The step-well water gets when clean
And lilies then blossom therein,
In drones when bees come to lilies,
Ah, music shall madden the bees,
(And me by their maddening din!)
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Translation |11.12.2024| music, lily, water/well
Poet’s note: Sanskrit has thousands of verses of wisdom called Subhashhitam. A man is lost in imagination: this would happen, and then, and then… . Sure, if wishes were horses, why not? The transliteration of the Sanskrit verse follows:
Vapyoh bhavanti vi-malah,
sfutanti kamalani vapishhu |
Kamaleshu patanti alayah,
karoti sangitam alishu madam || 230 ||
Forecasters say we're getting snow, yukky poo
It's only November these guys belong in a zoo
We ain't ready yet
We're really upset
Will dock their pay and some beatings might ensue
The out is gone, we're overrun, it's 50 to 1, there is no chance left.
The dogs of enemy bark outside the door, soon they'll enter without request
The choices here are fight and die or die with no protest.
Sergeant I know you'll stand your ground until your very last breath
This time we knew we'd face one day has come regardless of consequence
Let hell ensue with gun and blade, we'll fight until we've nothing left
Duty commands our guns and knives, honour commands our very lives
Soldiers we are - we will face our death through tigers eyes.
Forecasters say we're getting snow, yukky poo
It's only mid-October these guys belong in a zoo
We ain't ready yet
We're really upset
Will dock their pay and some beatings will ensue
© Jack Ellison 2015