Veiled

Oh lovely bride From under your dazzling veil Reveals your face beautiful With red kumkum and sandal dotted On your graceful forehead Doe eyes and black lashes Curved eyebrows and charming lips The ornaments you wear Only adding allures To your fine features. The music of band party The holy sound of sehnai, 'Hulahulies And conch shells Mixed with the buzz of gatherings Signal the arrival of bridegroom you are waiting. Oh lovely bride You wear a smile To welcome the guests Who have gathered To give you a farewell Oh lovely bride Why do you hide Those tears That swell beneath your eyes Why do you Cover up those sorrows With your smile Why do you choke youself With your muffled sobs Drowned under the sound of conch shells Why do you douse your burning chest With your smile, that you know is a masquerade? Oh lovely bride Let your tears flow Let them flow Till you drain them all As you know There won't be an occasion When you can cry To your heart's fill Nor can you smile To your heart's desire. Cry, cry, till You pour them all Before you give Final burial To those tears, which are real And say bye To those dreams Wishes, laughter and love That you conceal In your heart Before you proceed To the fate unknown.