Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
THE TRYST
(A Tamil folk-song)
Rendered by MANJERI S. ISVARAN
By the row of trees I sit,
time passes, the fireflies flit,
still you do not come,
Beloved, my Beloved!
Your beauty like a peal of bells
in my ears silently swells
as seas in a shell,
Beloved, my Beloved!
With your glance you stirred my desire
into a devouring fire,
and burnt all my wit,
Beloved, my Beloved!
Within me my heart doth weep,
my days are nights bereft of sleep,
is this fair of you,
Beloved, my Beloved?
By the row of trees I sit,
time passes, the fireflies flit,
still you do not come,
Beloved, my Beloved!