Near you were far you went

কাছে ছিলে, দূরে গেলে
Kachhey chhiley doorey geley

Near you were, far you went,
From afar do come close.
Around the world you went
Awaits still does the one.

Light of love you had not
Know her well you could not,
Now seared by separation
Ablaze is fire of love

Entangled is the web
Adverse are time and tide
Frenzied are the key-notes
And so lost is rhythm

Who knows if your Veena
Can sing in tune again
Lest it’s strings are snapped
Plucked by a ruthless fate