A Sindhi Parrot

A Sindhi Parrot

Hey! Come along with me

For a visit to a Sindhi house,

All the residents are Sindhis

But they speak in English, Hindi !

Rising from the bed, they say "Good Morning"

And later listen to the 'satsang' in Hindi,

Their children know not Sindhi

Bcz no one has taught them Sindhi.

They compose songs in English

And dance to the tune of Hindi music,

There is an old man in the house

But he dare not object or shout at them.

But he taught his dearest Sindhi Language

To that parrot in plastic cage,

Who, looking at every visitor

Greeted them in fluent Sindhi !

"Ram Ram, I am Sindhi, piyara - 

Sa-een tavhin bhali kare aaya! "

Thus flowed the echo of Sindhi tongue in the house

Fulfilling the cherished desire of the old house.

So pause and ponder, O Sindhis !

Your language is your identity

Speak it, learn it, teach it

Or else it would die, which will be a pity.