there was a 'star' performer

 

there was a 'star' performer

giving the best classical renderings well articulated

with melodious ,mellifluous voice,

in perfect sync with accompanying tabala, fiddle ,

and all the nice instruments and players

he was a well acknowledged pandit,

with  a very good record of performance

his concerts were thronged by huge listeners

with taste for good music 

 

and also there was an intelligent student of music attending these concerts,

with an alert ear, listening and enjoying with great relish, mostly in just silence

though there was occasional applause from the rest.

 

Amidst the silence, when all audience were lulled into ‘sleep’,

probably by the singer singing probably in some ‘dream’, so to say,

and went into----- apashruthi,--- but ---never noticed by others,----

this man suddenly, unexpected, used to say

 

‘wah wah, kyabath hai, bahooth khoob’

 

and audience, as if an uncontrollable involuntary response, used to shower thunders of claps, knowing not what exactly was the enthralling beauty that made this one fellow to burst into such loud praise

 

and the singer, becoming aware of  the inadvertent apashruthi that happened,

but flabbergasted with the undeserved applause,

used to go red in face,

not knowing whether to chide this fellow for such mischief,

or to thank him for pointing out the flaw, in an intelligent manner, and helping to improve the performance,

not knowing whether he is pulling the legs, or stretching helping hands