Gan a Bheith go hIomlán faoi Cheilt
Gan a bheith go hiomlán faoi cheilt
ar nós cíocha ollmhóra mhná Ghujarat
agus gan a bheith le feiscint ag cách
ar nós chíocha na dTamalach,
ní hea ach súpláilte
ar nós chíocha leathnochta
na gcailíní Teileagúcha
gan a bheith ceilte ná nochta:
is mar sin is cóir dán a chumadh.
Aon rud eile
cúis mhagaidh a bheadh ann.
Not Entirely Hidden
Not entirely hidden,
like the enormous breasts of those Gujarati women,
and not open to view,
like a Tamil woman's breasts,
but rather
like the supple, half-uncovered breasts
of a Telugu girl,
neither concealed nor exposed:
that's how a poem should be composed.
Anything else
is a joke.
Classical Telugu Poetry
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