Voice of Disrupted Sleep Midday or was it at the dead of night On the other bank of the river Who,wish I knew, hollered at whom Na-re-shw-ar. Where and when, who knows, rings abruptly the voice of broken sleep. ............................................ Nareshwar: A common Assamese male name.
Translated by Uttam Duorah
Bhaben Barua (b. 1939-) is a distinguished Assamese poet and critic.
Uttam Duorah, the translator, retired as the HoD, English, Women’s College, Tinsukia and is based in Tinsukia, Assam.