তোরা যে যা বলিস ভাই
Whatever you may say
My heart is set on one
Thief of hearts, fleet of foot
The golden deer I want
One who wanders and thrills,
Evading sight
Ensnared who cannot be
When within reach
Pushes to slip away
Blinding the eye
I will still chase the one
Futile be it
Whether or not I get
Lost in myself,
Amidst fields and forests
I lose myself
You can buy what you want
And fill up your store room
What cannot be acquired
Why does it stir my mind so
Lost the little I had
In search for what is not
Accumulations wane
But do I cry in vain?
I am at peace I smile
I have no deep sorrow
Lost in myself,
Amidst fields and forests
I lose myself
tora je ja bolish bhai amar shonar horin chai
Whatever you may say
My heart is set on one
Thief of hearts, fleet of foot
The golden deer I want
One who wanders and thrills,
Evading sight
Ensnared who cannot be
When within reach
Pushes to slip away
Blinding the eye
I will still chase the one
Futile be it
Whether or not I get
Lost in myself,
Amidst fields and forests
I lose myself
You can buy what you want
And fill up your store room
What cannot be acquired
Why does it stir my mind so
Lost the little I had
In search for what is not
Accumulations wane
But do I cry in vain?
I am at peace I smile
I have no deep sorrow
Lost in myself,
Amidst fields and forests
I lose myself
A version by Anindya Chaudhuri
ReplyDeleteSay what you may I know what I want
Elusive it may be , a futile hunt
One who enthrals with his presence but evades my sight
One whom no chains can bind
One who evades my reach from morn to night
I see him hither thither and again I go blind
I wander in pursuit –I know it isn’t right
Darkness around me in broad day light.
You spend your fortune acquiring the cheap
I sow the seeds which no man can reap.
What I had, I wasted
In pursuit of the vain
Think not that I lament
That I am left with no grain
I live life I have a laugh
I am miles away from pain
it must be so difficult to capture the nuances of Bangla language. But both the versions are close enough... Well done! (y)
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