A village maiden, I, so naive,
A village maiden, I.
This earth, my form, my adornment bright,
My love, he's turned a city light.
A village maiden, I,
This earth, my form, my adornment bright,
My love, he's turned a city light.
My friend, he speaks in English now,
My friend, he speaks in English now,
While I remain, unlettered, a rustic vow.
My love, he's turned a city light.
A village maiden, I.
What has become of him, I can't conceive,
What has become of him, I can't believe.
When from Calcutta, he returned to me,
He speaks no words, directly to me.
I yearn to tell him of my heart's deep plea,
I yearn to tell him of my heart's deep plea,
He reads his papers, endlessly.
My love, he's turned a city light.
A village maiden, I.
No earthen touch does he now crave,
No open courtyards does he save.
No earthen touch does he now crave,
No open courtyards does he save.
A cot he seeks, of gilded grace,
My humble bed, a scornful space.
No millet bread does he now crave,
No millet bread does he now crave,
Nor home-made mango's sweet embrace.
My love, he's turned a city light.
A village maiden, I.
My friend, he broods, his mind astray,
My friend, he broods, his mind astray,
He cannot sleep throughout the day.
I am beside him, close and near,
Yet his true presence, I don't feel here.
If mountains stood, I'd find a way,
If mountains stood, I'd find a way,
But this chasm, how to now convey?
My love, he's turned a city light.
A village maiden, I.
I'd bear the hunger, thirst, the pain,
I'd bear the hunger, thirst, the pain,
I'd forsake clothes, and all I gain.
My friend, if I had known this fate,
I'd never let him leave the gate.
For years, I fought to claim his heart,
For years, I fought to claim his heart,
And lost it all, a brand new start.
My love, he's turned a city light.
A village maiden, I.
This earth, my form, my adornment bright,
My love, he's turned a city light.
My friend, he speaks in English now,
My friend, he speaks in English now,
While I remain, unlettered, a rustic vow.
My love, he's turned a city light.
A village maiden, I.
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