कुछ को पसन्द है कविता / विस्साव शिम्बोर्स्का / अनूप सेठी
कुछ को —
सबको नहीं,
सब में से बहुतों को भी नहीं
बल्कि बहुत कम को ।
नहीं गिन रही स्कूलों को, जहाँ ज़रूरी है
और ख़ुद कवियों को
एक हज़ार में कोई दो लोगों को ।
पसन्द है —
पर किसी को चिकन सूप और नूडल भी पसन्द है
किसी को तारीफ़ें पसन्द हैं और नीला रंग
किसी को पुराना स्कार्फ़ पसन्द है
किसी को रौब जमाना पसन्द है
किसी को कुत्ते को सहलाना ।
कविता —
पर कविता है क्या
कई ढुलमुल जवाब दिए गए हैं इस सवाल के
लेकिन मैं नहीं जानती, नहीं ही जानती
पर थामे हुए हूँ इसे
जैसे जंगला पकड़ते हैं ।
(रेगीना ग्रोल के अँग्रेज़ी में किए गए अनुवाद से अनूदित)
अँग्रेज़ी से अनुवाद : अनूप सेठी
लीजिए, अब यही कविता अँग्रेज़ी में किए गए अनुवाद में पढ़िए
Wislawa Szymborska
Some Like Poetry
Some —
thus not all. Not even the majority of all but the minority.
Not counting schools, where one has to,
and the poets themselves,
there might be two people per thousand.
Like —
but one also likes chicken soup with noodles,
one likes compliments and the color blue,
one likes an old scarf,
one likes having the upper hand,
one likes stroking a dog.
Poetry —
but what is poetry.
Many shaky answers
have been given to this question.
But I don't know and don't know and hold on to it
like to a sustaining railing.
Translated by Regina Grol
लीजिए, अब यही कविता अँग्रेज़ी में किए गए कुछ अन्य अनुवादों में पढ़िए
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Wislawa Szymborska
Some Like Poetry
Some––
not all, that is.
Not even the majority of all but the minority.
Not counting school, where one must,
or the poets themselves,
there'd be maybe two such people in a thousand.
Like––
but one also likes chicken-noodle soup,
one likes compliments and the color blue,
one likes an old scarf,
one likes to prove one's point,
one likes to pet a dog.
Poetry––
but what sort of thing is poetry?
Many a shaky answer
has been given to this question.
But I do not know and do not know and hold on to it,
as to a saving bannister.
Translated from the Polish by Joanna Maria Trzeciak
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Wislawa Szymborska
Some People Like Poetry
Some people––
that is not everybody
Not even the majority but the minority.
Not counting the schools where one must,
and the poets themselves,
there will be perhaps two in a thousand.
Like––
but we also like chicken noodle soup,
we like compliments and the color blue,
we like our old scarves,
we like to have our own way,
we like to pet dogs.
Poetry––
but what is poetry.
More than one flimsy answer
has been given to that question.
And I don't know, and don't know, and I
cling to it as to a life line.
Translated from the Polish by Walter Whipple
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Wislawa Szymborska
Some People Like Poetry
Some people –
that means not everyone.
Not even most of them, only a few.
Not counting school, where you have to,
and poets themselves,
you might end up with something like two per thousand.
Like –
but then, you can like chicken noodle soup,
or compliments, or the color blue,
your old scarf,
your own way,
petting the dog.
Poetry –
but what is poetry anyway?
More than one rickety answer
has tumbled since that question first was raised.
But I just keep on not knowing, and I cling to that
like a redemptive handrail.
Translated from the Polish by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh
और लीजिए, अब यही कविता मूल पोल भाषा में पढ़िए
Wisława Szymborska
Niektórzy lubią poezję
Niektórzy –
czyli nie wszyscy.
Nawet nie większość wszystkich, ale mniejszość.
Nie licząc szkół, gdzie się musi,
i samych poetów,
będzie tych osób chyba dwie na tysiąc.
Lubią –
ale lubi się także rosół z makaronem,
lubi się komplementy i kolor niebieski,
lubi się stary szalik,
lubi się stawiać na swoim,
lubi się głaskać psa.
Poezję –
tylko co to takiego poezja.
Niejedna chwiejna odpowiedź
na to pytanie już padła.
A ja nie wiem i nie wiem i trzymam się tego
jak zbawiennej poręczy.
