Thandai thai irundal

 

By

 

Gopalakrishna Bharathi

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga Mukhari

Tala Chappu

 

Pallavi

 

Thandai thai irundhal umakku inda,

Thazhvellam varumo ayya

 

Anupallavi

 

Andhamil natam cheyyum ambala vanare ,

Arumayagave petru orumayudan valartha

 

Charanam

 

1.Kallal oruvan kadindu adikka udal padaikka,

Kalin cheruppal  oru vedan  edirthadaikka,

Villinal oruvan vandadaikka ,

Umadu Thirumeni yennamai nondado ayya, oru

 

2.Koosamal idayan kaikkodu ariyal vetta,

Koottathil oruvan pitha peya yena thitta,

Veesi madhurai maran pirambal adikka ,

Andha velai yarai ninaindheeo ayya-oru

 

3.Sheelamilladu oru pen kari umizha yesi,

Chendralavum talai  meedu yera,

Yelithai pocche  Balakrishnan idai parkkum padiyache,

Pal arugilenganum parkkil idhuve peche.

 

English translation

 

Pallavi

 

Suppose you had father and mother,

Would these disgraces come to you, Oh Lord?

 

Anupallavi

 

Oh God of the temple who dances endlessly,

If  you had father and mother,

Who gave birth to you with love ,

And brought you up with unity,

Would these disgraces come?

 

Charanam

 

1.When the mason  shaped one stone , beat it and made you,

When Kannappa  used his slippers to cover you,

And when Arjuna beat you with his mighty bow,

Oh Lord , did your body pain too much?

 

2. When without hesitation one man cut you with an axe,

When in a crowd one cursed  you as  lunatic and a devil ,

When the king of Madhurai beat you with his stick,

Oh Lord whom did you think of at that time?

 

3.When one bad lady  spit her saliva ,

And another one  who has scolded you,

Climbed on your head and  very easily,

This was seen by Balakrishna and ,

Did this not become the talk of the town?