Jaya Bherigai kottada

 

By

Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

Ragam

Thalam

 

Pallavi

Jaya Bherigai Kottada, Kottada,

Jaya Bherigai Kottada

 

Charanam

1.Bhayamenum  pey thanai  yadithom, poymmai,

Pambai pilanthu uyirai kudithom,

Viyan ulaganaithayum  amudhena nugarum,

Veda vazhvinai  kai pidithom.

 

2.Iraviyin oliyidai kulithom-oli,

Innamudhinai  kandu kalithom,

Karavinil vandhu uyir kulathinai  yazhikkum,

Kalan nadu nadunga vizhithom

 

3.Kaakai kuruvi engal jathi, neel,

Kadalum malayum  engal kootam,

Nokku disayellam namandri verillai,

Nokka, nokka , kaliyattam

 

English translation

 

Pallavi

Play the drum of victory, play ,

Play the drum of victory.

 

Charanam

1.We beat  the ghost called fear, we split,

The snake of lies  and drank its soul,

And started living the life prescribed by Vedas,

Which tastes  even  in this odd world  as nectar.

 

2.We took bath in the rays of the Sun ,

We enjoyed seeing the nectar of good sound,

We made shiver and shiver the God of death,

Who comes secretly  and takes away the life of a clan.

 

3.Crow and other birds belong to our caste ,

Long sea and mountain belong to our crowd.

In all directions that we see  we do not  say anything but ourselves,

And as we see and see  we do only  a dance of joy.