Drunk

This version of the translation: 22.12.2014.


Make him a little more drunk. 
Or else this universe
He'll find it mighty hard to bear.

He's only a young man still, Oh Lord.
Well then, to his middle age convert him now -- 
Or else this universe
Will find him mighty hard to bear.

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Translation-cum-transcreation of a Bengali poem মাতাল (matal, meaning drunk) by Sankha Ghosh. It was published in his collection নিহিত পাতালছায়া (nihito patalchhaya, meaning Hidden Shadow of the Netherworld) in 1967.

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By dipankardasgupta, on December 23, 2014 at 3:07 pm, under Translations-Transcreations. Tags: , , , , , , . 7 Comments
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  • Nathan Weaver  On December 24, 2014 at 5:23 am
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    Wow, deep thoughts for a poem called Drunk. Love this. Thanks for sharing!

    • dipankardasgupta  On December 24, 2014 at 10:21 am
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      Thank you Nathan. I have been involved with this project for a while now. The idea is to expose Western readers to the rich tradition of Bengali literature. Phil is aware of my effort. Best wishes. Dipankar

      • Nathan Weaver  On December 25, 2014 at 1:12 am
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        A very worthy project. I’ll be glad to keep reading. I really enjoy good poetry. Thanks for sharing and enlightening me.

  • Nathan Weaver  On December 24, 2014 at 5:24 am
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    Reblogged this on Babylon Tales and commented:
    Deep thoughts in a poem called Drunk.

  • dipankardasgupta  On December 25, 2014 at 11:35 am
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    Pulling along Nathan. And you?

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