The Way I Found Her [French translation]

I ran from the city

I ran from the doubt

I stumbled and I fell

But still, I ran

I ran through the forest

As the rain poured down

And stole at my skin

But still, I ran

I came to a shore

And ran through the sand

And dove into the water

It stung my eyes

I swam past the dolphins

And fishes and sharks

I came up for air

And then, sought the sky

I climbed on the clouds

With shells in my hair

And I reached out and grasped

At the feet of the dove

She flew higher and higher

'til I stepped onto a star

And from there, I could see

Everything I had once desired

I had no place to be

I had no one

I was alone and I couldn't find

What I craved

Tears fell from my eyes

Like torrents of rain

But I could never drown

My yearning or sorrow

I fell to the earth

Upon hot desert sands

And I cried 'til a salt river

Ran through that land

But I chanced upon an oasis

And stood silently

I began to hear

I began to see

यस्य देवे पर भक्तिर्यथा देवे तथा गुरौ

तस्यैते कथिता ह्यर्थाः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मनः 1

I followed (???)2 footprints

Out of the desert

And found that I had

Never been alone

In her smile, I saw you

When he played, I knew you're3 there

In silence, I heard my heart beating your name

Inside of me, that's where you were

Always with me

As I wandered and cried

But I could never hear until you found me

1. from Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.232. this is the only word I'm unsure of -- it could be "noticed", though it sounds more like it's someone's name (ie, "Nota's")3. "you were" (usually you're = you are, so I wanted to note this)

• Artist:Gaurangi devi dasi
• Album:Magical Eclipse (1999)