ABOUT THE POEM
This is a translated version of the romantic poem VILLAGE WHISPERS from Tamil literature. It is a clarion call of the girl’s friend intensifying her hopes about marriage in a very positive note. She encourages her friend by telling that the whole village is rife with whispers about their affair which has the approval of both her parents.
VILLAGE WHISPERS
The sprightly blue blossoms
of the Mulli plants
with bended spikes
blow over in the breeze
and lie dispersed
all around the sand
close to the waters
like pearls dissipated from a messed-up jewelry
It's an open secret
where your man hail from
I approve of him,
your mother likes him
your father supports him
town gossip is rife with
associating you with him
