Tongue

The drumroll of centuries — our hearts beat with hopes and fears. Blood. Battles. Poisoned air: is this our fate? Or will the new century transcend hate? New generations, changing tastes salt and pepper and sour and sweet the melting pot makes culture paste will Bangla still be heard on the street? In this world thermo-nuclear bound in the onslaught of Euro, Dollar and Pound will Bangla hold up? Our way of life, the way we speak do we change it all because we're weak? While we are poor, and our faults are countless our love for Bangla is surely timeless ? [Translated by Amitabha Mukerjee]