Purandara Dasa (1485-1565)
I Swear

You swear, so do I.
Both are named by your devotees.

Curse on me were I, Ranga, to worship others but you;
Curse on you were you to abandon me.

Curse on me were I to be deceitful in
Mind, body and wealth;
Curse on you were you not to fix Your mind on me.

Curse on me if I have the company of the wicked;
On you if you don’t relieve me of worldly snares.

Curse on me if I don’t cultivate friendship with the pious;
Curse on you were you not to cut my contact with the wicked.

Curse on me were I not to resort to you;
Curse on you were you, Purandar Vitthal, not to bless me.

Translated from the Kannada by Keshav M. Mutalik