Chander deshe

Dine Rate Thakte Chahi

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Na bhebe mor katha

Day and Night I Long to Live

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Without thinking of my own life.

Ajike Prabhate Chahinu Janani

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Nutan chinta dhara

This Morning I Beg of Thee

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To grant me a new thought-flow.

Prati Rate Chander Deshe

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Jete chahi hese hese

Shanti dhara

Every Evening

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I like to go to the moon lands.

Maner Chhalana Hiyar Bedana

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Ek sathe tara chale

Mind-Deception, Heart-Pangs

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Together they move.

Hiyar Khudha Kothai Tumi

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Kothai thako gopane

O My Heart-Hunger

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Where do you hide

Ashar Pathe Na Chalile

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Jiban habe britha

If I Do Not Walk Along the Hope-Road

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Everything in my life shall end in vain.

Dyulok Kothai Dyulok Kothai

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Taje kebal amar hiyar puta hasi

Where Is Heaven?

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Where is Heaven?

My heart’s pure smile.

Basana Dwar Khule Aji

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Pelam baroi byatha

I Am Deeply Hurt

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By opening my desire-door.

Ogo Maner Durbalata

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Tumi amar bhitar bahir biphalata

O Weakness of My Mind

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Within, without, you are my failure.

Basana Mukta Hate Habe More

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Prabhur tripti lagi

I Must Free Myself

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To satisfy my Lord Beloved Supreme.

Jagite Chahina Kandite Chahina

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Pujite chahina amar hridaya gahane

In the Depths of My Heart I Do Not Want To

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I do not want to wake up,

I do not want to worship.

Pabo Ki Hai Ei Jibane

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Shanti matar darashan

Alas, Will I Ever Have A Glimpse?

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Of Peace-Mother in this lifetime?

Shishur Hriday Pabe Amar

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Bishwa prabhur parichoy

Shishur Mato Na Hasile

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Jishur dekha pabona

If I Smile Not Like a Child

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How can I see the face of Jesus Christ?

Basanar Deshe Jatanar Shesh

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Nahi habe nahi habe

In Desire-Land

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Sufferings can never

Hai Hai Bhabi Shudhu

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Kandi shudhu saphalata lagi

Alas, I Think Only of Success-Life

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I think only of success-life;

Alo Alo Eso Eso Jao Go Niye

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Maner malin kalo

Light, Light Divine

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Do come, do come;

Chetana Sagare Santar Katite

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Param tripti lagi

Satisfaction Supreme I Receive

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While swimming in consciousness-ocean.

Usha Devi Eso Eso

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Bhango amar agyanatar ghum

Dawn Goddess

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Destroy my ignorance-sleep.

Nirab Bhashai Gahite Chahi Go

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Amije tomar bijoy giti

Your Victory-Songs

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In silence-secrecy.

Khandana Kare Maha Bandhan

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Sutibra bege chalechi ajike ami

Attachment-Bondage

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I have broken asunder.

Ghumer Deshe Ghure Berai

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Dibanishi hai asohai

I Am Roaming Day and Night

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In the world of slumber, helplessly.

Janite Amare Danite Amare

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Dhara buke asi ami phire phire

I Come into the World Again and Again

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To know myself and to offer myself.

Rakhbo Kabe Mor Amire

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Tomar paye balo prabhu balo

My Lord Supreme, Do Tell Me When

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Place my ego-life at Your Feet.

Dure Chale Jao Ogo Manaser

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Ashesh durbalata

Away You Go

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O my mind’s endless weaknesses.

Ashar Duar Khuliya Rekhechi

Ashar duar khuliya rekhechi

My Lord, I Have Kept My Hope-Door Open

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My hope-door open to see You.

Ananda Parabar

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Mor hiya habe taba sathi

O Delight-Ocean

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My heart will be your companion.

Sagarer Jale Kheliya Nachiya

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Amar amire harabo

Playing and Dancing in Ocean Waters

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I shall lose my little self.

Sangi Bihin Din Rajani

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Sangi bihin bhitar bahir

No Friend During the Day

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No friend during the night,

No friend without.

Kandte Chahi Kandte Janina

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Haste chahi haste janina

I Want to Cry

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I want to smile, but I know not how to smile.

Bhul Karego Amar Jiban katai

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Amar jiban katai

Ceaselessly Making Mistakes

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Making mistakes

Nil Baridhir Gabhire

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Heri aji ami amar hiyar majhire

My Heart's Inner Pilot Supreme

My heart’s Inner Pilot Supreme

Inside the depths of the ocean.

Samudra Aji Dekhalo Amai

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Rudra tahar murati

Ocean Has Shown Me Today

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Its destruction-form.

Kende Kende Mari Prabhu

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Ektu tomar hasi lagi

Only to See a Little Smile

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Only to see a little smile

Chorer Mato Lukiye Thake

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Amar sakal bhitar truti

All My Inner Mistakes

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Hide inside me like a thief.

Moha Bandhan Kare Khandan

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Nabin ushare dakibo

I Shall Invoke the New Dawn

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Breaking asunder my attachment-bondage.

Shanti Sagare Nijere Harate

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Britha kende ami mari

To Lose Myself

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In vain I cry and die.

Sundaro Paramer Sara Sundaro

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Laho laho laho toma lagi mor antara

O My Lord Supreme, O Beautiful One

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Beautiful One, Beautiful One,

It is all for You.

Chaowar Kudha Sarbada

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Barai tibra jani

Desire-Hunger

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Is very severe,

Dakbo Kare Apan Bale

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Ei dharate

Whom Can I Call My Own?

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In this world?

Bhore Sanjhe Pran Gabhire

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Ashru shudhu sathi

In the Morning, in the Evening

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In the depths of my heart,

Basana Eshana Shikeche Ajike

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Samarpaner giti

Desire and Aspiration

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Have learned today

Amar Hiyar Sunil Pakhi

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Tomar sathe khelte chahi lukochuri

O My Heart's Blue Bird

O my heart’s blue bird,

Nai Shesh.. Basanar Ar Jatanar

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Basanar ar jatanar

No End

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Desire has no end.

Ke Habe Mor Hiyar Sathi

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Ke habe mor apan jan

Who Will Become My Heart's Friend?

Who will become my heart’s friend?

Maner Baner Dukher Sukher

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Kanna amar thamena

Inside My Mind-Forest

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My heart-suffering-cries

Amar Jiban Amar Maran Taba Swapaner Tripti

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Taba swapaner tripti lagi

I Keep My Life with Me

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And I keep my death with me

Diner Sheshe Chander Deshe

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Tarar sathe hiyai amar nache

At the End of the Day in the Land

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In the land of the moon,

Amar Katha Bali Jabe

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Sabai kare upahas

Everybody Ridicules Me

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When I speak of myself.

Hethai Nahe Hothai Nahe

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Chaowar paowar parapare

Not Here, Not There

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The desire-fulfilment-shore

Baroi Madhur Janani Tomar

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Karuna barishan

Mother Divine, Your Compassion-Rain

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Is extremely sweet.

Manas Purite Ke Peyeche

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Balo shantir darashan

O, Tell Me Who Has Seen?

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The face of peace

Phuler Mato Puto Hale

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Manas marma dekha tomar pabo

When My Mind Becomes a Purity-Flower

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I shall be able to see You.

Deher Khudha Kichui Na Je

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Hiyar khudhar tulanai

My Body-Hunger

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For my heart-hunger.

Hridaye Kanna

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Manase kanna

Tai unnati ati druta gati

Tearful Cries in My Mind

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Tearful cries in my heart,

Therefore, my fastest progress.

Basana Khudha Eshana Sudha

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Tomar paye rakhbo aji rakhbo

My Desire-Hunger, My Aspiration-Nectar

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At Your Feet today I shall place.

Amar Katha Bhabi Kebal

Amar katha bhabi kebal

Bahu dure mago

I Think Only of Myself

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Therefore, You stay away,

Bahir Jagater Phanki Dite Pari

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Bhitar jagater parina

I Can Deceive in the Outer World

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But not in the inner world.

Nijere Na Dile Kemane Labhibo

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Amiya shanti jharna

If I Do Not Offer Myself

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How can I receive nectar-peace-fountain?

Bahu Kal Pare Sandeha Chore

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Ajike dhariya phelechi

After a Long Time, Today I Have Caught

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Today I have caught

Amar Amire Karite Chahigo Dan

```

Ei asha ei mor pan

I Long to Offer My Little Self

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This is my hope and this is my promise.

Bandhan Hara Karo Prabhu

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Amar hiyar bhakti dhara

My Heart's Devotion-Flow

My Lord Supreme,

Klanto Manas Klanto

```

Asi ami tomar hiyar dware

With a Tired Mind

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With a tired vital,

I am at Your Heart-Door.

Janite Chahigo Amar Swarupe

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Bandhite chahigo malin maner kurupe

I Long to Know My Supreme Form

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I long to bind my impure mind’s uncomely form.

Aghat Karo Aghat Karo Bahu Jore

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Karte amai apan priyatama

Strike Me Hard

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To make me Your Own,

Dehe Prane Mane Kena Aji

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Shudhu sandeha barishan

Why Do I Have Doubt-Downpour?

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In my body, in my vital, in my mind today?

Jabe Jabe Dudin Pare

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Agyanatar rati amai chhere jabe

In a Short While

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Ignorance-night will leave me