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2022-11-21

Géaga mar Fhíniúnacha is mar Theanntóga

Géaga mar Fhíniúnacha is mar Theanntóga

Tar chugam go luath, a shearc, led’ shúile atá
Chomh mealltach leis an loiteog ghorm,
Do ghéaga gan cháim cuir timpeall mo mhuiníl mar theanntóga;
Nó ag teacht aniar aduaidh go ciúin orm
Clúdaigh mo dhá shúil le do lámha séimhe mar dhuilleoga.

Bhaskara



Limbs like Vines and Tendrils

Coming to me quickly, beloved, with eyes
handsome as a blue lotus,
Twine your tendril-like perfect arms round my neck;
Or coming from behind with soft steps
Cover both my eyes with your delicate leaf-like hands.
Bhaskara

tr. Tambimuttu and G.V. Vaidya
Tambimuttu and John Piper (ill)