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.