Won’t you be able to join this rhythm

পারবি না কি যোগ দিতে

paarbina ki jog ditey ei chhondey re
(Tagore's own translation)

Won’t you be able to join this rhythm
To wither and float away
In joy of demolition.

Straining your ear, do you not hear
In all directions, amidst the azure
What refrain plays on the Veena of death
Resonating in sun, moon and stars
To chase, rush and set afire
In joy of conflagration

Driven wild by melody of song
Who knows to rush where, to chase what
Glances not, to look back
Remains not bound in chains
To be looted, to be lost
In joy of progression

In joy of those footsteps
Seasons dance in ecstasy
Deluged is earth
With welcome song and scent
To give up and let go
In joy of destruction