part 3 poetries of dr siddhalingaiah trranslated by dr raveendra hosadurga book 'kappu kaadina haadu' published by ankitha pusthaka

Selective translation of poetries of dr.siddhalingaiah,famous poet,from poetry collection ‘meravanige’(procession)published by ankitha prakashana,53,gandhi bazar main road,basavanagudi,bengaluru560004. I am grateful to poet and his family members,publishers.published in 2000. Copy: Dr siddhalingaiah poetry collection ‘kappu kaadina haadu’ 1983 part 3 copy: 64)my poetry: The rose blosoming in hut Star is my poetry Light seen in darkness Rebel is this poetry Life loving poor’s daughter Ornamentless poetry People eating rice grain Life is my poetry Blood emiting flowing Red is my poetry Woman spilled eye tear My little poetry For those who are upset in midst of forest Found road poetry For people shivering in midnight Boldness giving poetry Blowing in desert Storm is my poetry Rolling in palace death is my poetry sheperd’s shout watching sheeps talk of people poetry tired arms buried legs sweat’s green poetry ……………….end…………………………. 65)song of bengaluru: Calling bengaluru mouthful Body full ornaments may be there to you On myself may be there all handsome eyes Chariot horse soldiers elephants around Before my marriage my husband kempegowda Was for slavery in brahmin street Beauty of torn blanket king of ester day’s food(thangalu) Was sleeping in cattle house When pain of seven worlds appearing rising Was labouring till time gets down anerale stick fruits and vegetables till owner who ordered jasmine is grown densely lord gave order all upper garden dig within time I come pain of which joint what a magic forgetfulness my husband slept in garden plant plant becoming snake, snake world takking birth on all fence manikya spilling seven hooded serpent standing dancing slept husband was shining in ten directions lamp of pearl and rathna found brahmin flowd as sweat river what a punya(good deed) yours is son of which mother nagappa has come kempaiah get up luck of ruling state you have kempanna get up stand king build army when you become king make me minister do attack take sword how many childern died how many became widows how much dream breaking flowd blood broken hands and legs broken logs and pillars broken gold vessels what is count along with my husband,story of slaves did not appear in any song fire of state thirst while burning towns and towns became ashes is not known my saree border making to conceal shall I show world of huts lifting all fire ball in stomach shall I spill on shining(priding) people ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s 66) may burn silver rays: in that hill,in moon light don’t moov friend your beautiful jasmine body may burn silver rays in slope,in that valley you don’t get down friend like shaking lotus leg will attack rabit group to this town garden alone you blosoming as flower don’t disappear honey in attack of beess in garden of my chest you the lobve creeper which you fixed did it givefruit did it give flower spilling joy a pain in your innermind I became and stood The moon’s eye which you agreed Joined as light The love which you gave the poison which I gave Can never become one The life which you gave the death which I gave Shall they be equal friend The seen dream did it give fruit There was dream in sea union of coconut and stars completing mind was in sky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s 67)to north direction there was a queen Present with very much joy Queen was at height Harvest to eyes Queen called servent Come and rule me Called slave along with Come love me Servent:one crane loved fish What is secret of this love Sharpened knife loved neck What kind of love is this? Queen:pain of mind depth is rising Come rub head In eye pond will see face Enter chest and come Servent: No union of earth and sky Border of love is not known Palace of subordination difficult hut Have not mixed wilfully Servent in life fear Told he will leave place Dead body had fallen behind Seing beauty of love ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s 68)boat song: In garden of my chest pushing flower creepers A river was flowing Shivaganga thunga Kavery krishna Something is it’s name Plant bud’s blosomed laughed In hill lines romance to all flowing rivers no day and night no boundary to joy of leaf full of full flowing river came dancing jumping boat carrying coloful songs in tumult of chest,laugh of river had rised moon light in body of creepers chest birds awakend wondered by magic of song people of land became mad dark passing becoming light some where in earth world in some corner war instrument was sounding on tree and tree pain was shouting as sigh of dead becoming chosts smoke of bullets and explosives in spread heat all weared jasmine got dried up chain of dancing leg had detached and fallen somewhere songs got dispersed in water boat had wreked into pieces all dreams fell broken in enexpressible sorrow life had fallen in that water dead body came floating snake was playing above all laughed sttars were had become charcoal how much this time death? Broken mind pierced chest In dark kissing land Did you see my love flower? Flashing in this soil only distrubuting joy Have you seen concealed tone? Swallowing laugh of earth Snakes flow Full of rain bushes Deep silence If lifted head(netthi) Burning sky My chest river had dried up Burnt flower creepers Ash had fallen ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 68)boat song: In garden of my chest pushing flower creepers A river was flowing Shivaganga thunga Kavery krishna Something is it’s name Plant bud’s blosomed laughed In hill lines romance to all flowing rivers no day and night no boundary to joy of leaf full of full flowing river came dancing jumping boat carrying coloful songs in tumult of chest,laugh of river had rised moon light in body of creepers chest birds awakend wondered by magic of song people of land became mad dark passing becoming light some where in earth world in some corner war instrument was sounding on tree and tree pain was shouting as sigh of dead becoming chosts smoke of bullets and explosives in spread heat all weared jasmine got dried up chain of dancing leg had detached and fallen somewhere songs got dispersed in water boat had wreked into pieces all dreams fell broken in enexpressible sorrow life had fallen in that water dead body came floating snake was playing above all laughed sttars were had become charcoal how much this time death? Broken mind pierced chest In dark kissing land Did you see my love flower? Flashing in this soil only distrubuting joy Have you seen concealed tone? Swallowing laugh of earth Snakes flow Full of rain bushes Deep silence If lifted head(netthi) Burning sky My chest river had dried up Burnt flower creepers Ash had fallen ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 69)talk of your eye: Friend is love Garland of lightnings? Allowd to target of pegion’s chest Attack of arrows In sound sleep Shout of fallen fire Holding body shaking hand Death danccing around To pained life cool stars Showing your song Was sounding as thunder Joy bringing your face What happened I don’t know beyond seven worlds in severe hills hiden palace’s identity was not knowns in between castes in standing ocean our love’s ship drowneds difference between thumbe and coconut is near only temple with tower did not relate with leaves of hut in dry desert flower did not blosom milk of stars and moon did not spill shouting dancing sickle and hammer did not cut neck of haves(rich) line procession of burnt dead bodies(cadevers) when came among small kids scream your talk of eye was not understood ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 70)request: love blosomed those daysflowers sea banks don’t trouble moon light wabling rivers don’t trouble many colours not present jasmine fragrance dark passed twinkling insect uniting slit(split) paths lost songs don’t trouble mind of depression and sorrows tight moment of doubt group of stars counted clouds chest birds don’t trouble on this waterless earth deaths and anger don’t wander on this strengthless creeper severe trees don’t attack ups and downs pricked thorns kinds of laugh don’t laugh journey of storm cool air rivers of memory don’t trouble beauty of life emiting jumping yellow butterflies don’t trouble in any garden answerless unbroken riddles don’t trouble within moment of capture of prana blue lotuses don’t blosom in pain filled every where rose gardens don’t come ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 71)song of black forest: Carried harake(………………?) new groom and bride To get one child Did journey of nights In ganga kavery Strugled with hunger Flower becoming iron,iron becoming red Being caught in many form till dancing with pride bones sounding lata lata raining all over body life fountain emiting length and breadth of garden till flowing they became out of hesitation wondered to beauty of kiss in border of town in hut crying singing sound rope tied to roof in swinging cradle shining blosoming one black flower to those boys who have gone towards dirt mass(thippe) claping calling devil’s group in shape of thieves floating coming clouds group at distant somebody’s land in exercise practice(gym) engaged murderers taking birth if graveyard sounding song of dead jumping sudenlt from sky to earth dancing in front of people pulling money disappearing in sky junjappa kur mamas army(troup) now and then coming guru distributing fear and devotion flashes under tree dailt coming owner standing at distance only roaring sends servents to work in mid day black cloud getting irritated chasing fearing sun whole world becoming dark,sky shaking cryin rained through day father and motherwho have gone to coolie leaving house without returning became problem to childern who ran away came back again like orange thrown to sky danced thaka thaka street childern rised getting down to rain water washing face building house built bridges old time torn guru umbrella club if opened,sword if closed basavanna sarvajna kanaka words creeper fixed to chest black boy appeared dream of pulling out star seven seven worlds dream of getting down to moovment became bad(sanchakaara,wicked) though opened closed temple hotel though present did not get pond water in friendship of father and mother in owner’s cattle house festival meals ot burnt chest flowers seting fire to to this town’s temple and towers like me they should also be burnt tying chatta to haves(rich) cruel laugh should be fixed in graveyard telling like this this boy went towards black forest towards people ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 72)freedom of forty seven: to whom came to where came Freedom of forty seven To pocket of tata birla to eating mouth of people Freedom of forty seven Did not come to poor’s house Did not bring ray of light Did not dry up sea of sorrows Did not make to blosom flower of equality If rich peoplle do hand guesture Became naked in dark Nobody seen freedom Freedom of forty seven Thousands of people became grave Lakhs lakhs of people rised to hang Farmer labours gave blood To whom came freedom Freedom of forty seven Came to boot of police Came to whip of owners To bullet of rifle came Freedom of independence On chair of parliment Siting for discussion for years together Drinking blood and sweat of poor Freedom did not rise Freedom of forty seven To whom came freedom to where came freedom Freedom of forty seven ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 73)song of thabara: To not awakebed dark land When is light ayya Growing everywhere to pain and death Is there no end Being caught by bait throown byhaves(rich) Freedom became only problem All plans are miles away Hunger became life of poor Sold one existing vote To green notes Dedicated body mind money To laati and boots Pride of authority was dancing In chair chair Poor’s blood was flowing In street street Believing white caps and white clouds Believed and sat people By falling to pond of false speech Became directionless When to stand siting people By anger and irritation When people flood Red flowers blosoming ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 74)Magic had happened: Magic had happened To country magic had happened To body parts of country All becoming handicapped(challenged) Not even grass mooving Magic was done No rain no crop No hint of truth Without awakening anybody Magic had happened In noise of magic and medicine(explosives?) Sound of people had hiden Priful tone had thundered Macic had happened Severe magic had happened ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 75)in champaka tree: Hundreds of snakes all town cows Play of death in champaka tree Under branch branch line of sharpened sword line Dead bodies In swing dance of tree Friendship of flowers in waves floating Friendship of poisonous snakes was there Though played fun play with starsin dream had troubled meteor Who put fire to hut of poor Became kings in dejhi land Plucking tone of neck tender childern Distributed blood in intoxication Disaster of of this land death of our people Had come and stood in front In police watch in smoke of speech face was not seen male or female light spilling sun shining stars did they purchase rich people slept birds did not rise up no morning to bengaluru people in empty sky no hint of rays is this light or dark not known full flower garden market(sandy) dense(congestion of) people in jail see around bangalore was growing journey of tanks towards towns planes carrying honourable ministers tying hand of poor people lifted up what happened to them who went in van tree tree was sufering in air wheather sound of bullet and explosives or heart break pain was spliting in flower to hut of poor to dark of forests those who wanted were killed to this land flower creeper birds and childern those who wanted life were diged in kenda champaka kendas are hiden all weared females became ash where ever steps are kept red lotus appearing to coming people flower became path while hiting nail on chest and chest who were yesu rised up full of pained faces sowd laugh people coming in path of gutters in sky ocean clouds boat line population remaining how ever much counted red sun taking birth when procession comes song of black forest was sounding ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 76)which is path?: Which is path Which is right path To people who have drowned in dark To people who find death around To people killing chain of kindness Giving one relief Which is path Which is right path Giving alms(bhiksha) giving punishment Pushing dalithas to dog’s life Ending runing violence to garden where flower of equality blosoms which is path which is right path to wash tears of insult thousand hands rising above all men are equal bringing light to life of poor which is path which ir right path which is path which is right path ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 77) song of slum: on hearing painful story of poor peoples hut hear to story of death of labouring people in middle of great city was group of poor peoples hut doing coolie pulling cart sweat pouring people were there there was group of childern who were beging alms(bhiksha)in street street there was somoke of beedi(cigaret) in house hut had embraced hut even for little matter shouting dancing women group was there in ex roudy’s lame walk there was mark of police beat light pillar of vote time had spilled dark to gutter flowing in front of house swinging people had fallen on hearing painful story of poor peoples hut hear to story of death of labouring people ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 78) song of temple going people: Will go to temple of secret world Breaking false of centuries In journey of new life Keeping first step Spoiled stood time chariot We will pull forward Flowers of equality spilled path We will tread Forgoten not recognised Our words come Let whole world listen and wonder Tell one new word Wheather god is there how is there Today we shall see For moment of anxiety and tumult We desire Never coming before we are coming now Rise manjunayha Those remaining outside will come in Welcome us god ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 79)two songs from drama’choma’: Ajji ‘s song(grand mother’s song): Lanb lord of this town Sankappaiah is my son To our town big caste Earth god is our people(caste) Upper class people we are Vessels(kalasa) of temple All panchamas are Stones below basement Stones are never stones No land for holeyas Black dog will not become red No value to holeyas for ever Is there no death to grand mother- -telling like this Is not land needed for choma forever Eating pain covering pain Is not light needed to life of dalithas(downtrodens) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 79)two songs from drama’choma’: Ajji ‘s song(grand mother’s song): Lanb lord of this town Sankappaiah is my son To our town big caste Earth god is our people(caste) Upper class people we are Vessels(kalasa) of temple All panchamas are Stones below basement Stones are never stones No land for holeyas Black dog will not become red No value to holeyas for ever Is there no death to grand mother- -telling like this Is not land needed for choma forever Eating pain covering pain Is not light needed to life of dalithas(downtrodens) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Toddy has no death: Earth mother was not got This mother has been caught(is available) See joy In front of toddy and muton is there any other god Do big festival Let us forget loans of rich people(owners) Sing music In our labour owner’s life is hiden No pain to owner for ever In toddy pot our life is hiden Toddy has no death We are people born for toddy and muton No place for sorrow Toddy has no death ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 80)memory: Snging bird runing bus On seing falling joga’s water Your memory friend(she) Yielding(calling?) cows dancing peacock Sudenly jumping deer is seen Your memory friend(she) In this land of red dreams Sowing desire of becoming fragrance Grew flowers of colours colours In joy of song spilling smile along sky Attracted mind Light appearing walking in lightning creeper Dream of uniting hill and gulaganji(………………?) The colour you desire The world you like Is not known ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 81)have sit there only: Song:one town No rain to town Sound of boot sound of bullet Pierce of sword shout No crop to town Rain god going out of country in anger Beauty itself has gone In face of smiling jasmine charm decreasing Fineness has gone Cow of poor man without putting cow dung Floar was not cleaned In marriage house matter of ornament rising Did not allow to sit in hase(sacred bench) Hundreds of gods not giving food May go and fall to spoiled well King not giving food darbar niruvaadu(……………?) Poor people are opening mouth mouth To people without food dry netthi rising above Comes dancing karebaana(arrow………?) If anybody steals if given words again In field will start katthivarase(sword play) Green rain around Will grow fire crop On head of black people …………………………………………page 1……………………………………. White white pot At depth of paathaala(deep depth) In arrest rings (kola)of hopes Is sufering rolling Peoples. All sorrows of this life Come clean rain Dig sky and come Show light of joy light Fence tightened around Make to fall come rain(raya) huyyo huyyo(pour pour) rain raya sea of chest have dried up no tears in eyes of poor huyyo huyyo (pour pour) rain raya talk:people see around see sky poor’s house’s vessels small and large all on joining owner’s house no question of day and night no guarentee to life around cheaters around house of land lords in gav sounding night every where black people are telling song with dole (dolu)beatings ………………………………………………………………………………(pageno2))……………………………… It is good if rain won’t come Like this they are dancing Song:pour pour rain raya No water to flower garden No water to chenduvu gardens No water in street tap Come rain raya You come and go rain raya Talk:people holding empty pot and vessels Searching food and water Wndering in street street If any body were siting siting under wall If standing in lane Runing coming shouting at them Holding gvomala If female searching for lap nut(knot) F male searching nikker pocket Later used to leave some people Everywhere their face only Part-2: One day rain falls with force In door border hole lghtning pecks Thunder thunderbolt hits One’s talk is not heard to other Rain increasing in all street and lanes running at man’s height(aalethra) (potrait size?) started to flow ………………………………………………………pageno3…………………………………………………………… Rushed on house also I got wet like cloth As water on house became reduced little by little gradually some body started to knock door bada bada along with it border of window roof all kanchu(metals) in house started to sound dada dada sound of iron boot hit sounding phalar rain water my water I fell to ground On head(netthi) tiles door window side Four people in wet house Sudenly passed and came Each one had three eyes Red white green burning rava rava Soon after coming holding forehand(palm) Twisting told thanque No identity Without not understanding anything Became like eek mettangade?(weak footwear?) Song:five years came to ask vote Giving note are they not For not repaying given loan Break hand and leg is it not To People who doesnot listen to words to hang to tree Brought rope of snake Who do trick (tachniques)with honuurable ministers Friends of knife are they not …………………………………………..page no 4completed…………………………………. Heriditary right holders (vaarasudaara)of mahathma gandhi Came chanting rama nama(name) Inside cross capfull of shouldes bag(jolige) Brought heads of poor Talk:asked me to go by guesture I did not get up noded head They getting rudra anger “go go”telling Like ear becoming wound(potu,ulcer),like earth bevoming slices shouted all ready mike in picture as though kept white stained paper looked as though seen in bold letters myself shaking gada gada burried below pricking burniing cigaret in my body did small pox mark pushing boot of leg to mouth are telling’learn to lick’ to make you forward only we are born like this hit to my forehead I was holding their leg tightly I stared They are playing ball gane by hiting From that side to this side this side to that side These people will not come to path Teling like this from inside brought to street There snake ,,green snake like serpent Water flowing in curved. ………………………………page no 5 Completed………………………………………………………………………………………...) From my body blood floeing little by little(yinkinkrane…………..)) Droping flowing water colour is rising Song of childern playing in street is heard Song:come let us pick up snowball(aanekalla) come play water game Let all friends join Let us play shell In hand only let us dig well Shall see wheather water has come come let us pick up aanekallu(snow ball) come let us play water play talk:telling like that all boys left game of beddambila(………….) Like owner giving order While carrying me Like brahmins telling manthra Were chanting something “raghupathi raghava rajaram………” are telling As though devotion has increased With boldness I told …………………………………………page no 5 completed…………………………………. “sir kindness on poor devotion on god both are present people like you don’t make me murder like this leave”I told their anger rising to netthi(head top) “hey pardes my sons no starch to stomach No cloth to butoks,what a fat We are engines you are box We are in front behind us you”s Telling like this kicked Kept boot in mouth They cuting me are dividing I felt My two hands two legs Twenty fingures,thousands of hairs Nose mouth thirty two teeth Are flying in air full of sky My bones boots of these people Are treading powdering I got tired Forgeting all what is learnt and heard Was remaining only one talk “dhikkara dhikkara” Like this I shouted loudly so as to make them afraid As shaking They telling “ela this man” Taking one long big needletwine thread Stitched joining both lips Put lock to mouth. ……………………………..page no 6 completed……………………………….. Song: Sqeezing gomale Hiting head To talkless throat To stitched lips push by pressing pressing Pressing rice To born nirvana(liberation) Tying jute rope pull dara dara In dark fire devil In hands silver sword Dance standing around Talk:after crossing forest stone plant hill allbrought me to one open field Around that field varities of gardens Bending bowing laughing jumping are standings Song: They may go to sword garden May bring golden sword Kerosine wells|there Bullets and explosives wither Talk: Soon after coming in golden sword my head Remove hairs to baldness To forehead where blood is droping drop by drop chanting manthra putimg three namas ……………………………….page no 7 completed………………………………………………………………… To hangmanwhite flame Are putting as sacred thread(janivaara) to neck Making me to sleep with face upwards In gold sword on my chest Removing hairs In silversword made hole Blood flowing bula bula sudemly ran to To bring a plant fixed there That plant extending root bodyful is blosoming That on ripeningwhile branch branch was giving nut fruit flower My breath went off. Song:I am weight filled tagaru(yak) Behind leg I am weightless tagaru(yak) Eye on head top(netthi) In dark and nakedness My moovment Not recognised My owner Talk:I day I told lieno eye no leg nobody no breath Same field same tree Same people have gathered if a stage is put in middle on that big big are siting laughing ………………………………………8th page complete………………………….. Sorounding people showing bone Tying kachche(cross dhothi) Singing song Putting thaala(rhythm,beats) Are dancing hoping Their service is great Carrying walking fame Their renunciation is great Bring on stage Their car is gold Put sandal garland Their bunglow is big Clean dust on seat Their pocket is broad Do bhajans and devotion Their daughter is great Tell mahadeva Their body is thick Carry and dance Siting above our fathers govinda(namaskarams) to feet Govinda to his wife’s feetgovinda to childern feet Govinda to his grandfathers feet Govinda to great grand father’s feet Talk:if they are dancing like this above people seing them by getting joy noding head ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,page no 9 completed………………………. Their fear and devotion Are liking mindfully I telling “hey this” Went near stage There behing big big people Somebody was sittingon seing them to me Fear camedullness covered There only behind big people Song:they have sit there only have spread neem leaf have covered neem leaf healding old footwear who draw burn to body one who make to carry size stone tying to tamarind tree they have set there only have sit there only have kept lemon fruit have kept pregnant’s hand have put jolige of bone laugh behind mustache are behind big people they have sat there only ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, s