Saturday, March 14, 2015

Aadiya aattmenna

Aadiya aattmenna
By
Kannadasan
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
1.Aadiya aatamenna?
Pesiya  varthai yenna?
Thediya chelvamenna?
1.What all you have played?
What all   you have talked?
What wealth you have  earned?
2,Thirandathor chuttham yenna?
Koodu vittu aavi ponal,
Koodave varuvathenna?
2,What of the relations that assembled?
When   the soul leaves the cage  ,
What all  will come along with you?
3,Veedu varai Uravu,
Veethi varai manaivi
Kadu varai pillai,
Kadaisi varai yaro?
Relations up to the home,
Wife   up to the street,
Son up to cremation ground,
Who will come  till the end?
4.AAdum  varai aatam,
Aayirathil naatam  ,
Koodi varum kootam  ,
Kolli varai varuma?
4.Play    till you can,
With desires to thousands ,
The crowd would assemble ,
Would it come  till the fire wood?
5.Thottilukku anni,
Kattilukku kanni  ,
Pattinikku theeni,
Ketta pinpu jnani
5.Mother  for the sake of cradle  ,
Virgin made   for the sake of cot,
Food    for the sake of starvation.
After you are spoiled you become wise
6.  Chendravanai keettal,
Vandhu vidu yenban,
Vandhavanai kettal,
Chendru vidu yenban
6.If you ask the one who went ,
He would tell you, please do come,
If you ask the one who came ,
He will tell  go away from here.
7.Vittu vidum aavi,
Pattu vidum meni ,
Chuttu vidum neruppu  ,
Sooniyathil  nilaippu
7.The soul would go away ,
The body   would get spoiled ,
The fire     would  heat  ,
And  we exist in emptiness.
Film Pada Kanikkai  (1962)


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