"Mambazham" (മാമ്പഴം) is the most famous
poem by
Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon. He penned it in 1936. The poem portrays a mother mourning her son and was a part of a collection published in 1936, in the
Onam Edition of the ''
Mathrubhumi'' newspaper.
Menon states the main inspiration behind this poem is the memory of his brother, who died when he was four years old. In 1947, the poem was included in a compilation called ''Kanikoyithu''.
K G Marar and
M N Vijayan
Moolayil Narayana Menon Vijayan, popularly known as Vijayan Mash (8 June 1930 – 3 October 2007) was an Indian academic, orator, columnist and writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his leftist ideals and oratorical skills, Vijayan was th ...
reviewed the poem. The former praised it as a symbol of a renaissance in
Malayalam poetry.
Synopsis
The poem uses mango imagery to trigger the mother's reminiscences of the scolding she gave her son that drove him away. He then died. The mourning mother is consoled by her son in the form of a cool breeze.
References
The Lyrics and Audio of Poem Mambazhamമാമ്പഴം കവിതയുടെ വരികൾ, ഓഡിയോ
Other poems of Vyloppilly Sreedharan Menonവൈലോപ്പിള്ളി മാഷിന്റെ മറ്റു കവിതകൾ
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Malayalam-language poems
Poems about death
1936 poems