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I'm a swan{{#tag:ref|According to the [http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/biswas-bengali_query.py?qs=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95&searchhws=yes Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary], ''baláká'' (বলাকা) is a female of "a kind of small goose capable of flying high". It could also mean "a flight of geese". However, the word has been loosely translated as "stork" or "swan". Perhaps of interest, the current logo of [[:wikipedia:Biman Bangladesh Airlines|Biman Bangladesh Airlines]] is a stylized white ''baláká'' in flight within a red circle.|group="nb"}} of yon azure; | I'm a swan{{#tag:ref|According to the [http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/biswas-bengali_query.py?qs=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95&searchhws=yes Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary], ''baláká'' (বলাকা) is a female of "a kind of small goose capable of flying high". It could also mean "a flight of geese". However, the word has been loosely translated as "stork" or "swan". Perhaps of interest, the current logo of [[:wikipedia:Biman Bangladesh Airlines|Biman Bangladesh Airlines]] is a stylized white ''baláká'' in flight within a red circle.|group="nb"}} of yon azure; | ||
All the news from afar, | All of the news from afar, | ||
Through me it | Through me it is delivered, | ||
Inscribed | Inscribed upon my feathers. | ||
On a dreamy night by the moon's light, | On a dreamy night by the moon's light, | ||