One voice
Through the tales we connect
Through the roots we aspire
Through the songs we unite
Through the tunes we acquire
Through the fires we confront
Through the storms we survive
Through the battles we commence
Through all we stay alive
We are Southasians
We're proud to tell the world
We're singing in one voice now
It's time for us to be heard
With our bonds it's time to bind
The thread we so desire
With dreams it's time to sketch
A plain we so require
A place to blow our kisses
For wishes to turn true
A moment to define
And share our skies so blue
We are Southasians
We're proud to tell the word
We're singing in one voice now
It's time for us to be heard
If the warp be one of war
Let the weft look out for rose
If the times speak of trouble
Let's all hold each other close
We are Southasians
We're proud to tell the world
We're singing in one voice now
It's time for us to be heard
~ Rubana is a researcher working with the Writers Workshop in Calcutta, as well as executive editor of the new TV Southasia.