Sunday, 27 October 2019

Selective translation of poetry of Mahakavi Dr Kuvempu (kupplli venkatappa puttappa),world poet, national Poet, Jnanapeeta awardee ,rasa rushi, kalpa kavi (poet of epochs) by Dr. Raveendra Hosadurga.







Kuvempy poetry part 10:
Poetry collection ‘kogile and soviet russia’  in 1944.
Land which  is  tread    Karnataka:
where ever be;how ever be;
Be kannada for ever.
O lovely calf of kannada ,
If you have kannadaship  you  kalpatharu  to mother!

The land which you tread –that itself is Karnataka;
The hill which you climb –sahyadri.
The tree which you touch –sri sandal tree;
The water which you  drink –kavery.

   Your  tongue which  reads pampa 
Kannada itself is true.
The ear which   which hears kumaravyasa that is
Kannada is eternal.

The mind which remembers belgola  belur
The mind   which falls  with joga
The mind  which goes   with romance to malnad;-

To melody of  kaajana  kogile(kokila)
To beauty of jasmine champaka kedage
To leaves cool of mango  honge

The mind of person  which  gets rasa  romance
What  where ever? What how ever?
For ever that  itself-
Kannada   itself  is  truth
Kannada itself is eternal
 If  told  other(different), is false(mithya)!
………………………end………………………
Hompuli= romantic,  kedage=palm tree and it’s flower.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
Stone drum(shilaabheri):
  Stones ara calling
Deafs possessing ears,listen that heart speech!
Corner   Corner  valiant stone  of our land
Gtear wives(maha   sathies)  soft hard words of  renunciation!

We are no one who died , but you announcing they are
Showing hand to person person silences    themselves are  complaining
‘boldness of our those days
Faith of our those days
Let them appear(take birth)  those divine madness    in you !”
are screaming imitating
blessing flying.

In destroyed temple , in bush of lantana
Stone rolling  breaking banyan stage(katte) forest  grown
Here nothing is  here
Here nobody is here
Moving one unexpected devil(ghost)
Shouts  by street side
Disturbing peace of mind!

: hear here I died making life grass
Fighting   for  protection of  honour (chastity)  of feminity(femaleness)!”
“ here I succumbed to death(became victim)
Fought with big tigerpreventing orphanness  to calf  became mother!”
“enemity pierced here fell;
Won death!”

Here for god,there   there for paathivrathya(chastity)
Here for  owner ,in body for land sake
Where  ever eye is opened there
Where ever ear is kept  there
 Given victimized donation,pipe of kannadaship
Are sounding stone drums
Life(prana) mover!
 …………………………………….end……………………
Halu=forest,          mitthu= death(mruthyu)
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 Blessings of kannada mother:
Fight for hannada
Kannada’s child;
Protect kannada
My joy!

This is  blessing of cradle song
Don’t forget child(gold)
 If you forget   ayyo
As though forgetting me!

Like breast milk  sweet honey to mouth;
Like embrace of mother
Very good to body;
Like good words of guru
Progressive(highness) to life;
 Labour    and die for mother tongue
Rise in this and other worlds!

Faith   of   ranna and pampa
Words (speech)of kannada;
Faith of basava deva(god) is
Win of harihara;
Bold of naranappa 
Bow of batthalike(sac for keeping arrows)  
Before killing kannada
O kill me!

What ever may be memory
Outside(foreign) language is burden
You are lord of your land;
Leave enemies
In kannada land
 Let  kannada  shine;
fighting for   mother
protect  mother  tongue!

Kannada’s bandilike(?)…………..
holding today;
If you sleep
Will kill!
Get up child
Hold sword!
Hold sword!
Disease    as  dress of  leaf
Bandalike,push!

Please child
Request you
Blessing of kannadamma
 Don’t forget child;
If you forget,ayyo
As though forgetting me;
Fight for kannada
As soldier  ranna(rathna)!
……………………end………………………….
Batthalike=sac for keeping arrows.
…………………………………………………………
Omnipresent cloud rahu
Has swallowd sun:

Omnipresent cloud rahu
Has swallowd sun.
Heat of sunlight has comedown.
Big,long,skykissing
Bathed in rain,ever lasting black
Hill,forest,  series seriesseries has spread
dullness has embraced!
 Thunderbolt sleep silence
Is fearful;
firmness silence
has become greeshma;
song of birds has straightened;
mo ovment of  trees has  stopped;
like written   colour  figure
world has become dumb.
To eye of world tearful
 Great sorrow.
Workless poet’s mind
Lasath(………………)  heaven  has become
……………………………..end…………………………
Bheeshma=fearful.greeshma=name of season.      Lasath=?
………………………………………………………………….
I am not a poet:
My work is not art
I am not poet
Art for art sake
False  has no base.

Appreciation is  murder for me;
To live is valuble to me
Shadow of achievement (practice) is art;
Universal self  is it’s base,
To that is skill(technique);
To me realization!
Experience with silence:
Take namaskara!
If you appreciate as art:
Crores of  bycot(dhikkara)!
……………………….end…………………….
Hollu=bush,useless,hollow.
…………………………………………………….
Path of varakavi(high poet):
Making to wear  gold medal  to tone (neck) of bird
Why to hang knot as prize?
To weight of garland neck collapsing contracting,song
Worrying    becoming  harsh   suffers with pain!
Is award and medal more?   Is  Name and appreciation  more,
Than shiva given  sweet tone to peacock?
Did you hear   and tasted?enough,that itself is supreme prize!
Divine negligence is path of varakavi(high poet)
………………………….end……………………..
Powt’s heart is a veena:
Poet’s heart is a veena
World plays it.
Poet has no personality;
He is no,or he is all:
Some how playing  body od land
How much desire is there see,
  How is  people’s dumb voice
Similarly string speaks!
………………………end……………………….
 What if scripture  of which time tells what ever?:
What if scripture of which times what ever?
Is scripture higher than  tone of chest?
At some time wrirten by manu  to us what binding?
Your chest’s  tone is rushi! You are manu to me!

Sto brother who has come with thirst to give water
Why  manu scripture  should tell?
For consoling  washing  tears of pained people
Is  proof of scripture  needed?

If a child of panchama’s( down trodden) is drowning in in pond
I who is standing on bank   bathing
If touched   thinking   that brahmathva  gets spoiled
If kept quiet is it acceptable to scripture?

Somehowmanu might have not told by himself ayyayyo
If told  covering him also in scripture ,
Let heaven go,  again  let hell come
Making chest bold  throw him away!

Heaven will not go ,heaven will not come
heaven and hell are not based on scriptures
tone of chest is treasure of dharma! Duty is  fate(rule)!
Believe this;apart from  rushi is not different!

Even past rushies were also   humans like us
Their scripture is for their time only;
According to time ,as per place(country)
Our heart   itself   is formula of   sridharma!
………………….end………………………….
O come ,brothers,come quick!:
leave  temples churches musjids   and come out,
eradicate9PULL OUT) poverty at base  level.

COME TO PUSH OUT  DISEASE OF IGNORANCE
HOLD LAMP(PANJU) OF  SCIENCE.
O COME,BROTHERS COME QUICK!

SEE THERE RUSSIA JAPAN,TURKEY ALL ARE
REMOOVING (SHEDING OFF) COVERS   ARE GOING FOR NEW JOURNEY.
ARE ENLIGHTING IN KNOWLEDGE FLAME OF    BLOOD OIL
SETING FIRE TO  OLD DIRT USELESS(BANAGU) GRASS
O COME BROTHERS  TO  NATION WARFIELD!

DON’T GET CAUGHT INTO  FASCINATION IGNORANCE OF CASTE
;
BY INTELLECT LABOUR  FOR WORLD WELFARE.
FRIENDSHIP OF THAT CASTE THIS CASTE OLD CASTE
ENOUGH,JOIN TO HUMAN CASTE.
O COME, BROTHERS,TO  UNIVERSAL PATH!.
………………………………..END……………………………
BANAGU=LOW,USELESS.
…………………………………………………………………………….
SUMUHURTHA   IS TODAY ONLY!:
LET BODY FALL BY VOMITING BLOOD;
LET HEAD GO.
STRUGLING FOR HIGHNESS OF  MOTHERLAND
RISING TO HEAVEN OF INDEPENDENCE(FREEDOM)!

BROTHERS SISTERS ,RISE UP;
IS CALLING   THERE WAR KALI.
GETTING EMOTION OF  NATION’S LOVE
CUT WICKED ENEMY!

FOR RENUNCIATION  FOR SACRIFICE RUSH FORWARD
LEAVE BEHIND DISEASE OF  ENJOYMENT(BHOGA)
IF DELAYED YOU WILL   KILLI   MOTHER!
TODAY IS ONLY SUMURTHA!
…………………………..END……………………………..
KILL  STERILITY:
KILL STERILITY,BURN WEAKNESS
GRACE POWER(POURUSHA)  TO HEART!
Whatever mind tells correct  to be followd by ches
MAKE FIRMNESS OF BEHAVIOR MINE!
Desires of enjoyments in ocean of raga
 Strong waves hitting
To  world  loving fascination  of magic(indrajala)
Senses birds  mind hesitating
Kill sterility,burn weakness
Grace power to heart;
Chest  To  follow   what ever mind tells correct
Make  firm behavior  mine!
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