SUKUMAR CHOUDHURIr Shilpo

SUKUMAR CHOUDHURIR KABITA

Banglai ~
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Shilpo

Pakhir basar kafrigandhamoy snanghare tomake dekhabo charuisangam

E dekha shoar aage dudando blu-film dekha noi

E dekha sparsher mato jaibojateel, swamehosantap

Tumi dher pabe jadi chao, proti roamkupe romancher gaan

Tomake vejabe thik

Jounobeed charai-er birotipraban jatra e rakam sammohak

Jounobeed charai-er birotipraban jatra e rakam amishashi

E rakam dirghasutree, nirodhbeeheen

Shabdo korona tumi bathtub-e fenamoy shuey thako choop

Anek dekhecho tumi academy, galareer art

Porecho nandanshilpo, moulikata niye dher baktime shunecho

Kinecho neelim aalo, Kohinoor, Liciaar jadu

Aaj ooi samadhistho jugalpakhir krida dekho shilpomoy.....

Ingrezite
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Ethereal

In the bath-house

where birds' nests emit aroma ~ Afrique,

I shall take you today

for a display of sparrows in coitus.

No, this won't again be a show of blue-film

before saying 'Good Night'.

This is so organic a feeling,

like touch and stimulation,

pores of your skin will find

ample measures of thrill notes

that will soak your soul;

Sexpert sparrow's game is so arresting,

sexpert sparrow's play is so much lasting

sans gossamer.

But you maintain strict silence

may be lying still in foaming bathtub.

You've seen ample

Academy, galleried art,

you've read treatises a-la-aesthetics,

you've listened to pedagogy original,

you've spent a fortune

on gossamer, brassiere brands,

today you see those birds

meditate in ethereal art.
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Translated by ARINDAM GHOSH