-Chet Bahadur Kunwar (1940)

I have frourished on and on 
With the history and geography of the 
Country mine
And have felt heart beating 
In the outpouring sigh of each pulse
Therefore, I have worked a filial bond
From the dawn of life to death.

I've not peered at my country's map
Like life entangled in forts
Can't even imagine
Tumult in my heart.

I believe 
My Sagarmatha
Standing upon strife 
Will never shy away from the horizon
Nor do have an empty dream 
Like armful of the sun

I always see
Infinite longings
Rolling up with the waves of heart-beat
As if in strife
Therefore,
Rather than the yearning
Consummated by living in the 
Infinite desires of life
There's a wish to live beyond the end.


Translated by: Nagendra Bhattarai