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Ei ná! Sońá-jhará prabháte álo-bhará nishiithe,
Svapna-gherá Ajay(1) tire din je ket́e jáy,
Ámár din je ket́e jáy.
Cákái(2) páháŕ hate niice neve ese nece nece,
Hiuṋgulá(3)-kunurer(4) sure púrva deshe dháy.
Biirbhúmeri(5) ráuṋgá máti vardhamáner(6) sabuj gṋá-ti,
Snigdha hiyáy sparsha kare nadiiyá(7) siimáy.
Kavigurur(8) carań reńu púta kare jáhár tanu,
Nágkesharer(9) gandhe bhare madhula shobháy.
He nad, tomáy bási bhálo, tumi ámár áshár álo,
Tava dyuti t́hikre paŕe svarńaválukáy.
Madhumálaiṋca, Kolkata, 3/10/83
Look! Yonder, through many a golden dawn and effulgent night,
My days glide along the banks of the river Ajay, surrounded by colourful dreams.
The river streams dancing down the cákái hill,
The river races on to eastern lands in harmony with the tune of Hiuṋgulá and Kunur.
The red soil of Birbhum and the green villages of Vardhamán,
Touching all serene hearts, merge in the borders of Nadia.
The river, sanctified by the dust of Tagore’s feet,
Remains ever fragrant with the perfume of nágkeshara flowers amidst exquisitely sweet beauty.
O river, I love you; you are the light of my hope,
Your radiance bounces off the glittering golden sands.
Footnotes
(1) A big river that passes through different districts including Birbhum, Vardhaman, Nadia districts of West Bengal. – Trans.
(2) A mountain situated in Jharkhand–Bihar border areas wherefrom river Ajay originates. – Trans.
(3) A tributary of river Ajay. – Trans.
(4) A tributary of river Ajay. – Trans.
(5) A district which is considered to be the birth place of Baul. – Trans.
(6) Another adjacent district locally written as burdwan. – Trans.
(7) A district in the plains of West Bengal. – Trans.
(8) Ravindranath Tagore. – Trans.
(9) A variety of magnolia flower. – Trans.