Poetry of Dr. Shankar D Mishra

Sunday, 26 March 2023

"ଆମ ପିଲାବେଳ କିଏ ନେଲା? "TRANSLATED ENGLISH POEM "WHO STOLE OUR CHILDHOOD?"

WHO STOLE OUR CHILDHOOD?

We are little children, who universally stand for

Skipping, playing shouting and merrymaking.

But, alas! We are forced to others’ bread baking,

Or work for the devils in starvation and torture!

We too, like yours, have thirsts to study and be officers

But, books, copies and we belong to different quarters!

Our minds still crave to jump, run, play and have fun

But, we, the fateless toilers, have a different destination!

Ah! Since the day we started to toddle and walk,

For you, the heartless, we were pushed to work.

Ah! Peace and happiness were like aliens for us,

And slavery in childhood was an irretrievable loss!

Lo! We, the little, innocent children

To the drains of child labour are blindly thrown!

We place our light little hands heavy works on,

Ah! We are the fleshy grinders from morn till dawn!

We sweep rooms, wash tables, clothes and dishes

Otherwise we cannot mitigate our gnawing hunger!

Oh! In the quarters, buildings and domes of bosses

Our untold woes are worse than the deathly danger!

May it be mills, stores, factories or warehouses,

May it be industries, building sites or farmlands,

May it be breaking stones or gigging ditches,

Everywhere it’s you who abuse our little hands!

Alas! For our Rights none utters a protest or raises concern

So that we may see our dreams bloom in our life’s garden.

What will feel, do honestly tell, if you find, o the sanest men

In our wretched places your pampered, darling little children?

N.B. – The above poem is the English version of an original Odia poem “AAMA PILAA BELA KIE NELAA” composed by Dr. Basant Kishore Sahoo, Kusupur, Cuttack.

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Saturday, 25 March 2023

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଗୀତ "ମୁଁ ଭଲ ପାଇ କେତେ ଭୁଲ କରିଥିଲି !" / "TRANSLATED ENGLISH POEM "ALAS! I COMMITTED SUCH A BLUNDER….."

ALAS! I COMMITTED SUCH A BLUNDER…..

Alas! I committed such a grave blunder

In falling in love with you that I lost my own trust!

In you, a fluorescent flame of love, I did once discover

Which did prove, at length, more momentary than frost!

I still fondly remember my sweet maiden meeting with you.

I still warmly bear in mind how I was drifted like a jolly boat

By the high tides of modesty that did in your alluring eyes float

That drew me closer to you as attracts butterflies a blossom new!

But, what do I view in those spell-binding eyes today perchance?

A desert of distrust has replaced a river of sacrifice and reliance!

Please return me my intense and unalloyed love that I had gifted you

Alas! My love’s heavenly trust is in hellish rust today owing to you!

O my Goodness! How loyally and lavishly I once poured on you!

Please return me my intense and unalloyed love that I had gifted you.

Alas! My love’s heavenly trust is in hellish rust today owing to you!

O my Goodness! How loyally and lavishly I once poured on you!

Ah! Now, beset with deathly darkness, I am burning in the fire of despair.

Alas! I committed such a remorseful blunder in falling in love with you!

Alas! I committed such a regrettable blunder in falling in love with you!

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N.B. This poem is based on an Odia Lyric “MU BHALA PAI KETE BHUL KARITHILI” composed by Shri Bishnupada Sethi, IAS, the Principal Secretary, Higher Education Dept. Odisha.

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ଓଡ଼ିଆ କବିତା "ତୁମେ " / TRANSLATED POEM "YOU"

ତୁମେ (କ୍ରମଶଃ )

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ତୁମେ ତ ମୋହର ରଜନୀଗନ୍ଧା

ଅଟ ତୁମେ ପ୍ରୀତିଛନ୍ଦା ,

ପ୍ରୀତି ମଦମତ୍ତ ମୃଗ ନୟନୀ ଗୋ

ତୁମ ପ୍ରେମେ ମୁହିଁ ବନ୍ଧା ।1।

ତୁମେ ଯୌବନର ପୂର୍ବରାଗ ମୋର

ହେବ ଦିନେ ଅସ୍ତରାଗ ,

ତୁମେ ସୋହାଗିନୀ ପ୍ରୀତି ମନ୍ଦାକିନୀ

ଭରିଅଛ ଅନୁରାଗ ।2।

ତୁମେ ମୋ' ଚକୋରି ହୁଏ କେତେ ଝୁରି

ମୁହିଁ ବିହ୍ଵଳ ଚକୋର ,

ତୁମେ ମୋ'ସପନ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣିଳ ସପନ

ଭାବରେ ହୁଏ ବିଭୋର ।3।

ତୁମ ପାଇଁ ମୁହିଁ କଳାର ସାଧକ

ସୃଜନଶୀଳ ମୋ' ମନ ,

କିଏ ସନମାନ ଦେଉ କି ନଦେଉ

ଆନନ୍ଦେ ହୁଏ ମଗନ ।4।

ତୁମେ ହିଁ ତ ମୋ'ର ପ୍ରଥମ ପାଠକ

ତୁମେ ମୋ'କାବ୍ୟ ନାୟିକା ,

ବିଦଗ୍ଧ।ପ୍ରାଣର ଅଧିଷ୍ଠାତ୍ରୀ ଦେବୀ

ତୁମେ ମୋ' ସଖୀ ସେବିକା ।5।

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Friday, 24 March 2023

ଓଡ଼ିଆ କବିତା "ହୃଦୟ ର ବନ୍ଧୁ" / TRANSLATED ENGLISH POEM "SOUL MATE"

ହୃଦୟ ର ବନ୍ଧୁ

ହୃଦୟ ର ଏବେ ଶୂନ୍ୟତା ଭିତରେ
ଖୋଜି ବୁଲେ ମୁଁ ତୁମରି ପଥ,
ସ୍ମୃତି ମୋର ଯାଇ ଅଣ୍ଡାଳୁ ଥାଇ
ତୁମ ସେ ଅଭୁଲା ପଦଚିହ୍ନ।

ସେଇ ପଦଚିହ୍ନ ନୁହଁଇ ଟି ଭିନ୍ନ
ସେ ଏକା ତୁମର ମଧୁର ବାସ୍ନା,
କଥା ଥିଲା ଆମେ ଏକାଠି ଜୀଇବା
ଏବେ ମୋ ଭିତରେ ଅମାପ ତୃଷ୍ଣା।

ଜିତିଗଲ ତୁମେ ହରାଇକି ମୋତେ
ବନ୍ଧନୁ ବନ୍ଧନେ ବାନ୍ଧି ଦେଇ,
ହୃଦୟ ଭିତରୁ ଭଲପାଅ ବୋଲି
ଶାଶ୍ଵତ ର ଧ୍ଵଜା ଦେଲ ଉଡ଼ାଇ।

ଗହଳ ନିସଙ୍ଗେ ପ୍ରୀତିର ପରାଗେ
ତୁମେ ସଦା ସାଜ ଶରଦ ଇନ୍ଦୁ,
ପ୍ରୟାଣ ତୀର୍ଥରେ ମୋ ଶେଷ ଶ୍ଵାସରେ

ବାଷ୍ପାୟିତ ଆମେ ହୃଦୟ ବନ୍ଧୁ।

ଜ୍ୟୋତ୍ସ୍ନା ରାଣୀ ସୂତାର, ଶିକ୍ଷୟିତ୍ରୀ।

SOUL MATE

O my Soul Mate!
I keep looking for your path
In the hollowness of heart….
And my reminiscence does grope
For your unforgettable footprints….

The footprints were not at all different –
They replicate your sweet fragrance.
We did vow once to live together,
I have fathomless thirst at present…..

You won at last over my defeat -
Under the pretext of supra mundane love
Vouching for a perennial bond past superficiality
You did once unfurl your so-called flag of eternal love!

Alas! In a deep and deathly isolation
And in an ominous eclipse of affection
You ever play the role of an autumnal Moon;
In my last breath and in the pilgrimage of my corpse,

I'll mingle with you, O my Soul Mate, as vapours become one with airs…..

Copyright: Dr. Shankar D Mishra, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 24.03.2023

N.B. – The above poem is the English version of an original Odia poem “HRUDAYARA BANDHU” written by MRS. Jotsnarani Sutar, Kendrapara.

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