The Music of Hindostan c11.98

c11.98

Upendrakisor Ray’s translation.—Day by day shall I sing thy sweet song. Give thou me the words, give thou me the tune. If thou abidest in my heart in the full-blown lotus seed,¹ if thou makest my soul overflow with thy love, if thou hearest my song, seated in my heart, if thy noble and beautiful eyes lend me the nectar of their glance, if thou on my sorrows placest thy hand pitifully, if thou from my happiness chasest away pride—give thou me the words, give thou me the tune.