Mohiniattam 3 - The Lovely Danseuse Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon
Mohiniattam 3 - The Lovely Danseuse
As the Mohiniattam danseuse enters,
Attired in beige pleated Saree,
Angelic in appearance, shimmering in gold,
Accompanied by the divine sound of Edakka beats,
All eyes are directed towards the centre stage,
At the beautiful enchantress,
An epitome of grace and loveliness!
Her hair swept like a crown,
High above the jewelled head,
Harboured at an angle into a pretty bun,
Hedged and circled with sweet scented jasmine
Helmed together in rows of thick profusion!
How pretty are the white buds of jasmine
Heralding a sweet-scented fragrance of love!
The umbrella-cup shaped earrings,
The famed ‘Jimikki kammal' of Kerala,
The pretty earring that dangles and swings,
To the rhythmic beats of the drums,
The gentle ‘Rechakas' of the neck,
The mesmerising eyes moving elegantly
To the music of Sopanam!
A long golden chain rests on the bosom,
Assembled together with ‘Lakshmi' coins.
As the Mohiniattam recital begins,
An appreciative audience begins to applaud in
An atmosphere of deep anticipation of an untold joy,
All ‘Lakshmis' begin to bounce jubilantly
Agile with each beat, each 'Mudra', each melody!
Even before the dance begins, you have told a story. A magnificent work, Geeta.
Thanks a lot Mj. Really happy that you read this poem on Mohiniattam.
Angelic in appearance, shimmering in gold, Accompanied by the divine sound of Edakka beats, All eyes are directed towards the centre stage....magnifcent. Loved this fabulous poem. Top score and to my favourite.
A long golden chain rests on the bosom, Assembled together with ‘Lakshmi' coins. As the Mohiniattam recital begins, An appreciative audience begins to applaud in An atmosphere of deep anticipation of an untold joy, You wrote it about yourself....... i am sure of it. the great Danseuse. tony
Mam while reading this poem i was visualising your performance on YouTube. The very first sentence reminded me of you.
(2) Led by her perfect moves, mudras and expressions the performance is elevated to great heights so as to make it an ethereal experience for the audience. This kind of poetic description is awesome and outstanding. Thanks for sharing this masterpiece, Geeta ji.
Rajnish ji, so good of you to read this poem and for your wonderful review. I remain ever grateful. I feel truly blessed for the beautiful reviews of all my dance poems, Thank you Sir, for not missing out a single dance poem.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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An atmosphere of deep anticipation of an untold joy, All ‘Lakshmis' begin to bounce jubilantly Agile with each beat, each 'Mudra', each melody! Mudra, melody rhythms, your steps, your eyes. your legs moving accrdingly. your dress. all fine my dear. your dance is a great poem in itself. tony
Tony, thank you for your lovely review. Stay blessed.