Wednesday 9 May 2012

A simple poem on women from Poetess Anar


I loved this when I heard Poetess Anar reciting in a program....I just wrote it down with no second thought....

In Tamil

oru kaataru
oru peraruvi
oru aazha kadal
oru adai  mazhai
neer naan

udal  kaalam
ullam kaatru
kangal neruppu
naane aahayam
naane andam
enakkenna ellaihal

naan iyarkai
naan pen...


In English
I translated it to my best...I know it wont be in poetic format but I wanted to render the meaning to friends who don't know Tamil.

A river in forest
A main waterfall
A deep ocean
A heavy rain
I am water

my body is time
my thinking is air
my eyes are fire
I am the sky
I am the universe
I don't have boundaries

I am nature
I am woman....

2 comments:

  1. அன்பும் நன்றியும்.

    அனார்

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    1. Thank you...Its really an awesome writing...:-)

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