..'OSRUJOL-K NIYE LEKHA'.. (TRANSLATION OF 'ODE TO TEARS')

“..Boro klaanto laage ajkaal
Ekaki kaadte kaadte,
Osrujolgulo-k biday janate janate
Boro klaanto laage ajkaal!..

Boro shonka jaage mone
Evabei ki hariye jaabe
Ea du’chokher patar shob shishir kona?
Boro shonka jaage mone!..

Tomay ghire
Amar ea moner tirey
Sharadiner joto vabnar plaabon
Janiye jaay ohornishi
Chokh jure j kebol tomar chhobi
Chokher vetor jol thaakbe kivabe bolo
Evabe beye pora chhara
Aachhe ki r thakar moto
Taader kono jaayga baaki?..

..Janina, kokhono parbo kina
Shobder pore shobdo kore
Shajate taader malar moton kore
Jodi kokhono tomar jante icchhe hoy
Amar eashob na bola kothagulo-k
Onayashe tumi ta jaante paro
Pakhir moto drishty chhure diye
Amar ea du’chokher paaloke..

Janina, bochhorer por bochhor gele goriye
Jodi kokhono dekha hoye jaay tomar shaathe
Du’chokher shob osrujol r drishtyshokti hariye
Kivabe oi tomake dekhbo ami bolo
Thik jevabe ekhon ei tomake dekhi?
Ektukhani tokhon boshbe ki paashe
Amar ea du’ti haat dhore;
Debe ki eke oi priyo mukhkhani
Nahoy khanikta jhoriye osrujol
Amar du’haater taalute – aalpona kore!..”