Tagore's songs are a world in them self. The heart wrenching love for God and the mundane love of a man and woman are found in equal measure in his songs. The beauty of Nature, as well as the pathos at the condition of destitute humanity make for ingredients of his songs or poems. Truly, he is a world poet, no doubt the Chinese and Russians are as keen a student of Tagore as the Indians and Bangladeshis. Tagore loved his country passionately, yet he was a world citizen . He is the poet of the National Anthems of two countries, one country has a national anthem penned by his disciple. Here is my humble tribute to Kaviguru . I have tried to translate two of his songs in English, extremely gross and rough they will seem, yet its my work of Love for this Great Being.
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EMONO DINE TARE BOLA JAYE
Emono dine tare bola jay
Emono ghono ghoro borishay
Emono dine mon’o khola jay
Emono megho shore, badolo jhoro jhore
Topono hino ghono tomoshay
Emono dine tare bola jay
Shey kotha shunibe na, keho aar
Nivrito nirjono charidhar
Du’jone mukho mukhi, gobhir’o dukhe dukhi
Akashe jol’o jhore onibar
Jogote keho jeno nahi aar
Shomaj shongshar’o miche shob
Miche jiboner’o kolorob
Keboli akhi diye, akhir’o shudha piye
Ridoyo diye ridhi onubhob
Adhare mishe geche aar shob
Tahate e jogote khoti kar
Namate pari jodi mon’o bhaar
Srabono borishone.. ekoda griho kone
Du kotha boli jodi, kache tar
Tahate ashe jabe ki ba kar
Bekulo bege aj bohe bay
Bijoli theke theke chomokay
Je kotha e jibone, rohia gelo mone
She kotha aji jeno bola jay
On this dark day…..When darkness seems to have been engulfed by darkness…..when the wind outside howls with the Joy of Freedom….When clouds rumble , and the sword of lightning, having been taken out from the rapier of dark clouds, shines with effulgent brilliance and occasionally rips through the darkness and gloom of the environ around..on such a dark day can I open up my mind to her…Can I open up my heart to her….
My words are unheard to the world at large..Not a soul gets to hear it…There is no one around…..We sit facing each other….The unrevealed sorrow in our hearts having filled its brim, tend to break its bounds. The sky, a mute witness to this pain, lets lose incessant teardrops from heaven,
Why does it seem to me now , that apart from us, nothing else exists in the world?
The world but seems to be a hazy dream to me now…The cacophony of the external world has suddenly vanished..Or was it ever there?
Using the Wine-goblet of my eyes, I drink deep from her lovely eyes…
With my heart alone do I realize whats going on in her heart
I have forgotten everything else..Everything else has just dissolved in this ocean of darkness..
How does this exhilarating joy of mine affect anybody else..How does it trouble anybody else if it helps me forget my pain and sorrows…
In this dark day..ravaged by the waters from heaven….as we sit at a concealed corner of this house..forgotten by all..having forgotten all , if we exchange a few soothing words..how does it affect anyone else??
The mad wind outside gets unrulier by the minute…
The occasional lightning, seeming more like brilliant waves rising on the surface of the ocean of darkness , can be seen outside.
Those words which till now had been concealed inside the darkest chambers of my heart…
Let those words see the light of day on this very dark day…
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MAHABISWE MAHAKASHE MAHAKAL O MAJHE
Mahabiswe Mahakashe Mahakalo Majhe, AMi Manob ekaki bhromi biswoye bhromi biswoye,
Tumi acho Biswanatho , Osimo Rohossho majhe, Nirobe, Ekaki, apono Mahima Niloye,
Anonto ei Desho Kale, Ogonno Ei Dipto Loke, Tumi acho more chahi, Ami Chahi toma Pane,
Stobdho sorbo kolholo, Shanti Mogno Chorachoro,
Eko tumi, toma Majhe, Ami eka nirbhoye.
Admist the boundless Universe…surrounded by the infinitude of space and time me a mere mortal, gasp with wonder, bewitched and bewildered.
THOU, Oh LORD of the Universe..The beginning and end of this creation..Oh LORD…
Thou art there admist every particle of this infinitude..covered by a shroud of illusion…
Cloaked by an unfathomable mystery.
Thou THE ONE WITHOUT A SECOND..thou art there…….admist eternal silence..pervading everthing..You do exist eternally in Your abode of eternal glory…
Admist the millions of universe that exist like dust particles on the shores of time,
Through the numerous constellations that bejewell dark space,
You look at me..And I look at You!!
The cacophony of the world around has ceased to exist,
The sounds and noise of existence gradually melts away,Entire creation is bathed in peace and bliss…
Admist all this....You the transcendent one, Only you do exist….And I do exist in and through You..Oh LORD..THOU IN ME..I in THEE….All else has vanished…Only I do exist fearless and deathless.
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