Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Translation of Kabir Suman's Song Lyric of 'Noyontara'

Evening descends
And I wake up to the stars in the sky
And there she is, somewhere, elsewhere
Wanting to see in my eye's moving stars
Her deep blue eyes as the true evening star

Evening descends
And all those who turn to their dim dappled homes
Darling peace, descend, on their dipping eyelids
May the true evening star usher peace in their gaze

Evening descends
In all tiredness, the delicate day wanes
For all those who droop now
There is a true evening star

Evening dissents
When will you come, say, when will you be
In my sleepless wait, the sky's all stars

Evening descends, evening dissents...

Translation of a poem by Nabarun Bhattacharya




    Through all these yet unnamed colours and words

When the clock turns counter-clockwise

No navigation

No science in this arch

Invisible on farewell's horizon

And yet so very visible on the firmament of return

Fly, oh sleepless plane, keep flying