Could I ever forget him
by LalanEnglish version by Deben Bhattacharya
Original Language Bengali
Could I ever forget him
since I delivered my heart
at his feet?
His beauty enchants my eyes
round the compass
wherever I steer myself.
Though all call him black,
He is not black.
He is the glow of the moon--
the black moon,
and there is no other moon to equal him....
-- from The Mirror of the Sky: Songs of the Bauls of Bengal, Translated by Deben Bhattacharya |
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