Mon-e Robey ki na robey amarey
Frequently I come to your door-step
and sing without cause.
Days pass by, as long as I live if I move near to you
while on the way
I want to see the fleeting smile on your face-
That's why I sing unknowingly.
The flowers of spring are shed
as the spring comes to an end-
The momentary clasp is warm and strong,
nothing else is known.
Days will end, the light get dim, the song will end,
and the 'veena' get silent,
As long as I live perhaps I'll fully load this sportive boat.
That's why I sing unknowingly.
Tomar holo shuru amar holo shara
It is your beginning, this is my end
You and I together make this current.
Your lamp burns, you've a companion at home
For me it is night, for me it is the star.
Yours is the shore, mine the water-
You remain sitting, I go on wandering.
Your hand can hold, mine knows decay-
Your mind knows fear, mine is above it.
Amar hiyar majhey lukiye chhiley
You were hidden in my heart but I was unable to see you.
I was unable to see you.
I cast my eyes outwards
And didn't look inside my heart
In all my love, all my wounds and in all my hopes
You were close to me, but I didn't get to your proximity.
You were present in the game I played in the shape of joy.
Being joyous I got forgetful, and unmindfully spent the day.
Secretly you invaded my heart and lent to my songs of joy
and sorrow
Your own tunes, but your song I never sang.
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