Oct 30, 2009

You and I will not contrive a heavenly game

আমরা দুজনা স্বর্গখেলনা গড়িবনা ধরণীতে
amra dujona shorgo-khelona goribo na dhoronite (audio)

You and I
Will not contrive
A heavenly game
In this mortal lair.

We'll not be trapped
By tearful songs,
We'll hold no charm
For Cupid's snare,

For you and I
Thrive fearless by
The knowledge 'We are',
In the life we share.

We shall hoist
In fateful cause
The flag of Love
And choose to dare.

When life is brisk
We seek no peace
But grace the pain
And do forbear.

If the sea is rough
And the sailing tough
We'll stand by us
As death looms near,

For you and I
Thrive fearless by
The knowledge 'We are',
In the life we share.

My heart met yours
We held our gaze.
We shared our sight
Across the pair.

We crossed the sand
But never lost way.
We scorned the myths,
And braced the fair,

For you and I
Thrive fearless by
The knowledge 'We are',
In the life we share.




(another version by Rumela Sengupta)

A game of celestial bliss on earth
We will not play the two of us
With songs dripping the sweetness
Of wonder, beauty, solemn tears
Enticed be our senses, my love
By the arrows that Cupid aims
A bridal chamber of mere lust
We will not build the two of us
Never in our weakest moment
Beg and plead at the feet of fate
I have no fear, I know for sure
You are for me, I am for you

A pennant of love we will hoist
Aflutter high on arduous roads
Take on tasks unendurable
With a zeal inexhaustible
Searing pain of a scorching day
We welcome it with open arms
Wish not peace or consolation
In rowing across the river
Broken be the rudder
Torn be the sails
Staring into the jaws of death
I’ll know for sure
You are for me, I am for you

In each other’s eyes the world we have seen
Seen each other we have, the two of us
Parching heat of the desert trails
Willingly we did embrace
We did not run after mirages
From the harshness of truth
Our hearts we did not veil
With this pride we will walk the talk
As long as we live
These words, my beloved
Will resonate with majesty
“You are for me, I am for you”

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