Fiddler on the Roof

This is what I received in my mail from my long-estranged & refound childhood friend: Abhi. There's more to come. I'm cluless about where he gets all this stuff from: he refuses to divulge his secret source—but they are just too good to be lost in cyber-space, so here goes...way to go Abhi!


"BHALENTINER DIN - BANGALI JODI.....

Tumi samudra ami aranya, tumi Amit ami Labonya;
Tumi bhugol ami itihaash, tumi Paro ami Debdash;
Tumi Closeup ami Colgate, tumi Romeo ami Juliette;
Tumi Makaibari ami Wah Taj, tumi Shajahan ami Mumtaz;
Tumi Thuja ami Arnica, tumi Clinton ami Monica;
Tumi chiruni ami ayna, tumi Dodi ami Diana;
Tumi bulbul ami tota, tumi Jyoti ami Mamata;
Tumi dherosh ami alu, tumi Rabri ami Lalu;
Tumi ucche ami potol, tumi Soniya ami Atal;
Tumi chips ami popcorn, tumi Phulan ami Birappan;
Tumi jilipi ami chumchum, tumi Suchitra ami Uttam:
Tumi hajmi ami toffee, tumi Agassi ami Steffi;
Tumi kheyal ami gazal, tumi Shahrukh ami Kajol;
Tumi CBI ami greftaar, tumi Sangeeta ami Azhar;
Tumi santro ami ciello, tumi Desdemona ami Othello;
Tumi machh ami mangsho, tumi srishti ami dhongsho:
Tumi Ajit ami Mona, tumi Sourav ami Dona;
Tumi elish ami parshe, tumi Pheluda ami Topse;
Tumi botol ami shishi, tumi Katthak ami Odissi;
Tumi Sholay ami Bazigar, tumi Minar ami Chabighar:
Tumi boma ami grenade, tumi Mahakaran ami Brigade;
Tumi Only Vimal ami DCM, tumi Congress ami CPM:;
Tumi Raju ami Gopal, tumi Bharat ami Nepal;
Tumi galpo ami kobita, tumi Aishwariya ami Susmita;
Tumi OK ami fine, tumi aniyam ami ayeen;
Tumi bangla ami hindi, tumi tip ami bindi;
Tumi uttejona ami kolahol, tumi cricket ami football;
Tumi jhamela ami gandagol, tumi Pk ami Amol;
Tumi gur ami chini..."