Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COSSIMBAZAR, by HENRY SAMBROOKE LEIGH Poet's Biography First Line: Come fleetly, come fleetly, my hookabadar Last Line: Join in the chorus, my hookabadar. Subject(s): India; Jungles; Music & Musicians; Nonsense | ||||||||
COME fleetly, come fleetly, my hookabadar, For the sound of the tam-tam is heard from afar. "Banoolah! Banoolah!" The Brahmins are nigh, And the depths of the jungle re-echo their cry. Pestonjee Bomanjee! Smite the guitar; Join in the chorus, my hookabadar. Heed not the blast of the deadly monsoon, Nor the blue Brahmaputra that gleams in the moon Stick to thy music, and oh, let the sound Be heard with distinctness a mile or two round. Jamsetjee, Jeejeebhoy! Sweep the guitar. Join in the chorus, my hookabadar. Art thou a Buddhist, or dost thou indeed Put faith in the monstrous Mohammedan creed? Art thou a Ghebir -- a blinded Parsee? Not that it matters an atom to me. Cursetjee Bomanjee! Twang the guitar Join in the chorus, my hookabadar. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A TRAGIC STORY by ADELBERT VON CHAMISSO HUMPTY DUMPTY RECITATION [OR, SONG] by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON JABBERWOCKY by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK: FIT 3. THE BAKER'S TALE by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY by EDWARD LEAR THE AKOND [OR, AKHOND] OF SWAT by EDWARD LEAR THE COURTSHIP OF THE YONGHY-BONGHY-BO by EDWARD LEAR THE TWINS by HENRY SAMBROOKE LEIGH A NURSERY LEGEND by HENRY SAMBROOKE LEIGH CROOKED ANSWERS; DEDICATED TO THE LAUREATE: 2. MAUD by HENRY SAMBROOKE LEIGH |
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