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(505)  Amar kache tumi ele

Near to me You came
After many aeons estranged.
I've lost track of the time,
Neglecting it out of pride.

The flowers of yesteryear have dropped;
Their name and shape have been forgot.
Those stars have been displaced
In transition from age to age.

When heart was filled with fragrance sweet;
When heart was overflowing—
In those days You did not arrive;
You came into a bosom^[1] that's dry.

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