Pushpa Vilapam is a famous verse written in Telugu by the poet Jandhyala Papayya Sastry. It explains the pains suffered by the flowers when they are plucked by humans for mere pleasure. The compilation of verses was made immortal by beautiful rendition by the legendary Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao in early fifties. This literary work is still popular for its lyrical values and underlying message about non-violence.
Other works of Jandhyala Papayya Sastry include Kunthi Vilapam.
The following is the poem in transliterated Telugu and its translation in English
pushpa vilaapam (1)
NE noka poolamokka kaDa nilchi chivaaluna kommavanchi BO
raaneDu intalOna viru lanniyu jaaliga nOLLu vippi "maa
praaNamu teetuvaa" yanucu baavuru mannavi; krungipOti; naa
maanasamaMdedO taLluku mannadi pushpavilaapa kaavyamai.
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
Standing at a flowering plant
Nimbly pulling a stalk aslant,
Ere I, to pluck, putforth my nail,
All flowers raised a piteous wail.
"Takest thou our life?" - Abashed
Was I Something then flashed
In my mind - a weird figment,
As a poem - "The Flowers' Lament"
.
pushpa vilaapam (1)
aayuvu galgu naalgu gaDiyal kani peMcina teevatalli jaa
teeyata diddi teertu mu; tadeeya karammulalOna svEcCamai
nooyala loogucun muriyucuMdumu; aayuvu deerinaMtanE
haayiga kannu moosedamu aayamma callani kaali vrELLapai.
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
During our short span of Life we
have embellished
The species of mother - creeper that
bore and cherished -
Swinging in her arms with gay
abandon, shut eyes
When end comes - happily fade away
at her cool toes.
pushpa vilaapam (1)
gaalini gouraviMtumu sugaMdhamu poosi; samaaSrayiMcu bhRM
gaalaku viMdu cEsedamu kammani tEnelu; mimmu bOMTla nE
traalaku haayigoortumu; svataMtrula mammula svaardha buddhitO
taaLumu truMpa bOvakumu; talliki biDDaku vEru sEtuvE!
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
We smear perfume and welcome breeze,
Feast with tasty honey the visiting bees,
Cause comfort and joy to the eye
Of people like you - free tho' are we -
Tarry! pluck us not with selfish intent,
Would you tear the child from its parent!
pushpa vilaapam (1)
Ulu daaraalatO goMtu kuri bigiMci
guMDelO nuMDi soodulu grucci koorci
muDucu_koMduru muccaTa muDula mammu
akaTa! dayalEni vaaru mee yaaDuvaaru
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
Strangling us with wool and rings,
Piercing bosoms with needles and strings,
Adorn with us your braids fancy-
Alas! ye women are sans mercy.
pushpa vilaapam (1)
maa velalEni mugdha sukumaara sugaMdha maraMda maadhuree
jeevita mella meekayi tyajiMci kRSiMci naSiMcipOye; maa
youvana mella kollagoni aa payi ceepurutODa cimmi ma
mmaavala paarabOturu gadaa! narajaatiki neeti yunnadaa !
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
While our priceless and innocent,
Delicate, nectarean and fragrant
Life, for you is sacrificed and frayed
Withered and laid utterly destroyed -
Ravishing our youth, sweep with broom - Alas !
Is there morality among the Human Race ?
pushpa vilaapam (1)
buddha dEvuni bhoomilO puTTinaavu
sahaja magu prEma neelOna caccenEmi?
aMdamunu hatya cEseDi haMtakuMDa!
mailapaDipOye nOyi! nee manuja janma.
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
In the land of the Buddha thou art born
of innate love thou, perhaps, art shorn
Oh, murderer, who slayeth beauteous charm,
Defiled is thy birth in human form.
{A free rendering in English of Karunasree Jandhyala Papaih Sastry's Poem
"Pushpa Vilapam" by Sri Kandregula Amba Prasadarao.
Other works of Jandhyala Papayya Sastry include Kunthi Vilapam.
The following is the poem in transliterated Telugu and its translation in English
pushpa vilaapam (1)
NE noka poolamokka kaDa nilchi chivaaluna kommavanchi BO
raaneDu intalOna viru lanniyu jaaliga nOLLu vippi "maa
praaNamu teetuvaa" yanucu baavuru mannavi; krungipOti; naa
maanasamaMdedO taLluku mannadi pushpavilaapa kaavyamai.
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
Standing at a flowering plant
Nimbly pulling a stalk aslant,
Ere I, to pluck, putforth my nail,
All flowers raised a piteous wail.
"Takest thou our life?" - Abashed
Was I Something then flashed
In my mind - a weird figment,
As a poem - "The Flowers' Lament"
.
pushpa vilaapam (1)
aayuvu galgu naalgu gaDiyal kani peMcina teevatalli jaa
teeyata diddi teertu mu; tadeeya karammulalOna svEcCamai
nooyala loogucun muriyucuMdumu; aayuvu deerinaMtanE
haayiga kannu moosedamu aayamma callani kaali vrELLapai.
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
During our short span of Life we
have embellished
The species of mother - creeper that
bore and cherished -
Swinging in her arms with gay
abandon, shut eyes
When end comes - happily fade away
at her cool toes.
pushpa vilaapam (1)
gaalini gouraviMtumu sugaMdhamu poosi; samaaSrayiMcu bhRM
gaalaku viMdu cEsedamu kammani tEnelu; mimmu bOMTla nE
traalaku haayigoortumu; svataMtrula mammula svaardha buddhitO
taaLumu truMpa bOvakumu; talliki biDDaku vEru sEtuvE!
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
We smear perfume and welcome breeze,
Feast with tasty honey the visiting bees,
Cause comfort and joy to the eye
Of people like you - free tho' are we -
Tarry! pluck us not with selfish intent,
Would you tear the child from its parent!
pushpa vilaapam (1)
Ulu daaraalatO goMtu kuri bigiMci
guMDelO nuMDi soodulu grucci koorci
muDucu_koMduru muccaTa muDula mammu
akaTa! dayalEni vaaru mee yaaDuvaaru
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
Strangling us with wool and rings,
Piercing bosoms with needles and strings,
Adorn with us your braids fancy-
Alas! ye women are sans mercy.
pushpa vilaapam (1)
maa velalEni mugdha sukumaara sugaMdha maraMda maadhuree
jeevita mella meekayi tyajiMci kRSiMci naSiMcipOye; maa
youvana mella kollagoni aa payi ceepurutODa cimmi ma
mmaavala paarabOturu gadaa! narajaatiki neeti yunnadaa !
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
While our priceless and innocent,
Delicate, nectarean and fragrant
Life, for you is sacrificed and frayed
Withered and laid utterly destroyed -
Ravishing our youth, sweep with broom - Alas !
Is there morality among the Human Race ?
pushpa vilaapam (1)
buddha dEvuni bhoomilO puTTinaavu
sahaja magu prEma neelOna caccenEmi?
aMdamunu hatya cEseDi haMtakuMDa!
mailapaDipOye nOyi! nee manuja janma.
FLOWERS' LAMENT(1)
In the land of the Buddha thou art born
of innate love thou, perhaps, art shorn
Oh, murderer, who slayeth beauteous charm,
Defiled is thy birth in human form.
{A free rendering in English of Karunasree Jandhyala Papaih Sastry's Poem
"Pushpa Vilapam" by Sri Kandregula Amba Prasadarao.
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Track listing
Disc 1
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# "Mother ran over santa claus" - 2:36
# "Christmas on Southsea pier" - 6:42
# "It aint necessarily snow" - 3:30
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Track listing
Disc 1
# "Christmas with AJOF" - 1:31
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# "Christmas on Southsea pier" - 6:42
# "It aint necessarily snow" - 3:30
# "Christmas on the British Virgin islands" - 2:58
# "Opening presents yeah" - 8:20
# "Christmas in the city"- 4:59
# "A chipmunk Christmas" - 5:47
# "Christmas love" - 4:45
# "Southsea pier (piano remix)" - 6:24
# "The alchamist" - 3:53
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ECONorthwest was founded in 1974 by W. Ed Whitelaw, a University of Oregon economics professor.
ECONorthwest developed OregonHelps!, a website that won the Stockholm Challenge in 2004.
ECONorthwest economist Randall Pozdena first identified a crisis in Oregon's public employee retirement system that precipitated large-scale reforms of the system in 2003.