Duur digonter paare (Far beyond the horizon!!)

Duur Digont'er Paare......

Chole jete chay je mon,

Duur digonto paar kono ek jaygay

Je jaygay roy mor aponjon,

Jekhane nei bedona, trishna,

Nei jekhane bishader rekha, dukhher megh,

Nei jekhane kono nishohayer chitkar,

Nei jekhane irsha, dwesh,

Jekhane nei karur nishthurota,

Achhe kebol pobitra, komol, sheetol shanti

Aar ek chhaya!!

Shei chhaya, je chhaya'r swapno dekhechhe oneke,

Kintu peyechhe koyeke,

Shei chhaya, jar ashroye notun bichar ney jonmo,

Shei chhaya, jar kol theke udoy hoy ek notun projonmo,

Ei chhaya aar shanti somayeto je jayga,

Shei jaygai mor lokhhyo jar proti agrohi aami!!

Duur digont'er pare he bondhu,

Shottyo bolo, achhe ki ei jaygay?

Naki ei keboli ek prohelika,

Jar jonyo jibon oneke korechhe britha,

Shotti achhe ki ei jayga,

Duur digonter paare!!!

This poem happens to be first attempt at trying out poems in Bengali. Written way back in January 2000, I consider this to be a very childish creation. I'll translate it in english for I'd like to know your views on this.

Far Beyond the Horizon.......

The mind wants to wander,

To place far beyond the horizon,

Where my dear ones who live,

Where there is no pain no thirst,

Where there is no sign of vengeance, or clouds of sorrow,

Where there's no cries of pain,

Nor the shrieks of the helpless,

Where there's no jealousy,

Nor is there hatred,

Where there's nothing but peace...

and a strange shadow!!

A shadow dreamt of by many,

But then few have found it.

A shadow which gives birth to new ideas,

Birth to a new generation, renaissance.

It's such a land of peace and such shadow,

That is my goal seek... that which I seek!!

Far beyond the horizon, dear friend,

tell me truly, is there such a land?

Or is it just a mirage,

For which lives a-many have been wasted!!

Is there really such a land,

Far beyond the horizon???

Cheerio!!!!!