Some of the “translated” titles actually change Bharati’s imagination and become the translator’s own titles: And – above all – the English phrase sounds ridiculous!Īnother problem that is immediately apparent is the translator’s approach to the titles of Bharati’s poems. That is not translation it is falsification of the original, and a misrepresentation of both the poet and his work. But in this case, the translator is, in effect, claiming that the poet wrote something that is simply not there. A translation may have to take some liberties for the sake of readability in the new language. Rajagopalan make this change from the original? It seems purely imaginary.

The last line written by Bharati has nothing to do with the sound of the fire per se. Yet, Bharati himself never wrote any such thing. Perhaps the translator was imagining the sound of the fire when its flames burnt down the forest in Bharati’s poem: Then (I thought) I understood: it must represent the sound of a fire! Rajagopalan’s “translation” of the last line of Agni Kunju could mean. Both books were released at functions in Chennai during the Bharati festival and at the British Council, on December 10 th and 12th.įor a long time, I wondered what Ms. Has also released another book of Bharati translations called Panchali’s Pledge, an English rendering of Bharati’s Panchali Sabatham, also published by Hachette.

It appears in a recently released book, Selected Poems, by Subramania Bharati, translated by Usha Rajagopalan, and published by Hachette India. This claims to be the English translation of the last line of Agni Kunju – a profound allegorical poem by Bharati. “ Whoosh, crackle, snap, sizzle,” says Usha Rajagopalan. “Thath tharikita Thath tharikita thiththom,” says Mahakavi Bharati.

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