LONGING: A RAJASTHANI POEM BY MEENAKSHI BORANA : ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY RAJNI CHHABRA
LONGING
A wish sprouts in my heart
In this picturesque evening
To sing melodiously
Songs about my mother
Waves sway in my heart
Heart is brimmed with
So many ideas
That my eyes turn watery
Throat is choked
Voice has turned silent
So much affection has
Arisen in my heart.
Heavenly bliss on earth is
Derived from shelter in maternal home
On this earth, for children
This is the main hope of comfort
That corner of earth is desolate
Where laurels are not sung
In praise of mother
Such divine appearance of mother
Can not be elsewhere in whole universe.
Mother leaves behind
Wish of comfort for herself
Meditates
As if Heaven lands on earth
When heart is
Full of love for mother
Today, waves of new notes
Are swaying in my throat
Light of affection is
Glowing in my heart
Mother hugs me tightly
In every re-birth on earth
I wish you to be my mother
This is my only longing.
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