"kaṇṭhera gambhīra dhvani, navaghana-dhvani jini',
yāra guṇe kokila lājāya
tāra eka śruti-kaṇe, ḍubāya jagatera kāṇe,
punaḥ kāṇa bāhuḍi' nā āya
kanṭḥera - of the throat; gambhīra - deep; dhvani - sound; nava-ghana - of new clouds; dhvani - the resounding; jini' - conquering; yāra - of which; guṇe - the attributes; kokila - the cuckoo; lājāya - put to shame; tāra - of that; eka - one; śruti-kaṇe - particle of sound; ḍubāya - inundates; jagatera - of the whole world; kāṇe - the ear; punaḥ - again; kāṇa - the ear; bāhuḍi' - getting out; nā āya - cannot come.