Autumnal Song by Nazrul

Nazrul’s Shukno Patar Nupur Paye (with ankle bells of dried leaves) has been translated from Bengali by Professor Fakrul Alam

With ankle bells of dried leaves
The wild wind dances away.
Making waves sparkle and sway,
The wild wind goes on its way.
At the pond’s heart, lotus flowers collect.
Bokul and Chapa buds lie strewn.
Restless waterfalls stream and sparkle.
As she darts across the field, 
Taking off her wildflower ornaments
And unfurling her unruly hair at the sky
The crazy dust-covered woman keeps dancing.
Like an Iranian child in a frontier world
Treading desert spaces, she enthrals all
Fair-complexioned, sand-coloured ornaments
Draping her body, she comes darting!   

Fakrul Alam is an academic, translator and writer from Bangladesh. He has translated works of Jibonananda Das and Rabindranath Tagore into English and is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2012) for translation and SAARC Literary Award (2012).

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