Hasina recites Rehana poem on Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recited a poem titled Father written by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana on the occasion of the inauguration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The recorded recitation was aired simultaneously by all electronic media, including Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, online and social media on Tuesday evening.
Father
Sheikh Rehana
My greatest delight was to
greet you with a flower
on your every birthday.
I shall never get this happiness
I shall never be able to say
happy birthday.
Why did it happen so?
Who will answer my question?
Where shall I get you?
If you stay within the evening stars
I shall say happy birthday
gazing at the sky.
Will you be twinkling?
If you dwell in front of the vast ocean
enjoying its swirling waves,
I shall say happy birthday.
Shall I hear your thunderous voice
in the roar of the sea?
At the peak of hill
where clouds play hide-and-seek
in the blue sky,
are you there?
Gazing there I shall utter happy birthday.
A slice of white cloud will drift by,
are you there?
I shall go on searching and calling you
in the sky, air, hills and valleys.
Do you lodge in the reverberation
caused by my calling?
Happy birthday.
Happy birthday.
(London, 17th March 2010 )
Translated by: Saidur Rahman
