Give me back, Oh God -A tamil poem by Chennai Pithan

Give me back, Oh God  -A tamil poem by  Chennai  Pithan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(I was charmed by this poem and the great author graciously   gave me permission .Thanks  to that  great poet)

Give me back , Oh God,

All that I have lost  ,

God asked , “which all have you lost?”

“Several , beyond count  , is it ever , possible to list them all,

I lost my youth due to change of time  m

I lost my prettiness   , due to change of form,

I lost my health  , due to change  of age ,

Which all shall I list, when you ask me , Oh  god

Give me back , oh  God, all that I have lost ” Said I.

That God  broke  in to a pretty laugh ,

“You learnt, you lost your ignorance,

You worked , you lost your poverty  ,

You were friendly, you lost your enemies,

There are  several more that I can list,

Shall I” the God asked  “return them all  “,

I was perplexed, I realized the other  face of my loss ,

I understood   that the loss and gain  were  only the two faces,

I became clear  and God disappeared.