After centuries,
Lorca, your soul
Has returned within me!
Bharumal Amrani
Bharu Mal Amrani is a distinguished folklorist, poet, writer, researcher, journalist, script writer & compere of Radio Pakistan, and social–environmental activist from Tharparkar, Sindh, who has devoted more than two decades to the preservation, documentation, and promotion of Thari dialect, folklore, culture, and heritage. Currently he is working as a subject specialist of Sindhi at Raichand Rathore Government Higher Secondary School, Chelhar. Born on 17 February 1982 in village Soothar jo Tarr near Chelhar, Tharparkar, he obtained his Master’s degree in Sindhi Literature and Education and did law graduation from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. He is the author of ten books in Sindhi on Thari folk songs, literature, poetry, culture, and history, and has also compiled and translated important works into Urdu and Punjabi, including the Punjabi translation of his book Sahra kay Dohay, to introduce Thar’s rich literary heritage to a wider national audience. In recognition of his outstanding literary, academic, journalistic, and social services, Bharu Mal Amrani has received several prestigious awards.
Lorca and I!
After centuries,
*Lorca, your soul
Has returned within me!
You created the beauty of Spain in poetry,
I weave the natural colors of Thar
Into my verse!
The tunes of the shepherds
Give rhythm to my poetry.
The stretching of the Pleiades, the twinkling of Orion,
The turning of the pulley over deep wells,
The journey of the water-carrying maidens,
The tears of thirsty eyes,
The calls of the peacocks,
The reflections of gazelle-eyes,
The burning of feet among salty Khabhar bushes,
The longing for the swaying ear of millet,
The desire for monsoon rain,
The aspirations of lightning flashes in the northeastern sky—
These are the themes of my poetry.
Footnote:
Lorca: A beloved poet of Spain whose poetry was inspired by the songs of the Spanish Gypsy people.
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Sindhi Version
لورڪا ۽ آءٌ
صدين کان پوءِ
*لورڪا، تُنهنجو روح،
مُنهنجي اندر ۾ موٽي آيو آهي،
تو اسپين جي حسن کي شاعريءَ ۾ سرجيو هو،
آئون ٿر جي فطري رنگن کي
شاعريءَ ۾ سمايان ٿو!
ڌنارن جو ڌُنون،
شاعريءَ کي ترنم ڏين ٿيون
ڪَتين جو ڪَر موڙڻ، ٽيڙُوءَ جو ٽمڪڻ،
ساٺيڪن تي ڀؤڻن جو ڦِرڻ
پاڻيارين جو پنڌ،
اُڃارين اکين جا لُڙڪ،
مورن جا ٽَهوُڪا،
هرڻ اکين جا عڪس،
کارن کَٻڙن ۾ پَيرُن جو پچڻ،
ٻاجهر جي سنگ جي جهولڻ جي آسَ
سانوڻ جي مينهن جي تمنا،
ٻڪرال جي وراڪن جا اُمنگِ،
مُنهنجي شاعري جا موضوع آهن
لورڪا: اسپين جو پيارو شاعر، جنهن جي شاعري اسپين جي جپسي لوڪن جي گيتن کان متاثر آهي
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