Jessore Road

Shata shata chokh akashta dekhe
Shata shata shata manusher dal
Jashor Roader du’dhare bashat
Bnasher chhauni kadamatijal.

Kadamati makha manusher dal
Gadagadi hoye akashta dekhe
Akashe bashat mara ishwar
Nalish janabe ora balo kake?

Gharhin ora ghum nei choke
Juddhe chhinno gharbaridesh
Mathar upar bomaru biman
Ei kalo rat kabe habe shesh?

Shata shata mukh, hay Ekattar,
Jashor Road je kato katha bole
Eto mara mukh adhmara paye
Purba Bangla Kolkata chale.

Shamay cholechhe rajpath dore
Jashor roadete manush michhil
September, hay Ekattar,
Gorugarikada rasta pichhil.

Lakshya manush bhat cheye mare
Lakshya manush shoke bheshe jay
Gharhin bhashe shata shata lok
Lakshya janani pagoler pray.

Refugee-ghare khide paoa shishu
Petgulo shab phule phnepe othe
Eituku shishu ato baro chokh
Dishehara ma kar kachhe chhote?

September, hay Ekattar,
Eto eto shudhu manusher mukh
Juddha,mrityu, tobuo shwapna
Phashaler math phele asha shukh.

Kar kachhe boli bhatruti katha
Kake boli karo karo karo tran
Kake boli ogo mrityu thamao
More jaoa buke ene dao pran?

Knado knado tumi manusher dal
Tomar shorir kshata diye dhaka
Jananir kole adhpeta shishu
E kemon bnacha, bneche more thaka?

Chhoto chhoto tumi manusher dal
Tomar ghareo mrityur chhaya
Gulite chhinno dehomonmati
Ghar chhere chhoto, mati michhe maya.

September, hay Ekattar,
Ghar bhenge gechhe juddher jhare
Jashor roader dudhare manush
Eto eto lok shudhu keno more?

Lyrics: Moushumi Bhowmik, 1998