This is for all the the Bengalis \u2013 actually I came across a poem by Sandra Cisnero \u2013 \u201d You bring out the Mexican in me\u201d which prompted me to write this lines over a small shot of Mojito \ud83d\ude42 Some of the parts are in bengali. I have seen other variations also like You bring out the UP walli and another one The Maritan in me \u2013 and all of them are cool! Enjoy\u2026<\/p>\n
You bring out the bengali in me
\nYou bring out the poet in me
\nThe musical mother tongue
\nThe playing with words in me
\nThe scholar in me,
\nThe nerd in me
\nThe accented english in me
\nThe know-all attitude in me<\/p>\n
You bring out the bengali in me
\nThe road side debates in me
\nThe aantel with side-bag in me
\nThe coffee-house adda in me
\nThe art critic in me
\nThe babuana in me
\nThe rainy-day saver in me
\nThe bazaar-negotiator in me
\nThe superiority complex in me
\nThe steamed-rice lover in me
\nThe soccer fan in me
\nThe bandh and union-baji in me
\nThe infinite appetite in me<\/p>\n
The kal-bosekhi storm in me
\nThe hemanta-manna-kishore in me
\nThe victorian romance in me
\nThe light house back-seat in me
\nThe mystery of red-paar sari in me
\nThe love of Tagore and Ray in me
\nThe village folk-song in me
\nThe bhatiali babu-ghat in me
\nThe rains and wet-saree in me
\nThe beats of saotali drums in me
\nThe ranga-matir-poth in me<\/p>\n
You bring out the bengali in me
\nThe blood-red lal-polaash in me
\nThe blue neel \u2013 digha in me
\nThe green \u2013 moidan\u2019er ghas in me
\nThe yellow \u2013 ganda phul mala in me
\nThe chill of darjeeling in me
\nThe thrill of jhik-jhik train in me
\nThe tales of naxal-period in me
\nThe literate ancestors in me
\nThe historical-mistakes in me
\nThe \u2018dhoosh shala\u2019 in me
\nThe wannabe intellectual in me<\/p>\n
You bring out the bengali in me
\nThe white-shirt school days
\nThe fun and friendship in me
\nThe holidays and sundays
\nWalking the rain-clogged streets
\nFeeding home-work to the strays
\nAnd grannies never-ending stories
\nThe cautious dad and caring mom in me
\nThe proud grand father in me<\/p>\n
You bring out the bengali in me
\nThe surprise of alu-bhaja on hot-rice in me
\nThe shock of mustard on eilish in me
\nThe sensation of green-peas in kachuri in me
\nThe bite of dim-bhaja spread on kichuri in me
\nThe chatni and sweet-sticky-fingers in me
\nThe smoothness of mishti-doi in me<\/p>\n
You bring out the bengali in me
\nThe lal-paar shada-saree in me
\nThe rini-jhini bangles in me
\nThe black-kajal around the black-eyes in me
\nThe humming tune in me
\nThe scent of jui-chapa in me
\nThe benarashi saree and sehnai in me
\nThe shyness below the veil in me
\nThe hidden secrets in me
\nThe orgasm of phuchka in me
\nThe raunchy kashundi sting in me
\nThe red sindur in me
\nThe suchitra-uttam matinee love in me<\/p>\n
Come to me on a \u2018sundor sarnali sondhay\u2019
\nWe will do \u2018paye paye poth chola\u2019
\nBelow the \u2018neel aakasher nichey\u2019
\nTalk about \u2018purono shei diner kotha\u2019
\nSit below the great banyan tree
\nDodging the crowd at Esplanade<\/p>\n
Lets do the flight of gangchil
\nWith the crescendo of dhak
\nThe smell of rain-soaked-soil
\nThe shal-mohua forest
\nThe black rocks at ghatshila
\nThe shadow of debdaru lined roads
\nBring out the bengali in me
\nThe innocent smile of a kid in me
\nThe noon-time orchard thief in me
\nThe lover on full-moon nights in me\u2026<\/p>\n
Call me with your sweet \u2018ogo suncho\u2019
\nServe me the \u2018darun eei ranna\u2019
\nBring out the bengali in me
\nTell me the \u2018please kortey nei\u2019
\nGive me the look \u2018shobai ki bhabbey\u2019
\nBring out the dushtu-cheley in me
\nDont give me just \u2018ushno balu\u2019
\nJust come as \u2018 teer bhanga dheu\u2019
\nAsk me \u2018ke prothom kachey esheychi\u2019
\nAnd .. at the banks of \u2018oh nadi rey\u2019
\nHug me in \u2018swopno modhur mohey\u2019<\/p>\n
You bring out the bengali in me
\nYou bring out the love in me
\nYou bring out the poet in me
\nEven if \u2018duti pakhi duti tirey\u2019
\nBut I sing \u2018abar ashbo phirey\u2019
\nShei bangali sojoner bhirey\u2026
\nEvergreen shantir nirey!<\/p>\n
\u2013 DD<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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