Elegy of ears

 Elegy  of ears

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

We are ears

 

We are  twins   who have not seen each other

Because God created  on both sides  of the face

 

We  are created  for hearing

 

Both the   good and bad,

Music and  hurting sound

 

Slowly we have  become  hanging hooks

 

They  made us carry  the weight  of spectacles

We managed to  bear   the pain

We do not understand

Spectacles  are  for the eyes

Then   why trouble us

 

Though we know people who talk are  honoured,

We  do not talk  but  only hear

 

If a student  does not study,

The teacher  catches his ears

 

You pierce a hole in us and  make us carry studs

And they say face   wearing studs   are  pretty

 

Kajal for eye

Snow and powder  to the face

Lipstick   to the lips

 

But  what   for the ears

 

Has any  poet sung about ears?

They sing about eye , nose cheeks  , lips and so on

 

Priests  keep dhurbha  ,  tailor his pencil , mason  his beedi   on us

 

How will we express our sorrow

 

Eyes cry

Mouth shouts

Nose blocks

 

What will we do?