Akash bhora shurjo tara
Bishwa bhora pran
Tahari majkhane ami peyechhi peyechhi mor sthan
Bishowye tai jage, jage amar gaan
Asim kaler je hillole
Joar bhatae bhubon dole
Narite mor raktadharae legechhe tar Tan
Bishowye tai jage, jage amar gaan
Ghase ghase pa phelechhi
Boner pathe jete
Phuler gandhe chamak lege uthechhe mon mete
Chhariye achhe ananderi gan
Kan petechhi chokh melechhi
Dharar buke pran dhelechhi
Janar majhe ajanare karechhi sandhan
Bishowye tai jage, jage amar gaan
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The sky is filled with stars and the sun,
this earth with life vibrant.
Among it all I too have received a home
out of this wonder my song is born.
In the rhythm of ebb and tide of eternal time
the world floats,
its pull enters the blood stream
that through my nerves flows.
Out of this wonder my song is born.
I have trodden on grass passing through the wood
my mind infused with the surprise that the smell of flowers brings,
spread around me are such delightful gifts.
I have lent my ears, opened my eyes,
on the bosom of this earth poured forth my life,
looking for the unknown in all that I know.
This wonder brings forth my song.
----Rabindranath
Translation by Pratima Bowes
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