Sunday, June 11, 2006

It is a real inspiring stuff, read it in class 6th or so,
Just had a feeling- some words/sayings remain immortal
not because they say a new thing but because they say
the same old thing in an entire new fashion.
Hindi writers like Kabir,Premchand, Ramdhaari Singh Dinkar,
Sumitranandan Pant and the list never will end.
But, we people do not even care to look what these
great men have done rather we are too much fascinated
by the writers in the west. I do not want to say that
we should not read them but one should also marvel on
the great achievements of one's own culture.It is
debatable but I think I can convince you that there
are lot of things you need to explore more about Indian literature.
I say Indian and not hindi because I don't want to categorise
India by Hindi rather languages like Oriya, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali
etc. are also equally enriched in terms of literature. I mean,
literature is an inherent part of society.
In hindi this saying is aptly called"saahitya hi samaj kaa darpan hai"
meaning "The literature is the true reflection of the society".
JO BEET GAYI...
(Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachhan)

Jo beet gayi so baat gayi|

jivan main ek sitara tha,
mana, veh behad pyara tha,
veh doob gaya to doob gaya,
amber ke aanan ko dekho,
kitne iske taare toote,
kitne iske pyaare chhoote,
jo chhoot gaye phir kahan mile,
par bolo toote taaron par,
kab amber shok manata hai,
jo beet gayi so baat gayi|

Jivan main veh tha ek kusum,
the us par nitya-nichhwar tum,
veh sookh gaya to sookh gaya,
madhuwan ki chhati ko dekho,
sookhi kitni iski kaliyan,
murjhaayi kitni ballariyan,
jo murjhayi phir kahan khilin,
par bolo sookhe phoolon par,
kab madhuban shor machata hai,
jo beet gayi so baat gayi|

Jivan main madhu ka pyaala tha,
tumne tan-man de daala tha,
veh toot gaya to toot gaya,
madiralaya ka aangan dekho,
kitne pyaale hil jaate hain,
gir mitti main mil jaate hain,
jo girte hain kab uthte hain,
par bolo toote pyaalon par,
kab madiralaya pachhtata hai,
jo beet gayi so baat gayi|
mridu mitti ke bane hue,
madhughat phoota hi karte hain,
laghu jivan lekar aaye hain,
pyaale toota hi karte hain,
Phir bhi madiralaya ke andar,
madhu ke ghat hain, madhu pyaale hain,
jo madakta ke maare hain,
ve madhu loota hi karte hain,
veh kacha pine wala hai,
jiski mamta ghat pyaalon par,
jo sache madhu se jala hua,
kab rota hai chillata hai,
jo beet gayi so baat gayi|

1 comment:

Annya Suman said...

i totally agree with you about us looking at the writers in the west, and how we should learn to explore our culture a bit more first. this poem is awesome :)