is indeed abstruse, Experience alone is its essence; That which remains unspoken, truly, Is an infinite, eternal world.

Literary & Historical Context

Sumitranandan Pant, a leading poet of the Chhayavaad (Romanticism) era in Hindi literature, explores the delicate nuances of expression and unexpression in "Geet Ageet" (The Sung and The Unsung Song). This particular excerpt focuses on a male parrot singing with abandon while its mate listens silently, lost in her own reverie. Pant uses this natural imagery to contemplate the two forms of beauty and joy: the 'geet' (expressed song) which is vibrant and external, and the 'ageet' (unsung song) which is internal, silent, and deeply felt. The poem suggests that while the expressed song is beautiful, there's an equally profound, perhaps even deeper, beauty in the unexpressed, silent absorption of joy and love. It's a meditation on the inner experience versus external articulation, a characteristic theme of Chhayavaad, emphasizing subjective experience and the subtle emotional world. The excerpt subtly questions which is more beautiful, leaving the reader to ponder the value of both vocalized art and silent, profound emotion.