Five Sayings Of Lal Ded Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFDG A HIHIJ A KLFMG D NOFPQR D SDSDBTBT| I | A |
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| By a way I came but I went not by the way | B |
| While I was yet on the midst of the embankment | C |
| with its crazy bridges the day failed for me | D |
| I looked within my poke and not a cowry came to hand | E |
| or atI was there | F |
| What shall I give for the ferry fee | D |
| Translated by G Grierson | G |
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| II | A |
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| Passionate with longing in mine eyes | H |
| Searching wide and seeking nights and days | I |
| Lo' I beheld the Truthful One the Wise | H |
| Here in mine own House to fill my gaze | I |
| Translated by R C Temple | J |
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| III | A |
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| Holy books will disappear and then only the mystic formula will remain | K |
| When the mystic formula departed naught but mind was left | L |
| When the mind disappeared naught was left anywhere | F |
| And a voice became merged within the Void | M |
| Translated by G Grierson | G |
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| IV | D |
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| You are the heaven and You are the earth | N |
| You are the day and You are the night | O |
| You are all pervading air | F |
| You are the sacred offering of rice and flowers and of water | P |
| You are Yourself all in all | Q |
| What can I offer You | R |
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| V | D |
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| With a thin rope of untwisted thread | S |
| Tow I ever my boat o'er the sea | D |
| Will God hear the prayers that I have said | S |
| Will he safely over carry me | D |
| Water in a cup of unbaked clay | B |
| Whirling and wasting my dizzy soul | T |
| Slowly is filling to melt away | B |
| Oh how fain would I reach my goal | T |
Lalleshwari
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Dr. Avtar Krishna Gurtu: very nice indeed. I LOVE IT. Is its Hindi version available Is yes where. my email [email protected]