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[Elizabeth]

Hello. This is my first time here, but I'm trying to translate some Bengali song lyrics into English & I'd like to know what "chai'lam" means. I may have some further questions later.

Thanks in advance!

[Tanweer]

Hi

The Bangla verb "Chawa" has two meanings. 1. To ask for something. 2. To look at something.

So, Chailam means 1. I asked something or 2. I looked at something.


Examples:

1. Ami jante chailam na = I didn't want to know
2. Ami tar dike chailam = I looked at him/her

[Elizabeth]

OK--that's very helpful. If chilam shows the past progressive and aami is me, which definition would fit in the original context?

Aami payey'chilam oi jeyeta aami chai'lam.
Chai'lam, khub'se chai'lam.

[Tanweer]

Hi

The transliteration is not very clear to me. However assuming that Jeyeta = Jeta and Khub'se = Khub kore, I would translate it as:


I got exactly what I had asked for
I wanted (to have) it. Oh how eagerly I wanted (to have) it!

The original lyric has some grammatical difficulty / unconventionality / mistakes with tense of verbs.

[I6RIMEYI]

I'm confused!!!