A Bathroom Fairytale

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