When You Came

center> When You Came (Jakhon Eshechile) By Rabindranath Tagore Translated by Snehendu Kar When you came, it was a dim twilight. The moon had not yet arisen Across the ocean shore. Dear forever unknown, Yet I recognized you at once With my sixth sense. Your lingering song Filled my longing soul And we became one. When you left, alone, In the darkness of night, The moon had climbed On the bosom of the sky. Your fragrant garland Was lying on the wayside. I could surmise, for whom You left this adoring boon. Prem (Love): Geetabitaan, Song 275, p. 381, Kolkata: Visva- Bharati