A poem dedicated to Vessi , Nimal, Sandra and other poet friends living with the eternal intoxication named poetry!
FORMAT (A POEM BY POET A. AYYAPPAN)
Don’t cry out: ‘O! God!’
For He doesn’t have any power of hearing…
No eyes, He has, to see the suffering billions
And not even a single drop of spittle on His tongue…
A scoundrel emptied the throat of thirst…
Tear-drop of an Angel
Was only there to wet my lips….
One should not pay and get intoxication….
Madness, that you get
Without payment, is the real intoxication!
No definitions for me...
No language...
Intoxication is the liquid diamond
Kept in fire!
My love letters
Talk the language of revolution...
Keep that child away
For madness is an epidemic!
White germs are there in my veins...
No madness-manometers are there
To measure the expanse of my mind...
My neck has a simple wish: to swing...
I cut the rope to pull up water from the well...
Malayalam poem 'Reethi' (Manner) by poet A.Ayyappan, translated by Premji. This poem happened to be one of his last poems.
Further references
http://www.poetfreak.com/text/64472/a.-ayyappan-my-poet.html
http://www.poetfreak.com/text/64970/come-lets-go-poem-by-a.-ayyappan.html
Thank you my dearest friend! Your feelings are mine. Vessi
A masterpiece, prem, what outpouring of emotions and the translation has rendered more than justice to the original I think. I should request you to translate many more.....
Excellent poem. We should translate more local treasures for international reading.
Pearls are found when one dives deep sea, thanks for bringing out one such pearl Prem.
dear nimal, yester-night i woke up at four... then i went through an old magazine... there i met him again, my bard a.ayyappan... we love him since he is not an academic poet... poetry in malayalam is yet to be free from feudal poet lords!
Thanks for this great translation Premji and for teh dedication too
Premji! Merits for you bringing this great bard to World of poets! Regards.
Thanx so much for sharing this Premji. a fantastic poem. A poet friend//RH Peat