“Jodi
Tor Daak Sune” - Lyrics & Music by Rabindranath Tagore
Translation by Barnali Saha, Nashville, Tennessee
If They Heed Not Thy Call, Walk Alone
If they heed not thy call, walk alone,
If they speak not,
O thou of ill luck, if they speak not
If they are pusillanimous, of fearful wrought
Then open thy heart and speak thy soul
If they heed not thy call, walk alone.
If all turn away, if they desert you while journeying the rough woods
O thou of ill luck
Crush the thorns with thy feet
And tread on the bloody thoroughfare alone,
If they heed not thy call, walk alone.
In a tempestuous night, if they hold not the light
Then burn thy rib in the thunderous flame
And let it smolder by thyself
If they heed not thy call, walk alone.
Translated by
Mrs. Barnali Saha
Nashville, TN
