Ami Chini Go Chini Tomare
(I know you, I know you...)

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bengali version
 I know you, I know you
My lady from the faraway land
You lie beyond the oceans
Bideshini, from the faraway land

I have seen you 
In the misty autumn dawn 
I have seen you
The night full-moon smiled
I have seen you
Deep inside my heart
Bideshini, from the faraway land

I tuned my ears to the sky
Where you were in raptures
I lost my self to you
Bideshini, from the faraway land

I went all over the world
In the end
I reached a new shore
I am a guest today at your door
Bideshini, from the faraway land

(copyright of the original poem is with Vishwabharathi Publications, Shantiniketan, India. This translation was contributed by Arindam Basu. arin99@mail.com) 

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