Ramayan of Valmiki

Praise to Válmíki, bird of charming song,Who mounts on Poesy''s sublimest spray,And sweetly sings with accent clear and strongRáma, aye Ráma, in his deathless lay.Where breathes the man can listen to the strainThat flows in music from Válmíki''s tongue,Nor feel his feet the path of bliss attainWhen Ráma''s glory by the saint is sung!The stream Rámáyan leaves its sacred fountThe whole wide world fr...