A song close to heart (by Tagore)

Sakhi, bhabona kahare bole?
Sakhi, jatona kahare bole?
Tomra je bolo diboso-rajoni,
Bhalobasha, bhalobasha.
sakhi, bhalobasha kare koye?
Seki keboli jatona-moye?
Seki keboli chokher jal?
Seki keboli dukher saas?
Loke tobe kore ki sukheri tore,
Aemon dukhero aas?

Aamar chokhe to shokoli sobhon,
Shokoli nobeen, shokoli bimol.
Suneel akash, shyamolo kanon
Bishodo jochona, kusumo komol.
Shokol amari moton.
Tara keboli hanshe, keboli gaye,
Hanshiya, kheliya morite chaye.
Najane bedon, najane radon.
Najane shader jatona joton.

Phool se hanshite hanshite jhore,
Jochona hanshiya milaye jaye,
Hanshite hanshite alok sagore,
Akashero taara ke aage paye.
Aamar moton sukhi ke aache?
Aaye sakhi aaye, aamar kaache
Sukhi hridoyer sukher gaan
Suniya toder judaabe pran

Protidin jodi kandibi keno,
Ek din noye hanshibi tora,
Ek din noye bishado bhuliya,
Shokole miliya gahibo gaan.

This is one of Tagore's song that I learnt from my father. Recently it was featured in a movie, sung amazingly. Many of Tagore’s songs are very close to me. They intrigue me in a way; they make me dive into the fundamentals of emotions and feelings. This is one of the song, I relate a lot to. My father had once explained the meaning, the background of it. It's about a young girl who sees the world with it's complex emotions and asks some simple questions about love, pain and tears. Because she yet doesn't understand those complex bonding and ties. The song goes like her asking to some friend, " What are feelings, and what is pain? People talk about love day and night, but tell me what is LOVE? Is it only pain? Is it only tear drops and sighs of sorrow? Then for what sort of joy do people want to embrace such sort of love?

In my eyes, everything is so pretty, young and pure. Everything is full of life. Whether it's the blue skies, or the green forests, poisonous fireflies or the blooming flowers. They are all like me.They only laugh, they sing, and they live their life so merrily. They don't know pain, and sorrow and they don't know all all those complex bonding that cause those pain..

The flower withers away smiling, the fireflies disappears with a laugh, and in the cosmos, the the stars comes out smiling. Who is so happy like me? Free of pain and sorrow? Come to my house, friend. We will sing the song of happiness and take your heart.

If you cry everyday on the trivial matters of life, one day you will learn to laugh. One day you will realize life is too precious to waste in tears and pain, and, you will see life in a more positive way, and sing the song of joy."

Well..I have done a like line to line interpretation. But the real philosophical meaning is far far and my literary skills have died down long back to explain that. It's amazing.


Here's the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPs1fONKaeM