सायंकाळची शोभा

Translation of famous Marathi poem by B. R. Tambe भा. रा. तांबे

It is my favourite song which I used often as lullaby for my children and grand children, when they were kids. I have tried to convey the  the vivid description of the morning beauty, though I cannot convey the sweetness of rhyme through words.

सायंकाळची शोभा	Evening Beauty
पिवळें तांबुस ऊन कोवळें पसरे चौफेर ओढा नेई सोनें वाटे वाहुनिया दूर.	Redish yellow tender sun light has spread all over It looks like a stream is carrying gold far away with its flow
झाडांनीं किती मुकुट घातले डोकीस सोनेरी कुरणावर शेतांत पसरला गुलाल चौफेरी !	Trees have put on variety of golden crowns The secred red dust has covered the lawns and fields
हिरवें हिरवेंगार शेत हें सुंदर साळीचें झोके घेतें कसें चहुंकडे हिरवे गालीचे !	The green field of rice crop looks beautiful As if green blankets  are swinging everywhere
सोनेरी, मखमली, रुपेरी, पंख कितीकांचे रंग किती वर तर्‍हेतर्‍हेचे इंद्रधनुष्याचे.	There are many birds with  golden, satin, silver colored feathers resembling different rainbow shades
अशीं अचल फुलपांखरें फुलें साळीस जणुं फुलती साळीवर झोपलीं जणुं का पाळण्यांत झुलती.	The butterflies are sitting still like flowers of rice plants, looking like sleeping or swinging in cradles
झुळकन्‌ सुळकन्‌ इकडुन तिकडे किति दुसरीं उडती हिरे, माणकें, पांचू फुटुनी पंखचि गरगरती !	Sudden and swift many others fly here and there looking like feathers with specs of dimond, and jewelss sprinkled on them
पहा पांखरें चरोनि होती झाडांवर गोळा कुठें बुडाला पलीकडिल तो सोन्याचा गोळा ?	See the birds are gathering on the trees after their meals and where has gone  the sun as a ball of gold which got drowned beyond horizon