Rabindranath Tagore may have been a nobel laureate and one of India's greatest poets but not even he could escape the spell of the moon. The beauty of a moonlit night can draw any eye to tears and so the bard writes.

"For Rabindranath the moon was the source of agony, it was a reason of ecstasy, also an enigma. I believe that this agony and ecstasy paradox has been recognized in many of his songs, its nature its enigma," said Subodh Sarkar, poet.

Tagore's inspiration is perhaps best captured in the Rabindra Sangeet with the imagery of the moonlight remaining not only with the singer but the one who listens.

"He was fascinated with the moonlight and he has written about the moonlight in different moods," said Sunil Gangopadhyay, author.

The poet, writer, musician was enamored by the moonlight.

"For example in one song Aaj jytotsna rate shobai gache bone Basnater aye matal somairone the imagery is drawn from the moonlight and the human relationship between the moon and the man or the woman. It has been beautifully expressed in this song and in many of his songs," said Sabodh Sarkar, poet.

Tagore was a master at capturing natural imagery both playfully and at times with a haunting intensity. His moon metaphors reflect those moods.