Confirmation by Paul Lawrence Dunbar (1872-1906)

ಖಚಿತ – Kannada Translation by Ranga Sitaram

He was a poet who wrote clever verses,
And folks said he had a fine poetical taste;
But his father, a practical farmer, accused him
Of letting the strength of his arm go to waste.

ಜಾಣಕವಿತೆ ರಚಿಸುವ ಕವಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಅವನು,

ಆತನ ಅಭಿರುಚಿ ಹೊಗಳುವರು ಜನರು;

ಆದರೆ ಅವನಪ್ಪ ಕೈಯಾಳ ರೈತ,

ತೆಗಳುವನು ಕೈಬಲದ ಬೇಡದ ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ.       

He called on his sweetheart each Saturday evening,
As pretty a maiden as ever man faced,
And there he confirmed the old man’s accusation
By letting the strength of his arm go to waist.

ಇನಿಯಳ ಭೆಟ್ಟಿ ಪ್ರತಿ ಶನಿವಾರದಿರುಳು,

ನೋಡುಗರ ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿ ಚೆನ್ನಿಗಳು ಅವಳು.

ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಿದ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮುದುಕನಾ ನಿಂದೆ,

ಭುಜದ ಬಲವನ್ನಿಟ್ಟ ಆಕೆಯ ಸೊಂಟಕ್ಕೆ.

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