Spgm 019 - The Honor After Dance Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

THE MUSIC AT PLAY.

Veena started its play.
Next flute its play.
All the rest joined.
As one they were tuned.

THE FOLK DANCE.

Next, Madhavi started her dance,
To begin the days' performance,
Keeping track of her movements
To follow the rules' requirements.

Her dances picked up well,
Amidst perfect silence in the hall,
She received their appreciation
With claps and standing ovation.

THE CLASSICAL DANCE.

In six and four the steps she took,
As a follow up in the audience look.
After playing the folk dance
She took up the classical dance.

As a dancing golden angel,
She appeared to the people.
She danced to their satisfaction,
She got their appreciation.

HONOR RECEIVED.

To respect the tradition,
The king gave salutation,
He gave his emerald chain,
To Madhavi in appreciation.

The king conferred, "Chief Dancer, "
A title she got as a guest of honor.
A grant she was given,
Of thousand-eight gold coins.

MADHAVI AND KOVALAN.

One thousand eight gold coins,
She can exchange for this gold chain.
She sent her hunchback maid,
To get this amount by anyone paid.

"Anyone paying this gold,
Madhavi's hands he can hold, "
The hunchback announced,
In public places as she went round.

There came the lads of the town.
But none took it except Kovalan.
With the hunchback he went,
And its price amount he spent.

She received him happily
He embraced her tightly.
Into her love trap he fell
He enjoyed that day well.

As Madhavi appeared lovely,
He forgot Kannagi slowly.
Alas! Kannagi, his chaste wife,
She got separated from his life.