In truth...

(1012)  Tumi jana ami jani

You know, and I know...
It is known to the two of us alone.
With whom shall I speak my thoughts inmost?
Is there someone in this world who is my own?

So much mental anguish perseveres;
So much fancy always pries and peeps.
So much grief and so much grieving
Burn inside me, morn and evening.

So many days come and pass by uselessly;
So many nights only make plain some history.
So many mirages go on evaporating;
So many hopes are floating on duplicity.

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