SONG OF YOUTH

                               I
 We are the young!
 Hearts full of hope,
 Life full of love,
 Bodies of strength enormous,
      Oh come, come, come ye all,
      Come running, my friends !
We shall play, sing and dance,
We shall live the way that is worth the toil
And laugh without let or stint,
Laugh and laugh with a simple heart.
                             II
We are the gleams of Light!
From our voices shall be heard the new speech,
Our eyes shall flash,
The Lightning's script,
      Oh come, come, come ye all,
      Come running, my friends !
Wisdom's torch we shall light,
Pierce through the darkness dense,
Know the world as our own,
Know, know with light.
                            III
We are the wings of storm !
Our wills invincible,
We rave to our goal,
To win the greatest boon.

   Oh come, come, come ye all,
        Come running, my friends !
  Evil and injustice we shall resist,
  Tear asunder the web of desire,
  The fence of ego we shall break through,
  Break, and break apart.
                                  IV
  We are the dreamer of dreams !
  Our ideas and ideals,
  The voyage of our mind,
  We can never give up.
        Oh come, come, come ye all,
        Come running, my friends !
  We shall do good by all men,
  Bind all in bonds of love,
  A new world we shall build,
  Build and build with love.
                                  V
  We are the victors!
  The urge of the new
  Drives us onward,
  And keeps our head high.
        Oh come, come, come ye all,
        Come running, oh my friends.
  What has not been glimpsed till now we shall see,
What has not been known till now we shall know,
Towards the unknown our race shall be,
-Run, run towards the new, oh my young !
                   

 (Translated by Dr. Sisir Kumar Ghosh)