Lalan: The moon is encircled by moons

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The moon is encircled by moons

by Lalan
(1775? - 1891?) Timeline

English version by
Deben Bhattacharya

Original Language
Bengali

Yoga / Hindu

Muslim / Sufi

19th Century

The moon is encircled by moons.
How can I hold it
In my hands?
The unseizable moon,
Glowing in the brilliance
Of a million moons,
Rocks my head
In a lunar carnival....

Moon fruits adorn
The tree of the moon,
Flashing,
Luminously flashing.

I try to see
But my eyes cannot bear;
The rays of beauty
Dazzle them.

-- from The Mirror of the Sky: Songs of the Bauls of Bengal, Translated by Deben Bhattacharya

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Themes

Bower

Garden

Light

Moon

Tree

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	The Mirror of the Sky: Songs of the Bauls of Bengal, Translated by Deben Bhattacharya

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