Flower sellers

Flower sellers in Tipusundra

PALANQUIN BEARERS

by: Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949)





LIGHTLY, O lightly we bear her along, 

She sways like a flower in the wind of our song; 

She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream, 

She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream. 

Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing, 

We bear her along like a pearl on a string. 

Softly, O softly we bear her along, 

She hangs like a star in the dew of our song; 

She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide, 

She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride. 

Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing, 

We bear her along like a pearl on a string.