You wear the golden crown of love,
Yet do not lessen the worth of pearls
By letting pearl-like tears fall from your eyes.
You came to me from heaven,
Descending gently along the rainbow\u2014
But now that rainbow has faded,
And you weep, unable to return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The heaven of love was brightened,
For the lamp of your heart
Was lit within mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raindrops grow precious when they do not fall,
And dewdrops disguise themselves as rain.
Your tears, too, shine as priceless pearls\u2014
Yet I will never sell them to another soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I held your hand in mine,
The paradise of love became unbearably sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I prepared for the Subh\u016bti pujas,
Praying for rain, apart from women,
You lay alone upon your bed in sorrow.
And the pearl-like tears you shed that night\u2014
I gathered them, shaping them into song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your fragrance still lingers in my heart,
And our paradise of love
Has borne its fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The heaven of love was brightened,
For the lamp of your heart
Was lit within mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n