part 2 dr siddhalingaiah poetries translated by dr raveendra hosadurga saaviraaru nadigalu and holemadigara haadu published by ankitha publshers

Selective translation of poetries of dr.siddhalingaiah,famous poet,from poetry collection’uuru saagaavaagi’(town becoming ocean) published by ankitha prakashana,53,gandhi bazar main road,basavanagudi,bengaluru560004. I am grateful to poet and his family members,publishers.published in 1916. Dr .Siddhalingaiah part 2: 31)news of god’s death: On hearing news of god’s death colony weared silence god played chinni daandu(play) in lanes no charm attracted lot of friends group behavior of lingadeva studying seing singing listening buded god’s knowledge telling god is good god walked believing people to fight of exploited class stood as supporter god and god did not believe did not go to temples telling consciousness is guru went to world which nobody knows if told god is nowhere there are people who believe in world if told lingadeva is not who will believe in this town ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 32)life tone(jivadhvani) Let rain bow appear friendi In split heart let bunch of stars be twinkling in dark filled life instead of sorrow heard everywhere let song amrutha flow in world without finding base fallen to earth let in face blosom divine bright in midst of thousands of hoods of snake let flute tone float and come hand feeding poison is shaking in face has twinkled cheating smile in variety of laugh there is enemity of killing death has hiden in shadow though hundreds of arrows enter chest let world get wondered laugh and leave though chain of slavery(serventship) is tightening let allow to float cloud of joke ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 33)complex: If got down into sea to choose pearls Comes in front whale If beauty of waves are seen standing A sunaami comes When mind dails on seing forest rich Kalinga (black serpent)lifts hood Childern picking up aalikallu(snow ball) Die due to thunderbolt hit Made to hide sound of sweet song Due to explosion shook earth Whose blood is in street Body and trunk in road Who set fire to joy of mind Who wrote fire line(bare) to luck of life In bank of ocean in blue sky Come even in dreams This life is very complex Mixing sorrows and funs There is milk and poison Choise is ours only By knowing this let life moov ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 34) a sound in black forest: Not risable hill line Not flyable ponds Kissing to distant sky Forests of banni and honne Around land of trees and plants Bamboo bushes forts not allowing sunlight inside stretched branches hill trees earth bondage have tightened jute arrows flashing insects inside light naagaru(……..?) spread under creeper blue flowers have blosomed full of colourful leaves golden lines appeared sitting bird to branch and branch sang chilipili song in this forest in spill of beauty came spliting heart of forest a sound never heard ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 35)tea and death: In tea cup there was poison it’s knowledge was there to inner mind outer mind was not able to know it false dream made dullard the hand giving tea was shaking in face rigid laugh had spread in eye was smoke of dejection(seperation,disinterest) godess of death had come becomes beautiful sunami once making to float and drown villages and cities in noise of thunder and thunderbolts hunts tender kids as white cloud floating during day vomits blood at light hills anf hills becoming flat show path mooved rivers streams ocean got dried up without cooling her thisrt being upset by show(aadambara) stars embraced earth I am not socretes brother I am dew drop on grass blade Drinking tea will leave this world Will go to unknown world ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 36)pond of tears: Pond of tears is filling spilling Where is female who shed tears Keeping hand in snake house(huttha) Who waited for death where is she Silent cry embracing earth Did forests became firm(moovmentless) Butter smooth beauty Did she melt in dark Giving body to burning fire Did she burn in half moment She who does not know depth of ocean Did she caught in whirl and drowned Did she feared to sound of thunder Being caught by thunderbolt leaned Did she disappear in forest Becoming part of irritated big tiger Did she drink poisondid earth swallowd her While mooving in sky path Did eagle pecked head top (netthi) Did deer eyed beauty fell Without running down faced In dream and mind of people community Did she remain as watching mother Who left (invested,huudu) poisonos arrow To amrutha (elixer) emiting to her chest Godess on peak Did they push to deep down(prapaatha) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 37)hundred one hell: Her forehead curley hairs,her soft female gut In her beauty of drowsy Seing his imsge desiring prided In wonder lip chin cheeks Her soft talks entering his inside chest Innerminds waves rising When she laughed once joy was emiting New kind of success in silence Forgeting that she is gandharva Feeling that she is desired friend Hundred one hells appeared stood in front Had called fanning hand severe hell She went in hurry sara sara Speed of hundred deers in walk Waiting upseting collapsed and fell to earth She did not turn back and see To his dream he became ash being burmt Fire fell to all organs Writing hand was broken smile flower was dried His life creeper as ash(coal) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 38)boy and godess: Who was standing ay base of hill Wonder female of copper colour Boy under(below) ghat section Went near to see Fickle minded boy found Motionless girl Beauty of seven jasmine weight Lass of dream world He forgot herd of cattles Seing smile emiting Wondered bathed in her Eyes shining light Without knowing who she is Beged for love Spread forest hill line Grazing cattles pitied Cattle watchman’s?(danagaahi) bad luck Moon light laugh had become smoke Brightness of eye had become enemity She became stone at that moment Wheather he asked knowingly or unknowingly Love instead of worship Love blending two lives Is it lesser than worship and prayer Love of god and man is it new Though exists only for a moment In front of little godess Boy stood as tree ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 39)final visit: On day of final visit for first time her Shaking hand wishing all the best Will go very far bad lucked I am Complaining moment moment I myself On burning life(jiva) Cool river flows May get consolation thinking I am Climbing hill of desire was believing walking Fell to paathaala(deep depth) sudenly What did I tell to whom burning whose dream To whose pain I became source Today fell to street as red dust particle Hundred feet are treading She is like white air walked with force Not by kindlessness but with pain My mind becoming dull body was broken(into pieces) As though a banyan had become two pars In congested car festival as though not not knowing (as though not recognised) Will wander like directionless bird In burning summer strong rain is pouring Spreading to directions sorrow sky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 40)one call: From top of hill from whirl of river From death spread silence valley From behind cloud from body of forest You called from depth of ocean At your residence tone is heard You are light of stars Blosoming standing in many gardens You are flower of hundred colours Many destructions(total) deaths and pains You are pond of pain of tears Attacks wars crores of black murders Unwipable fears memory you are When you call I will sweat Swinging between death and life Hundred miles long pit I will pass through Brightening as burning fire ball Bringing me to world showd light Mooved leaving me very far Where is world which they have resided I am going to join them ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 41)multiformed(bahurupi): The forest which you burn Spilling sounding sea Swallowing earth’s body Getting irritated starting war cloud line Blosoming once in twelve years Wonder producing brahma lotus All day weared divine silence Attracting path moovers night queen Getting irritated like fire flame Again returning to pacefic (peaceful) ocean Allowing to float full moon daymoon Shines on silver hill To upset people ti increase depression Often coming down to earth blue sky I am bird caught between thunder and thunderbolt Your face is broken your face Poetryy of inner mind ray of my death Golden ray fallen in dark valley Meaningless talk wasting life Makes blessed your vision Why earth sweats why crop dries up Why people die with hunger Why blood flows in street street You are hill of many secrets ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 42)beauty: Going to dance of peacock She became peacock Seing full moon day moon She became moon’s light Girl who sees rain bow Becomes clear cloud If kept step in desert Become clean pond From base of forest valleys Rised mountain of love In fragrance of split jasmine Slowly blosomed If she laughs with affection Earth enlightens Becoming beautiful peaceful garden This earth buds out ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 43)poison: He on giving red rose to her Without considering negleted On seing her in innocent laugh Turned face in getting burnt To him distrubuted amrutha of love In cheat fed poison In mind garden geown grown jasmine Crushed (sqeezed)in a moment In front of that bad lucked That old is gold proverb She made it false in world Friend’s went away Earned money was sliped from hand(spent) Even respect had become soil Now he is street beggar White beauty of milk colour dark had covered in(her) heart colour of poison is also white she informed that fact ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 44)ocean and secret lass: She is like waves Comes and goes She is like sky Floate and goes off Drowning floating coming to bank Stretching kedage petals hand Embraces rocks In bank’s soil’s particle particle Producing never forgeting excitement Sudenly mooves away In evening pleasant faced Comes to sea’s bank In cool air of affection Blesses fisher men If bad happens between seas She protects them embracing to chest Their boats in her grace Join sea’s bank To her eyes spilling peace forest seas becoming cool with shyness wonder wonder sun stand’s becoming red spilling her beauty everywhere becoming rain bow in sky in deep dark of rain season comes half a moment as lightning who is beloved of secret beauty in palace where young lass resides is this beauty real godess imagination of innocent lives in depth of seven seas in watch of seven hood serpent in palace of pearl and rathna shines in throne sea king is beloved crocodiles and whales are servents in intoxication of pearl world drowns day and night closeness of secret lovers who have seen nobody have remained who have seen their union moov to death house ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s 45)sound heard in dream: Veena paani tone of vaani Calls me in dream Base f hill river hillfrom where is this sound Past poets described Luxury of kings and queens Pouring tears poor’s troubles You write told that sound Chain tied to leg and hand See sufering poor relative Without house and mata along ganga Wandering wanderer(vagabond?) you see In nook and corner in pig nest You see sleeping kid In dense forest rearing (grazing) cattle Child’s condition you sing ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 46) sorrow: Rain of tears is pouring Rivers of problem are flowing Ocean of sorrow is filling up Dark is spreading everywhere Where is relief to shaking life(jiva) Rape is daily behavior Innocent sister becoming sacrifice Fell as dirt to street Did wicked animals forgot ang go Delivered mothers Giving affection relieving pain Elder and younger sisters Who is there to ask upsets Lifting up fallen down Thinking as together born relatives Where are people showing path Burning lamp cool hut Negliting deep dark Purchasing earth only Where is obstruction to Play of bhandas(shyless) Purchased flowing rivers kept to blowing air tender mixed poison to eating rice to these smooth cheaters where is end every where in world has run without stop soldiers procesion of equality without emiting in butcher’s chest brotherhoods feel original source ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 47)my desires: Than fearful lions roar Awakening hen’s call is much like to me Rather than cheethah which jumps and attacks Barking dog on seing thieves is like to me 46) sorrow: Rain of tears is pouring Rivers of problem are flowing Ocean of sorrow is filling up Dark is spreading everywhere Where is relief to shaking life(jiva) Rape is daily behavior Innocent sister becoming sacrifice Fell as dirt to street Did wicked animals forgot ang go Delivered mothers Giving affection relieving pain Elder and younger sisters Who is there to ask upsets Lifting up fallen down Thinking as together born relatives Where are people showing path Burning lamp cool hut Neglecting deep dark Purchasing earth only Where is obstruction to Play of bhandas(shyless) Purchased flowing rivers kept to blowing air tender mixed poison to eating rice to these smooth cheaters where is end every where in world has run without stop soldiers procesion of equality without emiting in butcher’s chest brotherhoods feel original source ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,