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The moon has shone upon me

Vidyapati, Vidyapati poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama) poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry,  poetry by Vidyapati
(1340? - 1430) Timeline

English version by
Edward C. Dimock, Jr. and Denise Levertov

Original Language
Maithili

Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)
14th Century

The moon has shone upon me,
the face of my beloved.
O night of joy!

Joy permeates all things.
My life: joy,
my youth: fulfillment.

Today my house is again
home,
     today my body is
my body.
               The god
of destiny smiled on me.
No more doubt.

Let the nightingales sing, then,
let there be myriad
rising moons, let Kama's
five arrows become five thousand
and the south wind

softly, softly blow:
for now my body has meaning
in the presence of my beloved

Vidyapati says, Your luck is great;
may this return of love be blessed.

 

 

-- from In Praise of Krishna: Songs from the Bengali, Translated by Edward C. Dimock, Jr. / Translated by Denise Levertov

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Themes

  Bliss
  Lover and Beloved
  Moon
  Night
  Smile


Recommended Books


In Praise of Krishna: Songs from the Bengali, Translated by Edward C. Dimock, Jr. / Translated by Denise Levertov

 

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