Why So Sweet?

by Kumud Biswas



When I give colorful toys In your lovely hands Then I understand Why in the morning Colors play on clouds Waters sparkle with color And the flower petals are tinged. When I sing and you dance Then I realize in my heart Why there is so much music In tree leaves and woods And why water murmurs. When I give you some cream On your greedy palms And you roam about in the room Smearing it on your face Then I understand Why river waters are sweet Why sweetness is in the fruits. When I kiss you to make you smile Then I understand Why the sky is so pleased To shower light on my face Why winds pour so much honey. Translation of the poem Keno madhur from the collection Shishu by Rabindranath Tagore. The original is at http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org/node/11425.

09-Jul-2006

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As a writer of children literature Rabindranath has no parallel in world literature and they are so sweet! Thank you Mr. Sahu for reading and commenting. You may read many more such poems in the poet's own translation in his Crescent Moon. Some more I have posted in bolokids.com.

TagoreBlog
13-Aug-2011 12:05 PM

when i read this poem i was amazedto see imagination at play.later i saw it is a trans-creation of Rabindranath.soon i realised why he is so great.any way well done to touch my heart and mind.hats off.

prafulla sahu
13-Aug-2011 09:02 AM