You arrived in the dark

যখন এসেছিলে অন্ধকারে চাঁদ ওঠে নি সিন্ধুপারে
jokhon eshechhile shindhu-pare chaa(n)d oTheni
(audio)

You arrived in the dark,
When the moon was not yet up
Over the river-banks

My unknown love,
Even as you were hidden from sight,
I had only to listen to your songs to know you
Feeling the echoes within myself

When you left on a desolate path,
The moon glowed overhead
It was then I found your garland
Lying on the earth
And realized, who you had left it for