ஆலாபனை

by அப்துல் ரகுமான்

Genres: Poetry

158 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

S. Abdul Rahman (Tamil: அப்துல் ரகுமான்) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India. He was known by the title Kaviko (lit. Emperor among poets). He was ex-chairman of Waqf board of Tamil Nadu. Abdul Rahman was born in Madurai in 1937 and died on 2 June 2017. He was a professor of Tamil for 29 years at Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi. He belonged to the Vanambadi literary movement.In 1999, his poetry collection Aalapanai won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil. In 2009, he was made the chairman of the Wakf board of Tamil Nadu. He was also a member of the Tamil Language Promotion Board of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil.

Awards and recognitions:
Kalaigner award (1997)
Kalaimamani award (1989)
Bharathidasan award (1989)
Sahitya Akademi Award
Kamban Kazhagam’s Kambar award (2007)
Podhigai TV's Pothigai award (2007)
S. P. Adithanar Literary award (2007)
Umaru Pulavar award (2008)

Reviews

[shanthini · Rating 5 out of 5]

i never read a poem but i like this book.... எனக்கு பிடித்த கவிதை இரவின் கண்ணிர்....

[Yadhu Nandhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

அழகான ஆழமான பன்முறகட் படிக்கத்தக்க கவிதைகளைக் கொண்ட நூல் ஆலாபனை ஆகும். ஒவ்வொரு கவிதையும் ஒரு தரிசனமாகவே இருக்கிறது.

நீ அன்பு எனில்
இந்தப் பகை யார்

நீ அமைதி எனில்
இந்த வெறி யார்

நீ உண்மை எனில்
இந்தப் பொய் யார்

நீ ஆனந்தம் எனில்
இந்தத் துயர் யார்

நீ ஒளி எனில்
இந்த இருள் யார்

என்று கடவுளிடம் கேட்கப்படும் பதிலற்ற கேள்விகள் எனக்குள் ஒலித்துக் கொண்டே இருக்கின்றன.

"பழமை என்பது வயதான புதுமை
புதுமை என்பது மறுபிறப்பெடுத்த பழமை"

"தோல்வி
நாம் சம்பாதிக்கும் பணம்
அதை வைத்து வெற்றியையே வாங்கலாம்"

"காதல்
ஒரு விசித்திரமான வியாபாரம்
அதில் நட்டமே இலாபமாகிறது
காதல்
ஒளியால் செய்யப்பட்ட நிழல்
அதில் தான் நம் ஆன்மா இளைப்பாறுகிறது"

போன்ற வரிகள் நெஞ்சைத் தொடுகின்றன.

குருடனின் யானை, கண்ணீரின் இரகசியம், பழம்புதிது ஆகிய கவிதைகள் என்னை மிகவும் கவர்ந்தன.

[Venkat · Rating 5 out of 5]

"AALAPANAI" without knowing its meaning, read the book multiple times, every time trying to understand new things that it has got to convey. Similar to how some of us are leading our life without knowing its meaning and purpose but always searching for what it has.
"AALAPANAI" truly helps us to get it and says how we've lived and are suppose to live. I would call the majority of works of Kaviko Abdul Rahman to be a manual for life's understanding, as such would place "AALAPANAI" on the top of his works.
Although can't call it the topmost philosophical poetry ever written in world literature but can say it as one among those for sure.
Eg:- "THOLVIYE NEETHAN NAAM SAMBATHIKUM PANAM
VETTRIYAY KOODA ATHANAAL VAANGI VIDAMUDIYUM"
Such"Powerful lines with simple words
Universal thoughts in a small book" makes me suggest it as a mandatory read...
Please purchase either the kindle or hardcopy, say a big "No No" to pirated one's, could be a way to pay homage to the writer....

[Venkat · Rating 5 out of 5]

"AALAPANAI" without knowing its meaning, read the book multiple times, every time trying to understand new things that it has got to convey. Similar to how some of us are leading our life without knowing its meaning and purpose but always searching for what it has.
"AALAPANAI" truly helps us to get it and says how we've lived and are suppose to live. I would call the majority of works of Kaviko Abdul Rahman to be a manual for life's understanding, as such would place "AALAPANAI" on the top of his works.
Although can't call it the topmost philosophical poetry ever written in world literature but can say it as one among those for sure.
Eg:- "THOLVIYE NEETHAN NAAM SAMBATHIKUM PANAM
VETTRIYAY KOODA ATHANAAL VAANGI VIDAMUDIYUM"
Such"Powerful lines with simple words
Universal thoughts in a small book" makes me suggest it as a mandatory read...
Please purchase either the kindle or hardcopy, say a big "No No" to pirated one's, could be a way to pay homage to the writer....

[Joel Benito · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm surprised by the fact this book got no rating and review. Hey Tamils this book is available on Amazon Title - Allapanai please give it a try. I've no words to describe about Abdul Rahman's poetry so just giving 5 stars.