TOMAR KHOLA HAOYA

                                                            Puja/Baul/553



Tomar     khola haoya  lagiye paale  tukro kore kachi
ami         dubte raaji achi   ami dubte raaji achi.

Sokal amar gelo miche,       bikel je jae tari piche go----
             Rekho na aar, bendho na aar kuler kacha kachi.

            Majhir laagi achi jaagi sokol ratribela
           dheugulo je aae niye kore kebol khela.

Jhordke ami korbo meetae, dorbo na taar bhrukutite---
           Dao chere dao, ogo, ami tufaan pele banchi.




Explanation:

Your    gusty winds   taking on my sails   shredding the toeline
I   am ready to drown   am ready to drown

The morning went in vain    twilight follows it behind ------
(Please see in the context of life)
Do not restrain me  do not enchain me  near the shoreline

               Have been awake for the boatman all night long
               The waves have mocked me since then

I shall befriend the storm , shall not be afraid of its grimace
                Let me go, dear, I'll live for the storm.

                         AMI KAAN PETE ROI

                                            PUJA/ BAUL/546


Ami   kaan pete roi   o amar apon hridoy gohon-dware   baare baare
Kon    gopon basir kanna hasir gopon kotha sunibare    baare baare

           Bhromor setha hoy bibagi     nivrito neel padma lagi re,
       
Kon    Raater pakhi  gaye ekaki  songi bihin ondhokare  baare baare

           Ke se mor  kei ba jaane, Kichu taar dekhi abha
           Kichu paai anumane,  Kichu taar bujhi na ba

           Majhe majhe taar barota amar bhasae pae ki kotha re ,
o se     amae jani pathae bani  ganer taane lukiye taare  baare baare



Explanation:

I keep my ears pressed   on my own heart's deep doors   over and over again
For the hushed musings of tears and mirth of some hidden flute   over and over again
               
                   There wanders the bumble bee for the solitary blue lotus

There sings the night bird alone in lonely darkness over and over again

                 What relation we have who knows, some glimpses I do see
                  Some I do infer         some I do not understand at all

Once in a while his messages are expressed in my words
I know     he sends his preaching  hidden in songs over and over again

                       OGO NODI , APON BEGE

                                          Vichitra/80


Ogo Nodi, apon bege pagol-para.
Ami stabdha chanpar toru     gondho bhore tandra hara .

Ami soda achol thaki, gobhir chola gogpon rakhi,
amar chola nobin patae, amar chola phooler dhara.

Ogo nodi , cholar bege pagol-para,
pothe pothe bahir hoye apon-hara,

Amar chola jae na bola --- alor pane praner chola----
akash bojhe anondo taar, bojhe nishar nirob tara. 


Explanation :

The river is maddened with its force of stream 
I am a spellbound Champa tree , overburdened with fragrance, sleepless

I always stay rooted and keep my deep movements secret
My movements are my young leaves , my movements are my cascade of flowers .

The river however is mad with its flow of stream
Travelling new roads it  becomes selfless

My movements cannot be spoken of -- movement of life towards light
The sky understands my joy ,  also the silent stars of dark night


(The word  'Ogo' is a salutation for loved one .  'My dear' is closest approximation. )

Tagoresong Sokhi Bhabona Kahare Bole

                  SOKHI BHABONA KARA BOLE     
                                                      
                                                              Natya geeti /11

Sokhi , bhabona kahare bole.  Sokhi , jatona kahare bole
Tomra je bolo dibosho rojoni 'bhalobasha'  'bhalobasha'-----
Sokhi bhalobasha kare koe!   Seki keboli jatonamoe.
Seki keboli chokher jol ?   Seki keboli dukher sash?
Loke tobe kore  ki sukheri tore emon dukhero aash.

                              Amar chokheto sokoli sobhon,
Sokoli nobin , sokoli bimol,       sunil akash, shyamol kanon,
Bishod jochona,kusum komol-----        sokoli amar moto.
Tara   keboli haase, keboli gae, hasiya kheliya morite chae-----
Na jaane bedon,  na jaane rodon,  na jaane sadher jatona joto.
Phool se hasite hasite jhore,      jochona hasiya milaye jae
Hasite hasite alok sagore         akasher tara teyage kae

Amar moton sukhi ke ache .       Aae sokhi aae amar kache
Sukhi hridoyer sukher gaan       suniya toder judabe pran

Protidin jodi kandibi kebol           ekdin noe hasibi tora
Ekdin noe bishad bhuliya             sokole miliya gahibo mora..



 Explanation :

Friend  what is  contemplation
Friend  what is  pain
You all discuss day and night  'love'  'love'
Friend what is love          It is only sorrowfulness?
Is it only tears  is it only breath of sorrow
For what happiness do people then strive for love

                     In my eyes everything is decent
Everything new, everything stainless    Deep blue sky , green garden
Clear moonlight , soft flowers ------         All are like me
They   always laugh , always sing,  laughing and playing they want to die
Know no tears, no crying,        do not know mock sorrowfulness

Flowers drop down laughing, moonlight laughs and fades away
Laughing gleefully stars in the sky leave their form in ocean of light

Who is as happy as me?            Come friend come to me
Happy song of a happy heart    will sooth your soul

Everyday when you have to cry,      one day let us laugh
One day let's forget all sorrows       and sing together

(What is contemplation, what is pain
You all speak day and night of love and love
Friend what is called love?)


(Friend : Here refers to a female companion Swakha/Swakhi
as pronounced in Bengali )

TAGORE SONGS SITER HAOWAE LAGLO NACHON

SITER HAOWAE LAGLO NACHON

                     Nature/Winter/176  ( Ref: Gitobitan )


 
Siter haowae laglo nachon amlokir ai dale dale.
Pata guli sirsiriye jhoriye dilo dale dale.

     Uriye debar maton eshe  kangal tare korlo seshe,
     Tokhon tahar foler bahar roilo na aar ontorale

         Sunyo kore bhoriye dewya jahar khela
         Tari lagi roinu boshe sokol bela

Himer porosh theke theke jae bujhi oi deke deke
Sob khowabar somoe amar hobe kokhon kon sokale .

 
Explanation : 

The winter breeze brought to dance the branches of gooseberry(amla)
All the leaves shivered and started dropping from the branches .

The urge(intoxication) of flying came and robbed it all over(turned it to a pauper)
Then it's beauty of fruits could no longer stay hidden.

Reducing to zero and then filling up is His game
Have been sitting for Him the whole day
(Please note the philosophical twist in a seemingly simple nature song)

Touch of winter chill every now and then perhaps keep beckoning
When and on which morning shall my time come to loose everything?

(Here everything probably refers to ones ego and self esteem and delivering oneself to the feet of almighty)