Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
आरुषा वचनीं मातेची आवडी । ह्मणऊनि तांतडी घेती नाहीं ॥1॥
काय होइल माझें मांडिलें कवतुक । आदराची भूक रडारोवी ॥ध्रु.॥
लपोनियां करी चुकुर माऊली । नाहीं होती केली निष्ठासांडी ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे करी पारखीं वचनें । भेवउनि तान्हें आळवावें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
A mother's love persists even when a child speaks harshly, and so she does not rush to punish. What will become of my playful petition? The hunger for affection expresses itself through crying and wailing. The mother hides and plays peek-a-boo, but never truly abandons her child. Says Tuka, she speaks testing words and frightens the little one only to draw it closer.
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