Song 62

I still remember this day. As I was talking with one person, he was lamenting about so many struggles in life and began to talk philosophically eagerly waiting for the death to come. Then I said to him that all that you have so far is nothing but only a rehearsal. The real drama is not yet staged.  Then I wrote this song reflecting my sharing with him.

62.   ஒத்திகை

மனதின்லே போராட்டம்

மனதுடனே போராட்டாம்

மாமிசத்தில் போராட்டம்

மனிதருடன் போராட்டம்

எண்ணத்தில் போராட்டாம்

என்னுடனே போராட்டம்

சொல்லிலே போராட்டம்

செயலிலே போராட்டம்

வாழ்க்கையிலே போராட்டம்

வாழ்வுடனே போராட்டம்

என்றுதான் முடியுமோ

இப்போராட்டம் என்றேதான்

ஏக்கமுடன் மரணத்தை

எதிர்பார்த்துக் காத்திருக்க

இன்னும் நாடகமோ

மேடையே ஏறவில்லை

இதுவரை நடந்ததெல்லாம்

ஒத்திகையே என்றார்

Lucknow, 27-1-1996,  7.15 a.m.

62.   Rehearsal only

Struggle is in the heart

Struggle is there with the heart

Struggle is in the body

Struggle is there with human beings

Struggle is in thought

Struggle is with me

[Struggle is within me]

Struggle is in words

Struggle is in deeds

There is struggle in life

There is struggle with life

When I was longing for death,

Thinking that

When this struggle

Will come to an end

The reply came:

The drama is not yet staged

All that you have done so far

Is nothing but rehearsal!

Lucknow, 27-1-1996, 7.15 a.m.

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