Wednesday, April 11, 2007

GENEROUS OFFER

Bamboo, why expose yourself to the vagaries of weather?
Come into my nether.


(Translated, after years of endeavour, from the legendary Bangla poem "Bansh keno pore thako jhore jole rode, etc." by some unknown but undoubtedly creative poet.)

1 comment:

beami said...

Inspired translation -- elegant and effective!