part 4 dr siddhalingaiah poetries translated by dr raveendra hosadurga from book 'kudiva neeliya kadalu' published by ankitha pusthaka

Selective translation of poetries of dr.siddhalingaiah,famous poet,from poetry collection ‘kudiva neeliya kadalu’(boiling blue sea)published by ankitha prakashana,53,gandhi bazar main road,basavanagudi,bengaluru560004. I am grateful to poet and his family members,publishers.published in 2000. Dr siddhalingaiah poetry collection ‘kudiva neeliya kadalu’ (boiling blue ocean)in 2016: 1) To u.r. ananthamurthy: New bright to kannada mother New beauty to kannada language Dreams to kannada people Daily brought intellect Fixing vision without closing eye lid Saw rain bow Joined with star and moon Grew in lap of forest Without forgeting friendship in london Composed samskara to caste baloon of ego you pricked needle to you who wanted argument ramamanohara is very much like liked attached interest of gopalagowda keeping love in god’s peeta distributed amrutha(elixer) listening thinking every moment made life celebration touching cheek pating back tested wheather hard or hollow(true or false) turning base upside down emited false smile of naughtyness enquiry named dice(daala) play played with challenge to understand secret of god and religion(ethics) strugled in innermind some waited for leaving country without knowing body leaving you who sow enquiry mentality walked without hint of death in life path as alone making to appear steps marks before awakening of people climbed sun’s horse ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2) Memory of ki.ram: coconut leaf fell,banyan tree fell Big rock fell on jasmine Sun moon seting(drowning) dark filling eye Sky fell on chests Fire was chasing back kalinga had called Found kaalajnani inside it from kitthane as though ten elephants coming came measuring earth and sky left red jadeof secrets deep secrets making earth lemon making to play dancing putting keke beating drum(dolu) became drama stage cloud line what a wonder red colour everywhere dance of lakhs of stars mante ayyas making dance relation of tigers leopards servent making to rise fallen man cmeared bhandara rotatimg burning khandaaya (sword?) light filled world they themselves only(it was known) gods and demons around them ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 3)basavanna: Playing string of those who have forgoten thought Those who have lost identity calling tthem guru Removed darkness of caste Grew crop of love and light Rising up making to shine those who were insulted Wiping tears of those mothers tired and dried up Told only one caste and water Brought flowers of dream Those who were spending days like dog fox and sheep Became tiger lion leopard Those who had become stone by paining in grass hut Cry and thunder became thunderbolt Attracting orphans you embraced Made to wear crown to dusty head Becoming sword of those who fight You gave call to life of equality did your dreams become true devotion of poor did not become power why garden of dreams became dry forest why time had set(drowned) in mid day still basavanna as song of relief of palace birds became blood of bood of friends and relatives in that moment of walking to hanging pillar became breath of breath of those people who shouted ‘inquilab jindabad’ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 4)Again ambedkar: Castism,regionalism,down treading,wickedness’s From deep dark ‘s intoxication let people awoke Bhimarao ambedkar desired nonsubordination To new world of equality let this journey moov Flower flower new star good love’s waterfall In divine garden of people’s mind let appear(getting body) Forgoten inner live’s humanity golden light Smearing body of earth and sky let push away ignorence In war of liberation you became amara(deathless) Bhimarao ambedkar beyond directions Fought for rights of sisters and mothers You wiped out difference land lord and labourer Writing constitution opening equal society Appeared in chests of downtrodens and sinfuls By joining you became siddha purusha(supreme man) Life kindness pity’s golden ray you spilled ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 5) yugadi-5: Making to wear to plants and trees Spreading green blanket to land Tying garland of clouds above Floating coming yugadis Song to bird group Divine silence to hill line Meditation of sea to flowing river Brought and given yugadi When will it bring cool To burning gujarath New leaf garland(thorana) of mango Cleanliness to house and house Neem jaggery sweet(obbattu) Carrying bringing yugadi People’s mind becoming one Crossing beyond caste and community In path of equality When to keep step Golden light of cooperationcoordination) When will it appear ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 6)moon light: In night of moon light in god’s forest Burning fire fell and there was smoke In peaceful moon light in holy ganga Poisonous organism had filled In moon light nightin streets of bagdad Had flowd blood floods In white moon light in lane of bengaluru Scream of little kid was heard In moon light night in bank of golden sea For not returned fisher man Wife and childern were waiting At mid night toone who was going alone Moon light became friend To buddha guru much truth flashed in Guru marulasiddha telling tharalabaalu In moon light moon light becomes thathva(principle) Above thajmahal above pair huts falling on banks of ocean moon light becomes poetry ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 8)ki.ram.nagaraja: Never worried about difficulties ki.ram. Well wisher of society This zen master is suphi also Above all kannada saint(santha) If ki.ram.does not go,bengaluru’s book stals Will becoming boring If ki.ram.tone is not heard Foot path of gandhi bajar becomes tasteless Those students who know about leave of ki.ram. Will remain in canteen only ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 8)d.r.memory: Did valient soldier collapsed and fell sudenly Like rushing coming single male elaphant(salaga) mooving back Like sound done by earth,as though direction of river is missed As though burning one lamp has fallen Gold of body of earth diged removed without leaving Shined in style failing to love Found depth of sea burnt as fire Crossed sky and went above above Preventing storms(tempests) made stagnant Attracting embraced found rain bow Where all saints join.in stage of sky For creation of new world did sacrifice(yaaga) Cheat of five elements(pancha bhutuhas without tolerating -exploding standing Investing arrow of intellect and feel made war Walked like child like mother child giing In pagade 0f day and hight in festival of sea waves Became dice and lamp as soon as seen Where did life friend went from where he came From where did he brought kamadhenu kalpavruksa ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 9)huli mavu(sour mango): Where ever found is rushing intoxicated elephant Withou fear of ankusha(sharp weapon) of mavuth In royal streets Is hising wandering Poisonous snake which was inside so far In sky of kannada building rain bow No bold who brought excitement to earth Style to forest flower Shining to black colour No soldier who brought win to people Chest of clevers Divine garden is dry forest Huli had leaned as ashes Fox group sounding from upstairs Had waited for pinda as crow Khaaki ,khaddar,safron are putting keke Congradulations to jiganes(ticks?) everywhere Hesitation of bribe taking man is not now No hesitation to lier small hesitation Dancing hoping like brahma demon Climbing on chariot is now memory Poet is flower on fence He is bound always to his Innermind(antharanga) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 10)Village godesses: When will be seven villages festival Were waiting village godesses Not geting ganga worship without anouncement Became dukk without baths excetra To dance of stage desiring tiring Withot moovments of hands and leg joined corner Gods who gave food to fourteen worlds Without edemade(food and cloth?) got upset To magic of song priding godesses Wearing mouth lock became silent Leaving desire ornament saree crown Weared neem dress and stood Without nademudi pallakki(mooving cradle) – -and mangala vaadyas Rolled godesses miles and miles In heat of burning sun light on fire furnace Started procesion line by line Being caught in shula(sharp weapon)loan of kubera Did labour(slavery) Interest can’t be repaid in seven births also Held path of suicide ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,emd,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 11) to ramakrishna hegde: Kritthika star burnt and fell Bird of god world had flied spreading wings Epoch of ramakrishna hegde had finished In dark of difficulties of this land Spilling smile’s moon light became light Rising to sky high,getting down to sea depth Ushing to forest did fighting Retaining female gutss Won land’s people’s mind Light in the eyes of childern of village area Charm in face of sisters widows Bringing shadow to old people Amrutha treasure of friendship and courtesy Carried and brought from gandharva world Yielding to music bending to dance Though thread holder(suthradhari,controller) you became actor People crore remembers you The wells you made to dig prepared roads looking line of enlighted lights bending wabling areca coconuts seing height ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 12) arkavathi: In upstairs house in kitchen Baked by burn of dowry In front of female’s tears river I am standing ,like unattached Have sit ib front of pit of blood Flowing from collapsed poor man’s chest Like coward Hill line of slicedskeletons Of fighteranger smoke arising from hill line non mooving standing directionless cloud spilled blood on trees and plants sorrow or song this goravanka’s tone escaped cry of lamb silence wearing tamerind tree in branch bird siting in worries never melting heart of authority this rock like lost love,rolling hope sun is setimg dark of communal hatred is covering sky will wait, keeping desire in little nest safely cautiously till again morning arises ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 13) sandy(market): All god menwill be sold In weatern seventown’s(yeluru) sandy One bundle of wood (sticks) have been enough Today this is market of selves Love and kindness ethics affections Kept to sales many people emit false smile make kanf guesture purchasers of five elements(panchabhuthas in shop line of values and ideals is justice wanted big shout in festival where caste metal drum(jagate) is sounded a stunt of national devotion(patriatism) no names and identities no face to anybody all are one one money bag remiting money may laugh or cry no dream in empty hands from palace of subordination pegion flying thumbe flower blosoming let lemon yield fruit appearing rain bow people dancing rising let festival happen in sky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,end,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,