Jul 14, 2013

Who do I call out to

আমি কারে ডাকি গো
Aami kaare daaki go

Who do I call out to
Do untie me from my bonds

I stretch out my hands
Do seize me and take my all

Do summon me with such a call
That my fear and shame fall away
That I leave it all
That I push it all aside
And rush and run headlong

I am ensnared in dreams
I am ensconced in stupor
She lies curled up within
With her eyes closed

One day after another
Where do they all fade?
In a wordless flow of tears
Cries out my heart

O my friend who feels my ache

সকল জনম ভ'রে ও মোর দরদিয়া
Shokol jonom bhore o mor dorodiya

O my friend who feels my ache
I weep and make you weep all my life long
O my friend who feels my ache

You reside in my heart
Where rings out many a pain
Does it befit you?
O my friend who feels my ache

Darkness never leaves
This room with its doors shut close
Yet you remain therein
O my friend who feels my ache

There I have not laid a seat
There wreathed flowers I have not
My head hangs down in shame
O my friend who feels my ache