*tum nay mujhay meri jaan kaha *
itna hi kaafi thaa,
main tumhay mauf kiya.
pinjray main paray sher
ko jaan aayi, aisay lagga.
jaisay hi main telephone ko
band karnay hi wali thee,
tum nay mujhay
meri jaan kaha.
*tumari awaaz badi mushkil se *
main sun paaee, lakin tumari
pyaar bhari aankhon ko
choomnay ki aahat bhar aayi
tum nay mojhay meri jaan kaha,
yeh aisay lagga jaisay
*ek laal-bhooray per ki tehni *
aag main jalnay laggi ho.
-tr. Ravi Kopra
http://whitewings.sulekha.com/mp/pos…=194998&edit=1
You Called Me Corazon
That was enough
for me to forgive you.
To spirit a tiger
from it’s cell/
Called me corazon
in that instant before
I let go the phone
back to the cradle.
Your voice small.
Heat of your eyes,
how could I would’ve placed
my mouth on each.
Said corazon
and the word blazed
like a branch of jacaranda.
- Sandra Cisneros