Love
When Kāna shall come to my house
Translated by Ananda Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen (1915) · From Bangiya Padabali (trans. 1915)
Rādhā:
When Kāna shall come to my house,
I shall gaze on his moon-face with swimming eyes:
When as a woman I say 'Nay, nay,'
Then shall Murāri woo me more wildly!
He will take my hands and set me down on his lap,
He will soothe my heart for endless time:
I shall clasp him close, casting out coldness,
He will fill me with balm, I shall close my eyes!
Vidyāpati says: Lo, lovely lady,
Fie on this brazen love of yours!
Codex Note
Reunion and the Flow of Nectar, CXXIX
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Vidyapati. “When Kāna shall come to my house.” Translated by Ananda Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vidyapati/128/.
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Vidyapati. “When Kāna shall come to my house.” Translated by Ananda Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vidyapati/128/.
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