Iraivan varuvaan

Iraivan varuvaan

BY

Kannadasan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1, Iraivan varuvaan-avan,

Yendrum nal vazhi tharuvaan,

Ariyom avanai –avan,

Anbe naam perum karunai

1.God will come and he ,

Would always show the good path,

WE do not  know him –

His love is  the mercy that   we get.

2.Vanna vanna poovinile ,

Kayai vaithavan,

Chippi ondrin naduve,

Muthai vaithavan.

2.In the  flowers of different colours ,

He is the one who kept the fruit,

And in between a    shell,

He is the one who kept the pearl,

3.Chinna china nenjinile,

Pasam  vaithan,

 Nenjil varum  pasathai,

Pesa vaithaan.

3.In the small , small hearts,

He is the one who kept affection,

And he is the one who made   the affection,

Coming out from the mind talk.

4,Anbu yenbathu koil,

Aasai  yenbathu naadu,

Pasam yenbathu  veedu

4,. Love is a temple,

Desire is the country,

And affection is the home.

5.Ullamennum  koyilai  ,

Katti vaithavan ,

Kankalennum  vasalai  ,

THanthu vaithavan

5.He is the one  ,

Who built the temple of the mind,

And he is the one who gave us,

The gate   called eyes.

6,Kannil varum pathayai  ,

Kana chonnan ,

Nalla nalla pathayil ,

Poga chonnan.

6.I asked one to see  ,

The way that comes    from the eyes,

And asked   them to go by that  path.

In the good, good path.

7.Kangal avanai kanga ,

Ullam avanai  ninaikka ,

Kaikal avanai vananga.

7.Let the eyes see him,

Let the  mind think of him,

And let the hands salute him.