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forkedtongues2010-04-19 12:30 pm
nh4ever) wrote in forkedtongues2010-04-19 12:30 pm
Vo Billi Kis Kam Ke (of what use is that cat)
This is the original in Hindi by Avinash Dharmadhikari
The translation (done by me) goes something like this
(If I am going to stay with someone) Ill stay with that tiger
(Who) makes my garden into a jungle
O of what use is that cat
Who eats food from my hands
p.s Ive taken one liberty in this translation, wich is to replace 'sher' with 'tiger' instead of 'lion' wich is what sher means, as upon advice given the connotations of 'tiger' are truer to the connotations of 'sher' which the poet intended to convey.
The translation (done by me) goes something like this
(If I am going to stay with someone) Ill stay with that tiger
(Who) makes my garden into a jungle
O of what use is that cat
Who eats food from my hands
p.s Ive taken one liberty in this translation, wich is to replace 'sher' with 'tiger' instead of 'lion' wich is what sher means, as upon advice given the connotations of 'tiger' are truer to the connotations of 'sher' which the poet intended to convey.