Translation
Who calls to me,“My child, come, come”?
I came into the world
To serve the Mother.
Alas, whom do I serve now?
I serve ignorance-night,
I serve material-wealth,
I serve human-pride.
Mother, may I not any more waste
My precious aspiration-life.
Sri Chinmoy, Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance, part 2, Agni Press, 1976