Sunday, January 22, 2017

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR KS 128 / AK 1930-8

KS 128 / AK 1930-8
damà-damà omka:r man paranovum,
pa:nay para:n tà pa:nay boza:n     |
su:'ham padas aham golum,
tèli lala bà vö:tsas praka:Sastha:n     ||

With every breath I taught
my mind the sacred OM.
From "I am He,"
I took away "I am."
Then, both hearer
and heard,
the seer
and the sight,
I, Lalla, reached
the place of light.

Note: The version above is a bit free, but I like it, as do others. Here is a more literal translation:

AK 1930-8 (KS128)
I ever taught my mind the sacred OM,
I myself did hear, I did myself recite.
From "I am He," I took away "I am."
Then I, Lalla, reached the place of light.


ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ




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