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-Today, I{{#tag:ref|An equally valid translation presents itself by simply adjusting the perspective from individual to collective. Either perspective is consonant with the Bengali. This shift, requiring only a very modest change in a few words, produces a song with a very different tenor. Due to context (the immediately preceding and succeeding songs), translation from an individual perspective has been given priority. Translation from a collective perspective could be as follows:
+Today yielded the sky
-:Today, we could hold the sky
+To my eyes, to my eyes.
-:In our eyes, oh, in our eyes.
+You came today, yes, You arrived;
-:You arrived today, yes, You arrived;
-:You came on feet both soft and light
-:In Your stride, yes, in Your stride.
-:Buds appeared on withered branches;
-:On dried up streams, rapids descended.
-:The desert became full of flowers,
-:For Your reception, yes, Your reception.
-:In the dark clouds, color prevailed;
-:And peacocks fanned their lovely tails.
-:Barren minds, they got pregnant
-:With Your conception, yes, Your conception.|group="nb"}} could hold the sky
-In my eyes, oh, in my eyes.
-You arrived today, yes, You arrived;
 You came on feet both soft and light
 In Your stride, yes, in Your stride.