VaaDrEvu : War & Peace

Nyayapathi Srinivasa Rao (vasu@india.hp.com)
Fri, 20 Dec 96 17:44:11 IST


Hello Friends and Comrades,

                naTaashaa! naTaashaa!!
                ----------------------          by cinaveerabhadruDu

        aSvaaroehaNa, nirasana vaakyam, tupaaki mandu, aakhari vindu
        prati aDugu avatalaa kurukshetramae.
        vidhi toe aaDina prati paacika antaraardham astradhaaraNae.
        ishTamayinaa, ayishTamayinaa
        prati poeroo poeruni tappincukoeDaanikae.

        'idi naa illu'
        'ee puvvu enta baagundi'
        'mana mitruDitoe ee roeju gaDupudaam'
        praSaanta jeevitam koesam koerina prati aakaankshaa
        ae vyoohaanikoe pannina prati_vyoohamae.

        tana callani maeDapaina kiTikee centa
        vennela veeNaa tantrulaki gaayapaDina baalika,
        sangraama_rangam loe modaTi gaayapu ruciki mattillina yuvakuDu,
        avadhullaeni_daedoe aparimitamayindi
        tamani taakinaTTu kalavara_paDDavaarae.

        vaaDu yuddham phalaanaa daani koesam anTaadu. naenu nammanu.
        vaaDu yuddham Saanti koesamae annaa kooDaa nammanu.

        tana samaadhi loenci ottigili Tolstoy ippaTikee
        'naTaashaa, naTaashaa' anToe moolgutunnaDu.
        aa baruvaina pustakam paina tala_aanci nidrapoetunna naa ceviloe
        'Saantini abhilashincaDamae anniTikannaa aSaanti'
        anToe goNukkunTunnaDu.

        ----------------We love you, vaaDrEvoo---------------------------------

PS :
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        I am mortally afraid of translating some lines from his
        poems and calling it a PS, lest i should be swept off
        my cyber feet a dozen times!!

        Surprised! Not even one poster wanted to know where the
        copies are available! Has everybody read vaaDraevu ?
        Nobody wants to read him ?

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Regards & Thanks
Vasu.