Liberation – Little Sparrow – By Bharathiyar
Translated by Lekha Murali
Liberation – Little Sparrow
Stay liberated -
Like this little sparrow
In eight directions, it flies and roams,
Into the air, it ascends; swims rapidly...
Bharathiyar’s Poem – “Besought”
Translated by Lekha Murali
Besought
Why build an exquisite veena1,
Only to be heedlessly cast-off into dust?
Tell me O! Sivasakthi2 –
You, (who) created me with a scintillating...
Bharathiyar’s Poem : Rendezvous missed
Translated by Lekha Murali
Rendezvous missed
By banks of the sacred river, on the southern corner,
In the garden of Champaka1 (flowers),
Should I wait, you promised to...
Bharathiyar Poems (Subramania Bharati)
Translated by Rajesh Subramanian
1.
I won't fall
Filling their stomach every time
after strenuous search,
Gossiping around with many many petty stories,
Their minds saddened and
burdened with endless despair,
Most...
