December 16 Victory Day greetings.
On December 16, at the break of dawn,
the country rises like a flag—
cutting through the mist, one can hear
the echo of the first breath of freedom.
Fields, ghats, rivers, and canals have written
that blood mark which has not been erased even today,
there are no names, yet their shadows
silently walk beside us in the light.
They said, "Defeat fear,"
we have learned to stand tall;
they went on the path of no return,
we have learned to protect dreams.
Red means not just the scars of the past,
red means keeping the future awake;
green means not just the rice fields,
green means staying on the path of truth.
Today on the day of victory we pledge—
to love the country in the language of work,
against injustice, falsehood, and hatred
we will win in small tactics every day.
The liberation war has taught us to stand against injustice, to stand by the truth, and to uphold human dignity.
