Lay yourself down, when you wish to be born lay yourself down <br />in a grassy field meadow pasture lay yourself down and say Ma Baba Ma Baba <br />Soon your body will become this tiny in the morning <br />Office-goers will see on the grass drops of dew <br />Your one drop will vanish with the warmth of the sun, go, <br />Go if you wish to be born say to the clouds Ma Baba Ma Baba <br />The clouds will hurl you from their womb such rain such rain such rain <br />Down below a beautiful maiden enters her bath in a roofless rented bathroom <br />Today there isn’t enough tap water when the rain comes <br />Her joy as she embraces you to her bosom such love such love such love.... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />[Translated from 'Kalgharer Roopkatha' (Bengali) by Oindrila Mukherjee]<br /><br />Joy Goswami<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-bathroom-fairytale/
