Snake,
you were never civilized,
And you never learned
How to live in the city.
I’d like to ask – hoping you’ll answer –
Then how did you learn to bite,
Where did you get the poison?
And you never learned
How to live in the city.
I’d like to ask – hoping you’ll answer –
Then how did you learn to bite,
Where did you get the poison?
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911-1987), known as ‘Agyeya’ or
its Sanskrit version ‘Ajneya’, was a leading figure in modernising Hindi literature.
He translated some of his poems into English – I think this is his own translation,
but I can't confirm that. A universal epigram.
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