Wednesday, February 25, 2009

tomakey dekhchii lamppost er nichey
tomake dekhchhii kalighat bridge e eyaka
bhabani bhaban jaoar banker mukhe
asole kintu sei tomake dekha

tomake dekhchhii brabourne road-er bheere
tomake dekhchhii chiney patti-r juto
esplanader patal station-e nemey
asoley kinti tomake dekhar chhuto

tomake dekhchhii shambajarer morey
tomake dekhchhii panchmatha ekakar
manusher bheerey rasta guliye giye
asoley kinti tomakei dorkaar

tomake dekhchhii coffeehouser kaachey
tomake dekhchhii guchho purono boi
purano kimba nutan molatey ami
asoley kintu tomake khunjboi

tomake dekhchhii boimela chottorey
tomake dekhchhii 'swatantra'r stall
'Onusthup' er thelatheli bhed korey
asoley kintu tomake dekha chhal

tomake dekhchhii bali uttorpara
tomake dekhchhii barrackpore er more
shohore aschhe oii to sonarpur
asoley kintu tomar e train e chorey

tomake dekhchhii st. pauls er churo
tomake dekhchhii ho chi lenin sarani tey
nelsom mandela uddan e dekhi
asoley kintu tomakei achombitey

tomake dekhchhii chitpur band party
tomake dekhchhii trumpet clarinet
baton ghuriye band master jabey
asoley kintu tomar dikei hente

tomake dekhchhii kundghat gaami bus -e
tomake dekhchhii garia-r dikey gele
dhakuria beheb selimpore ei nami
asoley kintu tomakei dekhe feli

tomake dekhchhii ultodangay soja
tomake dekhchhii footbal stadium-e
dumdum chhnoa boeing biman gulo
asoley kinti tomar jonnoi namey

namle biman runwayer mosrine
boeing kimba rushky Ilyushin
cockpit thekey pilot bujhe nyan
ese gelo taar o tomake dekhar din

ese gelo taar o tomake dekhar din

tai

prothomoto ami tomake chai, ditioto ami tomake chai
tritioto ami tomake chai, shesh porjonto tomake chai.
nijhum ondhokare tomake chai, ratbhor hole ami tomake chai
shokaler koishore tomake chai, shondher obokashe tomake chai.
boishakhi jhore ami tomake chai, asharer meghe ami tomake chai
srabone srabone ami tomake chai, okal bodhone ami tomake chai.


kobekar kolkata shohorer pothe, purono notun mukh ghore imarote
ogonti manusher klanto michile, ochena chhutir chhowa tumi ene dile
nagorik klantite tomake chai, ek fota shantite tomake chai
bohudur hete eshe tomake chai, e jibon bhalobeshe tomake chai.

chourastar mor'e-park'e-dokan'e, shohor'e-gonz'e-gram'e-ekhane-okhane
station terminus ghate bondore, ochena drawing room'er chena bondor'e
balish-toshok-katha-purono chadore, thanda sheet'er raat'e leper ador'e
kadi kathey, coukathe , madurey paposhey , hashi-raag-oviman-jhogra-aposhe

tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai.

ek cup chaa'e ami tomake chai, daine o baye ami tomake chai
dekha na dekhai ami tomake chai, na bola kothai ami tomake chai.


shirshendur kono notun novel e, hothat porte bosha abol tabole
oboddho kobita ar thungri-kheyal'e, slogane slongane-dhaka deyale deyale
Sholil Chowdhury'r fele asha gan'e, Chaurasiya'r bashi mukhorito pran'e
bhule jaowa Himangshu Dutta'r shur'e, shei kobekar onurodher ashor'e.
tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai.
onurodh'e, minoti-te tomake chai, bedona'r arti-te tomake chai
dabi-daowa-chahida'i tomake chai, lojja-didha'i ami tomake chai.

odhikar bujhe neya prokhor dabite, shararat jege anka loraku chhobi te
chhipchhipe kobitar chhonde bhashay, buddhi'r juktite bachar ashai
srenihin shomajer chiro bashonai, din bodol'er dhora chetonai
didha-dondher din ghochhar shopne, shammyobad'er dak ghume-jagorone
bikkhobe-biplobe tomake chai, bishon oshomvobe tomake chai
shanti oshantite tomake chai, ei bibhranti-te tomake chai.

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