Lonely

(249)  Tomari asa patha

Your arrival path—
I am watching that.
You haven't heard my story;
Here, You did not yet reach.

Today, my heart
Is like a monsoon screwpine flower.^[1]
My fragrance dissipates;
Desolate, I kiss the air.

My fragrance floats
Around the world, across the sky.
The pain of fallen pollen—
Will You not hear that tale, oh Lord?

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High tide

(248)  Ajke prabhu tomar sathe

Today, Lord, with You
Acquaintance was struck anew.
Removing my dense illusions,
You let me apprehend this world.

So, now, in my flower garden, I see
A high tide has arrived.
The breeze, drenched with sweetness,
Refreshes and delights.
In my ears just one air I hear,
An intonation surging round the globe.

With many tunes Your melodic wave
Resounds in every life today.
To every heart satisfaction has come;
Throbbing occurs by Your undulation.

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Your flute

(247)  Bhara badale tumi esechile, esechile prabhu sure sure

Showering rain You came;
You came with melody upon melody.
Out of pride, I kept silent;
And You went far away—
Far away, Lord, far away.

Today, having come closer, sit by my side;
Linger in my meditation with Your tender smiles.
Ego-free, I ever sing;
To Your tunes, the flute sounds—
The flute sounds, Lord; the flute sounds.

With the jingling ring of Your ankle bells
My mind has become overflowing—
Overflowing, Lord, overflowing.

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Divine rain

(246)  Bhara badale tumi esechile, jalader chata makhiya gay

Showering rain You came,
Your body coated with the splendor of clouds.
Those days, they are enshrined in my memory;
In my heart, even now, quivering is aroused.

So many days passed, so many ages passed;
On earth's body, many colors have ensued.
Ancient tales of those bygone days
Still spark lost tunes.

There is coming and going for everyone;
You alone are constant, it is said.
You were, You are, You will remain.
You made Yourself known only by that rain.

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Nothing is lost

(245)  Ganer surete tomare peyechi

In the melody of song, I found You;
You soothed the collective mood.
In a flash of effulgence, I spotted You—
You revealed the transcendental jewel.

Whatever comes, whatever goes—
It all moves within You.
With Your music, with Your beauty,
You've sheltered everyone on Your lap.

In the created universe, those who come and go
Are never extinct, because You witnessed them.

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Good questions and an even better attitude

(244)  Tomar e agamane bhutale gagane

With Your advent, on this earth and in the sky,
What a melody resounds today.
Ages and ages, to this world I came, just calling You;
After many lifetimes, You heard the call, oh Mastermind.

Why do You not come close without being called?
Why wait in expectation of a call?
Why do You not speak without being addressed?
Why wait in expectation of address?
What is this custom of Yours, strange and unheard-of?
Why carry out Your own work with playful artifice?

Whatever You desire, that alone will I do,
That I may ever behold Your alluring trappings.

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Play it again, Krsna

(243)  Nupura dhvani abara bajila abara bajila

The sound of ankle bells rings out once more
In sweetest melody.
My doleful heart,
Infused with rhythm, has begun to dance.

With beauty, love, and floral fragrance
The world today is brimming.
In the clear sky and refreshing breeze,
Earth gambols in ecstasy.
Those from somewhere distant have come near,
At this high tide, full of bliss.

Why He remained afar, I cannot say;
Why He has come, that too I fail to understand.
I craved Him; and, lo, He Himself appeared
Upon this world's dusty earth thereafter.

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