Bengali Poetry (Translated)

The Song of Being Busy

I don't want to be rain and storm-clouds anymore,
this time I'll become the tempest itself.

I don't want to be earth anymore,
this time I'll truly become the sky.

I'm terribly tired of being wounded and sulking,
this time I'll be a little reckless.

How long can I keep complaining and complaining...!
This time I'll be the judge.

I've swept away all my madness and bid it farewell,
this time I'll become a person who follows the rules...

I won't be that wilted, drooping sari anymore,
this time I'll transform myself in a tight-fitting dress.

I've given up waiting myself...
If someone waits for me, I'll leave them in neglect, I will, I will...

I won't live in chaos anymore,
I'll make a home that's neat and well-arranged...

No longer a lover...
I'll become a proper wife.

I'll wrap everything in duty, not tenderness...
everyone except you!

I won't want to kill you anymore...
but that you've killed me — I'll remind you of this every day, countless times.

This messy, irresponsible me has sat down to study today,
I'll become a busy big careerist like you...
I've seen that work makes you forget everything...
Those who work, they can laugh and forget about love just fine...
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