Here is to you companion

ওগো, পথের সাথি, নমি বারম্বার
Pawthero shathi, nomi barombar / Pothero shathi nomi barombar
(audio: Debabrata Biswas)

Companion in my journey,
Here is to you.
Here is to you my farewell,
Here is to you my affliction,
A salute from the safe haven
That gave way to shambles.

Here is to you, radiance of dawn,
Here is to you, breath of life,
Here is to you, guiding energy,
A salute from a seed of hope.

To the one who steers my life,
A charioteer in my endless expedition,
Here is to you for trenchant travels,
A salute of the pathways.

The darkness still lingers

এখনো গেল না আঁধার
Ekhono gelo na aandhar (audio: Kanika Banerjee)

The darkness still lingers,
The fetters still persist.
Life still falters
In it's grandiose battle
With death

When will my grief and fire
Transform to laurels of triumph?
When will my sea of black, my tears
Gleam with the radiance of dawn?

Even now,
My shadows cast mythical belief,
Even now, as I look back
Sparks of lightning dazzle my eyes.

(another version by Rumela)

The darkness has not gone yet

The impedance still remains

This life long penance of mine is not done yet

When will this searing pain of mine

Adorn me like a garland of victory

My midnight tears dazzle at dawn

My own shadow designs such illusions

Why do I still look back in vain

A sudden flash of lightning has me stupefied

We all rule as kings..

আমরা সবাই রাজা
amra sabai raja

We all rule.. as kings.. in the kingdom.. of the King..
What else.. would make us.. join hands with him..
(We all are kings..)

We do as we please.. the pleasures meet with ease..
We will not be enslaved, by fear-mongering,
What else.. would make us.. join hands with him..
(we all are kings..)

The King.. honors us.. receives back at once..
We aren't taken back.. with any fantasies..
What else.. would make us.. join hands with him..
(We all are kings..)

We travel free and wide yet meet up with the stride.
We are not ambushed, with futilities,
What else.. would make us.. join hands with him..
(We all are kings..)

****an attempt to render in English..