Karuvayan’s Wedding - poem

 Karuvayan’s Wedding - poem 

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'Thanks to ChatGPT for assisting in the English translation of my original Tamil creations.”)

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Karuvayan’s Wedding

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The little fish in the village tank

would nip between your toes;

the honeycombs on the karuvelam trees

would sting you with sweetness.

Just the sight of the tamarind tree

would make the tongue begin to water;

whenever Pongal was cooked,

clouds of smoke would fill the air.

The panchayat radio

would sing throughout the day;

and cinema songs would fan

the stirrings of adolescence.

As the whole village gathered

with ululations of joy,

the nadaswaram would sound aloud;

and wild young men, intoxicated with youth,

would roam about with staffs in hand.

Dried fish and fresh catch from the tank

would turn fiery and full of spice;

and at last,

Karuvayan and Karuvachi

would come together in marriage.

— Nagendra Bharathi

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