I Am Pale With Longing For My Beloved; Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH EIJJ EKEL M| I am pale with longing for my beloved | A |
| People believe I am ill | B |
| Seizing on every possible pretext | C |
| I try to meet him 'by accident ' | D |
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| They have sent for a country doctor | E |
| He grabs my arm and prods it | F |
| How can he diagnose my pain | G |
| It's in my heart that I am afflicted | H |
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| Go home country doctor | E |
| Don't address me by my name | I |
| It's the name of God that has wounded me | J |
| Don't force your medicines on me | J |
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| The sweetness of his lips is a pot of nectar | E |
| That's the only curd for which I crave | K |
| Mira's Lord is Giridhar Naagar | E |
| He will feed me nectar again and again | L |
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| Translated by Nita Ramaiya | M |
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