Tag: Suthra poetry

Some Die, Some Thrive—and Suthra Enjoys His Sugar! ਕੋਈ ਮਰੇ ਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਜੀਵੇ, ਸੁਥਰਾ ਘੋਲ ਪਤਾਸੇ ਪੀਵੇ।

ਕੋਈ ਮਰੇ ਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਜੀਵੇ, ਸੁਥਰਾ ਘੋਲ ਪਤਾਸੇ ਪੀਵੇ। Some may die, some may live; Suthra happily dissolves his sugar candies in water and drinks away! What a delightful Punjabi expression! It describes a person who remains perfectly comfortable while the world around him is busy falling apart. The line belongs to the satirical tradition […]