Scene 12 Lava Kusa and Seetha
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Lavanasuravadham
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After you go and live in another man’s house
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After you go and live in another man’s house
should I, like Sreerama, welcome you back gladly?
Alas! What sin did I do?
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Alas! What sin did I do? Don’t harbour any anger
What is agitating you? Think of my beautiful form.
What affection I have for you today
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What affection I have for you today, you uncouth woman,
don’t make a scene, and walk away with your beauty.
My husband, listen, don’t be angry with me
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My husband, listen, don’t be angry with me;
Am I not your wife? Please calm down
Who is this coming and standing in front of me?
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Sloka:
The cruel laundryman angrily looks at his wife, who had just returned from her mother’s house, chides her, threatens her and biting his lips starts quarrelling and berating her.
Who is this coming and standing in front of me?
you ugly woman with a secret lover, get lost
I have the least interest in you, go away
or I will be the cause of your death
Scene 2 The Laundryman and his wife
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Lavanasuravadham (Killing of Lavanasura)
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Context
This story is based on Uttararamayana and is authored by Palakkattusseri Amritha Sasthrikal (1815-1877). Only scene 2, featuring the laundryman and his wife which is humorous and popular, and scenes 14, 17 and 18 are usually performed nowadays.
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