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-This reddish earth moves on and on in the rhythm of dance.
+I proceed in step with
-You should know that this is not merely soil; this earth is my mother.
+Laterite soil.
+Indeed, this is not just soil;
+It is my mother.
-In its fields, the sheaves of grain
+In paddy fields, the tender sprouts
-gleam with golden light.
+Grow ripe, emitting a golden light.
-The children of its soil
+People of the soil regard them
-bear an outlook of true gold.
+As real gold.
-O earth, my mother earth!
+This earth is my mother.
-With its sky and stars, with the fragrance of flowers
+The sky and the stars, the fragrance of flowers,
-and its sweet water and air
+The sweet, ambrosial water and air—
-with all these remains
+With all these but greater for me is
-my eyes-consoling land.
+The eye-pleasing soil.
-O earth, my mother earth!
+This earth is my mother.
-O Lord, if You truly love me,
+Lord, if You love me,
-on such auspicious day, come to me.
+Now is the time to come close.
-By Your grace I will build
+Today, by Your grace, I will mold
-true and perfect human beings.
+True human beings.
-O earth, my mother earth!
+This earth is my mother.
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