The patriot,
Gandhi's or Nissim's
Or Lady Gregory's?
Whose is it?
Gandhi's will be
In Gandhigiri,
Ram-bhakta hanuman,
Bapuji ke tin bandar,
Bura mat dekho, bura mat suno,
Bura mat kaho.
Nissim's an alien insider
Mimicking Bapu's bandars
For their lathi and pagadi,
Khadi dhoti and kurta
And above all, robust and bold stance
Of resistance.
Gregory's patriot
A ragged ballad singer
Trying to dodge the sergeant
On duty
Who too a loyal and dutiful
Irish man.
But strangely enough to Nissim
If Bapu asks to stand on feet,
They will,
If sits he, they will,
If spins he the hand loom,
They too will.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem