Chamathu kuttiyadi yengal gopalan
By
Oothukadu Venkata Subba Iyer
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Ragam Mohanam
Thalam aadhi
Pallavi
Chamathu kuttiyadi yengal gopalan,
Thaanaga valiya vandhu peranandam tharu Nandan thiru maindhan,
Thayirodu vennaikku thandavamadi , samaikkum pothu idai kurumbukal aadi,
Kuyil isai kuralaale thalattu padi,
Nam kuzhandayai thoonga vaikirandi-podi
Anupallavi
Bhuvanam mayakka pullankuzhalodu Ganam,
POda kuraikku mohana mukha sannidhanam,
Vivaram therinthaal kooda manabhimanam,
Vendiyirukkumodi, veda Geetha jnam adi vegu,
Charanam
1.Neraada chelgayil kooda varuvaan,
Nillamal aazham medu cholliyum tharuvaan,
Aarodum choillamale Maram yeruvaan,
Appuram aattangal aadi chelai tharuvan.
2.Vennai theernthaal yenna , thayirum irukku,
Vendiyavarai kadaya thazhiyun irukku,
Kannai kavarnthaan aanal karuthu aavathirukku,
Karuthayum kavarnthan aanal Verenna irukku.
3.Oru pidi avalukku ulagaye tharuvaan,
Oru kai vennai yendraal thannaye tharuvaan,
Tharugiren yendru cholla yenninaal pothum-avan,
Tharuvatho yennavendru iyalathathagum.
3.For one fist of beaten rice he will give the world,
For one hand of butter, he would give himself.
Just if you think “I will give”, it is sufficient,
For giving to him is impossible thing.
4.Kalukku oru sakshi kaliyan aaga,
Kattazhagu nadai sakshi Yamuna thadam aaga,
Chalukkul vennai thinna kai alainthathaga ,
Sarva sakshi naane yendru yengal uriyaaga.
4.Gokula kuzhandaikal ivanodu kootam,
Kootam koodinaal Vedam kali nadamattam,
AAgum karyangal athanayum thettam,
Ariyathu poguthadi antharanga nattam.
English translation
Pallavi
Our Gopala is a very smart boy,
The Son Of Nanda comes of his own accord ,
And gives us very great joy,
After dancing for curd as well as butter ,
Doing mischief while we are cooking,
Sing lullaby in his nightingale like voice ,
And making our babes sleep.
Anupallavi
The song along with the flute to make the world swoon,
Apart from that His presence with his pretty face,
When we know it it is the question of respect and pride,
Would the knowledge of Veda and music be necessary.
Charanam
1.When we go bathing he will come along with us,
Without stoping he will point out ups and downs on the eay,
Without telling any one he will climb the tree,
And afterwards showing various plays and give back our saris.
2. If butter is over then there is curd,
And there is pot for us to churn as much as we want,
If he attracts the eye, then there is our mind,
If he also attracts the mind, what else is there?
3.The witness for his feet is snake Kalinga,
The witness for his pretty walk is the banks of Yamuna,
And curd pot stand is the complete witness ,
For his putting his hand in the pot and taking the butter.
4.All kids of Gokul crowd round him,.
When there is crowd, the Vedas play s and dances there,
And all jobs keep on pending ,
And my minds wish nobody seems to know.