Thursday, December 01, 2005

From his Autobiography - சுய சரிதையிலிருந்து

This whole world's a massive dream;
life of rebellious human insects
which eat, sleep, create ruckus and die
inside that, is a dream within a dream.


உலகெ லாமொர் பெருங்கன வஃதுளே
உண்டு றங்கி யிடர்செய்து செத்திடும்
கலக மானிடப் பூச்சிகள் வாழ்க்கையோர்
கனவி லுங்கன வாகும்
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:40 AM

    A dream within a dream - reminds me of Edgar alan poe's lines

    "All that we see or seem
    Is but a dream within a dream. "


    Was he inspired by Poe?

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  2. inlivenout12:18 PM

    Chenthil,
    Good job.

    Arvind,
    Yeah,it could have been an inspiration.
    But i was surprised by the similarities in their lives.
    -Both died young.Poe(40) and Bharathi(39).And they were mysterious deaths.
    -Both lost their parents at an early age.
    -Both were editors by profession.
    -And most important of all,both were rebellious.

    But i doubt whether Bharathi would categorize Poe as a poet considering his definition..
    " கவிதை எழுதுபவன் கவியன்று. கவிதையே வாழ்க்கையாக உடையோன், வாழ்க்கையே கவிதையாகச் செய்தோன், அவனே கவி"

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