Thunbam nergayi yaaz eduthu

 

By

Bharathi dasan

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga Desh

THala Chatusra yekam.

 

 

Pallavi

 

Thubam nergayil yazhyeduthu nee,

Inbam erkka mattaya- emakku,

Inbam  cherkka  mattaya-Nal,

Anbila nenjil thamizhai padi nee,

Allal theerkka mattaya -kanne,

Allal theerkka mattaya

 

When sorrow strikes , won’t  you  take the harp,

And add sweetness to my life-Won’t you,

Add sweetness to me –Won’t you ,

Remove the pain in my heart bereft of love ,

By singing in Tamil, Darling,

Won’t you remove the pain.

 

Anupallavi

 

Vanbum elimayum  soozhum naatile ,

Vazhvil unarvu cherkka   -Yem

Vazhvil unarvu cherkka  -nee,

Andrai nathamizh kuttin murayinai,

Aadi katta mattaya  -Kanne

Aadi katta mattaya.

 

In this world surrounded  by meddling and simplicity,

For adding feelings to this life –for,

Adding feelings to my life –won’t  you,

Dance  the  steps of ancient Tamil dance-darling

Won’t you dance .

 

Charanam

 

1.Aram ithu yendru  yam maram ithu yendrume,

Arikilatha pothu -yam,

Arikilatha pothu-tamiz,

Iraivanarin  thiru kural ile oru,

“nandrikku vithagum nalozhukkam-thee yozhukkam,

Yendrum idumbai tharum”,

Iraivanarin thiru kuralile oru chol,

Iyambi katta mattaya –nee,

A ndrai nattamizh kuttin murayinai,

Aadikatta mattaya-kanne

Aadi katta mattaya.

 

When we did not know ,

What is right and what is heroic,

When we did not know the  stanza,

From the thirukkural of the divine poet,

“Good conduct is the base of goodness-and bad conduct,

Would  always  result in bad things,”

Would you not tell me one word,

From the thirukkural of the divine poet, won’t  you,

Dance  the  steps of ancient tamil dance-darling

Won’t you dance .

 

2.Puram ithu yendrum  nallathu ithu yendrume,

Pulavar kanda noolin –thamizh ,

Pulavar kanda noolin ,

Iraivanarin  thiru kurali ile  oru chol,

Iyambi kkatta mattaya –nee

Iyambi katta mattaya ,

Thiramai katti  unai eendra  yem uyir,

Chelvamaga mattaya –Thamizh

Chelvamaga mattaya-kanne.

 

From the book founded  by great poets,

Mentioning  what is bad and what is good ,

From the Tamil  book found by great poets,

Won’t you tell me one word,

From the thirukkral of the divine poet

Won’t you tell me one word ,

And show your capability  and become ,

Wealth  to this soul that begot you ,

Won’t you become the  Tamil  wealth-Oh darling.