My aspiration-heart’s country-life-salutations

Africa

1. Africa, Africa srashtar kripa shikha

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Srashtar kripa shikha

Prabhu pade labhiyacho thai

Bhubaner sushobita rong

2. Africa... anna bihina bastra binina

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Anna bihina bastra bihina

3. Egypt... a cradle of consciousness-lift

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A cradle of consciousness-lift.

Your death-defying pyramids,

Egypt, Egypt, Egypt, Egypt!

Together are smashing darkness-harrow.

4. Alexandria... ancient Egypt’s world-splendour

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Ancient Egypt’s world-splendour, world-wonder Utopia.

Thunder-vital, thunder-eyes, thunder-feet, all thunder.

But now the world is being conquered

5. Mali... O Mali tomar hiyar duare

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Tomar hiyar duare esechi sange pushpa shephali

Animeshe tumi praphulla chitte nijere ditecho sanpiya

Translation

```

I have come to your heart's door with jasmine-redolence.

You are offering your entire being, cheerfully and sleeplessly.

6. Morocco... smriti patai sada jena

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Smriti patai sada jena thako

Hridaye shakati nayane bhakati

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Translation

```

Ever you abide in my reminiscence-life.

In your heart is power; in your eye devotion.

Therefore, we sing your victory-song.

7. Morocco... ever you abide

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Ever you abide in my reminiscence-life.

In your heart is power; in your eye devotion.

Therefore, we sing your victory-song.

8. Agadir... tumi shanti oikkyer

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Tumi shantir oikkyer nir

Taba hiya shatadal sudha ananda bal

pabitratar jagrata bir

Translation

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O simplicity-humility-self-offering-fulfilment,

Agadir, Agadir, Agadir, purity’s sleepless hero!

9. Uganda, heartbeat of Africa-heart

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A splendid clime-culture-art.

With your blossomed and shared dreams divine.

Antarctica

10. Antarctica... jenechi tomare naba

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Antarctica Antarctica

Jenechi hiyar shikha

11. Urdhe tulchi

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Deba muhurta ar tar jaya dhwani suru halo

Asia

12. Eshiya... taba name japi hasiya

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Taba name japi hasiya kandiya

Bangladesh

13. Bangladesh... paramer karunar

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Paramer karunar animesh

Bhitare eshana bahire prerana

Sandhani duniyar nikhuter

14. Bipul harasha nabin barashe

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Jagiche moder pran

Subishal sumahan

Antare raje bishwa priti

Parane jagai bhranta bhiti

Udibe tapan purbachale

Jagibe abar amita bale

Rayeche gopane mukti asha

Phire pabo mora mauna bhasha

Translation

```

Our hearts are awakening.

Become one, great and vast.

In one Bengal, let the world-love abide.

Creates false fear in the heart of Bengal.

The sun of wisdom-light will dawn.

Will once more see the Light of the Infinite.

The liberation-hope will feed us,

Of Immortality from the Aryan sages of the hoary past.

China

15. China, Chin, Chin

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Play on your heart-violin.

Opened the world’s mind-door.

Excellence-fulness-delight.

Hong Kong

16. Hong Kong... I am singing

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I am singing our oneness-fulness-song.

In prosperity-sunshine you bask.

Your heart has won island-beauty’s mark!

India

17. Amar janani Bharata janani

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Amar swapane amar sharane

Nashibe dharar sima bandhan

18. Dhaka

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Bangla desher Rajdhani priti makha

Tumi nirbhik tumi mahabir

Sonar bangla toma pane cheye thake

19. Bande Mataram, Mother I bow to Thee

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O dream-heart for the world’s Oneness-Home-Tree.

Your life, Creator’s Vision-Victory-Gong.

20. Bharati janani Bharata janani

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Tumije amar hiyar abani

Tumi je dharar jyotir sharani

Amiya plaban amarar dhan

Rupantarer paramer swapani

21. Bharat dulal Bharat dulali

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Jagichhe abar agni mantre

Abahan giti gabhira mandre

Bajibe Bharata bijay danka

Duribo amara bishwa shanka

Rajibe achire charama shanti

Bharat hridaye phutibe kanti

Translation

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The deep and sonorous notes are being played to invoke Mother India.

Once again India’s Victory shall be proclaimed.

Away we shall chase world-fear.

Falsehood and emptiness forever shall end.

22. I dearly love my India

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And its age-old silence-peace.

And its child-heart’s beauty-increase.

Indonesia

23. Indonesia... softness, sweetness

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Softness, sweetness, oneness-ambrosia.

Your matchless prides: Java, Bali Sumatra, Jakarta.

Islam, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu — all faiths have built a oneness-tower.

24. Sukhabhumi

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Taba puta pada chumi

Sukh kara bitaran

Priti bhara mukhe hasi

Dhanya tumi dhanya tumi

[Composed by Sri Chinmoy during a

25. Bali... tomare sampinu

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Tomare sampinu dhanya bader thali

Bali Bali Bali Bali Bali

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Translation

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To you I offer my heart’s gratitude-shrine.

26. Bali... tumi karo mor man khali

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Tumi karo mor man khali

Bharat sathe hiyar bandhan

Ek ek ek ek jati dharma

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Translation

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You make my mind tranquil emptiness-fulness.

A heart-bridge between you and India,

Only one race and one code of life,

27. Java... bhitare bahire ekatar abha

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Bhitare bahire ekatar abha

Nirabadhi gaho prabhu jaya gan

Maha shantir ananda dham

28. Sumatra... toma sathe hok suru sujatra

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Toma sathe hok suru sujatra

Ekatar shanti taba mahadan

Danite dharai taba hiya khani

29. Borobudur

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Buddha deber kripar plaban

Nai hetha nai nishar supti

Japan

30. Japan... a soulful flower-garden

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A soulful flower-garden.

Quickly you do.

Your property true.

High Heaven’s hallowed Plan.

Malaysia

31. Kuala Lumpur... daring within

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Daring within, charming without, voila!

Malaysia's blossoming dedication-light.

Your heart with nectar-delight quivers.

Your awakening journey's splendid start.

32. Borneo... druta gati pragatire

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Druta gati pragatire khule diyo

Hiya bhara saralata taba bal

Laho mor eshanar uttariyo

33. Borneo... priti bhara hiya khani

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Priti bhara hiya khani aji niyo

Hetha karo darashan prema rakhi

Sumadhur tomader swapna bin

34. Kuching... your heart and my heart

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Your heart and my heart have made a oneness-ring.

Shall spread everywhere Infinity’s blossoming Light.

35. O my long-short Eternity’s

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Earth-planet-traveller-pilgrim-soul,

You played a splendid head-hunter-Dayak-role.

Speedily to reach God-Kingdom-Height.

Nepal

36. Nepal... bhitare bahire tumi je dayal

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Bhitare bahire tumi je dayal

Dehe antare asim shakati

Taba chetanar ei maha dan

Philippines

37. I am a true Filipino

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Division-hungry mind, no, no!

I shall top the perfection-list!

Singapore

38. Singapore, Singapore, O Singapore!

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Power and beauty’s splendour-shore.

Curiosity-world you gloriously feed.

Sure is your giant confidence-height.

Sri Lanka

39. Sri Lanka... you are mahanandam danka

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You are mahanandam danka.

Lord Buddha’s august Grace,

You love and treasure beyond measure.

Your body-soul-beauty deep.

40. Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri!

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Lord Buddha’s Compassion-Tree.

You are your life’s classic fame,

World-pilgrims’ destination-delight.

41. Sri Lanka... O soulful ancient heart

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O soulful ancient heart, O powerful modern arm,

Simplicity’s illumining charm.

The world is your surprise-fulfilled guest.

42. India, Ceylon: Ek bhai ek bon

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Ek bhai ek bon

On Ceylon, Buddha placed His mystic Feet.

Together declare their splendour-fulness-heartbeat.

43. Singhal dwip... tomar hiya

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Tomar hiyar prashphutita puta shatadal

Ek sathe sathe nashibe dharar ghor kalo

44. Anuradhapura... bhitare bahire

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Bhitare bahire nahi mano tumi kono badha

You bravely shatter ignorance-shackles.

To you bows the world of infinite length.

45. Colombo... a golden hive of activity

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A golden hive of activity.

America-conqueror Swami Vivekananda in the East

His glory’s blessing-light-feast.

46. Kandy, Kandy, a world heritage

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UNESCO’s wisdom-declaration,

Pilgrim-souls breathe your illumination.

47. Ratnapura... Adam’s Peak

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Adam’s Peak, Lord Shiva’s Trance-Eye-Height,

Your heart’s and your life’s treasures supreme.

Thailand

48. Thailand... Great Lord Buddha’s

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Great Lord Buddha’s Compassion-Hand.

The world’s quick softness-fulness-choice.

Peace-hunger-lives play your oneness-band.

49. Thai... tumi mor bon bhai

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Tumi mor bon bhai

Rahi hiya anginai

Buddha pade labhi thai

Karunar simanai

Translation

```

You are my sister, you are my brother.

We all live in our oneness-heart-garden.

We have taken refuge at the Feet

Thai, Thai, Thai, Thai,

50. Bangkok... a giant rare determination

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A giant, rare determination-rock.

They take and give the world with a soundless voice.

Spirit’s treasure-clime you bravely unlock.

51. Chiang Mai... a flowing heart

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A flowing heart, a twinkling eye.

Soul-reality’s oneness-eye.

With you, I climb ecstasy’s height.

To me, you give your fulfilled goal.

52. Hua Hin... tomar majhare bajai

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Tomar majhare bahai amar hiya bin

Charidhare heri shudhu mahananda brindaban

53. Phuket... fantasy’s and ecstacy’s

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Fantasy’s and ecstasy’s perfection-net.

Poverty and prosperity unfailingly pray.

In you, pilgrims see a large, self-giving hand.

Viet Nam

54. Viet Nam... you are your life’s

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You are your life’s progress-joy-drum.

Your boat is touching the Golden Shore.

55. Mekong Delta, Mekong!

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Life-take and life-give-gong.

Strangled and killed by death.

Give Mekong the God-start.

Australia

56. O my Australia, I love your beauty’s

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I love your beauty’s vastness green.

Your new soul knows no bondage-screen.

O my Australia, Australia, Australia!

Your simple, soulful life of love,

Yours is the trumpet-triumph here and above.

57. Australia... your oneness-heart

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Your oneness-heart, your vastness-life

Australia, Australia, my Australia!

You take a ray and give the sun,

And give the gratitude-tree.

58. Australia, Australia! Your beauty’s sky

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Your beauty’s sky, your duty’s land

Compassion-heart and oneness-friend,

59. Australia, do have my Indian heart!

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Therein abides the Vedic vision-start.

Has touched your spacious body,

60. A fountain-heart, a mountain-soul

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O great Australia of mine!

Success-march, progress-dive divine.

61. Australia... your heart for God

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Your heart for God, your life for man!

62. O fauna, O flora of Australia

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Your souls create a Utopia.

Love and enjoy your victory-eye.

63. O my Australian children

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My sweet Melbourne children,

My Brisbane children,

My Australian children,

My soul blesses you,

My Beloved Supreme is fond of you.

I am all for you forever,

64. Australia... paramanande diyechi tomai

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Paramanande diyechi tomai mor shatadal hiya

65. My Indian mind is flying

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To offer you my admiration-gong.

To offer you my aspiration-song.

New Zealand

66. New Zealand... within, without

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Within, without, God-Beauty’s Hand.

The whole world loves you from near and far.

Ignorance-supremacy you shun.

Europe

67. Europe, Europe, O my Europe!

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Yours is the mind of brilliance-scope.

Comity of nations big and small.

To you offer their gratitude-sky.

68. Europe... you are the achievement-beauty’s

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You are the achievement-beauty's

Austria

69. Austria... ananda pai tomar hridaye jagiya

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Ananda pai tomar hridaye jagiya

Dhanya halem taba ankhi sathe hasiya

Sangit gyane bichitra taru shankha

70. Austria... not big in earthly size

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Not big in earthly size,

Of neutrality-lore

Austria, Austria, Austria, Austria!

He flowers the world’s oneness-dream.

Belgium

71. Belgium, Belgium, heart-beauty’s

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Belgium, Belgium, soul-mystery’s light.

Belgium, Belgium, indolence-zero.

Belgium, Belgium, I am my obeisance.

Czechoslovakia

72. Czechoslovakia... world-attention you command

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World attention you command,

Heart’s music-profundity you own,

Denmark

73. Denmark... home-beauty’s fulness-spark

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Home-beauty’s fulness-spark.

You have the right to boast.

You love the world-family.

Finland

74. Finland... O flying Finns triumphant!

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O flying Finns triumphant!

Smile-glories all-where you sprout.

France

75. Vive la France!

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Your wisdom-sea is your Himalaya dance.

Your renaissance-skies eternally shall live.

Your “Marseillaise” has won the cosmos-soul.

76. France cannot be France

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France cannot be France without greatness.

Germany

77. Germany... the world’s top brains company

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The world’s top-brains company.

Max Muller all-where placed its nectar-core.

Great Britain

78. Great Britain... pinnacle-majesty’s fountain

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Pinnacle-majesty’s fountain.

Goodness-flooded fulness-goal.

Greece

79. Greecer chhilo chaoa khudha

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Tai peyeche birjya sudha

Vishwa sabha baran kare

Translation

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Therefore, it received strength-nectar.

And receives you in silence-admiration.

Hungary

80. Hungary... unnati taba tara tari

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Unnati taba tara tari

Tumi mor bon tumi mor bhai

Pabe tumi jani asimer Sudha

Translation

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In my heart is your blessing-presence.

In you resides sleepless hunger-light.

Iceland

81. Iceland... you are your life’s charity-hand

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You are your life’s charity-hand.

Kindness, oneness and fulness-core.

World peace-dreamers’ perfection-stand.

Italy

82. Italy and Italy’s Rome

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Own the world’s fondness-home.

Mona Lisa and Vatican-tree,

In sweet silence-secrecy.

83. Sicily... heart-dreamers’

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Heart-dreamers’, life-explorers’ jubilee.

Breathless beauty-fount.

Sweetness-fragrance-flower.

Compassion-gratitude-game, you two play.

Macedonia

84. I am indeed a Macedonian soul

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My nation’s progress-joy my only goal.

Under their leaderships we shall never be found.

Malta

85. Malta, humanity’s fondness-nest

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You bring to the fore every nation’s very best.

In a smallness-body, earth-illumination-voice.

86. Amar name jahaj diye

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Amai tumi karle ashirbad

Kritagyatar swad

87. Bhitar bahir gahi mora

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Taito labhe moder hiya Malta hiyar priti

88. Malta khuleche hiyar duar

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Taito hayeche apan sabar

Malta tomare mora bhalobasi

89. Mulya deije Malta sabar bishwase

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Malta nache sakal jatir nishwase

90. Malta Malta tumi je tomar hiya

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Astra shakti nahi chaha tumi taito janai pranati

91. Hasite nachita esechi

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Param prabhure dibo ananda abhinna ek chetane

92. O Knights of Saint John, Knights!

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You braved ignorance-nights.

You smashed ignorance-nights.

With you the Christ: Protection-healer.

93. Malta, where the sun shines

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Malta, divinity’s perfection-start!

Netherlands

94. Holland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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All-where your tulips’ self-giving fragrance-hands.

Erasmus, tolerance-virtue’s perfect role.

Soulfully ready at God’s Supreme Hour.

Norway

95. Norway... long-lasting sun-smile-day

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Long-lasting sun-smile-day.

No division-nights to hide.

You strike the Nobel Peace-gong.

Great exploration-company.

U.N. first General-tree.

96. Norway... peace-dreamers’ oneness-play

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Peace-dreamers’ oneness-play.

Knows no division-night.

Poland

97. Poland, Divinity’s patience

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Endurance-choice and determination-voice.

A promise-blossoming heart and a golden shore.

Supreme transformer of the world’s ignorance wild.

98. Poland... no more a tearful land

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No more a tearful land.

A mountain-high promise-zeal.

Spain

99. O Spain... your life within

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Your life within is power-victor sovereign.

Confidence-sky and freedom-sun, no bondage-chain.

Hunger sleepless for the Lord’s Compassion-Rain.

Sweden

100. Sweden... you own a splendid vision

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You own a splendid vision-ken.

Its length, its height, its depth beyond measure.

Stillness within, stillness without: a life of perfection-fulness.

Switzerland

101. Switzerland... God’s Vision-Reality-Land

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God’s Vision-Reality-Land.

Open my heart and do enter!

Here, ever, soulfully throng.

Yugoslavia

102. Yugoslavia... na dekhe na jene

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Na dekhe na jene dharecho amare bhalobasiya

Tripti labhinu tomar jibane ajji hasiya

Bhitare jagiya bahire daniya

```

Translation

```

Seeing me not and knowing me not,

Crying and crying and crying in the depths of your heart,

Smiling and smiling and smiling around your life,

Casting aside the old, you have beckoned the new.

You are sleeplessly serving the outer world.

You are now fully blossomed.

North and South America

103. North America, South America

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North, South, North, South,

And a oneness-mouth.

Argentina

104. Argentina... aloker jhalaker

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Aloker jhalaker paramer rabhasher bina

Dhara shune ongkar jhankar taba hiya pure

Translation

```

Yours is the life-core

Of the Absolute Beyond

The blue soul-bird flies in the firmament

The whole world astonishingly hears

In the depth of your heart-citadel.

Canada

105. Canada, Canada, pranati janai

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Tomar prasun hriday gabhire mor bon bhai

Tomar nayane tomar anane ashanti nai

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Translation

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In the inmost recesses of your flower-pure heart

Supremely vast is your body’s existence-life.

Wild unrest fails to breathe.

Inside the great unknown:

106. I thank you, Canada

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Because you have shown me your compassion-bank.

You are your body’s spacious length.

You are your soul’s oneness-light.

107. O my Canada, you are very vast

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Can you not be very high, too?

O my Canada, why do you always follow?

Try, you can.

Can you not demand the world’s admiration?

You certainly can.

108. O good Canada’s oneness-heart

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In you I see the perfection-start.

Your gold reality-worlds never fail.

Your duty’s fruitful smile proceeds.

109. America, Canada, your oneness-hands

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Supreme amity’s perfect fondness-lands.

110. Canada, world-peace-dreamers’ utopia

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Oneness-life, fulness-heart-ambrosia.

In your compassion-ocean-eyes I live.

111. Canada Canada bishwa shantir

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Bishwa jyotir gan geyecho

Puta hiyar anurage

Nutan rabi atma chhabi

112. Canada Bharat Bharat Canada

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Bharata barsha

Ek apurba harsha

113. Canada deha taba bishalata

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Hiya taba madhurata

Nijhare nehari sabar majhare

Bhitare bahire swarga dhamer madhumoy saphalata

114. Ottawa... Canada’s peace-blossom

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Canada’s peace-blossom-fragrance-delight.

Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa!

The Supreme Lord’s Heart-Song you have begun.

Chile

115. Chile... chaityer shoirjyer jhilimili

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Chaityer shoirjyer jhilimili

Durgati krandan durbar

Joy hok joy hok hok joy

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Translation

```

In you, I see the splendour-jubilee

You are at once a oneness-family

Streaming tears and excruciating pangs.

And the measureless fulness-love

Victory — your victory we solemnly proclaim

Of success-progress-life.

Costa Rica

116. Costa Rica, Costa Rica

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Within, without, peace-sea: Eureka!

In oneness-strength you grow and glow.

We sing all-where his victory-song.

Mexico

117. Mexico... softness, boldness

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Softness, boldness your beauty’s core.

Wisdom-freedom, your oneness-lore.

Your vision-eye, a sleepless river-flow.

118. Acapulco... within, without

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Within, without a life soulful, blanca.

O rare owner of ancient time and modern time!

119. Mazatlan... O snow-white heart

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O snow-white heart in God’s Vision-Plan!

The boat and the Boatman

Panama

120. Panama... O heart-feeding panorama!

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O heart-feeding panorama!

Your Panama-beauty’s perfection.

To smash the pride of ignorance-dart.

All long for its possession-goal.

121. Honour, Justice and Liberty

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Honour, Justice and Liberty.

Honour, Justice and Liberty.

Peru

122. Peru... pabitar shashi ekatar meru

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Pabitar shashi ekatar meru

Tumije tomar nimner trisha bagan

Tomar nayane ushashir shankh

Kulu kulu swane nadi anadir

Translation

```

You are purity-moon and unity-mount.

Of the higher worlds.

Of your heart-garden.

Your eyes blow the dawn’s victory-conch.

You are your fragrance-affection-nest.

The birthless and deathless life-river.

Suriname

123. Suriname... manorama prakritir

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Manorama prakritir hiya dham

Dao tumi sabakare subhamati

Animeshe hese hese bhalobese

Translation

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The heart-abode of nature’s pristine beauty.

To each and every countryman of yours

You are your life’s self-offering,

Uruguay

124. Uruguay... a oneness-heart

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A oneness-heart is the only way:

Highly you enjoy ecstasy’s thrill.

Beauty and power mark your voice.

U.S.A.

125. America... great you are

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Great you are, good you are,

O my America, America.

With you, in you, is God-Hour’s Victory-Voice.

Venezuela

126. Venezuela... tumi paramer

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Tumi paramer paramananda khela

Nutan ashar nutan bhashar vela

Tomar bhabane nache sabakar mela

Translation

```

You are the cosmos-delight-game

Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela!

A new message-dawn.

In your heart-home dances the oneness-assembly

Oneness-Dream-Boat-Shore

127. Oneness-Dream-Boat-Shore

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Supreme’s Sun-Smile-Core.

128. Soviet Union

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Soviet Union.

129. U.S.S.R.... God-blossoming

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God-blossoming, brightest vastness-star.

You are your glory Olympian.

130. Russia Bharat Bharat Russia

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Sathe sathe chale hasiya hasiya

Chidakashe ati druta unnati

Translation

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Smiling and smiling,

Forward, upward and inward.

They are flying together,

With oneness in willingness,

With oneness in one goal,

Progress-speed,

In their oneness-heart’s sky.

131. Russia... utecho jagiya

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Uthecho jagiya timir nashiya

Nijere ditecho tar jaya gane

Translation

```

You are awakened,

Once more you have regained

The Lord Absolute Supreme.

Offering your very existence,

132. Ami Russian ami Russian

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Rus rus rus ami

Shanti sagare nami

Translation

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Once more I sing

Diving in the sea of Peace.

133. Comrades dharo hath

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Amader ek hiya ek nath

Paramer pada tale pranipat

Khunje pabo prithibhara antare

```

Translation

```

One heart, one Lord have we.

Let us place our heads at the Feet of our

Comrades, in humanity’s each and every home

Flooded with love.

134. I am Russian, I am American

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I am American,

In God’s vastness-green

I am a Russian body.

I am an Indian Heart.

On earth I start.

135. Kandiya hasiya turiya lagiya

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Russia jegeche Russia phuteche ajike

Asim pathar Russia hiyar majhike

136. Moscow... power within

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Power within, above, below;

Pilgrim-souls’ sweet, fond affection.

Estonia

137. Estonia... for you and your life

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For you and your life,

Your heart has reached your hope’s

Sleeplessly, breathlessly drink you deep ambrosia.

Antigua

138. Antigua... perfect land

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Perfect land, perfect friend, perfect closeness.

Antigua, Antigua, Antigua!

You still offer pristine purity.

Bahamas

139. O grand Bahama... grand!

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Great multiplicity in good oneness-land.

No nature’s bondage-jail.

O sleepless, O breathless panorama!

140. Forward, upward, onward, together

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Forward, upward, onward, together.

Forward, upward, onward, together.

Forward, upward, onward, together.

Bermuda

141. Bermuda... swapaner khudha

```

Swapaner khudha bastab sudha

Translation

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You are at once my hunger-dream

142. Bermuda dila more

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Swarge martye ek bhasha

Translation

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Bermuda has given me.

Heaven and earth.

Dominica

143. Dominica, unparalleled bird-land

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Soulful, fruitful — always a helping hand.

Today the whole world loves your inner grace.

Your sublime self-giving is legendary.

Puerto Rico

144. O my Puerto Rico, your soul

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Your soul is Beauty’s flow,

O my Puerto Rico!

Is God’s Perfection-Ruth.

In our Lord’s Eternity-Now.

O my Puerto Rico!

145. O my Puerto Rico... your kindness

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Your kindness-life I fail to measure;

O my Puerto Rico, O my Puerto Rico,

You and your heart dared

With your soul’s ecstasy.

146. O softness, sweetness

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Yours is the blue-green self-giving role.

Second to none your oneness-run.

147. Puerto Rico... simplicity, humility

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Simplicity, humility, consciousness-flow.

With your child-heart Him you have caught.

148. First is Puerto Rico

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Second is Puerto Rico,

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149. I have faith that at the end (1)

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with their confidence in God and with their lives filled with

I have faith in finding there a people

in finding each Puerto Rican

And I have this hope because I have faith

[Words of Rafael Hernandez Colon,

150. I have faith that at the end (2)

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with their confidence in God and with their lives filled with

I have faith in finding there a people

in finding each Puerto Rican

And I have this hope because I have faith

[Words of Rafael Hernandez Colon,

151. Spaniards came

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They conquered.

But they could have made better use of their paternal concern.

They are helping.

Yet you need more of their attention,

Let them come and let them go, if so is the Will of God.

You try to listen to the dictates of your inner soul.

Yours is the Golden Shore,

May God shower His choicest Blessings upon you,

Samoa

152. Samoa, simplicity’s heart-land

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Your life is nature’s perfect hand.

Yours is the voice of enlightenment.

Nowhere you see the doubtful night.

153. Samoa... tumi je amar purnata ogo

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Tumi je amar purnata ogo

Bijoy bijoy tomar bijoy

Charidhare aji tomar bijoy

Translation

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In you, I am completely fulfilled.

Everywhere is your victory today.

Trinidad and Tobago

154. Trinidad, Tobago, twin heavenly flames!

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Sweetness-heart and oneness-soul God-Games.

Captured the soulful beauty’s isles to brag.

And soul-courage light, bondage-night are done!

World songs

155. A rare American aspiration

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God the Silence-Night.

God the Love-Sea.

God the Peace-Sky.

God the Perfection-Day.

156. Oneness-earth

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A life of fulness.

Oneness-heart flies.

Today’s Vision-plan: Tomorrow’s God-man.

157. Oneness-World-Peace-Family

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God’s Existence-Glow,

God’s Length, God’s Depth, smile eternally.

Sports world’s splendour-festival,

158. O World-Gratitude-Day! I pray for you

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I pray for you, I pray.

Is one with God’s Vision-Play.

Gratitude: fastest lift.

Can feed man and God’s need.

159. Peace in the world’s oneness-home

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Is the supreme fulfilment

And deathless promise to God.

160. Welcome, World Family Day!

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O, come and sing and play!

God is proud of His creation

Our sunlit fulness-core,