Kagga 11
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
muttiruvudindu bhUmiyanondu durdaivamrutyu kuNiyutalihenu kEkehAkutalisuttipudu taleyananudinada lOkada vArteEttalidakella kaDe?--MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Universe is in the tight grip of what seems to be an unfortunate epidemic called Death
No one seems to have a control over this
Death is having a glory time -- dancing, laughing & thumbing its nose at everyone
Death is everywhere -- in homes, in fields, in battlefields & spares no one
Man seems to be in a perennial state of worry while Death seems to in a perennial state of merry
Mankutimma, when will there be an end to this? Will there ever be an end to this?
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