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சன்னலில் வெளியே அமர்ந்திருந்த கவிதை / Poem Outside My Window by Sithuraj Ponraj

 

சன்னலில் வெளியே அமர்ந்திருந்த கவிதை
சித்துராஜ் பொன்ராஜ்

சன்னலுக்கு வெளியே தனக்குள் மூழ்கியபடி
சிறகுகளை ஒருமுறை சிலிர்த்துவிட்டு
பறக்க போகும் குருவிக்குத் தெரியுமா

இடையில் நிழலாய் உற்றுப் பார்க்கும்
இந்தக் கருமை முழுவதும் என்னுடையதென்று?


Poem Outside My Window
Written & Translated by Sithuraj Ponraj

Would the bird outside the window
Now lost in thought
Preening its feathers
About to fly off, know–

That this darkness in the middle
That stares at it is all mine?

Sithuraj Ponraj lives and works in Singapore. He writes in English, Tamil and Spanish and has written in various genres including young adult books in Tamil between 2016-2020. His book, Maariligal won the Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) for Tamil fiction in 2016 and his poetry collection It is Easy to be an Italian won the SLP for Tamil Poetry in 2020. Sithuraj was also the SLP judge for Tamil fiction in 2022.

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Poems on the MRT is an initiative by the National Arts Council, in partnership with SMRT and Stellar Ace. Produced by Sing Lit Station, a local literary non-profit organisation, this collaboration displays excerpts of Singapore poetry throughout SMRT’s train network, integrating local literature into the daily experience of commuters. Look out for poems in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil in trains on the East-West, North-South and Circle Lines, as well as videos created by local artists and featuring local poets in stations and on trains. The Chinese, Malay, and Tamil poems are available in both the original languages and English. To enjoy the full poems, commuters may read them on go.gov.sg/potm.

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