Utapta akaash aau utapta dharitri
Phungaa dehe piti hue baisaakhira jhaanji
Sunya paada sunya pete
Jibaaku re bahu baate
KaLam gochhaare tumara beka moDi jaaye
Baisaakhi jhaanjire tumar gala sukhi jaaye
masaNiru uThiaase asharir aatmaa
bhutitmaa hau baa seta haubaa bhutaatmaa
kahe, phingi dia bojha baisakhi bataase
jai pahanchiba graame mohara aadeshe
(oriya poem in roman script) this is about hot summer noon
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This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
It is about a summer noon.On poet's way back from school, at the age of 14,15, he has to carry load of wild weed on his head to his village, shirt is used as cushion.Very hot air blowing, hot road., noshoe, nude body, no shirt and hungry.even souls turntheir sides in grave.