Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
नटनाट्ये अवघें संपादिलें सोंग । भेद दाऊं रंग न पालटे ॥१॥
मांडियेला खेळ कौतुक बहुरूप । आपुलें स्वरूप जाणतसों ॥ध्रु.॥
स्फटिकाची शिळा उपाधि न मिळे । भाव दावी पिवळे लाल संगे ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे आम्ही या जनाविरहित । होऊनि निश्चिंत क्रीडा करूं ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Like an actor, I have put on the whole costume of this play, yet however the scene may change, the true color beneath does not alter. The game of many disguises has been set up as a spectacle, but I know my own true nature all along. A crystal slab takes on no stain from its surroundings; it merely reflects yellow or red from whatever is placed beside it. Says Tuka, we are free from this crowd of people and shall sport in perfect ease.
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