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Bhalobase Mor Murkha Manas (2)

Bhalobase mor murkha manas basanar karagar
Taito bhitare taito bahire heri shudhu andhiyar

Chahi Jakhan Sabar Prane Tushite (2)

Chahi jakhan sabar prane tushite
Nache amar hiya pakhi kushite

Amare Danite Esechi (1)

Amare danite esechi dharai nishite dibase
E madhur karibo prachar ashesh harashe

Shanti Lagi Kandbo Ami (2)

Shanti lagi kandbo ami
Shanti lagi kandbo
Phulla chitte amire mor
Tomar paye bandhbo

Nabinata Dyuloke Nabinata Bhuloke 2)

Nabinata dyuloke nabinata bhuloke
Nabinata bhitare nabinata bahire
Eso eso eso ogo sathe niye nirabata
Paramer dite chahi bijoyer saphalata

Ajanar Deshe Ghuriya Berai (2)

Ajanar deshe ghuriya berai
Ajana deber sandhane
Ekada heribo priyatame mor
Aji sugabhir dhyane

Jani Jani Agyanata Jai Na Chere Jete (1)

Jani jani agyanata jai na chere jete
Bidurite taito kandi prabhur kripa pete

Jene Shune Amod Kare (2)

Jene shune amod kare bhul karechi bhul
Taito prabhu nahi heri kothao kona kul

Baddha Guhai Rakhibo (2)

Baddha guhai rakhibo
Ajike bahu puratan jibane
Amare phutabo amare tulibo
Chira nabiner swapane

Maner Bane Ghure Berai

Maner bane ghure berai
Dibanishi chinta kanta mane
Taito more herina hai
Amar hiyar asimatar dhane

Jago Jago Jago Prabhu (2)

Jago jago jago prabhu jago jago aji
Pujbo tomai bhakti bhare diye phula saji

Pracharite Tomar Bani (1)

Pracharite tomar bani
Karbo puta hiya khani

Your Message-Light

My Supreme Lord, to spread Your Message-Light
All around the globe, my heart pure I shall make.

Chahi Ami Mane Prane Nirabata (1)

Chahi ami mane prane nirabata
Bihane tar sabi nitur biphalata

Silence I Desire

Silence I desire
In my vital and in my mind.
Without silence,
Everything is a ruthless failure.

Eso Eso Manorama Priyatama (1)

Eso eso manorama priyatama
Rupayite mor man kardama

O Beauty Infinite

O Beauty infinite, O Love infinite,
Do come down to transform my mind of clay.

Urte Chahi Pakhir Mato (1)

Urte chahi pakhir mato mukta akashe
Raibona ar moher deshe nimne hatase

I Long to Fly Like the Birds

I long to fly like the birds in the freedom-sky.
No more do I want to remain below
In the attachment-world
In utter helplessness-sighs.

Bhalobase Mor Murkha Manas (1)

Bhalobase mor murkha manas basanar karagar
Taito bhitare taito bahire heri shudhu andhiyar

My Stupid Mind Loves the Desire-Prison

My stupid mind loves the desire-prison.
Therefore, darkness, only darkness,
Within, without I see.

Chahi Jakhan Sabar Prane Tushite (1)

Chahi jakhan sabar prane tushite
Nache amar hiya pakhi kushite

When I Try to Satisfy Everybody's Heart

When I try to satisfy everybody’s heart,
My soul-bird dances ecstasy’s dance.

Jago Jago Jago Prabhu (1)

Jago jago jago prabhu
Jago jago aji
Pujbo tomai bhakti bhare
Diye phula saji

Awake! Awake!

Awake! Awake! My Lord, awake!
Awake! Awake today!
You I shall worship with my devotion-heart.
You I shall give my flower-casket.

Amare Danite Esechi (2)

Amare danite esechi dharai nishite dibase
E madhur bani karibo prachar ashesh harashe

Into the World I Came, Myself to Offer

Into the world I came,
Myself to offer day and night.
This sweetness-message I shall proclaim
With delight infinite.

Shanti Lagi Kandbo Ami (1)

Shanti lagi kandbo ami
Shanti lagi kandbo
Phulla chitte amire mor
Tomar paye bandhbo

For Peace I Shall Cry

For peace I shall cry.
Cheerfully I shall bind my little ‘i’
At Your Feet.

Nabinata Dyuloke Nabinata Bhuloke (1)

Nabinata dyuloke nabinata bhuloke
Nabinata bhitare nabinata bahire
Eso eso eso ogo sathe niye nirabata
Paramer dite chahi bijoyer saphalata

O Newness in Heaven

O newness in Heaven, O newness on earth.
Newness within, newness without,
Come! Come! With silence come.
To my Lord Supreme I desire to offer
The success-victory-life.

Ajanar Deshe Ghuriya Berai (1)

Ajanar deshe ghuriya berai
Ajana deber sandhane
Ekada heribo priyatame aji
Mor sugabhir dhyane

In the World of the Unknown

In the world of the unknown
I roam in search of the God unknown.
One day I shall see my Beloved Lord Supreme
In my meditation’s deepest depths.

Jani Jani Agyanata Jai Na Chere Jete (2)

Jani jani agyanata jai na chere jete
Tare bidurite taito kandi prabhur kripa pete

I Know Ignorance Does Not Want to Leave Me

I know, I know, ignorance
Does not want to leave me.
To cast my ignorance aside, therefore,
I cry for Compassion-Light of my Lord Supreme.

Jene Shune Amod Kare (1)

Jene shune amod kare
Bhul karechi bhul
Taito prabhu nahi heri
Kothao kona kul

Knowing Perfectly Well

Knowing perfectly well the consequences
In utter pleasure-life,
Teeming mistakes I have made.
Therefore, my Lord, the Golden Shore,
Nowhere I see.

Baddha Guhai Rakhibo (1)