Aug 8, 2011

I can not sleep tonight

আজি নাহি নাহি নিদ্রা আঁখিপাতে
Aji nahi nahi nidra ankhipate
(Audio link: Sagar Sen)

I can not sleep tonight.
There I see a light burning at yours.
I am far and bare seeking grace from you. 
The wind is lost and moaning.
The night is beaten down by thunder.
Please open the door.
Show me your heart, my master.

(another version by Rumela)

My eyes know no sleep tonight
I see lamps light up your abode
Far away in the darkness outside
I stay awake with folded hands

The wind wails having lost it’s way
The night swoons struck by lightning
Do open the doors O Lord
Take mercy and show yourself
In this night of sorrow

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