Arise! Oh Heart

Arise! Oh Heart, from the catacombs of the dead Shake off the dust, for Life beckons you like a buddy Peel off the weariness that wraps you like a shroud And walk to the open to perceive the light. Arise! Oh Heart, from the dungeons of gloom The dawn is at your door step, waiting to break Sing with the koel, merrily warbling in the woods Dance with the billows, wildly prancing on the deep. Arise! Oh Heart, from the ghettoes of bondage Break loose the ropes that moor you to the past Dart through the panorama of the cerulean blue And fly high into regions, uncharted and new. Arise! Oh Heart, from the citadels of hate Listen not to the shrieking and howling behind Drink from the goblet of conciliating love And rejoice at the birth of a dawn with promises galore!