Mmgl Part 004-001-Escape To Marble Stone Hall Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

(Prince Udayakumaran controlled
the mad elephant and came thru'
dancing girls' street. When he
enquired a resident of that place
Ettikumaran, who told the prince
about Manimegalai. The prince
went to the flower garden stating
that he would bring her in his
chariot. On hearing the sound
of the chariot Manimegalai ran
to escape in the marble stone hall.
Sudamadhi advised him on the
instability of life.)

THE PEACOCKS' DANCING ARENA

Fearing the brightness of the Sun,
The darkness hid itself in the garden.
The humming sound of bees
It was like flute sound amidst trees.

Besides this, the dragon-flies' sound
It resembled the veena's sound.
In the garden surrounded by fields,
There was a colony of cuckoo birds.

Amidst all this, the peacocks' dance,
The garden's charm it did enhance.
The monkeys on the trees were seen
Watching and enjoying this scene.

THE KING'S COURT DANCE

Amidst the floating green leaves,
And the varieties of flowers,
In the pond full of water,
There was one lotus flower.

In that flower sat a royal swan.
A peacock's dance show ran
On the bank of this pond,
To the beats of the cock's sound.

On the trees, the black cuckoo birds
They sang songs in their own words.
A totally pleasant royal scene
It was a worthy one to be seen.

THE DUST SETTLED FACE

Manimegalai was looking dull,
As her face was dust-full
Having gone thru' the chariot street,
That was dusty one, far from neat.

Sudamadhi said to comfort her,
"See, how that lotus flower
It looks dull covered by the powder
That flew from the screw-pine flower? "

RED HAND AND KING FISHER

Sudamadhi continued:

"The honeybees swarm your eyes
Which look more like two lotus.
To sit on your eye one by one tries,
But these bees your red hand drives."

"Like this the Kayal fish jumps.
To sit on the lotus flower it tries.
The king fisher bird after this
Missed its catch and up it flies."

While Sudamadhi showed them all,
Manimegalai enjoyed them in full.
Something happened by then,
That turned to be no fun.

HE CONTROLLED THE MAD ELEPHANT

The white crown umbrella one,
That stood above King Cholan,
It was cool like a small moon.
Udayakumaran was his son.

In the storm a vessel was caught.
Its binding ropes were cut.
Its tall mast broke into two.
The sailor knew not what to do?

Like this came a critical situation.
People were thrown in confusion.
One day, the royal elephant,
In its heat, mad it went.

No one could go near it.
Nor its mahout control it.
It passed thru' the royal street,
And then thru' the chariot street.

The prince rode his horse fast.
And he controlled it at last.
Then he went in his chariot,
With a victory to his credit.

THE WORDS OF ETTIKUMARAN

It was the dancers' street
The prince went thro' it.
With a girl he saw a man,
Who was immersed in fun.

The prince asked this man,
"Why you quiet remain?
What's the special reason
Not playing this yazh one? "

Ettikumaran was his name.
Near the prince he came.
He told his side of story,
What caused his worry?