Irakkam varamal

 

By

 

Gopalakrishna Bharathi

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga Behag

Thala Roopaka

 

Pallavi

 

Irakkam varamal ponadu yenna karanam, Swami

 

Anupallavi

 

Karunal kadal endru unnai ,

Kadai kettu Nambi vandan

 

Charanam

 

Alam arundi , aadar uyirai  adaritha unadu keerthi,

Balakrishnan padi dinamum Nataraja murthy,

Vazhi atthanai disaai yilum palichidum Shiva Chidambaram,

Vazhi athanaiyilum palichidum shiva paramenum,

Mozhi katravar vazhi thunai ,

Muppozhudum marangane.

 

English Translation

 

Pallavi

 

Oh what is the reason why you did not get pity on me?

 

Anupallavi

 

Hearing the stories, I was thinking,

That you were an ocean of mercy.

 

Charanam

 

I have heard your fame of saving every one by drinking poison,

Because Balakrishnan daily sang about it,

Oh Shiva Chidambaram which shines in all directions all the way,

Oh Divine Shiva who shines every where all the way,

As told by those learned in language all the time.