Bagna vINa - some impressions...

Ramabhadra Dokka (sdokka@st6000.sct.edu)
Mon, 30 Sep 1996 11:47:45 -0400 (EDT) 

Some of the pieces from great poets leave a lasting impression on the mind
by their rhythmic beauty and/or by their emphasis of feelings/sentiments and 
the thrust of emotions. 

I posted some impressions of this sort on some of Rabindranath Tagore's works 
before and I believe that this is true irrespective of the language and our 
TELUGU is no different. There are many pieces which fall under this category 
and AcArya dEvulapalli kRshNa SAstry's "Evi tallI niruDu kurisina hima 
samUhamulu..." is one among them. Here are some more impressions and my 
fledgling attempts in putting them into words --

			Bagna vINa..
			____________

	evaru cEsina aparAdhAnikO nIvu cellincE yI parihAram ? 
	evari mATanu nilapaDAnikO nI tapanA, ArATam ??
	evari mouna gItamO nI gontulO palikincEdi ?
	evari gunDe kOtanO nI vEdana pratidhwanincEdi ??

		asalu - prEmanu kOrukonaDam 
			khAyamgA pApamE, 
		hRdayamannadi vunna vAriki 
			gAyapaDaDam SApamE..

	garaLamu gaLamandu yuncI vilapincaka O vipancI,
	vArincI, bujjagincI, nI gunDe tIgalu kadilincI,
	maryAdala maBya peTTi, nIdu gontuka savarincI,
	mamatA mathanampu sudhalu, rAga nidhulanu mAku pancI,

		Alapincina nADu nI sari 
			lEdu lEdanu lOkamE,
		Alakincadu nIdu gODu 
			nEDu migilenu SOkamE..

	mUla cErina nIdu jIvana nAda jharuluppomngagA,
	SRtini kUrci, gatini mArcE, kAlamE arudencugA,
	ninnu valacI, edanu talacI, nIku jata tAnavvagA,
	kOri cErunu hRdaya mokkaTi, kOTi sparSala mITagA,

		aTTi rOjokaTundi tallI, 
			maruva bOkumu sOdarI,
		tallaDillaku, tapana cendaku, 
			mArpu tathyamu mAnavI..

	asalu muddAyepuDu dorakaDu, Atma vancana dOshamu,
	evaridO yI nEramu, nIkendukO yI mounamu ??
	pagalu rAtiri paradhyAnapu Siksha nIkai vEsukOku,
	digulu cendi, vagaci, vagaci gunDe baruvunu pencukOku,

		ASa tRncaku, alamaTincaku, 
			vartamAnamunandukO,
		gatamu talacukO, Bavita malacukO, 
			Gana vijaya pathamunu encukO !!

and here is an attempt at the translation of the gist --

  ** Who's mistake is it, that you assumed the responsibilty for  ?    
     Who's promise is it, that you are trying to keep ??
     Who's  song is it, that you are setting to a sorrowful tune ?
     and Who's cry is it that you are claiming a right to own ??
     Whoever may be the culprit,
     Pain is the compensation paid, for having a heart !! **

Comments ? criticism ?? You are welcome..

regards..

- Ram (Ramabhadra Dokka from sdokka@st6000.sct.edu)