Iraivan irukkindraana?

Iraivan irukkindraana?

By

Kannadasan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.AAn:- Iraivan irujkkindraana?

Manithan ketkkiraan-avan,

Irundhal ulagathile enge vaazhgiraan?

Naan aasthikan aanen,

Avan agapadavillai,

Naan nasthikanaanen,

Avan bhayappadavillai

1.Man:-Does  God exist?

A human being is asking,

If he is there , where does he  live in this  world?

I became a theist,

I could not   get him ,

I became an atheist  ,

He was not scared of me.

2,Pen:-manithan irukkindraana?

Iraivan ketkkiraan –avan,

Irundhaal   ulagathil  enge vaazhgiraan,

Naan anbu kattinen ,

Avan aat kollavillai

2,Female:-Does a  human being exist?

The God is asking,

If he is there , where does he live?

I showed him love  ,

But he did not make me his.

3.Indha thunbam theerkkavum,

Avan thunai varavillai  ,

Kannile uruthiyillai ,

Kadhalukku oar  neethiyillai.

3.For  completely removing sorrow,

He did not   come to help,

There is no stability in his eyes,

There is no justice in his love.

4.Oru naal irundha manam

Maru naal iruppathillai

4.The mind that   was there one day,

Was not there  the next day.

5.Kudisayil oar manathu ,

Gopurathil oar manathu  ,

Koodatha cherkkayellam  ,

Koodinaal pala manathu

5.There  was one mind in the hut,

There   was another mind on the tower,

When those undesirable things  add in him,

He was having    several minds.

6.AAn :-

Parppavan kurudanadi,

Padippavan moodanadi

Ullathai cholpavane  ,

Ulagathil pithanadi

6.Man:- Oh lady, he who sees is blind ,

He  who studies   is a fool,

He who tells this in his mind ,

Is a mad one  in this world.

7,Neero kodikkuthadi,

Neruppo kuliruthadi

Venmai karumai yendru  ,

Kannadi kaatu thadi

7, Oh lady,  the water is boiling,

The fire  feels cold  ,

And the  mirror  is showing ,

It as  black and white.

8.Pen:- Ondraye ninaithu irundhum ,

Ondraaga vaazhndhirundhum,

Pennaga piranthavarai ,

Kannaka yaar ninaithar?

8.Female:- even after thinking of only one thing,

And  living together    as one,

Who thought   her as darling,

OF the one who is born as female.

9.irundhaal  irundha idam,

Illayel maranthu vidum,

Ivar thaan manithan yendral,

Iyarkkayum  nindru vidum,

Sandhekam piranthu vittal,

Sathiyamum palippathillai

9.If we live the place we live,

If not we tend to  forget it,

If he is   the  human being,

The nature would freeze ,

If suspicion is born,

Truth is not observed.

10. SAthiyathai kappavanum,

Sakshi cholla   varuvathillai.

Vazhakkum mudiyavillai ,

Manitharin theerppum illai ,

Manithanai maranthu vittu  ,

Vaazhpavan iraivan illai

10. The one who protects the truth,

Does not come as witness,

The   case does not end,

There is no judgment  of human being,

He is no god, if he lives,

Forgetting human beings.

Film.Avan pithanaa(1966)