When my footprints will no longer mark this road

Last night, when I was listening to some music on my laptop, my thoughts constantly wandered over to home and connecting home and songs, the tune of a Rabindrasangeet flowed through my mind--Rabindrasangeet, the eternal creations of Rabindranath Tagore.I don't listen to Rabindrasangeet very often but then some of these songs are my absolute favourites. Now, last night, this idea of translating one of those favourite songs came to my mind. This is total madness because its not possible to recreate the same flavour of that song in a translation. But, I love it so much that I desperately wanted to share it here.

When my footprints will no longer mark this road,
I won't steer my boat,
Oh, I won't steer my boat across these banks anymore.
Done will I be with my buying and selling,
Finish will I all my borrowing and lending,
No more will there be visits to this market!
What does it matter if you don't remember me then,
Looking at the face of the stars, don't call out my name?

When my footprints will no longer mark this road,
Dust will accumulate in between the tanpura's chords,
Vines will grow over the house's doors,
Oh, dust will accumulate in between the tanpura's chords!
The flower garden, dense with grass, will like an inhabited forest be,
Surrounded with moss will the banks of the lake be.
What does it matter if you don't remember me then,
Looking at the face of the stars, don't call out my name?

When my footprints will no longer mark this road,
The flute will continue to play thus,
Pass will the days, pass!
Pass the days will, just as they do today,
Oh, the flute will continue to play thus...
On each bank, the river boats thus,
Will be filled up with water even then,
The cows will graze, the shepherd will play
In this very field.
What does it matter if you don't remember me then,
Looking at the face of the stars, don't call out my name?

When my footprints will no longer mark this road,
Says who I won't be present in that morn?
In all games oh,
In all games of life will I take part!
Says who I won't be present in that morn?
By a new name shall you call me, knot me in new bonds,
This self of mine shall keep returning forever and ever...
What does it matter if you don't remember me then,
Looking at the face of the stars, don't call out my name?