By Saji Samuel
You stand there as a citadel
Guarding, as an alert sentinel
My harbour entrance,
You stand up to face
The rough seas of the monsoon
And the wrath of the cyclone
And say, as always,
With your chivalrous flair
Me first – then Port Blair!
I salute you O Ross!
When the Tsunami came roaring
And the waves came swirling
With destruction in the air,
You stood up
And said, as always,
Me first – then Port Blair!
I salute you O Ross!
I remember your glorious best
As Paris of the East
The memories of those years
Are still the very best ...
But you gave it up
Your glory and your fame!
To silently see me prosper
In glory and in name!
As you now say
In your generous flair
Me next- first Port Blair!!
I salute you O Ross!
I salute you O Ross!!