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Gunga Din" (/ ˌ ɡ ʌ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ d iː n /) is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling set in British India. The poem was published alongside "Mandalay" and "Danny Deever" in the collection "Barrack-Room Ballads". The poem is much remembered for its final line "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din".
Gunga Din. By Rudyard Kipling. You may talk o’ gin and beer. When you’re quartered safe out ’ere, An’ you’re sent to penny-fights an’ Aldershot it; But when it comes to slaughter. You will do your work on water, An’ you’ll lick the bloomin’ boots of ’im that’s got it. Now in Injia’s sunny clime,
Gunga Din. You may talk o' gin and beer When you're quartered safe out 'ere, An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it; But when it comes to slaughter You will do your work on water, An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it. Now in Injia's sunny clime, Where I used to spend my time A-servin' of 'Er Majesty the Queen, Of ...
Gunga Din is a 1939 American adventure film from RKO Radio Pictures directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., loosely based on the 1890 poem of the same name by Rudyard Kipling combined with elements of his 1888 short story collection Soldiers Three.
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‘Gunga Din’ by Rudyard Kipling describes the life and death of an Indian water carrier named Gunga Din. In the first lines of this poem the speaker addresses the nature of serving in India. This includes the heat, the atmosphere , war, and those he spent time with.
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Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you, By the livin' Gawd that made you, You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! This poem is in the public domain. Joseph Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novels The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book , and Kim , and his most famous poem, " If — ".
Gunga Din: Directed by George Stevens. With Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sam Jaffe. In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.
