MALLIKA-R AKASHCHHOYA

Aami Mallika.
Aami akash chhnute cheyechhilam.
Tomar chokhe amar akash khujte cheyechhilam.

Tumi takhon college-e,
Final year, haat-gotano Punjabi
Aar jeans-e markatari appeal.
Aami choshma-chokho
First year-er chule tel deoa
Shaortolir meye.

Tabuo ek obastob swapno
Keno jaani mon bunechhilo.
Raate shuye dur-e train-er
Awaz shunte shunteo
Tomar political bhaason mone porto.
Aami ki pagol hayechhilam?

Jaani na, tabe roj jakhon
Bhir train-e kore baari firtam-
Takhon sei lobhi purushgulor
Haat amar goponotaay--
Tomakei to mone porato.
Mane hoto, tumi-o ki chhnute chaao amake
Emni kore, nijer kore?

Tomar janye naam lekhalam
Laal potakar dole,
Tomar janye college kaamai
Sokale-bikele;
Tomar janye probhaatferi
Dinbadoler gaan,
Tomar janye maatir bhaare,
Obaak chaa-paan.
Hyan, aami paagol hayechhilam.

Tarpore sei nirbaachoner aage,
Graam ghora raater por raat jege,
Aami, tumi, Madhuchhonda, Amol,
Sarbani, Akash aar Sunirmol.
Chotipata sei samyobaader boi-e
Tomar mukh dekhi Marx-er chhobi chhuye,
Raater akash haajar tara-r aalo
Tomay aaro baaste bale bhaalo.


Tarpor sei raater akash theke,
Kakhon jeno akash theke neme ele tumi.
Kaalpurusher moto deepto chokh,
Poraalo amar sakol lojja-sanoskaar!
Tomar janye paagol holaam abar!

Aamar thnot bhejaay tor laalaa,
Khola akasher niche gopon khela,
Deher madhye eksho saaper chhobol,
Gopon guha khurchhe dharalo shaabol.
Gahbor beye dahon jala naame,
Shorir jole tomar gaayer oi ghaame.

Tarpor eisob college-prem-e
Ja hobaar taai holo;
College shesh kore tomar
Chakri holo bhaalo.
Sorkaari sei karmochaarir
Samay anek daami,
Taai samay maajhe haariye gelam
Sadharon meye aami.

Aajke tomar desh-bideshe akashchhyoa naam,
Baari, gaari, sundori bou, apochayer aaraam.
Aamar sei chhotto ghorer nonadhora deyaal,
Keraani baap-er pension aar akashkusum kheyal;
Ek khana bhaai chhilo, bachhor koyek aage,
Drain-er dhaare porechhe kon police-er guli lege;
Khudarto taar maa-baap aar aiburo bon ghore,
Osthir ei samay badoler day niyechhilo ghaare.
Sei shoke te maa aaj sojjyashaayi bachhor tinek,
Osudh-bishudh sabmiliye masher sheseh hajar khaanek.
Taai to aaj Kolkata-r office-e kaajer byartho chhole
Dnarai giye moydaaner sei rongmakha meyeder dole.
Aajke sob safol purush metaate amar sakol dukh-
Khunrchhe aar chhirchhe amar ei shorirtuk.
Aajke tumio safol purush, kaagoje dekhi naam,
Rajniti sob haater muthoy- daaine kimba baam.
Kintu aami sei Mallika- aami akash chhnute cheyechhilam.
Tomar chokhe amar akash khujte cheyechhilam.