The Death of the Last Balladeer
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| Artist - Trinayan Bora |
An unfortunate day in the history of Assam
The balladeer who kept our land shining in this Universe- you took him away
The mighty Brahmaputra has lost it's gleam today
He laments, his most faithful friend will not walk on his banks anymore
A darkness hovering over us, like the Sword of Damocles
Cold and damp hands meeting every man in the vicinity
Great pain gripping every living soul to comprehend mysterious life
Crying howling people in the streets, not able to accept the end of the bard
Grey clouds drifting all over the city
I plead- go away go away, don't take him away
He's our guiding light, we follow his footsteps
Listen listen, to his voice
Did you listen to it?
The strange desire to see him alive
It is unwillingly, we accept his departure
Strange stillness has engulfed this moment of time
A deep sadness strewn over the earth
Hearts carry the colossal weight of loss
We are left behind with the truth of life
How do you fathom the life of a great artist?
His clamourous feelings, the voice of the farmers
His lyrics carry grave and grieving words strung beautifully like a pearl necklace
It continues to ring in our ears his songs
"If people don't comprehend people who will"
Another- without a trace of vanity
"We are on the same boat brother"
All his duties complete till this point
A true son of the soil
Peacefully gone into slumber on his motherland's lap...
-by Sanjukta Barooah
