Pinjada Ko Suga Explained

Pinjada Ko Suga
Author:Lekhnath Paudyal
Original Title:पिंजडाको सुगा
Original Title Lang:ne
Country:Nepal
Language:Nepali
Subject:A parrot
Publication Date:1917
Genre:Allegory

Pinjada Ko Suga (Nepali: पिंजडाको सुगा;) is a 1917 Nepali-language Hindu allegory poem by Lekhnath Paudyal.[1] [2]

Background

Pinjada Ko Suga is described as an "allegory with a dual meaning".[3] [4] The poem also contains Hindu religious verses,[5] and double entendres to Brum Shumsher – the poet's employer.[6] It is one of the most famous poems in Nepal.[7]

Translation

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Adaptation

Pinjada Ko Suga was adapted into a song with the same title by Nepali rock band 1974 AD.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Kafle. Hem Raj. Alternative Readings on Paudyal's "The Parrot in the Cage". Academia.edu. 21 July 2021. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721161203/https://www.academia.edu/368561/Alternative_Readings_on_Paudyal_s_The_Parrot_in_the_Cage_. live.
  2. Web site: 12 July 2015. Lost in the world of poetry. live. 21 July 2021. The Himalayan Times. en. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721160030/https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/lost-in-the-world-of-poetry.
  3. Book: Hutt, Michael James. Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature. 1991. University of California Press. 978-0-520-07046-2. 12. 10.1525/j.ctt1pp943 . 21 July 2021. 20 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210620174933/https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pp943. live.
  4. Web site: पिँजडाको सुगा. live. 21 July 2021. Nagarik. ne. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721160554/https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/others/189289-1567222140.html.
  5. Web site: "पिञ्जराबाट छुटेको सुगा" एक मनोवैज्ञानिक खोज. live. 21 July 2021. Adarsha Samaj. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721161016/https://www.eadarsha.com/nep/article/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%8F.
  6. Sitaram Raj. Bista. 2 December 2013. Lekhnath Poudel ra Unko 'Pinjarako Suga' Kabitako Bastubidhan. Tribhuvan University Journal. 28. 393–398. 10.3126/tuj.v28i1-2.26276. Nepal Journals Online. 21 July 2021. 20 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720185856/https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/TUJ/article/view/26276. live. free.
  7. Book: Shrestha, Chandra Bahadur. My reminiscence of the great poet, Laxmi Prasad Devkota. 1981. Royal Nepal Academy. Kathmandu, Nepal. 47. English. 9918335. 21 July 2021. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721161203/https://www.worldcat.org/title/my-reminiscence-of-the-great-poet-laxmi-prasad-devkota/oclc/9918335. live.
  8. Web site: Himalayan Voices. 2021-11-20. publishing.cdlib.org.
  9. Web site: 13 best songs of 1974 AD that their fans shouldn't miss out. live. 21 July 2021. OnlineKhabar. en-GB. 20 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720190737/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/best-songs-of-1974-ad.html.