Love
After how long shall this sadness depart?
Translated by Ananda Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen (1915) · From Bangiya Padabali (trans. 1915)
Rādhā:
After how long shall this sadness depart?
When shall the heavy load of this grief be lifted?
How long shall it be till the moon and the lotus are joined?
After how many days shall the bee disport with the lily?
When shall my lover converse with me?
When will he put his hands on my breasts?
When will he take my hand to set me on his lap,
When shall my longing be realised?
Hearken, fair woman, says Vidyāpati:
Every sorrow shall fly when Murāri is yours.
Codex Note
Reproaches, Lack and Longing, CXVI
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Vidyapati. “After how long shall this sadness depart?” Translated by Ananda Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vidyapati/115/.
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Vidyapati. “After how long shall this sadness depart?” Translated by Ananda Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vidyapati/115/.
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