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啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� (啶多啶班う啷嵿ぇ啶距啶溹げ啶� 啶膏啶膏啶曕ぐ啶�)
啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶曕さ啶� 啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ 啶班ぞ啶� 啶啷嵿啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶呧え啷佮お啶� 啶曕さ啶苦い啶� 啶膏啶椸啶班す 啶灌啷�
Harivansh "Bachchan" Shrivastav is best known for his early lyric poems Madhushala (啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�) (The House of Wine), first published in 1935, social unity was the running theme of his greatest poetry collection. Madhushala brought instant fame. It whipped up a literary frenzy when he recited it to huge audiences. It has been choreographed, and performed on stage. It was one the first pieces of Hindi poetry that was set to music, with its best selling cassettes and CDs having appeal across generations.[3] It was later translated into English and many regional Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam.
It forms part of a trilogy, along with Madhubala (啶ぇ啷佮が啶距げ啶�) (1936) and Madhukalash (啶ぇ啷佮啶侧ざ)(1937)[4].
Harivansh is also the father of Indian Film superstar, Amitabh Bachchan; grandfather of Abhishek Bachchan and grandfather-in-law of Aishwarya Rai
Harivansh "Bachchan" Shrivastav is best known for his early lyric poems Madhushala (啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�) (The House of Wine), first published in 1935, social unity was the running theme of his greatest poetry collection. Madhushala brought instant fame. It whipped up a literary frenzy when he recited it to huge audiences. It has been choreographed, and performed on stage. It was one the first pieces of Hindi poetry that was set to music, with its best selling cassettes and CDs having appeal across generations.[3] It was later translated into English and many regional Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam.
It forms part of a trilogy, along with Madhubala (啶ぇ啷佮が啶距げ啶�) (1936) and Madhukalash (啶ぇ啷佮啶侧ざ)(1937)[4].
Harivansh is also the father of Indian Film superstar, Amitabh Bachchan; grandfather of Abhishek Bachchan and grandfather-in-law of Aishwarya Rai
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First published January 1, 1935
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This splendorous string of 135 quatrains is not just an ode to the tavern; it is a metaphoric meditation on life that is fraught with light and darkness, equity and discrimination, embrace and absence.
Dipping his pen into the inky blue of his heart, our vagabond scribbles; scribbles away the humdrum with a humming cornucopia of thoughts that demands nothing but a mere glass of wine in his favourite tavern, to bloom. Like a teasing lover, the tavern attracts with the promise of magnificent elixirs but removes them from an arm鈥檚 length, perhaps fortifying the vagabond鈥檚 feet to assume stability before the union. Oh but unlike the perceptions of life鈥檚 police, there is no bar on the type of people who can reach for their dream catch and thus, merging caste, culture, religion and status, the tavern romps up its allure in no time. Our narrator insists there is no breath scurrying in the air without the hint of intoxication in it, why, for even the martyrs in the war are inebriated by the promise of freedom! And with every glass, and one more, the thirst gets full and yet remains a bit hungry. If not for incomplete satiation, who would present the pool of eyes over which the new sun may dawn upon? If not for that tinge of unhealed wound, who would await the tender medication of the pale, nursing moon?
But how long can a tavern, after all, uphold its walls from the blotched world? One day, it cows down. The infallible grasp of enormous things, eventually, usurps small happinesses, dispatching the mere tavern into the might belly of the constantly fire-bellowing universe. And along with it, perishes our narrator. But before he becomes ash, he has one request; to not bury him or set his corpse on fire, to not wet his lips with nectar of any kind, to not register his name anywhere, to not inform his links to the material world. He simply wants to be laid down on a ground where there was once a tavern, where no questions are asked of accomplishments and misses and only qualification to be accepted is a pure intent to be one鈥檚 self, without the rhetoric of duplicity.
啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶曕げ啶� 啶曕 啶ㄠ啶侧 啶膏啶ぞ啶灌 啶啶� 啶∴啶ぞ啶, 啶灌ぎ啶距ぐ啶� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠぞ 啶膏ぞ 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶ㄠ啶班啶むぞ 啶侧た啶栢い啶� 啶氞げ啶� 啶溹ぞ啶むぞ 啶灌; 啶侧た啶栢い啶� 啶灌 啶椸啶ㄠ啷佮え啶距い啷� 啶灌啶� 啶溹啶掂え 啶曕 啶ㄠ啶班じ啶むぞ 啶曕 啶椸ぞ啶ムぞ, 啶溹た啶膏ぎ啷� 啶夃じ啶曕 啶掂た啶氞ぞ啶班啶� 啶曕 啶熰啶曕ぐ啷€ 啶曕 啶ぞ啶む啶� 啶忇 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ, 啶曕た啶膏 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶ㄠた啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ, 啶膏啶ぞ啶侧 啶灌啶� 啶灌啶� | 啶忇 啶涏啶∴ぜ啶む 啶灌啶� 啶啶班啶た啶曕ぞ 啶曕 啶むぐ啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶多ぞ啶ㄠう啶距ぐ 啶呧ぎ啷冟い-啶ぞ啶� 啶曕 啶掂ぞ啶︵ 啶曕 啶膏ぞ啶� 啶嗋啶班啶粪た啶� 啶曕ぐ啶む 啶灌 啶侧啶曕た啶� 啶夃え 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距啶� 啶曕 啶溹ぜ啶班ぞ 啶︵啶� 啶膏た啶班啶� 啶︵啶む 啶灌; 啶多ぞ啶う 啶た啶侧え 啶膏 啶啶班啶� 啶夃じ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕 啶啶班啶� 啶曕 啶膏啶ムた啶班い啶� 啶曕 啶呧お啷囙啷嵿し啶� 啶啶� | 啶侧啶曕た啶� 啶溹啶掂え 啶曕 啶多ぞ啶膏啷嬥 啶曕 啶ㄠ啶むた 啶曕 啶掂た啶ぐ啷€啶�, 啶す啶距 啶侧啶椸啶� 啶曕 啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶膏お啶ㄠ啶� 啶曕 啶啶涏 啶ぞ啶椸え啷� 啶ぐ 啶曕啶� 啶ぞ啶啶︵ 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶灌 | 啶溹ぞ啶むた, 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むた, 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ 啶斷ぐ 啶膏啶ムた啶むた 啶啶侧ぞ 啶曕ぐ , 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶膏き啷€ 啶曕 啶膏ぎ啶� 啶侧啶む 啶灌 啶斷ぐ 啶囙じ啷€ 啶呧う啶� 啶膏 啶夃じ啶曕ぞ 啶嗋啶班啶粪ぃ 啶す啷佮い 啶椸啶ㄠぞ 啶あ啶� 啶溹ぞ啶むぞ 啶灌 | 啶灌ぎ啶距ぐ啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶ㄠ啶班啶むぞ 啶す 啶ぞ啶ㄠい啶� 啶灌啶� 啶曕 啶灌さ啶� 啶啶� 啶夃ぁ啶监 啶曕啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶� 啶 啶夃え啷嵿ぎ啶距う啶むぞ 啶膏 啶呧え啶涏啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶灌 ; 啶呧ぐ啷� 啶掂す 啶多す啷€啶� 啶 啶む 啶嗋啶监ぞ啶︵ 啶曕 啶ㄠざ啷� 啶啶� 啶溹た啶ぞ 啶曕ぐ啶むぞ 啶灌 ! 啶灌ぐ 啶啶ぞ啶侧 啶曕 啶膏啶� 啶啶ぞ啶� 啶溹啶膏 啶た啶� 啶膏 啶溹ぞ啶む 啶灌 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む 啶ム啶∴ぜ啷€ 啶むげ啶� 啶た啶� 啶 啶ぞ啶曕 啶班す 啶溹ぞ啶む 啶灌 | 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶灌啶む 啶呧啶� 啶呧お啷傕ぐ啷嵿ぃ 啶む啶啶むた , 啶む 啶嗋啶栢啶� 啶曕 啶曕た啶� 啶膏ぎ啶傕う啶� 啶啶� 啶膏啶班 啶曕 啶ㄠさ啷€啶� 啶曕た啶班ぃ啷嬥 啶夃い啶班い啷€? 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶灌啶む 啶呧啶� 啶ム啶∴ぜ啷€ 啶娻啶� 啶樴ぞ啶� 啶啶� 啶ぞ啶曕, 啶む 啶曕啶� 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵啶栢い啶� 啶多啶むげ, 啶膏啶灌ぞ啶む 啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ 啶曕ぞ ?
啶侧啶曕た啶� 啶嗋啶苦ぐ 啶曕が 啶む 啶忇 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�, 啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶班啶� 啶曕 啶曕啶班啶︵い啷€ 啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ 啶膏 啶膏啶班啷嵿し啶苦い 啶班啶む ? 啶忇 啶︵た啶�, 啶掂す 啶⑧す 啶椸く啷€ | 啶ぁ啶监 啶ぁ啶监 啶ぞ啶む啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶た啶熰ぞ啶班ぞ, 啶呧啶むい啶� 啶涏啶熰 啶栢啶多た啶啶� 啶曕 啶ㄠた啶椸げ 啶椸く啶� 啶斷ぐ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�, 啶啶氞ぞ啶班 啶囙じ 啶す啷嵿ぎ啶距啶� 啶曕 啶掂た啶多ぞ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶ぞ 啶啶� 啶侧啶啶� 啶灌 啶椸く啷€ | 啶斷ぐ 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕 啶膏啶�, 啶灌ぎ啶距ぐ啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶ㄠ啶班啶むぞ 啶 啶曕啶粪た啶� 啶灌 啶椸く啶� | 啶ぐ 啶班ぞ啶� 啶え啶ㄠ 啶膏 啶啶班啶�, 啶夃じ啶曕 啶忇 啶灌 啶掂た啶ㄠい啷€ 啶ム - 啶啶澿 啶� 啶︵か啶� 啶曕ぐ啶ㄠぞ, 啶� 啶啶澿 啶溹げ啶距え啶�, 啶� 啶曕 啶呧ぎ啷冟い 啶膏 啶啶班 啶灌啶傕 啶椸啶侧 啶曕ぐ啶ㄠぞ, 啶� 啶啶班ぞ 啶曕す啷€啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶侧た啶栢え啶� 啶斷ぐ 啶� 啶啶班 啶膏ぎ啷嵿が啶ㄠ啶оた啶啶� 啶曕 啶膏啶氞た啶� 啶曕ぐ啶ㄠぞ | 啶曕ぐ啶ㄠぞ 啶む 啶じ 啶す啷€ 啶曕 啶啶班 啶多さ 啶曕 啶夃じ 啶膏啶ムげ 啶ぐ 啶班啶ㄠぞ 啶溹す啶距 啶曕き啷€ 啶曕啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶灌啶� 啶曕ぐ啶む 啶ム, 啶溹す啶距 啶夃お啶侧が啷嵿ぇ啶苦く啶距 啶斷ぐ 啶曕ぎ啶苦く啷嬥 啶曕 啶ぞ啶班 啶啶� 啶� 啶曕啶� 啶啶班ざ啷嵿え 啶啶涏い啶� 啶ムぞ 啶斷ぐ 啶溹す啶距 啶膏ぎ啶距え啷� 啶曕ぞ 啶忇啶ぞ啶む啶� 啶啶椸啶い啶� 啶忇 啶多啶︵啶� 啶囙ぐ啶距う啶� 啶忇さ啶� 啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕お啶熰 啶ぞ啶掂え啶� 啶灌啶む 啶ム |
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This splendorous string of 135 quatrains is not just an ode to the tavern; it is a metaphoric meditation on life that is fraught with light and darkness, equity and discrimination, embrace and absence.
Dipping his pen into the inky blue of his heart, our vagabond scribbles; scribbles away the humdrum with a humming cornucopia of thoughts that demands nothing but a mere glass of wine in his favourite tavern, to bloom. Like a teasing lover, the tavern attracts with the promise of magnificent elixirs but removes them from an arm鈥檚 length, perhaps fortifying the vagabond鈥檚 feet to assume stability before the union. Oh but unlike the perceptions of life鈥檚 police, there is no bar on the type of people who can reach for their dream catch and thus, merging caste, culture, religion and status, the tavern romps up its allure in no time. Our narrator insists there is no breath scurrying in the air without the hint of intoxication in it, why, for even the martyrs in the war are inebriated by the promise of freedom! And with every glass, and one more, the thirst gets full and yet remains a bit hungry. If not for incomplete satiation, who would present the pool of eyes over which the new sun may dawn upon? If not for that tinge of unhealed wound, who would await the tender medication of the pale, nursing moon?
But how long can a tavern, after all, uphold its walls from the blotched world? One day, it cows down. The infallible grasp of enormous things, eventually, usurps small happinesses, dispatching the mere tavern into the might belly of the constantly fire-bellowing universe. And along with it, perishes our narrator. But before he becomes ash, he has one request; to not bury him or set his corpse on fire, to not wet his lips with nectar of any kind, to not register his name anywhere, to not inform his links to the material world. He simply wants to be laid down on a ground where there was once a tavern, where no questions are asked of accomplishments and misses and only qualification to be accepted is a pure intent to be one鈥檚 self, without the rhetoric of duplicity.
November 21, 2018
啶曕ぞ啶ぜ啷€ 啶呧ぐ啶膏ぞ 啶灌 啶椸く啶� 啶灌た啶傕う啷€ 啶啶� 啶曕さ啶苦い啶� 啶あ啶曕ぐ啷� 啶す啷佮い 啶灌 啶栢啶じ啷傕ぐ啶� 啶曕さ啶苦い啶� 啶ム啷� 啶嗋え啶傕う 啶� 啶椸く啶距イ 啶灌ぎ 啶膏き啷€ 啶曕 啶啶班く啶距じ 啶曕ぐ啶ㄠぞ 啶氞ぞ啶灌た啶� 啶囙じ啶膏 啶あ啶监え啷� 啶曕ぞ啷� 啶溹た啶むえ啷€ 啶ぞ啶� 啶あ啶监啶椸 啶灌ぐ 啶ぞ啶� 啶呧げ啶� 啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ 啶た啶侧啶椸ぞ 啶斷ぐ 啶膏啶氞え啷� 啶掂ぞ啶侧 啶曕さ啶苦い啶� 啶灌啷� 啶曕さ啷€ 啶啷嵿啶� 啶溹 啶ㄠ 啶曕き啷€ 啶う啶苦ぐ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂え 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶曕た啶ぞ 啶夃じ啶曕 啶ぞ啶� 啶 啶愢じ啷€ 啶曕さ啶苦い啶� 啶侧た啶栢 啶灌, 啶す 啶囙え啶曕 啶椸す啶班ぞ啶 啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶距い啷€ 啶灌啷� 啶溹た啶むえ啷€ 啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啶むぞ 啶囙じ啶膏 啶あ啶监え啷� 啶啶� 啶灌 啶夃い啶ㄠ 啶膏啶傕う啶班い啶� 啶囙じ啶膏 啶膏啶ㄠえ啷� 啶啶� 啶 啶灌啷� 啶嗋お 啶膏き啷€ 啶啶熰啶啶� 啶啶� 啶夃え啶曕 啶啶む啶� 啶呧ぎ啶苦い啶距き 啶啷嵿啶� 啶斷ぐ 啶す啶距え 啶膏啶椸啶む啶距ぐ 啶え啷嵿え啶� 啶∴ 啶曕 啶呧さ啶多啶� 啶膏啶ㄠ啷�
April 12, 2013
the internal churning is best captured in the following lines from Madhushala!!
啶ぇ啷佮ぐ 啶ぞ啶掂え啶距啶� 啶曕 啶膏啶ぇ啷佮ぐ 啶ㄠた啶む啶� 啶え啶距い啶� 啶灌啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ぐ啶むぞ 啶灌啶� 啶囙じ 啶ぇ啷� 啶膏 啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶膏ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶夃啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶ㄠぞ 啶曕 啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶膏 啶膏啶掂く啶� 啶夃じ啷� 啶 啶溹ぞ啶むぞ 啶灌啶�,
啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶灌 啶啶� 啶灌啶� 啶啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕, 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ, 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むカ啷�
啶氞げ啶ㄠ 啶灌 啶氞げ啶ㄠ 啶啶� 啶曕た啶むえ啶� 啶溹啶掂え, 啶灌ぞ啶�, 啶た啶むぞ 啶∴ぞ啶侧ぞ!
'啶︵啶� 啶呧き啷€ 啶灌', 啶ぐ, 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌 啶灌ぐ 啶ぅ 啶い啶侧ぞ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶灌た啶啶い 啶灌 啶� 啶あ啷傕 啶嗋啷� 啶曕 啶膏ぞ啶灌じ 啶灌 啶� 啶た啶班啶� 啶啶涏,
啶曕た啶傕啶班啶むさ啷嵿く啶掂た啶啶⑧ぜ 啶啶澿 啶曕ぐ 啶︵啶� 啶栢ぁ啶监 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むキ啷�
啶ぇ啷佮ぐ 啶ぞ啶掂え啶距啶� 啶曕 啶膏啶ぇ啷佮ぐ 啶ㄠた啶む啶� 啶え啶距い啶� 啶灌啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ぐ啶むぞ 啶灌啶� 啶囙じ 啶ぇ啷� 啶膏 啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶膏ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶夃啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶ㄠぞ 啶曕 啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶膏 啶膏啶掂く啶� 啶夃じ啷� 啶 啶溹ぞ啶むぞ 啶灌啶�,
啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶灌 啶啶� 啶灌啶� 啶啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕, 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ, 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むカ啷�
啶氞げ啶ㄠ 啶灌 啶氞げ啶ㄠ 啶啶� 啶曕た啶むえ啶� 啶溹啶掂え, 啶灌ぞ啶�, 啶た啶むぞ 啶∴ぞ啶侧ぞ!
'啶︵啶� 啶呧き啷€ 啶灌', 啶ぐ, 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌 啶灌ぐ 啶ぅ 啶い啶侧ぞ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶灌た啶啶い 啶灌 啶� 啶あ啷傕 啶嗋啷� 啶曕 啶膏ぞ啶灌じ 啶灌 啶� 啶た啶班啶� 啶啶涏,
啶曕た啶傕啶班啶むさ啷嵿く啶掂た啶啶⑧ぜ 啶啶澿 啶曕ぐ 啶︵啶� 啶栢ぁ啶监 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むキ啷�
August 24, 2017
This appeals to novice poetry readers as well as veterans. The simplicity with which the verses are strewn along haala, pyaala, saakibala and madhushala are bound to set you in a trance.
I read it in parts in the last couple of days, and re-read it in a single sitting today as recommended by the author, and such is the magic that I'm craving for more now....
啶曕啶ぞ 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌, 啶班す 啶� 啶椸 啶呧が 啶む啶班 啶ぞ啶溹え 啶啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶曕啶ぞ 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌, 啶呧が 啶� 啶氞げ啷囙啷€ 啶ぞ啶︵ 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ム啶∴ぜ啷€ 啶啶曕ぐ 啶啶ぞ啶� 啶あ啶监 啶む 啶多啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶曕啶� 啶啶ㄠ 啶曕,
啶啶ぞ啶� 啶啶澿ぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕 啶啶侧さ啶距啶� 啶啶ぞ啶� 啶あ啶监ぞ啶む 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むガ啷イ
I read it in parts in the last couple of days, and re-read it in a single sitting today as recommended by the author, and such is the magic that I'm craving for more now....
啶曕啶ぞ 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌, 啶班す 啶� 啶椸 啶呧が 啶む啶班 啶ぞ啶溹え 啶啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶曕啶ぞ 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌, 啶呧が 啶� 啶氞げ啷囙啷€ 啶ぞ啶︵ 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ム啶∴ぜ啷€ 啶啶曕ぐ 啶啶ぞ啶� 啶あ啶监 啶む 啶多啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶曕啶� 啶啶ㄠ 啶曕,
啶啶ぞ啶� 啶啶澿ぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕 啶啶侧さ啶距啶� 啶啶ぞ啶� 啶あ啶监ぞ啶む 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むガ啷イ
July 16, 2021
唳Σ唳苦唳∴唳� 唳唰嵿唳� 唳Π唳苦Μ唳距Π唳曕 唳曕 唳ㄠ 唳氞唳ㄠ 唳唳多唳粪Δ 唳呧Ξ唳苦Δ唳距Ν 唳唰嵿唳ㄠ唰囙イ 唳唳� 唳多Δ唳距Μ唰嵿Ζ唰€唳� 唳唳栢唳唳� 唳曕Μ唳� 唳灌Π唳苦Μ唳傕Χ 唳班唳 唳唰嵿唳ㄠ唳班 唳涏唳侧 唳呧Ξ唳苦Δ唳距Ν 唳唰嵿唳ㄠイ 唳忇唳熰 唳曕Μ唳苦Δ唳� 唳多唳ㄠ唳涏唳侧唳� 唳囙唳熰唳夃Μ唰�, 唳曕 唳氞Ξ唰庎唳距Π 唳膏Μ 唳侧唳囙Θ-
唳唳唳� 唳唳む 唳灌 唳唳熰唳熰 唳 唳嗋唳膏唳�-
唳曕唳� 唳曕 唳唳澿 唳嗋Κ唳ㄠ 唳呧唳曕唳� 唳嗋唰嵿唳� 唳侧唳椸Δ唳� 唳灌啷�
唳唳唳唳ㄠ 唳膏唳唳ㄠ唳︵唳� 唳膏 唳多唳栢 唳灌 唳溹唳ㄠ 唳曕 唳膏唳侧唳曕;
唳氞唳唳距Κ 唳膏 唳唳唳� 唳ㄠ, 唳斷Π 唳嗋Κ唳ㄠ 唳唳� 唳 唳班唳� 唳ㄠ啷�
唳忇Ο唳监Ω唳� 唳ㄠ唳灌 唳灌 唳曕 唳唳澿Ξ唰� 唳曕唳� 唳呧唳唳� 唳ㄠ唳灌 唳灌;
唳唳� 唳膏唳� 唳曕唳� 唳む 唳灌, 唳唳澿Ξ唰� 唳曕唳� 唳唳班唳� 唳ㄠ唳灌 唳灌啷�
唳む唳� 唳溹唳ㄠΔ唳距Ξ 唳ㄠ 唳夃Θ唳� 唳曕啷� 唳曕Μ唳苦Π 唳ㄠ唳� 唳︵唳栢 唳唳班Ε唳唳� 唳唰嵿唳� 唳Π唳苦Μ唳距Π唰囙Π 唳曕Ε唳� 唳Θ唰� 唳Α唳监Σ唰�; 唳椸唳唰� 唳︵唳栢 唳唰嵿唳� 唳Π唳苦Μ唳距Π唰囙Π 唳曕Π唰嵿Δ唳�!唳む唳班Κ唳� 唳灌唳� 唳曕Π唰囙 唳夃Θ唳距Π 唳侧唳栢 唳Α唳监唳� 唳囙唰嵿唳� 唳溹唳椸Σ唰嬥イ 唳ㄠ唳� 唳︵唳栢 唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳� 唳膏唳侧唳曕唳� 唳曕Π唳侧唳イ 唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳�, 唳Η唰佮Μ唳距Σ唳�, 唳Η唰佮唳侧Ω -唳忇 唳曕唳唳唰嵿Π唳ㄠ唳� 唳む唳ㄠ唳苦唰� 唳む唳� 唳呧Ξ唳� 唳膏唳粪唳熰 唳Σ唰� 唳оΠ唳� 唳灌Ο唳监イ 唳Σ唳� 唳灌Ο唳� 唳忇 唳熰唳班唳侧唳苦Π 唳唳涏Θ唰� 唳撪Ξ唳� 唳栢唳唳距Ξ唰囙Π 唳班唳唳囙Ο唳监唰� 唳呧Θ唰佮Κ唰嵿Π唰囙Π唳｀ 唳溹唳椸唳唰囙唰囙イ
唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳� 唳Σ唳む 唳唳灌唳む 唳唳ㄠΧ唳距Σ唳� 唳 唳撪Ο唳监唳囙Θ 唳灌唳夃 唳唳澿唳 唳む唳� 唳唳班Δ唳苦唳� 唳班唳唳囙Δ唰� 唳Η唰�, 唳灌唳侧 (唳Ζ), 唳膏唳曕 (唳Ζ 唳Π唳苦Μ唰囙Χ唳ㄠ唳距Π唳苦Θ唰€), 唳唳唳距Σ唳�, 唳Ζ唳苦Π唳� 唳唳班Ν唰冟Δ唳� 唳多Μ唰嵿Ζ 唳唳班Μ唳距Π 唳氞Σ唰� 唳忇Ω唰囙唰囙イ 唳忇 唳多Μ唰嵿Ζ唳椸唳侧 唳唳班Μ唳距Π 唳唳Μ唳灌唳� 唳曕Π唰� 唳曕Μ唳� 唳溹唳Θ唰囙Π 唳忇唰囙唳熰 唳︵唳� 唳む唳侧 唳оΠ唰囙唰囙Θ- 唳溹唳Θ唰囙Π 唳溹唳苦Σ唳む, 唳膏唳о唳班Γ 唳溹唳Θ唳о唳班, 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ξ, 唳唳む唳, 唳溹唳む, 唳оΠ唰嵿Ξ, 唳溹唳む-唳оΠ唰嵿Ξ唳唳�, 唳班唳溹Θ唰€唳む, 唳呧Ω唰嵿Δ唳苦Δ唰嵿Μ, 唳膏唳曕 唳ム唳曕 唳多唳班 唳曕Π唰� 唳唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳︵Π唰嵿Χ唳� 唳む唳侧 唳оΠ唰囙唰囙Θ啷�
唳氞Ξ唰庎唳距Π 唳侧唳椸唳涏 唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳距イ
~唰оК 唳溹唳侧唳�, 唰ㄠЕ唰ㄠЁ
唳唳唳� 唳唳む 唳灌 唳唳熰唳熰 唳 唳嗋唳膏唳�-
唳曕唳� 唳曕 唳唳澿 唳嗋Κ唳ㄠ 唳呧唳曕唳� 唳嗋唰嵿唳� 唳侧唳椸Δ唳� 唳灌啷�
唳唳唳唳ㄠ 唳膏唳唳ㄠ唳︵唳� 唳膏 唳多唳栢 唳灌 唳溹唳ㄠ 唳曕 唳膏唳侧唳曕;
唳氞唳唳距Κ 唳膏 唳唳唳� 唳ㄠ, 唳斷Π 唳嗋Κ唳ㄠ 唳唳� 唳 唳班唳� 唳ㄠ啷�
唳忇Ο唳监Ω唳� 唳ㄠ唳灌 唳灌 唳曕 唳唳澿Ξ唰� 唳曕唳� 唳呧唳唳� 唳ㄠ唳灌 唳灌;
唳唳� 唳膏唳� 唳曕唳� 唳む 唳灌, 唳唳澿Ξ唰� 唳曕唳� 唳唳班唳� 唳ㄠ唳灌 唳灌啷�
唳む唳� 唳溹唳ㄠΔ唳距Ξ 唳ㄠ 唳夃Θ唳� 唳曕啷� 唳曕Μ唳苦Π 唳ㄠ唳� 唳︵唳栢 唳唳班Ε唳唳� 唳唰嵿唳� 唳Π唳苦Μ唳距Π唰囙Π 唳曕Ε唳� 唳Θ唰� 唳Α唳监Σ唰�; 唳椸唳唰� 唳︵唳栢 唳唰嵿唳� 唳Π唳苦Μ唳距Π唰囙Π 唳曕Π唰嵿Δ唳�!唳む唳班Κ唳� 唳灌唳� 唳曕Π唰囙 唳夃Θ唳距Π 唳侧唳栢 唳Α唳监唳� 唳囙唰嵿唳� 唳溹唳椸Σ唰嬥イ 唳ㄠ唳� 唳︵唳栢 唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳� 唳膏唳侧唳曕唳� 唳曕Π唳侧唳イ 唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳�, 唳Η唰佮Μ唳距Σ唳�, 唳Η唰佮唳侧Ω -唳忇 唳曕唳唳唰嵿Π唳ㄠ唳� 唳む唳ㄠ唳苦唰� 唳む唳� 唳呧Ξ唳� 唳膏唳粪唳熰 唳Σ唰� 唳оΠ唳� 唳灌Ο唳监イ 唳Σ唳� 唳灌Ο唳� 唳忇 唳熰唳班唳侧唳苦Π 唳唳涏Θ唰� 唳撪Ξ唳� 唳栢唳唳距Ξ唰囙Π 唳班唳唳囙Ο唳监唰� 唳呧Θ唰佮Κ唰嵿Π唰囙Π唳｀ 唳溹唳椸唳唰囙唰囙イ
唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳� 唳Σ唳む 唳唳灌唳む 唳唳ㄠΧ唳距Σ唳� 唳 唳撪Ο唳监唳囙Θ 唳灌唳夃 唳唳澿唳 唳む唳� 唳唳班Δ唳苦唳� 唳班唳唳囙Δ唰� 唳Η唰�, 唳灌唳侧 (唳Ζ), 唳膏唳曕 (唳Ζ 唳Π唳苦Μ唰囙Χ唳ㄠ唳距Π唳苦Θ唰€), 唳唳唳距Σ唳�, 唳Ζ唳苦Π唳� 唳唳班Ν唰冟Δ唳� 唳多Μ唰嵿Ζ 唳唳班Μ唳距Π 唳氞Σ唰� 唳忇Ω唰囙唰囙イ 唳忇 唳多Μ唰嵿Ζ唳椸唳侧 唳唳班Μ唳距Π 唳唳Μ唳灌唳� 唳曕Π唰� 唳曕Μ唳� 唳溹唳Θ唰囙Π 唳忇唰囙唳熰 唳︵唳� 唳む唳侧 唳оΠ唰囙唰囙Θ- 唳溹唳Θ唰囙Π 唳溹唳苦Σ唳む, 唳膏唳о唳班Γ 唳溹唳Θ唳о唳班, 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ξ, 唳唳む唳, 唳溹唳む, 唳оΠ唰嵿Ξ, 唳溹唳む-唳оΠ唰嵿Ξ唳唳�, 唳班唳溹Θ唰€唳む, 唳呧Ω唰嵿Δ唳苦Δ唰嵿Μ, 唳膏唳曕 唳ム唳曕 唳多唳班 唳曕Π唰� 唳唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳︵Π唰嵿Χ唳� 唳む唳侧 唳оΠ唰囙唰囙Θ啷�
唳犩唳� 唳Δ唳熰唳曕 唳侧唳栢 唳嗋唰� 唳曕Κ唳距Σ唰�
唳犩唳� 唳むΔ唳熰唳曕唳� 唳む唳 唳唳 唳灌唳侧,
唳Δ唳唳� 唳侧唳栢 唳嗋唰� 唳曕Κ唳距Σ唰�
唳むΔ唳唳班 唳唳 唳唳唳距Σ唳�;
唳Δ唳� 唳灌 唳唳む 唳唳
唳班唳膏唳む 唳оΠ唰� 唳呧Θ唰嵿Ο-
唳曕Κ唳距Σ唰� 唳唳ム唳 唳侧唳栢 唳嗋唰�
唳膏唳ム唳唳� 唳唳侧Μ唰� 唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳距イ
唳氞Ξ唰庎唳距Π 唳侧唳椸唳涏 唳Η唰佮Χ唳距Σ唳距イ
~唰оК 唳溹唳侧唳�, 唰ㄠЕ唰ㄠЁ
February 15, 2018
The translation probably will spoil even the title - wine-house? Unlike most other poems that are on a single theme and used a large number of motifs to give a single message, this contains 139 messages (a message for each stanzas) including themes like seasons, life, existional crises, aging, death, hedonism, hopefulness, desperation, religion, caste, class, politics, the alcohal itself, the stanzas themselves etc and it is only motifs that stay same - Madhushala (alcohal shop -hindi word 'madhur' means sweet and has a sweet sound to it), Saki (female cupbearer - sort of like waitress only the original word is much more sensual), pyala (cup), Halalhal (a sort of poison) etc. None of those words translate as beautifully as far as I know, it must be fun to try an English translation.
February 6, 2018
I love the way Mr. Bachchan has conveyed so many messages with this book. This is an absolute treat to read. He has touched almost every aspect of human life with this. Whether its -
Hatred Based on religion
"啶啶膏げ啶ぞ啶� 啶斷ぐ 啶灌た啶ㄠ啶︵ 啶灌啶� 啶︵,
啶忇, 啶啶�, 啶夃え啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇, 啶啶�, 啶夃え啶曕ぞ 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶�,
啶忇, 啶啶�, 啶夃え啶曕 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ;
啶︵啶ㄠ啶� 啶班す啶む 啶忇 啶� 啶溹が 啶む
啶啶︵た啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶曕 啶溹ぞ啶む.
啶啶� 啶あ啶监ぞ啶む 啶啶︵た啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う
啶啶� 啶曕ぐ啶距い啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Inequality based on monetary status
"啶ぁ啶监 啶ぁ啶监 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶距ぐ 啶た啶熰 啶啶�
啶忇 啶ㄠぞ 啶灌 啶班啶ㄠ 啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶灌 啶溹ぞ啶忇 啶膏啶ㄠじ啶距え 啶す啶� 啶掂,
啶溹す啶距 啶ムた啶班啶む啶� 啶膏啶班が啶距げ啶�,
啶班ぞ啶溹啶� 啶夃げ啶� 啶溹ぞ啶忇, 啶啶啶� 啶曕
啶ぞ啶椸啶じ啷佮げ啶曕啶粪啶 啶膏 啶溹ぞ啶�;
啶溹啷� 啶班す啷囙啶椸 啶啶ㄠ 啶掂ぞ啶侧,
啶溹啶� 啶曕ぐ啷囙啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Or any kind of inequality
"啶忇 啶むぐ啶� 啶膏 啶膏が啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い
啶曕ぐ啶む 啶灌 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶呧啷嵿 啶掂た啶溹啶� 啶啶� 啶灌 啶曕啶ぞ 啶呧啶むぐ
啶灌 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ 啶ぐ 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶班啶� 啶班ぞ啶� 啶啶� 啶啶� 啶灌啶� 啶灌
啶曕き啷€ 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶�,
啶膏ぞ啶啶さ啶距う 啶曕 啶啶班ぅ啶� 啶啶班啶距ぐ啶�
啶灌 啶す 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Different colors of life
啶忇 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶�, 啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌,
啶溹啶む 啶灌啶侧 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶侧啶む 啶ぞ啶溹ぜ啷€,
啶溹げ啶む 啶︵啶啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ 啶掂ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む, 啶曕た啶膏 啶︵た啶�,
啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢
啶︵た啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶侧, 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶侧,
啶班啶溹ぜ 啶え啶距い啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�
Uncertainty of life
啶涏啶熰 啶膏 啶溹啶掂え 啶啶� 啶曕た啶むえ啶�
啶啶ぞ啶� 啶曕ぐ啷傕, 啶 啶侧啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶嗋え啷� 啶曕 啶灌 啶膏ぞ啶� 啶溹啶� 啶啶�,
啶曕す啶侧ぞ啶ぞ 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶曕 啶灌 啶膏ぞ啶� 啶掂た啶︵ぞ 啶曕,
啶灌啶む 啶︵啶栢 啶む啶ぞ啶班
啶え啷嵿う 啶侧啷€ 啶灌啶ㄠ 啶栢啶侧い啷� 啶灌,
啶啶班 啶溹啶掂え 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�
Even our inexcusable religious belief
"啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ 啶膏が 啶溹げ啶� 啶氞啶曕 啶灌
啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う, 啶椸た啶班ぐ啷嵿啷� 啶膏が啶曕
啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵ぐ啶苦く啷嬥 啶曕
啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ
啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Or any other sociological issue
"啶掂啶� 啶膏啶む啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶班う啶ぐ啶曕啶� 啶曕
啶嗋 啶え啶� 啶班啷嵿い啶苦ぎ 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶掂啶� 啶膏啶む啶� 啶曕 啶掂ぐ 啶多啶多啶� 啶曕ぞ
啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶啶� 啶侧啶曕ぐ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶呧い啶� 啶夃う啶距ぐ 啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶灌
啶嗋 啶え啷€ 啶ぞ啶班い啶ぞ啶むぞ,
啶膏啶掂い啶傕い啷嵿ぐ啶むぞ 啶灌 啶む啶粪た啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ,
啶げ啶苦さ啷囙う啷€ 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
The real beauty is that he conveyed it so simply yet effectively that you can't neglect it and bound to think on that. You can't ask for anything more from a book which is so good to read and beautiful to recite or listen.
A perfect poem someone wrote in his eulogy, to sum up this creation and the great creator
"啶曕さ啶苦い啶距啶� 啶曕 啶掂た啶膏啶む啶� 啶ㄠき 啶啶�
啶膏啶班 啶曕ぞ 啶曕ぐ 啶夃啶苦く啶距げ啶�,
啶氞た啶� 啶ㄠた啶︵啶班ぞ 啶啶� 啶氞げ啶� 啶椸く啶� 啶曕さ啶�
啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶侧た啶栢え啷� 啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶忇 啶曕ぐ啶� 啶曕ぐ,
啶溹ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶曕ぞ 啶啶� 啶た啶熰ぞ
啶膏啷嵿啶距 啶曕 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶栢ぞ啶む
啶灌 啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ 啶曕 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Bravo! 5 Stars any day. A must read for poetry-lovers or reader in general.
Hatred Based on religion
"啶啶膏げ啶ぞ啶� 啶斷ぐ 啶灌た啶ㄠ啶︵ 啶灌啶� 啶︵,
啶忇, 啶啶�, 啶夃え啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇, 啶啶�, 啶夃え啶曕ぞ 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶�,
啶忇, 啶啶�, 啶夃え啶曕 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ;
啶︵啶ㄠ啶� 啶班す啶む 啶忇 啶� 啶溹が 啶む
啶啶︵た啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶曕 啶溹ぞ啶む.
啶啶� 啶あ啶监ぞ啶む 啶啶︵た啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う
啶啶� 啶曕ぐ啶距い啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Inequality based on monetary status
"啶ぁ啶监 啶ぁ啶监 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶距ぐ 啶た啶熰 啶啶�
啶忇 啶ㄠぞ 啶灌 啶班啶ㄠ 啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶灌 啶溹ぞ啶忇 啶膏啶ㄠじ啶距え 啶す啶� 啶掂,
啶溹す啶距 啶ムた啶班啶む啶� 啶膏啶班が啶距げ啶�,
啶班ぞ啶溹啶� 啶夃げ啶� 啶溹ぞ啶忇, 啶啶啶� 啶曕
啶ぞ啶椸啶じ啷佮げ啶曕啶粪啶 啶膏 啶溹ぞ啶�;
啶溹啷� 啶班す啷囙啶椸 啶啶ㄠ 啶掂ぞ啶侧,
啶溹啶� 啶曕ぐ啷囙啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Or any kind of inequality
"啶忇 啶むぐ啶� 啶膏 啶膏が啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い
啶曕ぐ啶む 啶灌 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶呧啷嵿 啶掂た啶溹啶� 啶啶� 啶灌 啶曕啶ぞ 啶呧啶むぐ
啶灌 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ 啶ぐ 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶班啶� 啶班ぞ啶� 啶啶� 啶啶� 啶灌啶� 啶灌
啶曕き啷€ 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶�,
啶膏ぞ啶啶さ啶距う 啶曕 啶啶班ぅ啶� 啶啶班啶距ぐ啶�
啶灌 啶す 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Different colors of life
啶忇 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶�, 啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌,
啶溹啶む 啶灌啶侧 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶侧啶む 啶ぞ啶溹ぜ啷€,
啶溹げ啶む 啶︵啶啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ 啶掂ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む, 啶曕た啶膏 啶︵た啶�,
啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢
啶︵た啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶侧, 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶侧,
啶班啶溹ぜ 啶え啶距い啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�
Uncertainty of life
啶涏啶熰 啶膏 啶溹啶掂え 啶啶� 啶曕た啶むえ啶�
啶啶ぞ啶� 啶曕ぐ啷傕, 啶 啶侧啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶嗋え啷� 啶曕 啶灌 啶膏ぞ啶� 啶溹啶� 啶啶�,
啶曕す啶侧ぞ啶ぞ 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶曕 啶灌 啶膏ぞ啶� 啶掂た啶︵ぞ 啶曕,
啶灌啶む 啶︵啶栢 啶む啶ぞ啶班
啶え啷嵿う 啶侧啷€ 啶灌啶ㄠ 啶栢啶侧い啷� 啶灌,
啶啶班 啶溹啶掂え 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�
Even our inexcusable religious belief
"啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ 啶膏が 啶溹げ啶� 啶氞啶曕 啶灌
啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う, 啶椸た啶班ぐ啷嵿啷� 啶膏が啶曕
啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵ぐ啶苦く啷嬥 啶曕
啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ
啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Or any other sociological issue
"啶掂啶� 啶膏啶む啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶班う啶ぐ啶曕啶� 啶曕
啶嗋 啶え啶� 啶班啷嵿い啶苦ぎ 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶掂啶� 啶膏啶む啶� 啶曕 啶掂ぐ 啶多啶多啶� 啶曕ぞ
啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶啶� 啶侧啶曕ぐ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶呧い啶� 啶夃う啶距ぐ 啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶灌
啶嗋 啶え啷€ 啶ぞ啶班い啶ぞ啶むぞ,
啶膏啶掂い啶傕い啷嵿ぐ啶むぞ 啶灌 啶む啶粪た啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ,
啶げ啶苦さ啷囙う啷€ 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
The real beauty is that he conveyed it so simply yet effectively that you can't neglect it and bound to think on that. You can't ask for anything more from a book which is so good to read and beautiful to recite or listen.
A perfect poem someone wrote in his eulogy, to sum up this creation and the great creator
"啶曕さ啶苦い啶距啶� 啶曕 啶掂た啶膏啶む啶� 啶ㄠき 啶啶�
啶膏啶班 啶曕ぞ 啶曕ぐ 啶夃啶苦く啶距げ啶�,
啶氞た啶� 啶ㄠた啶︵啶班ぞ 啶啶� 啶氞げ啶� 啶椸く啶� 啶曕さ啶�
啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶侧た啶栢え啷� 啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶忇 啶曕ぐ啶� 啶曕ぐ,
啶溹ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶曕ぞ 啶啶� 啶た啶熰ぞ
啶膏啷嵿啶距 啶曕 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶栢ぞ啶む
啶灌 啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ 啶曕 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�"
Bravo! 5 Stars any day. A must read for poetry-lovers or reader in general.
March 28, 2014
These two lines of the book themselves say about the book.
啶啶班 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶呧お啶ㄠぞ 啶啶ぞ啶班ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶︵啶栢ぞ,
啶溹た啶膏啷€ 啶溹啶膏 啶班啶氞た 啶ム 啶夃じ啶ㄠ 啶掂啶膏 啶︵啶栢 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷┼ェ啷�
(Everybody understands it in the way that interests them).
啶曕き啷€ 啶� 啶曕ぃ-啶ぐ 啶栢ぞ啶侧 啶灌啶椸ぞ 啶侧ぞ啶� 啶た啶忇, 啶︵ 啶侧ぞ啶� 啶た啶忇!
啶ぞ啶犩啶椸ぃ 啶灌啶� 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶啶膏啶む 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むオ啷�
(Irrespective of how many people consume it, its quality will not deteriorate).
A must read for all ages.
啶啶班 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶呧お啶ㄠぞ 啶啶ぞ啶班ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶︵啶栢ぞ,
啶溹た啶膏啷€ 啶溹啶膏 啶班啶氞た 啶ム 啶夃じ啶ㄠ 啶掂啶膏 啶︵啶栢 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷┼ェ啷�
(Everybody understands it in the way that interests them).
啶曕き啷€ 啶� 啶曕ぃ-啶ぐ 啶栢ぞ啶侧 啶灌啶椸ぞ 啶侧ぞ啶� 啶た啶忇, 啶︵ 啶侧ぞ啶� 啶た啶忇!
啶ぞ啶犩啶椸ぃ 啶灌啶� 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶啶膏啶む 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むオ啷�
(Irrespective of how many people consume it, its quality will not deteriorate).
A must read for all ages.
July 22, 2021
For the times when the heart is too heavy, there is always solace to be found in the words of Madhushala.
Through the ~130 quatrains, Bachchan charts the stages of a human life through the metaphoric reference to a drinking spot/tavern, deeply embedded with his own reflections. It always offers so much to explore as each stanza carries its own theme / 'yatharth'. Each time he uses the words 'madhu' or 'madira', they denote a different emotion from the previous stanza.
As the poem progresses and tracks one's life from youth till the declining years, the tone of the poem shifts from enthusiastic play to sombre representation. Quite magical!
I grew up listening to Madhushala recitals - reading the words in print is comforting in its own way. Can't recommend Manna Dey's recital enough!
Through the ~130 quatrains, Bachchan charts the stages of a human life through the metaphoric reference to a drinking spot/tavern, deeply embedded with his own reflections. It always offers so much to explore as each stanza carries its own theme / 'yatharth'. Each time he uses the words 'madhu' or 'madira', they denote a different emotion from the previous stanza.
As the poem progresses and tracks one's life from youth till the declining years, the tone of the poem shifts from enthusiastic play to sombre representation. Quite magical!
I grew up listening to Madhushala recitals - reading the words in print is comforting in its own way. Can't recommend Manna Dey's recital enough!
June 21, 2016
'Madhushala' is not necessarily a tavern. 'Madhushala' symbolizes dreams, ambitions, life, universe, or rather any asymmetric multi-agent system. (啶溹た啶膏啷€ 啶溹啶膏 啶班啶氞た 啶ム 啶夃じ啶ㄠ 啶掂啶膏 啶︵啶栢 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷�131)
Any one who yearns is man. Wine(啶ぇ啷�/啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ/ 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶ぞ啶侧ぞ), is what he yearns for, provider is Saaki(啶膏ぞ啶曕 - one who serves wine), the medium is pyaala (啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ - wineglass) and the place which provides is 'Madhushala'. The poem endorses life, not alcoholism.
There are total 135 Chaupai (4-line verses) and every one of them ends with term madhushala. The language is fairly simple. Poem touches various philosophical(and pragmatic) aspects of life and societal norms. Among various concepts,I loved how the poem develops the relation between man and his 'Madhushala'. Their relationship goes through the period of acceptance, romance, separation and, in the end, self-revelation.
The following selected phrases are beautiful and capture the brilliance of poem. (Also, look at how it develops)
啶膏啶�, 啶曕げ啶曕げ啶� , 啶涏げ啶涏げ啶� 啶ぇ啷佮啶� 啶膏 啶椸た啶班い啷€ 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶膏啶�, 啶班啶ㄠ啷佮え 啶班啶ㄠ啷佮え 啶氞げ 啶掂た啶むぐ啶� 啶曕ぐ啶む 啶ぇ啷� 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶じ 啶� 啶す啷佮啶氞, 啶︵啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶曕啶�, 啶氞ぞ啶� 啶曕う啶� 啶呧が 啶氞げ啶ㄠぞ 啶灌,
啶氞す啶� 啶班す啷�, 啶膏啶�, 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶す啶� 啶班す啷€, 啶侧, 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷�10
啶忇 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶�, 啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶溹啶む 啶灌啶侧 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶侧啶む 啶ぞ啶溹ぜ啷€, 啶溹げ啶む 啶︵啶啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ啶掂ぞ啶侧啶�, 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む, 啶曕た啶膏 啶︵た啶� 啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢,
啶︵た啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶侧, 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶班啶溹ぜ 啶え啶距い啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ 26
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶啶� 啶嗋啶栢啶� 啶啶班啶�, 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶︵啶む 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶啶� 啶嗋啶栢啶� 啶啶班啶�, 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶︵啶むぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢啶�, 啶啶澿啷� 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶︵啶むぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶︵啶栢啶�, 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶ぁ啶监い啷€ 啶啶澿啷� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷� 39
啶ぞ啶� 啶� 啶嗋 啶︵啶栢ぎ啶� 啶溹啶掂え 啶囙じ啶膏 啶 啶侧啶むぞ 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹 啶氞た啶傕い啶距啶� 啶膏 啶班す啶ㄠ 啶曕 啶啶曕啶�, 啶夃啶� 啶侧啶むぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶多啶�, 啶膏ぞ啶� 啶曕 啶斷ぐ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶む 啶た啶ぞ 啶溹 啶曕ぐ啶むぞ 啶灌,
啶ぐ 啶 啶掂す 啶班啶椸 啶灌啶� 啶溹た啶膏啷€ 啶忇 啶︵さ啶� 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷� 78
啶溹 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶啶� 啶氞ぞ啶� 啶班す啶� 啶ムぞ, 啶掂す 啶� 啶た啶侧 啶啶澿啷� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶啶� 啶ぞ啶佮 啶班す啶� 啶ムぞ, 啶掂す 啶� 啶た啶侧ぞ 啶啶澿啷� 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹た啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶曕 啶啶涏 啶啶� 啶ムぞ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠぞ, 啶� 啶た啶侧ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕,
啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶啶涏 啶ムぞ 啶啶� 啶ぞ啶椸げ, 啶灌ぞ 啶� 啶た啶侧 啶掂す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�! | 90
啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶啶澿啷� 啶啶ぞ啶膏ぞ 啶班啷嵿啶� 啶え啷€ 啶班す啷� 啶掂す 啶 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶溹啶掂え 啶ぐ 啶︵啶∴ぜ啶距く啶� 啶え啶� 啶班す啷� 啶掂す 啶 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶溹た啶灌啶掂ぞ 啶膏 啶灌啶� 啶曕き啷€ 啶ㄠた啶曕げ啶む 啶多ぞ啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶�,
啶︵啶栢 啶え啶距く啶� 啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶啶澿啷� 啶膏啶栢 啶班す啷� 啶掂す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�!啷� 103
啶掂す 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ, 啶曕ぐ 啶多ぞ啶傕い 啶膏啷� 啶溹 啶啶班 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹た啶膏ぎ啷囙 啶啶� 啶た啶傕が啶苦い-啶啶班い啶苦が啶苦啶た啶� 啶啶班い啶苦お啶�, 啶掂す 啶啶班ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶掂す 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶溹す啶距 啶ぐ 啶う啶苦ぐ啶� 啶啶氞 啶溹ぞ啶む 啶灌,
啶啶傕 啶溹す啶距 啶じ啷嵿い啷€ 啶曕 啶た啶侧い啷€ 啶啶班 啶む 啶掂す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷� 121
Any one who yearns is man. Wine(啶ぇ啷�/啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ/ 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶ぞ啶侧ぞ), is what he yearns for, provider is Saaki(啶膏ぞ啶曕 - one who serves wine), the medium is pyaala (啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ - wineglass) and the place which provides is 'Madhushala'. The poem endorses life, not alcoholism.
There are total 135 Chaupai (4-line verses) and every one of them ends with term madhushala. The language is fairly simple. Poem touches various philosophical(and pragmatic) aspects of life and societal norms. Among various concepts,I loved how the poem develops the relation between man and his 'Madhushala'. Their relationship goes through the period of acceptance, romance, separation and, in the end, self-revelation.
The following selected phrases are beautiful and capture the brilliance of poem. (Also, look at how it develops)
啶膏啶�, 啶曕げ啶曕げ啶� , 啶涏げ啶涏げ啶� 啶ぇ啷佮啶� 啶膏 啶椸た啶班い啷€ 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶啶� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶膏啶�, 啶班啶ㄠ啷佮え 啶班啶ㄠ啷佮え 啶氞げ 啶掂た啶むぐ啶� 啶曕ぐ啶む 啶ぇ啷� 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶じ 啶� 啶す啷佮啶氞, 啶︵啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶曕啶�, 啶氞ぞ啶� 啶曕う啶� 啶呧が 啶氞げ啶ㄠぞ 啶灌,
啶氞す啶� 啶班す啷�, 啶膏啶�, 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶す啶� 啶班す啷€, 啶侧, 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷�10
啶忇 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶�, 啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶溹啶む 啶灌啶侧 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶侧啶む 啶ぞ啶溹ぜ啷€, 啶溹げ啶む 啶︵啶啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ啶掂ぞ啶侧啶�, 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む, 啶曕た啶膏 啶︵た啶� 啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢,
啶︵た啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶侧, 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶班啶溹ぜ 啶え啶距い啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ 26
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶啶� 啶嗋啶栢啶� 啶啶班啶�, 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶︵啶む 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶啶� 啶嗋啶栢啶� 啶啶班啶�, 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶︵啶むぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢啶�, 啶啶澿啷� 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶︵啶むぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕
啶曕た啶膏 啶撪ぐ 啶︵啶栢啶�, 啶︵た啶栢げ啶距 啶ぁ啶监い啷€ 啶啶澿啷� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷� 39
啶ぞ啶� 啶� 啶嗋 啶︵啶栢ぎ啶� 啶溹啶掂え 啶囙じ啶膏 啶 啶侧啶むぞ 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹 啶氞た啶傕い啶距啶� 啶膏 啶班す啶ㄠ 啶曕 啶啶曕啶�, 啶夃啶� 啶侧啶むぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶多啶�, 啶膏ぞ啶� 啶曕 啶斷ぐ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶む 啶た啶ぞ 啶溹 啶曕ぐ啶むぞ 啶灌,
啶ぐ 啶 啶掂す 啶班啶椸 啶灌啶� 啶溹た啶膏啷€ 啶忇 啶︵さ啶� 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷� 78
啶溹 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶啶� 啶氞ぞ啶� 啶班す啶� 啶ムぞ, 啶掂す 啶� 啶た啶侧 啶啶澿啷� 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶啶� 啶ぞ啶佮 啶班す啶� 啶ムぞ, 啶掂す 啶� 啶た啶侧ぞ 啶啶澿啷� 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹た啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶曕 啶啶涏 啶啶� 啶ムぞ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠぞ, 啶� 啶た啶侧ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕,
啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶啶涏 啶ムぞ 啶啶� 啶ぞ啶椸げ, 啶灌ぞ 啶� 啶た啶侧 啶掂す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�! | 90
啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶啶澿啷� 啶啶ぞ啶膏ぞ 啶班啷嵿啶� 啶え啷€ 啶班す啷� 啶掂す 啶 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶溹啶掂え 啶ぐ 啶︵啶∴ぜ啶距く啶� 啶え啶� 啶班す啷� 啶掂す 啶 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶溹た啶灌啶掂ぞ 啶膏 啶灌啶� 啶曕き啷€ 啶ㄠた啶曕げ啶む 啶多ぞ啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶�,
啶︵啶栢 啶え啶距く啶� 啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶啶澿啷� 啶膏啶栢 啶班す啷� 啶掂す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�!啷� 103
啶掂す 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ, 啶曕ぐ 啶多ぞ啶傕い 啶膏啷� 啶溹 啶啶班 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹た啶膏ぎ啷囙 啶啶� 啶た啶傕が啶苦い-啶啶班い啶苦が啶苦啶た啶� 啶啶班い啶苦お啶�, 啶掂す 啶啶班ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶掂す 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶溹す啶距 啶ぐ 啶う啶苦ぐ啶� 啶啶氞 啶溹ぞ啶む 啶灌,
啶啶傕 啶溹す啶距 啶じ啷嵿い啷€ 啶曕 啶た啶侧い啷€ 啶啶班 啶む 啶掂す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷� 121
June 1, 2021
Must read for all poetry lovers!
To have had conceived the idea of comparing a 鈥楳adhushala鈥� with the entire embodiment of one鈥檚 existence, was in itself brilliant, and this piece of poetry is sheer brilliance! Mr. Bacchan brings together people of all castes, religions and statuses together through this legendary piece. I was transported to a dreamland where we knew no such man made boundaries and were liberated in the truest sense.
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ-啶椸啶班啶� 啶膏が 啶溹げ啶� 啶氞啶曕 啶灌, 啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶呧え啷嵿い啶� 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う, 啶椸た啶班啷�, 啶膏が啶曕 啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵ぐ啶苦く啷嬥 啶曕 啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� ||
An epic composition; I鈥檓 enchanted to say the least.
5/5馃専.
To have had conceived the idea of comparing a 鈥楳adhushala鈥� with the entire embodiment of one鈥檚 existence, was in itself brilliant, and this piece of poetry is sheer brilliance! Mr. Bacchan brings together people of all castes, religions and statuses together through this legendary piece. I was transported to a dreamland where we knew no such man made boundaries and were liberated in the truest sense.
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ-啶椸啶班啶� 啶膏が 啶溹げ啶� 啶氞啶曕 啶灌, 啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶呧え啷嵿い啶� 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う, 啶椸た啶班啷�, 啶膏が啶曕 啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵ぐ啶苦く啷嬥 啶曕 啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� ||
An epic composition; I鈥檓 enchanted to say the least.
5/5馃専.
March 23, 2013
Madiraley jaane ko ghar se..
chalta hai peene wala..
kis path pe jaun asmanjas mei wo hai bhola bhala..
alag alag path batlaate sab..mai toh ye batlata hu...
raah pakad tu ek , chala chal, pa jayega Madhushala...
chalta hai peene wala..
kis path pe jaun asmanjas mei wo hai bhola bhala..
alag alag path batlaate sab..mai toh ye batlata hu...
raah pakad tu ek , chala chal, pa jayega Madhushala...
May 11, 2012
binding different religions together in true means...marvellous!
May 7, 2015
*Ramblings of an amateur reviewer, high on madakta:
I wonder if one can ever truly enjoy literature in a language other than his mother tongue. I have read a number of poems before in English, poems unanimously (almost) deemed great, and I did enjoy them, but irrespective of their theme or rhythm or anything, they don't come anywhere near this.
Hold back your arms, ardent worshippers of Keats and Pushkin, my intent is not to posit that it is better than any of those globally deified poems and yes my statement is highly subjective, which is the whole point: Can you ever perform an honest, objective comparison between poetry from different languages?
I wonder if one can ever truly enjoy literature in a language other than his mother tongue. I have read a number of poems before in English, poems unanimously (almost) deemed great, and I did enjoy them, but irrespective of their theme or rhythm or anything, they don't come anywhere near this.
Hold back your arms, ardent worshippers of Keats and Pushkin, my intent is not to posit that it is better than any of those globally deified poems and yes my statement is highly subjective, which is the whole point: Can you ever perform an honest, objective comparison between poetry from different languages?
May 3, 2020
Oh man, reading this (at times aloud) was so much fun!
This is a set of Rub膩士墨s (or stanzas with 4 lines each) based on the recurring metaphor of a madhushala (wine house), saki (someone, usually a woman, who serves alcohol), pyaala (goblet), madhu (wine), and the drinker. There's no central theme here - the poet talks about everything and anything, and that's intentional:
啶啶班 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶ぞ啶� 啶呧お啶ㄠ-啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶班 啶啶ぞ啶侧 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶ぞ啶ぞ 啶呧お啶ㄠぞ-啶呧お啶ㄠぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶班 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€ 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶呧お啶ㄠぞ 啶啶ぞ啶班ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€ 啶︵啶栢ぞ;
啶溹た啶膏啷€ 啶溹啶膏 啶班啶氞た 啶ム 啶夃じ啶ㄠ 啶掂啶膏 啶︵啶栢 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� |
Madhushala takes on the form of a lover, a painting, a veena, a season, youth, life, the world, and this poem itself! While Bacchan doesn't talk about anything new, or something that hasn't been already been said, it's pure joy to see madhushala become a metaphor for countless feelings and experiences, and it's hard not to think of your experiences/emotions when you read those. For example:
啶す啷佮い啷囙ぐ啷� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶︵啶栢, 啶す啷佮い啷囙ぐ啷€ 啶︵啶栢 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ぞ啶佮い啶�-啶ぞ啶佮い啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶嗋く啶� 啶啶班 啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶啶� 啶ぇ啷� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇-啶忇 啶膏 啶あ啶监啶�, 啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€, 啶ㄠ 啶膏い啷嵿啶距ぐ 啶曕た啶ぞ,
啶溹啶氞 啶� 啶嗋啶栢啶� 啶啶�, 啶ぐ, 啶曕啶� 啶す啶侧-啶溹啶膏 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� !
A good part of the poem is extolling the virtues of a madhushaala from the point of view of the drinker (and this is so much fun too):
啶膏啷囙 啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶斷ぐ 啶ㄠぎ啶距啶监, 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌 啶呧げ啷嵿げ啶距い啶距げ啶�,
啶膏啶о啶曕ぐ, 啶ぐ, 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€ 啶嗋い啶�, 啶え 啶犩え啶曕ぐ, 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶多啶�, 啶曕す啶距 啶む啶侧え啶� 啶灌 啶膏啶む 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶曕 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶膏
啶氞た啶�-啶掂た啶оさ啶� 啶灌 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶む啶班, 啶膏う啶�-啶膏啶灌ぞ啶椸た啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� !
Or,
啶斷ぐ 啶班じ啷嬥 啶啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶� 啶むき啷€ 啶む, 啶︵啶� 啶溹き啷€ 啶む 啶灌 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶囙い啶班ぞ 啶侧啶� 啶膏が 啶ぞ啶む啶� 啶� 啶溹が 啶む, 啶嗋啷� 啶嗋い啶� 啶灌 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶侧啶� 啶啶溹ぞ 啶多啶�, 啶啶溹ぞ啶班 啶むが 啶む 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う-啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ 啶啶�
啶樴啶佮啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶 啶栢啶� 啶� 啶溹が 啶む 啶澿ぞ啶佮 啶班す啷€ 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� |
Or,
啶忇 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶� 啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶溹げ啶む 啶灌啶侧 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶侧啶む 啶ぞ啶溹ぜ啷€, 啶溹げ啶む 啶︵啶啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ;
啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ啶掂ぞ啶侧啶�, 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む, 啶曕た啶膏 啶︵た啶� 啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢,
啶︵た啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶侧, 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶班啶溹ぜ 啶ぞ啶ㄠい啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� |
I loved how charged with youth and rebellion this poem is. I can understand how its recitations would have driven the crowds crazy back in the day.
Damn, I should've read it as part of my plea in front of my college's disciplinary committee! 炉\_(銉�)_/炉
This is a set of Rub膩士墨s (or stanzas with 4 lines each) based on the recurring metaphor of a madhushala (wine house), saki (someone, usually a woman, who serves alcohol), pyaala (goblet), madhu (wine), and the drinker. There's no central theme here - the poet talks about everything and anything, and that's intentional:
啶啶班 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶ぞ啶� 啶呧お啶ㄠ-啶呧お啶ㄠ 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶班 啶啶ぞ啶侧 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶ぞ啶ぞ 啶呧お啶ㄠぞ-啶呧お啶ㄠぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶班 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€ 啶啶� 啶膏が啶ㄠ 啶呧お啶ㄠぞ 啶啶ぞ啶班ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€ 啶︵啶栢ぞ;
啶溹た啶膏啷€ 啶溹啶膏 啶班啶氞た 啶ム 啶夃じ啶ㄠ 啶掂啶膏 啶︵啶栢 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� |
Madhushala takes on the form of a lover, a painting, a veena, a season, youth, life, the world, and this poem itself! While Bacchan doesn't talk about anything new, or something that hasn't been already been said, it's pure joy to see madhushala become a metaphor for countless feelings and experiences, and it's hard not to think of your experiences/emotions when you read those. For example:
啶す啷佮い啷囙ぐ啷� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶︵啶栢, 啶す啷佮い啷囙ぐ啷€ 啶︵啶栢 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶ぞ啶佮い啶�-啶ぞ啶佮い啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶嗋く啶� 啶啶班 啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶啶� 啶ぇ啷� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇-啶忇 啶膏 啶あ啶监啶�, 啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€, 啶ㄠ 啶膏い啷嵿啶距ぐ 啶曕た啶ぞ,
啶溹啶氞 啶� 啶嗋啶栢啶� 啶啶�, 啶ぐ, 啶曕啶� 啶す啶侧-啶溹啶膏 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� !
A good part of the poem is extolling the virtues of a madhushaala from the point of view of the drinker (and this is so much fun too):
啶膏啷囙 啶� 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶斷ぐ 啶ㄠぎ啶距啶监, 啶曕す啶むぞ 啶灌 啶呧げ啷嵿げ啶距い啶距げ啶�,
啶膏啶о啶曕ぐ, 啶ぐ, 啶膏ぞ啶曕ぜ啷€ 啶嗋い啶�, 啶え 啶犩え啶曕ぐ, 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶多啶�, 啶曕す啶距 啶む啶侧え啶� 啶灌 啶膏啶む 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶曕 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶膏
啶氞た啶�-啶掂た啶оさ啶� 啶灌 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う 啶む啶班, 啶膏う啶�-啶膏啶灌ぞ啶椸た啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� !
Or,
啶斷ぐ 啶班じ啷嬥 啶啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶� 啶むき啷€ 啶む, 啶︵啶� 啶溹き啷€ 啶む 啶灌 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶囙い啶班ぞ 啶侧啶� 啶膏が 啶ぞ啶む啶� 啶� 啶溹が 啶む, 啶嗋啷� 啶嗋い啶� 啶灌 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶侧啶� 啶啶溹ぞ 啶多啶�, 啶啶溹ぞ啶班 啶むが 啶む 啶じ啷嵿啶苦う-啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ 啶啶�
啶樴啶佮啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶 啶栢啶� 啶� 啶溹が 啶む 啶澿ぞ啶佮 啶班す啷€ 啶灌 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� |
Or,
啶忇 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶� 啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶溹げ啶む 啶灌啶侧 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶忇 啶ぞ啶� 啶灌 啶侧啶む 啶ぞ啶溹ぜ啷€, 啶溹げ啶む 啶︵啶啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ;
啶︵啶ㄠた啶ぞ啶掂ぞ啶侧啶�, 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む, 啶曕た啶膏 啶︵た啶� 啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶啶� 啶︵啶栢,
啶︵た啶� 啶曕 啶灌啶侧, 啶班ぞ啶� 啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶侧, 啶班啶溹ぜ 啶ぞ啶ㄠい啷€ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� |
I loved how charged with youth and rebellion this poem is. I can understand how its recitations would have driven the crowds crazy back in the day.
Damn, I should've read it as part of my plea in front of my college's disciplinary committee! 炉\_(銉�)_/炉
March 3, 2016
The writing has perhaps the best "rhythm" of all that I've read - so spectacular that at times, I enjoyed verses purely on the basis of their metric, rather than their content.
I appreciate the title - "Madhushala". It is a reflection of the sentiment of revolution (reformation?) against orthodox, structured edifices (primarily religious edifices). The idea of *alcohol* has a very strong connotation to it.
I feel comfortable with the knowledge that I know very little. It is scary and overwhelming - for it drives a screwdriver right at the idea of self-preservation; if we do not know, who are we? (Please don't answer with the trivially obvious Jon Snow).
In any case, returning to Madhushala - it has been overwhelming. Firstly, because of my own discomfort with the Hindi language. This is the first time I have read Hindi, aside from the school textbooks that I gave up in 2006. Secondly, I am also quite a novice when it comes to poetry. That makes this all the more difficult.
But the main point is this - the work is immensely layered. The meaning of "Madhushala" that is interpreted is so subtle, so intricately woven, so finely balanced, that at times the literal reading of a few verses came across as a shock. Certain verses I pondered over several times and found to be exquisite. Certain verses I skimmed over, unable to grasp the meaning and the vocabulary.
There is no rush. I am confident that with time, further layers, the entire depth of the text will reveal itself to me. As I said, I am comfortable with the knowledge that I know very little.
I appreciate the title - "Madhushala". It is a reflection of the sentiment of revolution (reformation?) against orthodox, structured edifices (primarily religious edifices). The idea of *alcohol* has a very strong connotation to it.
I feel comfortable with the knowledge that I know very little. It is scary and overwhelming - for it drives a screwdriver right at the idea of self-preservation; if we do not know, who are we? (Please don't answer with the trivially obvious Jon Snow).
In any case, returning to Madhushala - it has been overwhelming. Firstly, because of my own discomfort with the Hindi language. This is the first time I have read Hindi, aside from the school textbooks that I gave up in 2006. Secondly, I am also quite a novice when it comes to poetry. That makes this all the more difficult.
But the main point is this - the work is immensely layered. The meaning of "Madhushala" that is interpreted is so subtle, so intricately woven, so finely balanced, that at times the literal reading of a few verses came across as a shock. Certain verses I pondered over several times and found to be exquisite. Certain verses I skimmed over, unable to grasp the meaning and the vocabulary.
There is no rush. I am confident that with time, further layers, the entire depth of the text will reveal itself to me. As I said, I am comfortable with the knowledge that I know very little.
September 12, 2011
refreshing,stimulating,intoxicating,englightening,liberating,captivating,mesmerising,overwhelming,fulfilling,satisfying,invigorating,...
December 13, 2018
For the first time, I'm deviating from my usual method of reviewing. First of all, I believe poetry is not something which can be reviewed. Secondly, when it is an epic work like this, one can only express their views.
Views:
I had the pleasure of reading this book recently; written in 1933-34, sometime around when my grandparents were born. It makes me wonder; books, literature, written material is so wonderful. To have survived through generations.
In In the Afternoon of Time: An Autobiography by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, he states that "imitations or parodies of Madhushala had begun to appear immediately after its first public reading: the day after my recitation at Benares Hindu University in December 1933, Professor Manoranjan Prasad dashed off imitations of several verses and recited them during the course of my own readings the day following". In this book, from the fifteenth edition, the same professor has shared his experiences of the seminar along with a few quatrains of the parody he had created based on Bachchan's poem. Prof. Prasad writes that, and I translate, "My Madhushala concerns the materialistic, unlike Bachchan's mystic Madhushala".
Hindi is not my first language, and hence I had difficulty in understanding many of the verses. I had to consult a dictionary most of the times but, as they say, a literal translation is never impressive as far as poetry is concerned. I have also come across some translations by fellow readers/bloggers but, there also, the essence of the poem gets lost in translation. Now, the perfect and most poetic translation of this piece in English is the one done by Marjorie Boulton & Ram Swaroop Vyas, first published by Fortune Press in 1950, and the revised edition published by Penguin Books in 1989. In 2009, in India, from what I gathered from press reports; Madhushala 鈥� The House of Wine was reproduced again, this time with illustrations, and launched with much fanfare with the entire Bachchan clan in attendance. It's been nine years since, but I just could not find a single edition of that book anywhere. Why is it so? I couldn't find it in any of the publisher's websites either. And the few sites, including Amazon, where it is available, it costs a bomb! I would have loved to read it, in its entirety. It would have given me a better understanding of the text. As of now, only Columbia University's website has a PDF version of the book but, only the first twenty-five of the one-hundred-and-thirty-five quatrains are available in scanned format; while select American Universities have an edition of the same book in their library. I have added the link below to the same.
I don鈥檛 know why, studying both English and Hindi from the first standard itself, I haven鈥檛 been able to embrace the latter as well as I have done the former. Maybe, that is the reason that it took me from August to October to finish a book of 77 pages!
Madhushala in English (the first 25 quatrains):
Manna Dey, one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists of the Hindi film industry, singing twenty selected quatrains, with the first one sung by Bachchan himself:
P.S. I read this book as a part of the #discoveringindiareadathon (Discovering India Readathon), which was held from 1st to 15th August, 2018. In its second year now, this challenge has been curated by three wonderful bookstagrammers:
Padmaja ( )
Aritri ( ), and
Ankita ( ).
It is a great way of reading as well as discovering the gems of Indian Literature. Just follow the hashtag on Instagram, and the above three accounts, and you are good to go!
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I had the pleasure of reading this book recently; written in 1933-34, sometime around when my grandparents were born. It makes me wonder; books, literature, written material is so wonderful. To have survived through generations.
In In the Afternoon of Time: An Autobiography by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, he states that "imitations or parodies of Madhushala had begun to appear immediately after its first public reading: the day after my recitation at Benares Hindu University in December 1933, Professor Manoranjan Prasad dashed off imitations of several verses and recited them during the course of my own readings the day following". In this book, from the fifteenth edition, the same professor has shared his experiences of the seminar along with a few quatrains of the parody he had created based on Bachchan's poem. Prof. Prasad writes that, and I translate, "My Madhushala concerns the materialistic, unlike Bachchan's mystic Madhushala".
Hindi is not my first language, and hence I had difficulty in understanding many of the verses. I had to consult a dictionary most of the times but, as they say, a literal translation is never impressive as far as poetry is concerned. I have also come across some translations by fellow readers/bloggers but, there also, the essence of the poem gets lost in translation. Now, the perfect and most poetic translation of this piece in English is the one done by Marjorie Boulton & Ram Swaroop Vyas, first published by Fortune Press in 1950, and the revised edition published by Penguin Books in 1989. In 2009, in India, from what I gathered from press reports; Madhushala 鈥� The House of Wine was reproduced again, this time with illustrations, and launched with much fanfare with the entire Bachchan clan in attendance. It's been nine years since, but I just could not find a single edition of that book anywhere. Why is it so? I couldn't find it in any of the publisher's websites either. And the few sites, including Amazon, where it is available, it costs a bomb! I would have loved to read it, in its entirety. It would have given me a better understanding of the text. As of now, only Columbia University's website has a PDF version of the book but, only the first twenty-five of the one-hundred-and-thirty-five quatrains are available in scanned format; while select American Universities have an edition of the same book in their library. I have added the link below to the same.
I don鈥檛 know why, studying both English and Hindi from the first standard itself, I haven鈥檛 been able to embrace the latter as well as I have done the former. Maybe, that is the reason that it took me from August to October to finish a book of 77 pages!
Madhushala in English (the first 25 quatrains):
Manna Dey, one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists of the Hindi film industry, singing twenty selected quatrains, with the first one sung by Bachchan himself:
P.S. I read this book as a part of the #discoveringindiareadathon (Discovering India Readathon), which was held from 1st to 15th August, 2018. In its second year now, this challenge has been curated by three wonderful bookstagrammers:
Padmaja ( )
Aritri ( ), and
Ankita ( ).
It is a great way of reading as well as discovering the gems of Indian Literature. Just follow the hashtag on Instagram, and the above three accounts, and you are good to go!
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March 27, 2013
Madhushala is an abstraction of anything and everything you 'wish'. It is what you wanna be, where you wanna be. And it has it's elements, which have their own characters. The book, after 80 years of it's conception, holds true to me, and very many people who, in all their remaining capacities, are seeking for a refuge from all that the world represents. People have had millions of interpretations of this book, all of them true to the person. This book creates a world of like minded people, who are equal, freindly; a world very different from our own, a world of dreamers, where you can dream of whatever you want, and to achieve it, all you have to do is to strive hard for it. Sometimes it behaves like a woman, sometimes like a moderator, sometimes a teacher and sometimes i just run out of words to describe it. For someone like me, it's a relief to just think about it......
April 16, 2012
Harivanshrai Bachchanji was among d best Hindi poets.He have written many books including- novels,biography,autobiographies and poems. Madhushala is probably his best known work.Its written in form of quartets(poem consisting of 4 lines),madhushala is collection of his poems.A superb collection of poems which is connected with our lives.Number of people often say that it just about liquor(as madhushala in English means- or place where one drinks and get liquor);its totally wrong as through his poems he have stated many things as-passion,determination,destiny,social inequalities,caste-ism,religion etc.
July 14, 2015
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ 啶膏が 啶溹げ啶� 啶氞啶曕 啶灌, 啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啶溹た啶�, 啶椸た啶班た啶溹, 啶膏が 啶曕 啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵た啶班く啷嬥 啶曕 啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷イ
啶侧ぞ啶侧ぞ啶た啶� 啶呧ぇ啶班啶� 啶膏 啶溹た啶膏え啷�, 啶灌ぞ啶�, 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶氞啶 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶灌ぐ啷嵿し-啶掂た啶曕啶た啶� 啶曕ぐ 啶膏 啶溹た啶膏え啷�, 啶灌ぞ, 啶� 啶涏啶� 啶ぇ啷� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶灌ぞ啶� 啶啶∴ぜ 啶侧啷嵿啶苦い 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶曕 啶ぞ啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶栢啶傕啶�,
啶掂啶ぐ啷嵿ぅ 啶膏啶栢ぞ 啶∴ぞ啶侧 啶溹啶掂え 啶曕 啶夃じ啶ㄠ 啶ぇ啷佮ぎ啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷イ
啶え啷� 啶啶溹ぞ啶班 啶啶班啶 啶膏ぞ啶曕, 啶椸啶椸ぞ啶溹げ 啶ぞ啶掂え 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶班す啷� 啶啶班い啶� 啶呧さ啶苦ぐ啶� 啶椸い啶� 啶膏 啶ぇ啷� 啶曕 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ'
'啶斷ぐ 啶侧た啶 啶溹ぞ, 啶斷ぐ 啶啶 啶溹ぞ', 啶囙じ啷€ 啶啶む啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶溹ぞ啶� 啶曕ぐ啷�'
啶啶� 啶多た啶� 啶曕 啶啶班い啶苦ぎ啶� 啶え 啶啶犩啶�, 啶啶︵た啶� 啶灌 啶す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷イ
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啶溹た啶�, 啶椸た啶班た啶溹, 啶膏が 啶曕 啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵た啶班く啷嬥 啶曕 啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷イ
啶侧ぞ啶侧ぞ啶た啶� 啶呧ぇ啶班啶� 啶膏 啶溹た啶膏え啷�, 啶灌ぞ啶�, 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶氞啶 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶灌ぐ啷嵿し-啶掂た啶曕啶た啶� 啶曕ぐ 啶膏 啶溹た啶膏え啷�, 啶灌ぞ, 啶� 啶涏啶� 啶ぇ啷� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶灌ぞ啶� 啶啶∴ぜ 啶侧啷嵿啶苦い 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶曕 啶ぞ啶� 啶ㄠす啷€啶� 啶溹た啶膏え啷� 啶栢啶傕啶�,
啶掂啶ぐ啷嵿ぅ 啶膏啶栢ぞ 啶∴ぞ啶侧 啶溹啶掂え 啶曕 啶夃じ啶ㄠ 啶ぇ啷佮ぎ啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷イ
啶え啷� 啶啶溹ぞ啶班 啶啶班啶 啶膏ぞ啶曕, 啶椸啶椸ぞ啶溹げ 啶ぞ啶掂え 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶班す啷� 啶啶班い啶� 啶呧さ啶苦ぐ啶� 啶椸い啶� 啶膏 啶ぇ啷� 啶曕 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ'
'啶斷ぐ 啶侧た啶 啶溹ぞ, 啶斷ぐ 啶啶 啶溹ぞ', 啶囙じ啷€ 啶啶む啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶溹ぞ啶� 啶曕ぐ啷�'
啶啶� 啶多た啶� 啶曕 啶啶班い啶苦ぎ啶� 啶え 啶啶犩啶�, 啶啶︵た啶� 啶灌 啶す 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ啷むェ啷イ
January 2, 2018
There is so much depth in every 'rubai' and so much 'nasha' in this 'madhushala'. Inspirational, thought provoking, intellectually stimulating - all combined with those poetic 'aah' and 'waah' moments. A masterpiece.
啶啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶曕 啶呧啶︵ぐ 啶灌啶�, 啶啶班 啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶啶� 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶ぞ啶侧 啶啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶た啶傕が啶苦い 啶曕ぐ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧 啶灌 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶囙じ 啶夃ぇ啷囙ぁ啶�-啶啶� 啶啶� 啶灌 啶啶班ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶班ぞ 啶溹啶掂え 啶啶� 啶椸く啶� 鈥�
啶啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶曕 啶呧啶︵ぐ 啶ぞ 啶啶班 啶呧啶︵ぐ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�!啷むェ啷оク啷�
啶啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶曕 啶呧啶︵ぐ 啶灌啶�, 啶啶班 啶灌ぞ啶ム啶� 啶啶� 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶ぞ啶侧 啶啶� 啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶た啶傕が啶苦い 啶曕ぐ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧 啶灌 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶囙じ 啶夃ぇ啷囙ぁ啶�-啶啶� 啶啶� 啶灌 啶啶班ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶班ぞ 啶溹啶掂え 啶啶� 啶椸く啶� 鈥�
啶啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶� 啶曕 啶呧啶︵ぐ 啶ぞ 啶啶班 啶呧啶︵ぐ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�!啷むェ啷оク啷�
January 13, 2013
One of the best Hindi poetry I have ever read. I will say that u will read the book less & sing the poetry more. Each & every line touches the deep botton of your heart and makes you feel so good so merry & 'Madhushala' at the end of each verse is beautiful. You will literally celebrate this book rather than enjoying it...!! JUST LOVE IT!! LOVE IT SO MUCH
May 24, 2013
啶ぞ啶掂啶曕い啶� 啶呧啶椸啶� 啶侧い啶� 啶膏
啶栢啶傕 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶ㄠぞ 啶曕 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕さ啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶え 啶曕ぐ 啶嗋く啶� 啶灌
啶ぐ 啶曕ぐ 啶曕さ啶苦い啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕き啷€ 啶� 啶曕ぃ 啶ぐ 啶栢ぞ啶侧 啶灌啶椸ぞ
啶侧ぞ啶� 啶啶啶� 啶︵ 啶侧ぞ啶� 啶啶啶�
啶ぞ啶犩 啶椸ぃ 啶灌啶� 啶啶ㄠ 啶掂ぞ啶侧
啶啶膏啶曕い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�
An excellent book portraying wine symbolically as a unifying force of the society. Note that the book doesn't provoke to drink or to get addicted.
啶栢啶傕 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶ㄠぞ 啶曕 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕さ啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶え 啶曕ぐ 啶嗋く啶� 啶灌
啶ぐ 啶曕ぐ 啶曕さ啶苦い啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕き啷€ 啶� 啶曕ぃ 啶ぐ 啶栢ぞ啶侧 啶灌啶椸ぞ
啶侧ぞ啶� 啶啶啶� 啶︵ 啶侧ぞ啶� 啶啶啶�
啶ぞ啶犩 啶椸ぃ 啶灌啶� 啶啶ㄠ 啶掂ぞ啶侧
啶啶膏啶曕い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶�
An excellent book portraying wine symbolically as a unifying force of the society. Note that the book doesn't provoke to drink or to get addicted.
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February 6, 2013I found the whole universe in this book.
July 13, 2017
you need a moment to appreciate the beauty hidden in the lines!
September 21, 2020
It felt lot like the voice in my head reading the text in amitabh bachchans voice
September 15, 2023
Oh how I feel sad for the people of the world who never tasted the Hala(Wine) that is Madhushala. The greatest book of poetry ever written.
The poetry is revolutionary, rebellious, and driven by a sense of freedom. It's about finding your path in life. It's about breaking old traditions and narratives that plague divisions in society. It's about passion in the face of social objections. It's about losing the passion and finding it again. It's about existential dread and death. It's life expressed with the analogy of Hala (Wine), Saaki (Server), Pyaala (wine cup) and Madhushala (Tavern). Hala is often used as a placeholder for your passion and Madhushala as one for your goals. Saaki is often referred to signify the seductions of life once you accomplish your goal.
Here are a few of the hard-hitting portions although almost the entire book would have to included if I sit to select my favourite.
啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕 啶樴ぐ 啶膏 啶氞げ啶むぞ 啶灌 啶啶ㄠ啶掂げ啶�,
'啶曕た啶� 啶ぅ 啶膏 啶溹ぞ啶娻?' 啶呧じ啶啶溹じ 啶啶� 啶灌 啶掂す 啶啶侧ぞ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶呧げ啶�-啶呧げ啶� 啶ぅ 啶い啶侧ぞ啶む 啶膏が 啶ぐ 啶啶� 啶す 啶い啶侧ぞ啶むぞ 啶灌啶� -
'啶班ぞ啶� 啶啶∴ぜ 啶む 啶忇 啶氞げ啶� 啶氞げ, 啶ぞ 啶溹ぞ啶忇啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ
Seeking wine, the drinker leaves home for the tavern.
Perplexed, he asks, "Which path will take me there?"
People show him different ways, but this is what I have to say,
"Pick a path and keep walking. You will find the tavern."
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ 啶膏が 啶溹げ啶� 啶氞啶曕 啶灌, 啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啶溹た啶�, 啶椸た啶班た啶溹, 啶膏が 啶曕 啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵た啶班く啷嬥 啶曕 啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ
He who has burnt all scriptures with his inner fire,
Has broken temples, mosques and churches with carefree abandon,
And has cut the nooses of pandits, mullahs and priests ---
Only he is welcome in my tavern.
啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶呧啶� 啶曕啶� 啶啶涏 啶む, 啶曕す啶ㄠぞ 啶じ 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕ぞ啶� 啶⑧ぞ啶侧え啶�, 啶斷ぐ 啶⑧ぞ啶侧え啶� 啶膏が啶曕 啶う啶苦ぐ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹ぞ啶むた 啶啶班た啶, 啶啶涏 啶う啶� 啶曕啶� 啶曕す 啶︵啶ㄠぞ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶曕
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ 啶い啶距え啶� 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶侧 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶溹お啶ㄠぞ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ
If anyone asks my name, say it was, "The Drunkard".
My work? I drank and passed the goblet to everyone.
O Beloved, if they ask my caste, say only that I was "one of the crazy ones".
Say my religion worshipped goblets and then chant with your rosary, "The tavern, the tavern!"
It's the literature that like wine will keep calling you back to have another taste of it, to feel intoxicated about life, and give you the zeal to make your life worthwhile.
The poetry is revolutionary, rebellious, and driven by a sense of freedom. It's about finding your path in life. It's about breaking old traditions and narratives that plague divisions in society. It's about passion in the face of social objections. It's about losing the passion and finding it again. It's about existential dread and death. It's life expressed with the analogy of Hala (Wine), Saaki (Server), Pyaala (wine cup) and Madhushala (Tavern). Hala is often used as a placeholder for your passion and Madhushala as one for your goals. Saaki is often referred to signify the seductions of life once you accomplish your goal.
Here are a few of the hard-hitting portions although almost the entire book would have to included if I sit to select my favourite.
啶う啶苦ぐ啶距げ啶� 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕 啶樴ぐ 啶膏 啶氞げ啶むぞ 啶灌 啶啶ㄠ啶掂げ啶�,
'啶曕た啶� 啶ぅ 啶膏 啶溹ぞ啶娻?' 啶呧じ啶啶溹じ 啶啶� 啶灌 啶掂す 啶啶侧ぞ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶呧げ啶�-啶呧げ啶� 啶ぅ 啶い啶侧ぞ啶む 啶膏が 啶ぐ 啶啶� 啶す 啶い啶侧ぞ啶むぞ 啶灌啶� -
'啶班ぞ啶� 啶啶∴ぜ 啶む 啶忇 啶氞げ啶� 啶氞げ, 啶ぞ 啶溹ぞ啶忇啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ
Seeking wine, the drinker leaves home for the tavern.
Perplexed, he asks, "Which path will take me there?"
People show him different ways, but this is what I have to say,
"Pick a path and keep walking. You will find the tavern."
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ 啶膏が 啶溹げ啶� 啶氞啶曕 啶灌, 啶溹た啶膏啷� 啶呧啶むぐ 啶曕 啶溹啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶︵た啶�, 啶じ啶溹た啶�, 啶椸た啶班た啶溹, 啶膏が 啶曕 啶む啶∴ぜ 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶溹 啶い啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶啶∴た啶�, 啶啶た啶�, 啶ぞ啶︵た啶班く啷嬥 啶曕 啶啶︵啶� 啶曕 啶溹 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶氞啶曕ぞ,
啶曕ぐ 啶膏啶む 啶灌 啶嗋 啶夃じ啷€ 啶曕ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い 啶啶班 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ
He who has burnt all scriptures with his inner fire,
Has broken temples, mosques and churches with carefree abandon,
And has cut the nooses of pandits, mullahs and priests ---
Only he is welcome in my tavern.
啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶呧啶� 啶曕啶� 啶啶涏 啶む, 啶曕す啶ㄠぞ 啶じ 啶啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶曕ぞ啶� 啶⑧ぞ啶侧え啶�, 啶斷ぐ 啶⑧ぞ啶侧え啶� 啶膏が啶曕 啶う啶苦ぐ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶啶ぞ啶侧ぞ,
啶溹ぞ啶むた 啶啶班た啶, 啶啶涏 啶う啶� 啶曕啶� 啶曕す 啶︵啶ㄠぞ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶曕
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ 啶い啶距え啶� 啶啶ぞ啶侧啶� 啶曕 啶侧 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶溹お啶ㄠぞ 啶ぇ啷佮ざ啶距げ啶距イ
If anyone asks my name, say it was, "The Drunkard".
My work? I drank and passed the goblet to everyone.
O Beloved, if they ask my caste, say only that I was "one of the crazy ones".
Say my religion worshipped goblets and then chant with your rosary, "The tavern, the tavern!"
It's the literature that like wine will keep calling you back to have another taste of it, to feel intoxicated about life, and give you the zeal to make your life worthwhile.
May 30, 2014
For a change, I picked this up as it has rave reviews and I personally like Harivansh bachchan's work.
So yeah. Understood only 3/4th of it because of the Hindi which is both, embarrassing and motivating to explore Hindi more.
As of the book- short novella that contains poetry based upon madhushala (bar, so to say). The beauty lies in its vagueness. You can interpret it in so many different ways. He's also touched some social aspects for eg "mandir masjid alag karate ek karati madhushala'.
So yeah, as nobody reads my reviews I think I've written enough and you should definitely explore this while on a short flight or something. There's also a YouTube video of amitabh bachchan reciting some verses from the same which is also pretty cool.
Bye now. Fuck off.
So yeah. Understood only 3/4th of it because of the Hindi which is both, embarrassing and motivating to explore Hindi more.
As of the book- short novella that contains poetry based upon madhushala (bar, so to say). The beauty lies in its vagueness. You can interpret it in so many different ways. He's also touched some social aspects for eg "mandir masjid alag karate ek karati madhushala'.
So yeah, as nobody reads my reviews I think I've written enough and you should definitely explore this while on a short flight or something. There's also a YouTube video of amitabh bachchan reciting some verses from the same which is also pretty cool.
Bye now. Fuck off.
December 4, 2010
The only thing I have to say as regards to Madhushala is "This wine is really addictive."
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