AN HALF

An half face on the mirror,
another half on your pears.
The half sun-lit,
another dipped in her tears.

adhkhana
IN THE GHOSTLY LAND

The mountains shiver in the labour pain!

Now it's time of birth,
now it's time of birth,
now it's the time of birth of

countless female rats, more fierce than the man-eaters...

bhutpatreer deshe
STRANGE FRAGRANCE OF RICE

Strange fragrance of rice in the dark,
someones, still now boil rice,
serve and eat.
And we remain awake all the night
with strange fragrance of rice,

a nightlong prayer...
THE KING COMES, THE KING GOES

1.

The king comes the king goes,
the blue shirt on the red shirt on
this king comes that king goes
clothes change theirs colours
the days never change!

The naked boy who wants to devour the entire world
will continue his fight with dogs for rice.
The ancient fire in his stomach will continue to burn.

2.

The king comes and goes,
only clothes change in colours,
only the masks change.
Maher Ali, the madcap
claps his palms
here on this pavements, there on that pavement
now dances, then sings:

Everything a damned lie! A damned lie, be off!

3.

My poor motherland, .
still you remain blind!
Knowing all you turn deaf!
Your naked child
has become Maher Ali,
snatch bread from dogs
and clap them away.

You still don't change a bit,
he doesn't do!
4.

Only clothes change in colours,
only clothes change in style.
raja aase raja jai
transcreated from bengali by rudra kinshuk