Category: Translations-Transcreations to English
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The Key
Your missing, much beloved key E’en today, with me alone doth lie.
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The Man Simply Never Found Out
Keeping constant vigil over his left breast-pocket Alas! The man lost track of this world as well as the next.
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A Dialogue between God and a Lover
-`If she were to roast you alive in fire?’ Effortless death’s all I’ll desire
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Mirthless Town
Mirthless town, if your wish I ever could grant, A tiny river may well be all you’ll want,
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The Margosa Tree
Some are skinning off its bark and boiling it. Some are tearing away leaves for grinding. Yet others are frying them in oil. To apply on ringworm afflicted skin. A panacea for a variety of skin ailments. Many eat the tender leaves. Raw, uncooked. Or, sautéed with eggplant. Helps the liver. Endlessly many chew the…
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One Evening
Wonder whose sitar — they’re playing on air now The news in Bangla’s over
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Treasures of Crocodile Grandpa
[Note: This is a free translation of a Japanese story for second grade children. At the time I read it, it was part of their national language syllabus. The author is Kawasaki Hiroshi (川崎 洋) and the Japanese name of the story is “wani no ojiisan no takara mono” (鰐のおじいさんの宝もの). Translated, it means what the English title of…
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