A Tribute to 'Padma vibhushan' Kaloji on his centenary birthday

Flipping through the past articles, I came across the news that our Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao laid foundation for a memorial ‘Kaloji cultural complex’ at Balasamudram in Hanamkonda and paid tributes to People’s poet, Padma vibhushan- Kaloji Narayana rao aka Kaloji on his centenary birthday. I danced with joy that finally the suppressed Telangana excellence for generations is going to be showcased and I strongly wanted to be a part of it’s endeavour. Anyone fancied to go through his famous literary works,

here is the link: https://kaloji.wordpress.com/kalojigodava/

One of the pearls I am quoting here. I am afraid the beauty of the verse might be lost while translating, nevertheless I tried my best to comprehend and interpret. This translation is not copied from elsewhere, and entirely fan-made.

"కవి గూడ నేతగాడే
బహు చక్కని సాలెగూడు అల్లువెడే
రాజకీయ బల్లీ(యు)ల
నోటికి అందక ఎగిరెడి పక్షీ(యు)ల
చూపుల కనుపించనట్టి
సుకుమారపు సూత్రాలతొ -
బహు చక్కని సాలెగూడు అల్లువాడె
కవి గూడ నేతగాడె
రాజకీయ బల్లీ(యు)ల
రక్తసిక్త హస్తాలతొ ఎగరేసిన
తెలతెల్లని కపోతాలు వాలగ, కూర్చొని పాడగ
కైత; సింగిణీల దీర్చు
కవి గూడ నేత గాడె
బహు చక్కని సాలెగూడు అల్లువాడే"  –కాళోజి (1972)

Kavi gooda nethagaade

Bahu chakkani saalegoodu alluvaade

Raajakeeya ballee(yu)la

Notiki andaka egiredi pakshee(yu)la

Choopula kanupinchanatti

Sukumarapu sutralatho-

Bahu chakkani saalagoodu alluvaade

Kavi gooda nethagaade

Raajakeeya ballee(yu)la

Rakthasikhtha hasthaala tho egaresina

Telatellani kapothalu vaalaga, koorchoni paadaga

Kaitha; singineela deerchu

Kavi gooda nethagaade

Bahu chakkani saalegoodu alluvaade – Kaaloji (1972)

Translated as: 

A poet is also a weaver;

for he weaves a fantastic spider’s web

he escapes from the  powerful politicians

just as the spider camouflages out-of reach

from the mouth of flying birds

through invisible delicate threads

he weaves a fantastic spider’s web

A poet is also a weaver;

For the lucid-white dove

flown by the bloodied hands of powerful politicians

dived, he sits back and sing the poetry

A poet is also a weaver;

for he weaves a fantastic spider’s web