tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post6064311422913332692..comments2023-10-20T21:52:36.752+05:30Comments on Cross Connections: The fool on the hillFarzana Verseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891229615361937135noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-62747635994559860642007-10-30T17:24:00.000+05:302007-10-30T17:24:00.000+05:30Battle lines are drawn:The bland blandishesThe spi...Battle lines are drawn:<BR/><BR/>The bland blandishes<BR/>The spicy brandishes<BR/><BR/>Chal akela, chal akela, chal akela<BR/>Tera mela peechhe chhota raahi chal akelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-34319891646278457062007-10-30T08:58:00.000+05:302007-10-30T08:58:00.000+05:30FV:Thanks for the Tagore's version. It made compel...FV:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Tagore's version. It made compelling reading.<BR/><BR/>On a lighter note, unable to digest the spicy trumpery subduing a bland one:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-28017094501359894662007-10-29T20:10:00.000+05:302007-10-29T20:10:00.000+05:30Amandeep:Me too! Kaise hai aap? Pune S:Alas the tr...Amandeep:<BR/><BR/>Me too! Kaise hai aap? <BR/><BR/>Pune S:<BR/><BR/>Alas the trumpery was in fact pricking trumpery, therefore the niches and crannies of tropes could not have been that elusive.<BR/><BR/>Spice scalds the tongue and is supposed to add flavour, therefore it may not quite work as trumpery, which is a redundancy.<BR/><BR/>Shall I say, I take 'exception' to your analysis?!<BR/><BR/>Nah. Whatever floats your boat...<BR/><BR/>PS: Fool on the Hill and Ekla Chalo Re convey the same message from two different angles; while one has a note of arrogant pessimism, the other of self-effacing optimism :-)<BR/><BR/>Here is Tagore's English translation:<BR/><BR/><I>If they answer not to thy call walk alone,<BR/>If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,<BR/>O thou of evil luck,<BR/>open thy mind and speak out alone.<BR/><BR/>If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,<BR/>O thou of evil luck,<BR/>trample the thorns under thy tread,<BR/>and along the blood-lined track travel alone.<BR/><BR/>If they do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,<BR/>O thou of evil luck,<BR/>with the thunder flame of pain ignite thy own heart<BR/>and let it burn alone.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-73982767687534085442007-10-29T19:10:00.000+05:302007-10-29T19:10:00.000+05:30Was the spicy stuff mere trumpery or my comprehens...Was the spicy stuff mere trumpery or my comprehension limited in understanding the tropes and their context? Certainly beyond me.<BR/><BR/>Fool on the hill or <I>Ekla Chalo re</I>!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-43088702759641888662007-10-29T15:44:00.000+05:302007-10-29T15:44:00.000+05:30Loved the spicy theories!Loved the spicy theories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com