you, the first clouds of the monsoon
you overwhelm me with awe
as you do the earth and everything on it
I have a million requests for you to carry
but most important is my message of longing
to my beloved
(inspired by Kalidas's Meghdoot)
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Kalidas, the great classical Sanskrit poet and playwright (5th C. AD), wrote an extended poem called Meghdoot, The Cloud Messenger, describing the journey of a cloud as it carries a message from a Yaksha, a divine being, to his beloved.
The Hindi film Meghdoot was released in 1945. Jagmohan, a well-known actor-singer of the time, sang the following song from the film, "O Varsha ke Pehle Badal" (O first cloud of the rainy season).
In 1960, the Government of India released a postage stamp honoring Kalidasa:
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...Megha re megha re, O megha re megha re,
Mat pardes ja re
Aaj too prem kaa sandes barsa re!
O Megha re megha re, megha re megha re
Kaha se too aaya kaha jayega too
Ke dil kee agan se pighal jaayega too
Dhuan ban gayee hai khayalon kee mehfil
Meree pyaar kee jane kaha hogi manjil
O Megha re megha re, megha re megha re
Mat pardes ja re
Aaj too prem kaa sandes barsa re!.....
Courtesy: Lyricist Santosh Anand!
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