Karanam Kettu Vadi

 

By

 

Goplakrishna Bharathiyar,

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga poorvi kalyani

Thala

 

Pallavi

 

Karanam kettu vadi  Sakhi,

Kadalan chidambara Nathan  innam varada

 

Anupallavi

 

Purana dayavu ulla Ponnambala durai ,

Yen porumayai shodhikka marai mukham anadan,

 

Charanam

 

Kallalum villlum katti aditheno,

Kannappan seidadai kanavinil seydheno,

Chella manikku  thoodhu senru va a endreno,

Cheyyada kariyam Cheyya muyandreno.

 

English translation

 

Pallavi

 

Friend, Find out the reasons for my lover,

The Lord of Chidambaram not coming till now.

 

Anupallavi

 

Find out why the very ancient Lord of the Golden temple who is kind

Has done this vanishing, to test my patience

 

Charanam

 

Did I tie and beat him with stone and arrow?

Did I do what Kannappan did in his dream?

Did I send him as messenger to a house where he will not go?

Or did I do some acts which should not be done?