Raktim kishalay

Raktim kishalay ami raktim kishalay
Music and lyrics by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Song number	0050
Date	1982 October 24
Place	Madhumalainca, Kalikata
Theme	Determination
Lyrics	Bengali
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Raktim kishalay ami raktim kishalay is the 50^th song of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar's Prabhat Samgiita. It is also known as the Seva Dal song or the flag song, because Seva Dal cadre sing this song in a call-response fashion before raising and lowering the Ananda Marga flag.

Lyrics

Roman script	Bengali script	Translation
Raktim kishalay ámi raktim kishalay Sojhá pathe cali ámi, Bánká pathe kabhu kabhu nay Ámár sumukhe áche shyámala shobhá Ámár dupáshe áche aruńa ábhá Uncu shire cali ámi Nicu shire kabhu kabhu nay Ámár báhute áche vajrera bal Ámár ánkhite áche driśt́i vimal Sojá kathá bhávi ámi Bánká kathá kabhu kabhu nay	রক্তিম কিশলয় আমি রক্তিম কিশলয় সোজা পথে চলি আমি বাঁকা পথে কভু কভু নয় আমার সুমুখে আছে শ্যামল শোভা আমার দু'পাশে আছে অরুণ আভা উঁচু শিরে চলি আমি নীচু শিরে কভু কভু নয় আমার বাহুতে আছে বজ্রের বল আমার আঁখিতে আছে দৃষ্টি বিমল সোজা কথা ভাবি আমি বাঁকা কথা কভু কভু নয়	I am a reddish tender leaf, I walk always a straight path, Never a crooked path. A vast verdant beauty lies before me. A crimson glow radiates from both my sides. I walk always with head held high. I never bend my head. My arms possess the power of thunder. My eyes see clear and pure. I think always straight thoughts, Never any crooked thought.

Purport

This is how Sarkar himself described the meaning of the song.

People should always remember that they are like kishalay, reddish tender leaves. You know, when leaves are very tender, they are reddish; and those reddish leaves are called kishalay in Sanskrit. When, after some time, those leaves become green, they are called patra. And when the leaves become old and yellowish, they are called parn’a. Now, here it is said, "I am kishalay. I am a reddish leaf. And I always move forward along a straight path, and not along any curved line. My thoughts are always clear and concise. And I keep my thoughts and sentiments above all impurities."

External links

• Listen to the song Raktim kishalay sung by Acarya Priyashivananda Avadhuta on Sarkarverse

Preceded by Dak diye jai jai jai

Prabhat Samgiita 1982 With: Raktim kishalay

Succeeded by Madhukar vane spandana ene