Track 10 Nayaneri Tara Tumi
Original composition in Bengali by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, from Prabhata Samgiita, song collection number 1237
Vocals: Jyoshna La Trobe, with Sarala Estruch, Shriila Davies, Amitabha Azzopardi, Tusar Holden
Guitar: Jyoshna La Trobe and Jishnu Verdier
Piano: Amitabha Azzopardi
Bass: Matthias Postel
Recorders: Saraswatii Bagley and Indranath Garrido
Percussion: Jyotirmaya Hull
The text, translated by Jyoshna, runs:
You are nearer to me than the pupil of my eye,
So that is why I can’t see you.
You are the most beloved of my life.
Please don’t forget my tears of love.
You are the soothing coolness of sandalwood
and the intoxicating fragrance of the ketakii flower.
You are the warmth of my life;
Do not forget my tears of love.
You are the softness of the shefalii flower,
You are the garden of spring,
You are the rhythm of life,
You are the infinite effulgence.
Jyoshna La Trobe began her PhD studies at SOAS in Autumn 2005.
