Painting on wall of Brihadishwara Temple in Trichy

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You Devil

Oh, you devil,  I have caught you at last  and nailed you to the neemtree.  But on another night  while I was deep in sleep  you cracked the tree open  and came out  to play the magical witchery:  You licked the live blood  and laughed softly.  I called upon the mantras  in your name, in mine,  in the name of the One  who created both of us  to imprison you  in me.  Today, my love,  you are my angel.

Translator:

Notes: This is a Tamil Dalit poem. The Tamil are the Tamil speaking peoples of south India. Dalit is the term for the untouchable casts of India. We found these poems on the web at /www.ou.edu/worldlit/onlinemagazine/SA2004/11608-15-May-_$B!D_(Bg%20SIVANARAYAN.pdf

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