Ektu paa chaliye bhai (Speed up a little, brother )- Subhash Mukhopadhyay
We have kept Lenin standing at Dharmatala By the tram depot. A flock is picking up grains of rice from the garbage and eating away, Digging into the dustbins. Lenin is watching. A village man came to the city to see a doctor and turn into a destitute hence. Much before he could manage any of it, he was left penniless By a pickpocket. Lenin watches on. The girl who was taken away in a taxi At sundown, Has come and stood again under the tree Yawning as the night falls. Lenin is watching still. As he kept on standing, Lenin was yawny too. Suddenly I saw him all stirred up and steady I turned, following his gaze Wherefrom advances a huge parade of labourers holding red banners. I thought I heard Lenin call out, The century is ending- Speed up a little, brother, speed up!