Goodbye, Heaven

Utpal Chattopadhyay

Original: “Swarga Hote Biday” by Samar Sen

Translation: Utpal Chattopadhyay

 

The ocean has ended.

Today the restless darkness

flails its wings,

like a bird in flight.

The ocean has ended.

There are no deer anymore roaming dense forests,

The green birds have died;

Among the grey shadowy hills,

the restless darkness flails its wings,

like a bird in flight.

The ocean has ended.

In the light of the effulgent moon,

the sprawling empty desert of time,

keeps on burning bright.