Supurna Dasgupta‘s translation of Shankha Ghosh’s poem: Rains (Bengali to English)


Rains


My woebegone days are transcendent

My days of joy drift afloat

On days of such pouring rains

All I recall is the day of death.

 

Again the fields of joy will flood

Again the crop of pain shall thrive

On days of such pouring rains

I recall that there’s no end to being born.


Supurna Dasgupta is a PhD scholar at the University of Chicago in the department of South Asian Languages and Civilisations. In her spare time, she translates, embroiders, makes wishful travel plans, and teaches imaginary courses.

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