Well Known Poems
| Candles | Hanere vich sulagdi Varanmala | Aiya Nand Kishore |
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| Light these candles. Rise, light these candles. There will remain, These quarrelsome winds, But you should light these candles. May darkness not think the moon scared. May night not think the sun dead. Light these lamps to honor life. Rise, light these candles. Granted, the night's reign may be stubborn, But rays of light still survive. On dark pages, verses revealing life. Rise, light these candles. These cruel whirlwinds will remain, The fall will shake away the leaves, But this does not mean that new leaves will not grow. Rise, light these candles. Unafraid of the poison that spreads daily in the wind, Nature continues to do its duty, Of transforming poison into nectar. Rise, light these candles. Girls, do not cry, this is the time of Rahiras. Do not linger on death, reflect upon the passage of time. These difficulties will pass away. Rise, light these candles. |
When do I say don't ask for justice? Or, for your rights, do not fight? But recoginze the enemy And don't sever your own limbs Do not dishonor your wings In this unnecessary flight Against sorrows we have to fight Against poverty we have to fight Those who exploit with the pretext of protection, We have to fight against them I offer my life on the edge of your sword Who can refuse its importance? Take care of it, keep it well burnished Keeps its edge well honed In the darkness writing light Keep it like a blaze for fire There are times when The sword alone is a scribe Yet why walk the distance already walked The road ahead is sufficiently heavy? |
My language is one the verge of death Each word, each sentence gasps for breath. In such a hopeless situation Only God may save my language! Of my language, How can even God be the savior? Deserted by hungry generation, God, Himself, gasps for breath, Under His benign protection Lies my language, gasping, dying, By God! On the verge of death lies my language. It may happen otherwise, Face to face with suicidal situations, Reckoning with homicidal challenges, More deserving of life, More living may fare my language. |
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