It is remembered only in Bangla
The Bengalis are scattered all over the world.
Plow-men and pen-pushers, they are of various kinds.
Yet wherever the people speak Bangla,
Or wherever the people speak Bangla at home,
Or where the children do not speak Bangla,
Or where either of the spouses does not speak Bangla,
Even there
Whenever my mother's face flashes on my mind
Or my mother's words come back in my mind
Then everything that is remembered
Is remembered in Bangla,
Is remembered only in Bangla .
Plow-men and pen-pushers, they are of various kinds.
Yet wherever the people speak Bangla,
Or wherever the people speak Bangla at home,
Or where the children do not speak Bangla,
Or where either of the spouses does not speak Bangla,
Even there
Whenever my mother's face flashes on my mind
Or my mother's words come back in my mind
Then everything that is remembered
Is remembered in Bangla,
Is remembered only in Bangla .
(Translated from the original in Bangla)
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