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Bharathiyar poem translation

Bharathiyar Poem – Crop of Freedom

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Crop of Freedom

Floral Garland (Lament)
1.   Did we grow this with water? O Lord!
     This crop - we nurtured with our tears;
     Would you let it burn to ashes?

2.   Pouring solicitude as ghee1,
     We grew in our hearts – this vibrant lamp,
     Would you let it perish, O Merciful?

3.   After a millennium of dormancy,
     Came around this unexpected gem (of freedom),
     Would we let it fail?

4.   Righteousness would win, said the wise ones.
     Was that a lie?
     The consequences of karma - haven’t we suffered enough?
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Bharathiyar poem translation

Bharathiyar Poems – The Victory Drum

The Victory Drum

(Original poem by Bharaithyar)

Strike the victory drum – Strike it,
Strike the victory drum.

We vanquished the ghost of trepidation –
We split the serpent of falsehood, drank away its life;
To absorb the entire celestial world like elixir,
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Bharathiyar poem translation

Bharathiyar Poems – Liberation – Little Sparrow

Liberation – Little Sparrow

(Original poem by Bharaithyar)

Stay liberated –
Like this little sparrow

In eight directions, it flies and roams,
Into the air, it ascends; swims rapidly through,
In measureless abundance lay,
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