New Fashion

by Kumud Biswas



One day the buffalo began to noisily grumble Like the horse I also need a groom. I have given up the bovine fashion Now I need regular grooming. Every day as soon as it was dawn In the cowshed it started to jump and romp. Its master said, ‘So that is what you want.’ And he engaged for the buffalo ten men. Hardly a couple of days had passed When the buffalo began to cry It is enough dear master, now I am satisfied Please rescue me from those grooms For they do too much grooming. Translation of the poem Notun Chal from the collection Kanika by Rabindranath Tagore. The original poem is at http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org/node/10335

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