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Saawan

Saawan
In the month of Saawan
Misty all around, how to survive beloved mother of mine,
The dark night
With drizzling outside and brimful memories of thine.

Beyond mountains heavy roar of clouds
Ruthlessly it starts raining
Baaduli I do have
In the month of Saawan 

The rills and mountains make boisterous sound
You at alien land and lonely I at home
My heart dreads
In the month of Saawan

Children at home, work remains undone in fields
Pathetically it rains and I need to collect grass too
Uptight my clothes are
In the month of Saawan

Alone I am with delicate heart of mine
This entire monsoon tears enough
From my eyes would flow
In the month of Saawan
Gone the days of heavy rains
Gone the monsoon but my eyes remains wet
How they’ll get dry
In the month of Saawan

            Trans on : Aug/20/2018
             Copy @ Deepak Bijalwan
(I tried to made a sense to sense translation after a healthy discussion with songster Mr.  Negi)







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