23. Ami taba patha chahi
Ami taba patha chahiTaba nam shudhu gahi
Mile jadi taba dekha maribar par
Ei khane dao more amrita bar
Lohe jani sona haye jai
Parash menir dekha chai
Ami jena sada tabajoya-giti gahi
I look for you in all directions.
I sing your victory-song
Within and without,
Here and all-where.
If it is true that when I die
You will appear before me
With Your infinite Compassion,
Then I am more than ready
To embrace death
Here and now,
Before the birth of tomorrow’s life.
When the philosopher’s stone
Touches land
The land is transformed into
Purity’s boat.
Likewise, when I sing your victory-song
I feel all transformed,
And illumined,
And all fulfilled.
Sri Chinmoy, Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance, part 1, Agni Press, New York, 1976
