ଓଡ଼ିଆ କବିତା "ଉଧାର" / TRANSLATED POEM "BORROWING"

BORROWING

OMG! So much have my borrowings gone up...!

All the same, it's my ardent wish to pay off all the debts

That I've incurred from the familiar persons,

To the best of my ability during my life time.

I'm yet to know the reasons, towards me

Why the unknown souls have unexpectedly extended their bounteous hands

When I'm inescapably engulfed by atrocious adversities......!

To be honest, my indebted Self is eager

To adorn the palanquin of my heart

With the benevolent creditors like Ananta Gopal

And move on swinging them on a grand pageantry

From the villages to the villages

From the river banks to the river banks

And from the gardens to the glades......!

There are some unpayable debts still 

Which I can't clear even in my lifetime,

At the same time, I'm, indeed, least interested in doing so,

For, I love them to be my benefactors

And myself a humble debtor forever

So that I can return to their holy feet time and again.

Holding my young and immature hands

They've ever taught me how to stand, toddle and walk,

And they've ever shown me the right path

That I've trodden to reach my destination today....!

Copyright: Dr. Shankar D Mishra, Sr. lecturer in English, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 04.05.2023

N.B. – The above poem is translated from an Odia poem “ଉଧାର" / "BORROWING” composed by Dr. Ramachandra Palai, Bharat Villa, Rudrapur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

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