Sunday, 31 May 2020

May Day


May Day
                                                                            
Today, today, yes, it’s today
The peasants’ auspicious day- the May day
Today, today, yes today!
Sweat victoried in jubilation
Today, today, yes today!
Strikes carved laws of industrialization
Today, today, yes, it’s today!
Bahujans’ celebration day- the May day

Day of welfare, Day of prosper…
For the exploited by tyrannical embroil
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
For the hands that toil and moil
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
For the gem diggers in trench and mine
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
For the dreamers of a farmers’ reign
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
For the daily waged and raged hawkers
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
For the limb weary hard workers

Today, today, yes, it’s today
The peasants’ auspicious day- the May day
Today, today, yes today!
Sweat victoried in jubilation
Today, today, yes today!
Strikes carved laws of industrialization
Today, today, yes, it’s today!
Bahujans celebration day- the May day


Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
For sweat droplets of backbreakers that rested
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
For socialism triumphed, bourgeoisies vanquished,
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
When manual laborer’s slavery curtailed
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
When work rules, on peasants bestowed
Day of prosper, Day of welfare…
When duty hours beautifully bested

Today, today, yes today’s the day
The peasants’ auspicious day- the Mayday
Today, today, yes today!
The joys won by sweat today
Today, today, yes today!
The laws were carved by strike this day
Today, today, yes, it’s today!
Day of festivities for the Bahujans - Mayday

                                                                                                Dr Maturi Srinivas
                                                                        (Translate by Dr Sujatha Guttala)

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