Badukina puTagalu

A Poem by Prathima Shet

Manasalli kanda noorenTu kanasu nanasaagade oyithu
hinde nadedu banda jeevanava naa hengo mareyuvenu
aadare hinge badukabekendu kanda jeevanada kanasa hege mareyali

Nee illada ee jeevana barudu bhoomigintha kaDe
nee idda aa jeevana duswapnakintha kaDe
soothra irada paTadanthe haaruthide manavu
mundhe yaava gaaLakke silukuvudo ee tanuvu

Hosa puTa tereyithu
hosa kanasu shuruvaithu
nee bandhe ee barudu hrudayakke banna thumbalu
aadare ninna jeevanave banna illadanthaithu
puTa mucchithu
kanasu mathe muriyithu
Manasalli kanda noorenTu kanasu nanasaagade oyithu

Inyeshtu puTa tereyali
ee nanna badukalli

koneya puTa barale beku
pustaka mucchale beku
baduku mugiyale beku
kanasu muriyale beku
Manasalli kanda noorenTu kanasu nanasaagade oyithu

-Nirjeeva Payana