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PHÚLER VANETE PARII ESECHILO
PHÚLERI MADHU PÁN KARITE

MATTA PAVANE MADIR GAGANE
SONÁLI D́ÁNÁ MELITE MELITE
PHULERÁ SAKALE MUKHA BÁŔIYE BOLE
ÁMÁR E MADHU MUKHA ROCAK HOYE
TÁRÁ, KEU BÁ TIKTA KEU BÁ KAŚÁY

KEU BÁ AMLA KEU NÁ JIIBHE SAHE
BÁCHITE BÁCHITE SAMAJHA DÁR PARII
MIŚT́I MADHU PHÚL TULILO SÁJITE
PHÚLERI MADHU PÁN KARITE

PARII KONO PHÚLE KARENI ANÁDARA
SABÁRE SAMÁN KARECHE SE ÁDARA
JE MADHU NILO NÁ SE
SE PHÚL KE O BÚKEDHARE
SE CHUNYE GECHE DÚR ÁKÁSHETE
PHÚLERI MADHU PÁN KARITE







A fairy entered the flower garden to sip floral nectar.
It flew in on the intoxicating breeze


while spreading its golden wings in the charming sky.
All the flowers peep out and say.

"Our nectar is not very tasty.
Some is bitter,
some sour,
some astringent,
some very repulsive to the tongue."

While selecting, the intelligent fairy
plucked only the sweet flowers
into its basket.

The fairy did not slight any flower.
It gave equal affection to one and all.
It went to the distant sky while touching lightly
even those flowers whose nectar it didn't take.

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A fairy descends in a floral bower
to sip the nectar from its myriad flowers.
She glided in on an intoxicating breeze
with golden wings outspread in the charming sky.

All the blossoms appeared and openly cried,
"Our nectar may not all be sweet;
some is bitter, some sour, some astringent
and repulsive to the tongue."

The fairy chose only the sweetest blooms
and gathered/dropped them into her basket,
she did not, however, slight any bloom
and gave equal affection to all.

While departing towards the distant sky
she caressed even those blooms
whose nectar she had not taken.