shokhi bhabona kaharey boley
Friend, what is this anxiety
Friend, what is this agony
What is this love, love, love
That you speak of night and day
Is it just full of agony.
Is it just a drop of tear
Is it just a sigh of woe
In pursuit of which happiness
Do folks indulge in such sadness
Beauty in all, my eye beholds
All is youthful all is flawless,
Blue skies, green woods
Milky moonlight, tender blossoms
All akin to me.
They only laugh, they only sing
In laughter and play, wish to end
Neither know sorrow, nor know tears
Not know agony of longing.
Blossom withers away smiling
Fades luminous moonlight in smiles
Smilingly surrender themselves
In ocean of light, stars in sky
Happy as me, who is
Come friend come, come to me
Joyous songs of a joyful heart
Harken and soothe your soul
If each day is only to weep
Let this be the one day you smile
To forget sorrow for one day
To sing together all of us
My 12-year old daughter, fascinated by the song, attempted this free-text translation. An adventure of words only a young mind can attempt..could not resist posting it here with minor edits..
ReplyDeleteComrade, what is this worry?
Explain, the meaning of pain, oh friend!
Day in day out you all speak of love
Define it to me - is it only pain?
Does it only bring tears to shed,
Is it only a fragrance of sorrow?
Why do you all indulge in such a luxury of pain..?
In my eyes it's all beautiful
All golden and fair and bright ..
The blue sky the green woodlands
The pale moonlight and the warm sunshine
They are all alike to me
They laugh sing and play all along
Like the flowers that shed their petals laughing
The moonlight laughs and fades away
The sea of lights overflows with laughter
The stars look down from their abode and smile
But there's none so joyful as me
Come friend, come to me
The joyous song from the heart of the joyful
Will fill you with joyous peace..
You cry your heart out all day and night
Come laugh and enjoy it's charm this day
Leave behind the melancholy past, come dear
Come join me in my joyful song..
Wonderful effort by the 12 year old daughter of Mr. Amitabha Mitra. Wonder why the name of this 'Girl Wonder' is missing ???
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