[Translation] Songs of the Tree

Only the birds of low flight
know the contours of earth
The wails of uprooted trees,
the sound of tears streaming down,
is only audible to them
The winds talk to them

The Tree says to the birds-
When I die,
keep my mortal remains facing the winds
You can then hear the winds singing,
that I loved you

A poem in Malayalam by Zubair
Translation by Vijay © 18th March, 2006