A golden flight is ready for departure
Taking bride this will fly in sky
And this will reach there soon
Before the next morning arrives,
Her new home entry will be initiated.
Saying goodbye to all she will leave,
Alone she will travel with her groom,
Leaving her parents in a painful mood,
Taking goodbye she will start journey,
Now she has started crying before all,
With her last and best goodbye songs,
She tells them to take care of themselves.
‘Oh dear father, which fault have I done?
For which you are sending me so far?
Why did you give birth, if you had to leave?
By my last drop of tear let me wash your feet.’
‘Oh my dear mother, who will sit in your lap?
Who will serve food taking care when you will ill?
Who will call you as mom, mom, after I leave,
How might be there my mother-in-law and others?
If I shall not cook properly she may quarrel,
My sister-in-law may comment me and I shall cry,
Brother-in-law will demand food at right time,
How can I manage if father-in-law will swell face?
To whom shall I tell problems and urge rights,
If my husband will not listen and turn face?
‘Oh dear brother, today I am leaving our home,
After marriage I cannot stay here any more,
I am leaving for my own destined sweet home,
With my handsome, courageous and kind husband,
Just leaving marks of my feet on sand here
In our street of memory lane which you will save
And seeing these, after I shall leave, you will cry
Crossing seven oceans and far galaxy I shall travel
As my father-in-law’s home is in another universe,
But you give me words oh dear brother to remember,
At least once with messages from here with you,
Every year you will come to visit my in-law’s home.
Oh dear sweet friends, today our friendship is ended,
With whom you will play and do merrymaking near river?
I am just leaving my last feet marks on this river sand,
By seeing these you will remember me always with love,
I do not know whether I shall return back or not,
My virgin life is ended and now I am newly wedded lady,
I am leaving for my in-law’s home saying you goodbye.
Oh dear uncles, aunts and all relatives gathered here,
Why are you sending me alone so far in this flight?
Which fault did I do that you are separating me?
Dropping my drops of tear here I am leaving now,
Drinking all drops of tear a flower tree will grow,
In my absence you all will talk to that flower tree.’
With tearful eyes her parents, brothers, sisters
And uncles, aunts, friends and relatives told her,
‘You are going to build your new Earth, new home,
We bless you to become a mother by next year,
You will have cute children and they will love you,
Now cheerfully you get into the flight and go.’
The unwilling to go bride got into the flight,
Taking bride and bridegroom the flight left!
© Kumarmani Mahakul,19 December 2018. All rights reserved.

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