Comments on: Have you seen this Hindi poem?

Question: Have you seen this Hindi poem?

theiconoclast31 — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:22:38 -0800

Where can I find the following Hindi poem: "Hawa hun hawa main basanti hawa hun, Suno baat meri anokhi hawa hun, Jidar chahati hun udar goomthi hun, Hawa hun hawa main basanti hawa hun."

I only remember those opening lines, and it was written at least 30 years ago. I read this in my poetry class at school in India. Thanks.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:59:11 -0800

It's quoted here (scroll down); unfortunately, I don't know Hindi, so I can't tell if there's anything about authorship, but at least that gives you more to go on.

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:01:42 -0800

Is it perhaps "Basanti Hawa" by Kedarnath Agrawal?

By: theiconoclast31

theiconoclast31 — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:39:19 -0800

Thank you both, that was perfect. My dad (I posted this question for him) was delighted.

By: perissodactyl

perissodactyl — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:04:58 -0800

Doesn't look very long; anyone care to type up a translation?