My heart .. when you awoke not..

আমার মন যখন জাগলি না রে
Amar mon jokhon jaagli na re

My heart.. when you awoke not..
Your beloved.. came at your door..
The sound.. of their retreat..
Stirred you awake.. from sleep.. in the dark..

Laying my raiment on the floor
I pass the midnight hours alone..
Their flute.. rings out.. in the dark..
My eyes.. do not see..

The one.. you evaded
Can.. your eyes.. now find them?
However.. much.. you roam.. the roads..
How.. will you now.. find them
The one.. you let go.. from your home..

Another translation for English rendition by Anandamayee Majumdar

My Soulmate.. came to me..
You my mind.. were fast.. asleep..

You listened to their footsteps.. walk away..
as you sat up in the dark
You my mind.. were in the dark.

On the ground.. I lay.. awake..
lonely.. in my night-stay..
Their flute plays in the night..
as they hide from my eyes..
You my mind, were fast.. asleep..

The one.. you have turned aside
can you see.. them with your eyes..
Now.. as you wander.. can you find..
the one.. that you've left behind..
You my mind.. were fast.. asleep..

(another version by Ananda)

Your love.. had arrived
While your heart.. slept on.
In the darkness..
You sensed the footsteps.. fade 
A moment.. too late..

The companion
Present.. in your slumber
Resonates in your passionate.. call,
Yet, defeats your vision..
Concealed beyond a melody..

Can the soul.. be sighted..
The one.. you evade..
The one.. you forgot to welcome..
How could you find outside..

All have come with such hope

এসেছে সকলে কত আশে দেখো চেয়ে
Eshechhe shokole koto aashe

All have come with such hope
Do take a look O Lord
They all call out to you
Do come near, among us
We will enclose you all around
We will revel in festivity
We will plunge into a sea of joy

My heart is painted with the colour of dusk

এবার রঙিয়ে গেল হৃদয়গগন সাঁঝের রঙে
Ebar rongiye gelo hridoygogon

My heart is painted with the colour of dusk
My thoughts are soaked in the colour of dusk
I have a premonition
The wayfarer will come home at the end of day
The colour of dusk will make complete
The auspicious moment of homecoming

The breeze from the sea into which sinks the sun
Lulls me with each moment into lassitude
When the wayfarer comes to my door
Bearing the scent of jasmine flowers
I will be stirred awake from my sleep
Awash in the colour of dusk

My sorrow has sailed across a boundless sea

এবার দুঃখ আমার অসীম পাথার
Ebar dukkho amar oshim pathar

My sorrow has sailed across a boundless sea
It has now come to rest at your feet
And found the essence of joy

For so long have my tears flowed, unbridled
Why they flowed, I had not a clue
Who strung them together today
In a garland of teardrops for you

Your evening star beckoned to me as darkness descended
My heart pined for you but could not find a voice
For so long was it silent in bashful shame
It sings out today at your touch
Like a string on the Veena you play

One day he will recognise her

একদিন চিনে নেবে তারে
Ek din chine nebe tare

One day he will recognise her
She who uncared for is diffident and shy

The radiance of the youthful sun will dispel the dark shroud
The dark fog of illusion will not conceal her anymore
Recognise her, he will

Let her wreathe a garland today
A garland of her tears from sorrowful nights
He will come one day, lift her garland to his bosom
She who remains ever unknown
Let her light her lamp for that moment of revelation
Recognise her, he will

You sit alone, lost in thought

একলা ব'সে একে একে অন্যমনে
Ekla boshe eka eka onnomone

You sit alone, lost in thought
You let float the lotus flowers
One by one into the water
For no rhyme or reason
You seem to have forgotten
It was me who had plucked the flowers in the morn
And left them at your feet for no reason
Unmindfully, you picked them up when you left

One after another my days in this way
Will be plucked and torn at your hands
They will scatter and get lost
And when they will all be gone
As you keep at your play, languid and heedless
Maybe then a tinge of pain will cloud the evening for no reason
A drop of tear will film the eyes, unmindfully

This nest of dark soil

এই-যে কালো মাটির বাসা
Ei je kaalo maatir basha

This nest of dark soil, this verdant earth of joy
This is where we rove, in darkness and light
Much like a dream

In her heart, hidden from sight
Is a heavenly realm of pain
Luminous with sadness

The one who pines for you
Sits there alone
Her heart calls out your name
Every now and then

When sadness unites you two
Then will be the realm of joy
Overflowing with bliss

This veil will lift

এ আবরণ ক্ষয় হবে গো ক্ষয় হবে
E aboron khoy hobe go

This veil will lift, it will lift
This mind and body will fill
With a sublime joy

My eyes will be free of illusory shadows
My heart will bloom with flowers
You O Lord will triumph over this life
My blood will pulse to the rhythm of the universe
My heart will beat with exuberant lifeforce
It will quiver to the strings of your lute
It will sway with your garland of stars
It’s desires will scatter and dissipate

This veil that clouds me

এ যে মোর আবরণ
E je mor aboron

This veil that clouds me
Can vanish in a trice
A breath can blow it away
If you will it so

If I lie on the earth
With my face in the dirt
You stay awake at the door
Is this your pledge?

Awaken me with the sound of your chariot
Come in all your glory
Be gone my slumber
May I know you as my Lord
Let me rush to the door
And surrender myself at your feet

This necklace of gems and stones is not for me

এ মণিহার আমায় নাহি সাজে
E monihar amay nahi shaaje

This necklace of gems and stones is not for me
It hurts to put it on, it pains to tear it off
My words get stuck, I lose my tune
My mind is in a dilemma
It cannot focus on work

And so I sit and muse
If I could give you this necklace
I would be free
You welcome me with a string of flowers
I feel embarrassed to show my face
Ashamed of my necklace of gems and stones

Where does this path go, o where

এ পথ গেছে কোন্খানে গো কোন্খানে
e poth gechhe kon khane

Where does this path go, o where
Who knows, who knows
Beyond which mountain, beside which sea
Staring ahead in what foreboding
Who knows, who knows

Who goes to and fro on this path
Who knows, who knows
What is her voice like
How does she smile
Who does she search for
Who knows, who knows

What is this eagerness on earth

একি আকুলতা ভুবনে
Eki aakulota bhubone

What is this eagerness on earth
What is this restlessness in the air
What is this sweet pleasantness
That drifts beneath the space beyond
The moon beams down such a smile
The flowers spray such a fragrance

All creatures of this universe awaken
In such heartfelt love today
From where does a caress of pleasure
Stroke the blue canopy above
The flowers and forests thrill in delight
A soft melody from a flute rings out
My heart blooms with beautiful dreams

This joyous evening today

আজি এ আনন্দসন্ধ্যা
Aaji e anondo shondhaay

This joyous evening today blossoms with beauty
In the soft breeze across the sky
Drifts a sweet loveliness, eager and bewildered

In the stunned silence of the sky
The planets and stars in quiet stillness
Rain down sweet nectar, in a melody of light

My heart and mind slowly brim over
With this sweet grace from above
My body thrills in deep delight

The sky speaks out its heart

আজ আকাশের মনের কথা ঝরো ঝরো বাজে
Aaj akasher moner kotha

The sky speaks out its heart
In pitter patter raindrops today
My heart beats to that tune throughout the day

The shadow of clouds creep across
The dark waters of the lake
The breeze sings of an ancient ache from another epoch
My heart beats to that tune throughout the day

Alone I sit by the dark casement
To each other we speak, the sky and I

Words from faded memories
Like the soft rustling of leaves
Ring out in a soft dewy melody
In the evening alive with the chirp of crickets
My heart beats to that tune throughout the day

You are evermore deep within

আছ অন্তরে চিরদিন
Aachho ontore chirodin

You are evermore deep within
Why do I still weep
Why can’t I see your glow
Why am I directionless in the darkness

I am unmoored, you are my shore
Why do I still drift away on the sea of death

O supreme joyous
When you are my lord
Why do I wander off on the way

You wiped my tears, mother..

আঁখিজল মুছাইলে জননী
(akhijal muchhaile)

You wiped my tears, mother..
Your affection.. knows no bounds..
Blessed you are.. blessed is your compassion..

You looked out for the one.. orphaned,
You drew close.. the one begrimed,
None who come in search of sweetness..
Is ever.. turned away from your door..

I have seen today.. your loving smile..
I have found the shade.. at your feet..
There is nothing more.. to ask for..
My wish.. is fulfilled.. my heartache, gone..

Troop after troop of clouds beckon

আকাশতলে দলে দলে মেঘ যে ডেকে যায়
Akashtole dole dole megh

Troop after troop of clouds beckon
As they march across the horizon
“Come, come, come”
An excitement ripples through
Rose-apple woods and mango groves
“Coming, we are coming”
The branches tingle in thrill
A wish to fly up and away
Awakens amidst the leaves

Along the river time and again
Beckon the clouds “come, come, come”
Kaash flowers stir in response
“Coming, we are coming”

In harmony with the song of clouds
Glide the boats with their sails unfurled

Why do I not hear your voice O Lord

কেন বাণী তব নাহি শুনি নাথ
Keno bani tobo nahi shuni

Why do I not hear your voice O Lord
Blessing this blind with sight
You leave her then in darkness
In sad separation from you
Pass by night and day

If to evanesce like a dream
Why give me cognition
Only a glimpse in a flash
And heartache for a lifetime
I look at myself and see
A waterfall of tears

If this life awakens anew at your touch
Why baffle it with the jab of deathly arrows

Crush my arrogance, fill my heart with love
Take my heart and mind, keep me with you

With a drumroll across the sky

বাদল-মেঘে মাদল বাজে গুরুগুরু
Badol meghe madol baaje

The clouds announce themselves
With a drumroll across the sky
My heart sways to the deep sound
Her own rhythm brings forth oblivion

Where was it, deep within
The secret pain in a secret song
It unfurls and fans out
In rain soaked breeze
To verdant forest shades
All around in many a song

The minstrel-cloud plays his lute

বাদল-বাউল বাজায় রে একতারা
Badol baul bajay re ektara

The minstrel-cloud plays his lute
A day long stream of pitter patter pit

Intoxicated by his own tune
He dances around and drains himself
In paddy fields and rose-apple woods

Dreadlocks of dense clouds
Pile up on the darkening sky
Pitter patter on the leaves
Peal out like anklet bells

Distracted by an alluring tune
Luring one away from home
The east wind wanders bereft

O my Lord, filling my body and life

হে মোর দেবতা, ভরিয়া এ দেহ প্রাণ
Hey moro debota

O my Lord, filling my body and life
what nectar do you wish to partake

Do you wish to see your world
Through the eyes of your poet
Holding me spellbound
Guarding your silence
Do you wish to hear your song

Your creation stirs in my heart
A kaleidoscope of words
Your love weaves them into songs

It is your grace you see
When you bestow yourself in me

Come back to your heart

ভুবন হইতে ভুবনবাসী
Bhubono hoite bhubonobashi (audio)


Come back to your heart 
from that world where you live.
Your majesty lives on in you. 

Where do you look day and night?
Find the face with fearless ease.

This is the home of joy.
Listen to the powerful name.
You will meet every desire,
it's a silent house of eternity.

The world drifts along on the ocean of endless time

অসীম কালসাগরে ভুবন ভেসে চলেছে
awshim kaalshagore bhubon bheshe cholechhe

The world drifts along on the ocean of endless time
Who knows where lies the abode of sweet bliss
Dive into your own heart and behold what beauty
The Lord with his sweet bounty dwells forever
In this temple, in this abode of sweet bliss

One dearest to the heart comes today

আইল আজি প্রাণসখা
aailo aaji pranshawkha

One dearest to the heart comes today
Behold, one and all
The night lays out a place at the edge of the sky
The planets and stars assemble around
The forests and mountains gaze in silence
The earth ceases it’s daily commotion

The sky has kept your space

আকাশে তোর তেমনি আছে ছুটি
akashe tor temni aachhey chhuti

The sky has kept your space
Let your wings no more laze

O little bird,
Beneath the dense foliage
Your nest entices and entraps
The night makes a false claim
Of never loosening it’s grip

Do you not know in which hope
You sing out in the daze of sleep
In the heart of dawn’s darkness
The hope of light plays a deep melody
The hope of light cannot stay hidden
It unfastens the fetters of the cinched bud

In the lap of winter woodlands

শীতের বনে কোন্ সে কঠিন আসবে ব'লে
Sheeter boney

In the lap of winter woodlands
Shefali flowers fall and fade
In fear of the coming harshness

Amlaki bowers look bereft
Having shed their leafy weave
The laughter of Kaash flowers
Depart in the wafting wind

Not willing to endure
A disquiet amid the green
The passion flower pales
Forsaking her colourful sheen

The north wind is here to reign
He prepares for austerities
At whose behest is this game
To shed off frills and fancies

The winter wind has set astir

শীতের হাওয়ার লাগল নাচন
Sheeter haway laglo nachon

The winter wind has set astir
A dance in the Amlaki* bowers
The leaves with a tingle and thrill
Flutter down and fall to the beat

A fly-away frenzy springs in
And leaves her bereft at last
Her bounty of fruit remain
No longer hidden from view

For whom it is mere play
To purge and replenish
I wait for her all day

A caressing chill now and then
Passes me a summons as if
The time to relinquish my all
When will it come, in which morning

*Amlaki - Indian gooseberry

The steadfast eyes

অনিমেষ আঁখি সেই কে দেখেছে
Awnimesh aankhi shei ke dekhechhe

Who has seen those steadfast eyes
The eyes that gaze at the world
The sun, moon, stars and planets
Laying sight on those eyes
Never lose their bearings

Why alarmed by darkness
Do I wander and wail?
Why do I not look into
My heart’s firmament?
Those eyes stay awake
An abiding flame
Perchance masked by
The fog of Samsara

Cast your raft into the boundless sea

অনন্তসাগরমাঝে দাও তরী ভাসাইয়া
awnontosagoromajhe dao tori bhashaiya

Cast your raft into the boundless sea
Gone are joy and woe, gone is all hope

Stretches on the night ahead
For us wayfaring two
Stretches out the sea ahead
Where to without a clue

Serene is the sea, boundless the shores
Calm blue waters melting into the vacant blue

Not a whisper, not a sound
All silent, as if by a charm
Night approaches slowly
Embracing all with both arms

I have come away

তোমার শেষের গানের রেশ নিয়ে
Tomar shesher gaaner resh niye (audio link)

I have come away relishing
Your ultimate song.
Will anyone notice my abandonment?

You articulated your heart with music,
While I kept gazing at your eyes.
That is how I whispered my prolific secret;
Will anyone notice my vibes?

The others were not drunken at that moment,
The wine-glass was yet to drain.
There was a rumpus of bustle
With fresh faces, new company.

And I relentlessly dashed
My last hope of return;
Will anyone notice my absence?