Arise with clear eyes..

জাগো  নির্মল নেত্রে

Jaago nirmal netre

Arise with clear eyes.. 

beyond the darkest skies..

Rise within your heart.. 

with your freedom's right..

Arise with all you have..

rise like flowering airs..

Rise like a sparkling skies..

arise bold and bright..

Rise in a lovely dance..

near your ambrosia..

Rise in the house of love..

far from the voice of fear..

Arise bright and big..

rise with stubborn dreams..

Arise in endless space..

where all fullness brims..

Arise in the land of strength..

rise when fight demands..

Rise where one is all..

rise as good deeds can.. 

Rise on the road not walked..

rise on the path of pain..

Rise in the house of love..

far from the parted vein..

Celebrate.. celebrate..

জয় হোক, জয় হোক

joy hok..joy hok..

Celebrate.. celebrate.. new sunrise..!
Let the eastern horizon glow with brilliance..

Arrive.. message.. of indomitable courage..cut through harmful lies..
Master.. the fear.. Master.. disputes..
Arrive.. resurrected hope.. an ode.. for ever-green life..
Arrive.. eternal hope.. cut through rigidity..
Put an end to.. despair..let go.. of what need be gone..

Breathe new life in me

নূতন প্রাণ দাও, প্রাণসখা, 

Nutono praan daao (audio: Suchitra Mitra)

(another rendition by Jayati Chakrabarty)

Breathe new life in me
my companion, this dawn.
Rub all my black, with fresh joy.
Kill the old night with new sunrise.

I listen to your footfall

চরণধ্বনি শুনি তব, নাথ,

Chorono dhoni shuni tobo nath (audio: Ritu Guha)

I listen to your footfall 
somewhere in the shore of life. 
In silence, in every sweet breeze. 

Stars and planets speechless overhead  
steadily gaze on.
My thoughts heave gently, ever gently. 

My eyes look on aching with thirst.
My ears, anticipate your homecoming. 
Maybe you'll rise with some sunrise. 
And sink my pain and pleasure
with deep joy.

(another version by Rumela)

I hear your footsteps O Lord

Along the shore of life

In the stillness of seclusion

In the sweetness of the wafting wind

The stars and planets in the sky

Look on with a steadfast gaze

Many a thought stream in my heart

Slowly ever so slowly in solitude

My eyes gaze on like a bird athirst

My ears alert in the depths of my heart

At which auspicious dawn will you come

You will stand at the threshold of my heart

Forgetting all joy and sorrow

I will sink into the depths of bliss

You robbed me of my pride

গরব মম হরেছ, প্রভু

Gorobo momo horechho probhu (audio: Suchitra Mitra)

You robbed me of my pride
with gifts of humility.
How can I raise my eyes to you!

I pretend I found you
yet the lies fall apart
at my work, in my home.
How can I raise my eyes to you!

Could I even house you
when I failed to release
my innocent heart?

I have always longed for you
yet me eyes have only seen myself;
I failed to see you
seated in the majesty of being.
How can I raise my eyes to you!

Your music.. sets ..

তুমি যে  সুরের আগুন লাগিয়ে দিলে মোর প্রাণে

(tumi je surer agun)

Your music.. sets.. my heart.. on fire..
multiplies.. everywhere..

Fire.. on the dead.. old.. leaves.. 
Dance.. dance.. in measured.. flare..
Hands.. raised.. to the sky.. 
something like.. a prayerful.. sigh..
Who.. listens.. I am.. not sure..

The stars.. gaze.. wonderingly..
what madness.. in the wind..

This lotus.. splayed ..with golden light..
in the heartbeat.. of the night..
what a magical.. surprise..
What.. is it about the fire..
I am not certain.. I am .. not sure..