A few poems of Himangshu Prasad Das
Five Poems by Himangshu Prasad Das Translated by Looky P Deka Fire Fire! He was crying loud. Even seeing the devouring blaze I didn’t go and doused some water. No one did. It was his house that was burning, not us. Alone, He couldn’t quench the thirst of the fire Now, […]
Assamese poem by Revered poet Nabakanta Baruah
Here prevailed a River Assamese poem by Revered poet Nabakanta Baruah English translation by Dr Bipul Kumar Baruah. Demeanor of paddy-field I have witnessed, where floody river is culprit Have seen the scene of burial of Offsprings of harvests done by slits. Have heard the soothing elegy of graveyard abandoned by Flood of Indus after […]
A Poem by Assamese Poet Pranjit Borah
Even By Making Myself Empty Origin: Pranjit Bora Translated by Dr. Birinchi Kumar Das Every grey evening when she finishes her prayer In her moist eyes In her crumpled chador Everywhere I see myself growing full The […]
‘Bastu Prakash’ from The Namaghosha by Sri Sri Madhavadeva.
‘Bastu Prakash’ (Revealing Essence) from The Namaghosha by Sri Sri Madhavadeva. Revealing Essence Translator: Dr Bipul Kumar Baruah performing gayan-bayan by Satriya musician Nectar of Hari’s name reveals Baikuntha* Ambrosial love river flows Srimanta Sankara has broken its banks Pervading universe it glows. Ambrosial love river of adoringly Govinda Emerges right from Baikuntha […]
Bhoot Powali : A poem by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Little Ghosts————————Origin: Jyoti Prasad AgarwalaTranslated by Moira Goswami Mother, In one of my wild dreams I encountered two little ghosts And two more Tiny-little witch-girls With gleaming noses And glaring eyes. One pitch-black The other cloud-white Each ghost with invisible outfits. They mutter something like Takut-takut-kut One said, “Put-put-put!” And Mother, The other […]
Assamese poem by Revered poet Hem Baruah
Assamese poem by Revered poet Hem Baruah Translated by Dr Bipul Kumar Baruah Grandmother This is our Grany, octogenarian: She dares intense heat of midday Sun Or On calamitous day of the fierce rainy season In summer, winter – belittling all She loiters with her jute-hued hair. As I met her […]
”The River” – A poem by Assamese poet Hiren Bhattacharya
That River Origin : Hiren Bhattacharya Translated by Rashmi Rekha Bora Hazarika The river Subansiri That river of my village flows Like the humming of bees Whose sweet streams Captivates my vagabond soul. Sometimes Amidst the pettiness of day-to-day life I feel: […]
A poem by Assamese Poet Sameer Tanti
I have seen you (তোমালোকক মই দেখিছোঁ) Origin(Assamese) : Sameer Tanti Translated by Dr Birinchi Kumar Das I saw you amidst the execution ground Silent and firm like an ancient Sal tree My heart brims with pride still at the thought of it That uncompromising battle and incomparable courage of yours Overlaid the whole sky […]
Poem: Our Country / Ganesh Gogoi
Our Country Original: Ganesh Gogoi translated by Bipul Baruah One day upon the lap of which we were born Get brought up on the back of which Air, water, cereals, fruits and roots of which Have been inborn consumers long since This land is always mine always ours We have got the right to think […]
DESCRIBING BORDOWA SHRINE
DESCRIBING BORDOWA SHRINE Original Assamese (old) by Purushuttam Das Translated by Dr Bipul Baruah Art by Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha Triumph and Victory to the gateway of Vaikunth , The Bratadrawa shrine, At that very site our utmost own Guru Like the Sun has risen to shine. At that very site Guru has devotedly Established […]