খাঁচার পাখি ছিল সোনার খাঁচাটিতে

khachar pakhi chil sonar khachatite, baner pakhi chil bane ।
ekda ki kariya milan hal dohe, ki chil bidhar mane ।
baner pakhi bale, ‘khachar pakhi bhai, banete jai dohe mile ।’
khachar pakhi bal, ‘baner pakhi ay, khachay thaki niribile ।’
baner pakhi bale, ‘na, ami shikle dhara nahi dib ।’
khachar pakhi bale, ‘hay, ami kemne bahirib ।’
baner pakhi gahe bahire basi basi baner gan chil jat,
khachar pakhi gahe shikhano buli tar- dohar bhasha duimat ।
baner pakhi bale, ‘khachar pakhi bhai, baner gan gao dekhi ।’
khachar pakhi bale, ‘baner pakhi bhai, khachar gan laho shikhi ।’
baner pakhi bale, ‘na, ami shikhano gan nahi chai ।’
khachar pakhi bale, ‘hay, ami kemne bangan gai ।’
baner pakhi bale, ‘akash ghan nil kothao badha nahi tar ।’
khachar pakhi bale, ‘khachati paripati keman dhaka chari dhar ।’
baner pakhi bale, ‘apna chari dao megher majhe ekebare ।’
khachar pakhi bale, ‘nirala kone base badhiya rakho apnare ।’
baner pakhi bale, ‘na, setha kothay uribare pai !’
khachar pakhi bale, ‘hay, meghe kothay basibar thai ।’
emni dui pakhi dohare bhalobase, tabuo kache nahi pay ।
khachar phake phake parshe mukhe mukhe, nirbe chokhe chay ।
dujne keh kare bujhite nahi pare, bujhate nare apnay ।
dujne eka eka jhapti mare pakha- katre kahe, ‘kache ay !’
baner pakhi bale, ‘na, kabe khachay rudhi dibe dbar !’
khachar pakhi bale, ‘hay, mor shakti nahi uribar ।’