Digonter Alo
Ebar amar jabar pala
Shango kore shokol khela,
Jabo ami dur bohudur
Akash pare, megher mela.
Chinno kore shokol badha
Shokol abeg, shokol batha
Jete amay hobei ebar
Janiye diye shokol batha.
Nei ko aaji ashar tane,
Phire asha, gane gane,
Uthbe bhubhon mete aaji
Gaaner shure, kei ba jane.
Eke eke shokol tori,
Shajer bela geche choli -
Ekla boshi, nodir dhare
Sroter dharay, prohor guni.
Ke dake re aajke amay?
Oshimer shei probol dharay
Dulche bhubhon kar tane je -
Joar, bhatay, shokol haraye.
Chukiye diye hisheb, nikesh,
Ar ja ache korbo ta shesh,
Kana, kori mitiye ditye,
Tomaye ami korbo oshesh
Shondhebelay shudur hote
Se gaaner shur, asche dhire,
Aajke amar chuthir pala -
Gaibo na gaan nuton kore.
Gaibo na gaan jabo chole,
Baibo na tori, nodir pare,
Shei tori more, dur bideshe
Ashbe na se abar phire.
Ashbe na se tori ebar
Ja ache ta diye debar,
Kandari aaj onno khane
Baiche tori, onne shobar.
Basto haate, trosto pode,
Doreche haal diner sheshe -
Eke eke par koreche
Jatri shokol, jibon pare.
Keu ba jana, keu ojana-
Keu ba amar, hoyoto chena,
Jacche shokol torir opor
Mitiye shokol paona, dena.
Kandari tai basto aaji,
Tai o ami tari daki,
Korbe kokhon amay se par -
Kajke ami dilem phaki.
Ashbe kokhon amar kache-
Modhur heshe dekhbo take
Tar porete chola shuru,
Jibon sheshe, jatra pothe.
Rekheche se joton kore,
Amar hisheb, apon mone
Tai to ami anondete,
Jabo chole oshim deshe.
Kandari aaj ashbe jokhon,
Chere tomaye jabo kokhon,
Chere jabo dur se deshe
Tomar bani phutbe tokhon.
-- Shounak Bhattacharya (16th.May ' 2007)
