Two songs of Tagore – IV

Translated from the original Bangla by Sreejit Datta

Nātho hé, premopɑːthe

Lord, strike down all obstacles 

         On the path of Love.

Do not keep anything in between, do not –

Be not afar, be not!

Amid people 

         Or in seclusion, 

Whether within 

         Or without

I would see Thee constantly.

Tɑːbo premośudhārɑːśe metechi 

Drunken, in the ambrosial flow of Thy Love, am I –

Immersed is my mind – drowned it is!

Who is where I know not – 

Drunken, partaking of the Delight of Thy Sweetness, am I;   

Enraptured is my mind, enthralled it is.