YOU KNOW BETTER: RAJASTHANI POEM BY Dr. KRISHNA KUMAR; ENGLISH VERSION BY RAJNI CHHABRA

 YOU KNOW BETTER: RAJASTHANI POEM BY Dr. KRISHNA KUMAR

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YOU KNOW BETTER

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How blessed is this tiny sparrow

This tiny sparrow

Whenever she feels like measuring

The earth and vast sky

Spreads her wings and takes flight

She sits for feeding herself on grains

Sometimes on tree

Sometimes hopping on grass

She starts playing with 

Unfamiliar he and she sparrows

Nobody demands any 

Explanation from her

Nobody restrains her

With whom you were playing

Throughout the day

And on which tree

You spent your whole night?

And this mother cow is also free

To have her own will

For sake of grazing

Moves anywhere she likes

Sometimes she dozes 

In the mid of road

Carts, houses, people

In front of her and backwards

All stand still, trying to escape her.

And this chit of ant

In her own way

Swings here and there

Keeps on doing

What she wishes to do

Keeps on wandering

Meets another ant 

Whenever she intends

And start gossipping

On various subjects

Nobody demands explanation from them

With whom were you flirting?

Nobody imposes restrictions on them.

And this squirrel

And this rat

They, too, are at ease always

They don't have to bother about marriage

Neither botheration of moving to in-laws

Nor they are supposed to put on veils

Nor are they scared of getting burnt alive

In the fierce flames of dowry

Dare any husband treat them as foot-wear

Will be kicked to fall headlong

  

But this poor woman?

What to describe? O! God

O! This world

This world of males

What can I say? 

What can I say?

You ponder over this

You know better.