Don Subba

Does she not see the tears in my eyes?
The pain in my face,
The hurt in my cries.
Does she not notice my head held down?
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If you're looking for a shoulder
To lay your weary head,
If the load upon your heart
Is more than you can bear,
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Is this our last goodbye?
Or is there still one more chance to try?
Is this our final night?
Or will tomorrow bring us back into the light?
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"We the people, " they say,
"We have the final say."
But somewhere between the words and the walls,
Our voices fade away.
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गाइदेऊ लोरी, मेरी सुन्दरी,
तिम्रो मायाले उज्यालो भो जिन्दगी।
दिन ढल्दै जाँदा, साँझ पर्दै जाँदा,
मनका कुरा राखूँ तिम्रै अँगालोमा।
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पाखाको बतासझैँ,
निःशब्द मन छुन्छ।
असारको झरीझैँ,
शून्य मन भिजाउँछ।
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तिम्रो तस्वीर,
मुटुभित्र राखेँ।
टाढा हुँदा पनि,
तिम्रै माया सम्झेँ।
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किन मनले सधैँ दुःखका गीत गाउँछ?
किन मीठो सपना देख्दा, पीडा जाग्छ?
किन दुःखले रातभरि साथ छोड्दैन?
किन नाजुक खुसी धेरै बेर टिक्दैन?
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जब आशाहरू टुटेर झर्छन्,
जब आफ्नाहरू टाढिँदै जान्छन्,
यो निर्दोष मन सोध्छ— "किन म? "
जब चाहनाहरू अधुरा हुन्छन्,
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टुटेका सपना…
फिक्का छन् हाँसो…
लामो बाटो हिँड्दा हिँड्दै,
थाकिसके यी पाइलाहरू।
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दुःखका गोली चल्छन्,
भोलिका सपना ढल्छन्
निर्दयी यो भाग्यले,
दुःखको ढोकामा धकेल्छ
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मनमा धेरै दुःख नराख,
आँसु धेरै नझार्र।
मेरो माया साथमा राख,
जिन्दगी अघि बढाऊ।
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यदि म आकाशको चरी भएँ,
डाँडामाथि उड्थेँ होला,
जूनताराको काखमा बस्थेँ,
बादलसँगै हराउँथेँ होला।
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Remember me
When I'm no longer with you,
When the day arrives
That I must say goodbye.
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Together you and I
Can reach the stars in the sky.
Together you and I
Can touch rainbows if we try.
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In the grip of pain
I find myself
The victim of endless lies
Always pondering certainty of death
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The world's so full of hunger
While others feast away
Fine food upon the table
With more than they can take
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When I lie alone,
Silence fills the night.
I walk beneath the trees,
With the moonlight by my side.
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She kisses my bloody wrist
She wipes the tears from my eyes
She whispers It'll be fine, my love
Wait and see, I wont leave
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There's a sadness to my joy
And a darkness to my day
That looks me in the eye
And speaks not, as if to say:
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