Babyland

 

A translation of Laishram Samarendra’s poem of the same title, which was originally published in Khul Amagi Wari (1985)

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In the land of the baby
Everybody is a baby
All babies — emotionally and psychologically ||

The wooden water tap in the land of baby
It has no water
The wooden power grid in the land of the baby
It has no electricity ||

An old man was hit on the head with a slingshot
He had laughed at the babies
He had bothered the babies
The babies were told the truth ||

The Last Day on Earth in Imphal

Download and read one complete dozen of Laishram Samarendra’s poems that have been translated and compiled in a booklet (PDF)! Check the link/article with the option to download the PDF, which is stored on my personal Google Drive. This means it’s completely safe to save it on your device.