'Sachin! Sachin!' - The world cheered,
A billion prayed, a billion wishes unheard,
nothing could change the day all fans feared.
Its here, its here; fans murmured at last.
And then in chocked voices and crimson eyes,
The world bade you Good bye.

We long for the days,
when your sweet sound of the willow,
lulled all heartbreaks to sleep,
with each of your boundaries,
our youthful spirits ran high and free.

You gave us so much to live for,
The on-field and off-field lessons,
A guide for the new and old.

Sachin, in memories you live now,
in dreamy by lanes of childhood, you play,
in our smiles and tears, you stay,
in statistics and in voices of the worlds,
your legend grows old.