Love
What can I tell of to-day's affair my dear?
Translated by Ananda Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen (1915) · From Bangiya Padabali (trans. 1915)
Rādhā:
What can I tell of to-day's affair my dear?
A jewel fell to the hands of a fool
Who knows not the price of gold or glass,
And reckons alike the jewels and gañja seeds,
Who is lacking in lore of crafts of love,
And reckons milk and water the same:
How can I feel affection for him?
Shall a necklace of pearls adorn the neck of a monkey?
Wise in this savour, Vidyāpati asks:
Has pan ever graced the mouth of a monkey?
Codex Note
Reunion after Wilfulness, LXXXI
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