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Monsoon has come; hope has | Monsoon has come; hope has arrived. | ||
The pied cuckoo's{{#tag:ref|The [[wikipedia:Jacobin cuckoo|pied cuckoo]] is a partially migratory bird, considered in India to be a harbinger of rain due to its typical arrival just before the monsoon season. Sometimes the Bengali word ''cátak'' (chatak) is wrongly defined as "swallow" or "skylark".|group="nb"}} thirst has been quenched. | The pied cuckoo's{{#tag:ref|The [[wikipedia:Jacobin cuckoo|pied cuckoo]] is a partially migratory bird, considered in India to be a harbinger of rain due to its typical arrival just before the monsoon season. Sometimes the Bengali word ''cátak'' (chatak) is wrongly defined as "swallow" or "skylark".|group="nb"}} thirst has been quenched. | ||
Withered grass, made gorgeous green, | Withered grass, made gorgeous green, | ||
Assumes the form of | Assumes the form of carpeting. | ||
Rain patters to the ground, | Rain patters to the ground, | ||
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Come, let's rush toward the goal | Come, let's rush toward the goal | ||
With | With invincible spirit and boisterous song. | ||
Looking back or sleeping in— | Looking back or sleeping in— | ||
Today, all inertia is gone. | Today, all inertia is gone. |