Exit

(514)  Hariye gechi vanera pathe

I got lost on a jungle path;
I trust that we must meet.
Forgotten are days crammed with expectations;
Now, day and night, just one desire lingers.

When tense winds blow within the jungle of my mind,
But for You there's none else by my side.
All my thoughts, they turn to Thee;
Lord, You're my only alternative.
Please come close, come closer still;
Make my path bright with the fall of Your moonlight.

In a heady dream at mind's abode,
You were my wreath of diamonds.
All my research, all my learning,
Ignorant of Your existence,
Lord, it's just a confused jumble.
Please come close, come closer still;
Lead me from form to the formless.

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Good news

(513)  Pahare aj rauner mela

Many are the hues on hills today;
The mind dances, and earrings sway.
Come on, let's all go together;
Let us go and gather flowers.

Crossing cotton-forest trails,
We race over stony fields.
Shunning the wharfinger's mooring,
We'll go for bauhinia,
Bearing flowers on our hairbuns.

There's no end to our trek;
Motion is the gist of life.
Dancing, singing, we move ahead,
Happiness filling our mind.
When we don't find flowers,
Our mind, it grows anxious.
And so whenever we go forth,
We carry flowers with us.

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Floundering

(512)  Amar maner manus tui kotha geli

My beloved, You went where?
Seeking Thee, I don't succeed.
Going away, You gave me pain;
Never I forget that state.

I cast about on river banks and mountain slopes;
In vain I comb the shadows of palash groves.
Darling, please come back, come home to me;
Else I will die, weeping bitterly.

I am not lucky, nor am I deep;
So constantly I gaze toward Thee.

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Moonlight

(511)  Eso go prabhu eso mor hiyay

Come, dear Lord, inside my heart appear
With silent feet a welcome to receive
On the route made bright by my yearning.

Those fools, path lost for motes of earth-dust,
Bothered and broken by wine of attachment,
Into their minds, into their invocation,
Come, please come, through grace gratuitous.

There's no one else who is Your equal,
No second moon upon the sky of mind;
In Your ample light and sweet smile,
With alluring flute, You quench our thirst.

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Pearl

(510)  Shuktir buke muktar mata

Like a pearl in the bosom of an oyster
A bud's nectar is tucked in.
I've taken pains to keep it sheltered,
My wellspring of form and vibration.

May this honey of mine never go dry;
In rainstorm, Lord, may it not get lost.
My worship will proceed in Your direction
With many multifarious incantations.

Your realization will surely ensue;
In this world, none else is mine but You.
All my salutation and solicitation
Are absorbed in contemplation of Your love.

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Lustrous Lord of Song

(509)  Ogo mor giitimay

Oh my Lord of Song,
Crossing the sea of slumber, You have come;
May You achieve victory.

Manifesting raag and raaginii,
The scale^[1] of music You've improved.
You echo in the kadam grove
With tone that's full of honey.

Oh my Lustrous Lord,
Crossing the sea of darkness, You have come;
May You achieve victory.

Manifesting hues in multitude,
The rainbow's colors You've improved.
With flowers, resin, and honeybee,
Your beauty and affection^[2] are conceived.

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Pure and simple

(508)  Kii banshii bajali bandhu

What flute did You play, Beloved?^[1]
You made nectar flow from mahuwa.^[2]

Watching for You, I keep awake
And string a garland for Your sake.
I would take nothing; I would give my all;
In love, in love am I, pure and simple.

When darkness ends, morning arrives;
When sun ascends, the lotus smiles.
Your splendor rises in my mind;
You're my daylight, the moon at night.^[3]

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