Deivam thantha veedu

Deivam thantha  veedu

By

Kannadasan

Translated by 

P.R.Ramachander

1,. Deivam thantha  veedu veedhiyirukku  ,

INdha  oorenna  sondha  veedenna, jnana penne,

Vazhvin porulenna, nee vandha kadhayenna

Vazhvin porulenna, nee vandha kadhayenna

1,The home given by God  , there is a road ,

What is this place , what  is own home  , oh wisdom lady,

What is the meaning of life , what is the story of your not coming,

What is the meaning of life , what is the story of your not coming,

2,Naan kettu thai thanthai padaitharaa-illai,

Yen pillai yennai kettu   piranthana,

DEivam cheitha papam ithu, podi thngachi  ,

Kondral paavam, thindral pochu,

Ithu thaan yen kakshi  ,

Aathi veedu  , antham kaadu  ,

Ithil naan yenna  , adiye nee yenna  , jnana penne  ,

Vaazhvin porulenna , nee vandha kadayenna

2.Did my father create me at my request , or,

Was a son  born to me   after   asking me  ,

This is the sin committed by God  , Go away little sister ,

The sin of killing  goes away on eating.

This is only  my opiniuon,

Initially the house and at the end   the cremation ground,

In this who am I And who are  you , oh lady of wisdom,

What is the meaning of life  and what is the   story of your coming

3,Verum koil , ithilenna abhishekam  -un ,

Manamengum theru koothu  , pagal vesham  ,

Kallikenna  mullil veli-podi thangachi .

Kattukethu thottakaran,

Ithu than  yen kakshi

Kondathenna , koduppathenna , ithil,

Thayenna , manantha tharamenna , jnana penne ,

Vazhvin porul yenna  , nee vandha kadahyenna

3.A bare temple, in this where is question of anointing ,

Your mind is filled   with street play   and a day time   dressing up.

What is the need for a thorn fence    to the cactus –Get lost , oh little sister,

What is the need for gardner to the forest  ,

This is my opinion,

What have we taken and what are you going to give  ,

In this where is mother  or the wedded wife , Oh lady of wisdom,

What is the meaning of life  and what is the   story of your coming

4.THelivaaga  therinthale sidantham –athu,

Theriyamal ponale Vedantham,

Mannai thondi thanner thdum-anbu  yjangachi ,

Yennai thondi jnanam kanden,

Ithu than yen kakshi Unmai yenna poimai yenna  -ithil,

Thean yenna  , kadikkum thel   yenna, jnana penne,

Vazhvin porulenna, nee vandha kadhayenna?

4.Once it is clearly understood –it is principle  ,

If it is not then it is philosophy ,

Oh dear little sister, who digs earth for water,

I dug myself and   found out wisdom,

This is my opinion.

What is truth and what is lie in this,

Where is honey and where is scorpion that  stings ,

Oh lady of wisdom ,

What is the meaning of life  and what is the   story of your coming

Film Aval oru thodarkathai  (1974)