Saturday, March 28, 2015

Kelu pappa, Kelu papa

Kelu pappa, Kelu papa
By
Kannadasan
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
1Kelu pappa, Kelu papa,
Kelvigal aayirm kelu papa.
Kettal kidaippathu podhu arivu-indha,
Kelviyil  valarvathu  pagatharivu
1.Ask little baby, ask little baby,
Ask thousand questions little baby ,
When you ask  you get general knowledge ,
And through question discriminative knowledge  grows.
2. CHirikkindra  udhattilum visham irukkum,
Uraikkindra mozhiyilum  chathi irukkum,
Anaikkindra kaiyilum  vaal irukkum- adhai,
Arinthu kondal  nalla vaazvu irukkum
2. In the laughing lips there  may be poison,
IN the words that you talk there may be deceit  ,
In the hands that hugs there my be sword,
If you know this   , you would have a good life
3.Kadalukku bhayanthavan karayil nindraan –athai,
Padaginil kadanthavan  ulagai kandaan  ,
BHayanthavan thanakke pagai aavaan  -uendrum,
Thuninthavan   ulagirkku oli yaavaan.
3.He who was scared of the sea stood in the shore,
He who crossed it in a boat   saw the   world  .
The man who is scared is his own enemy-
And the one who dared always would be a light of the world.
4.Kallai udaithaal thoolagum-adhai,
Kalayaal vadithaak  chilayagum,
Nellai vidaithaal  nel valarum,
Mullai vidaithaal   yenna varum?
4.If you  break a stone it would become dust,
If it is sculpted by are , it would become a  statur,
If you sow  paddy , you would get paddy,
But if  you sow thorn, what will you get?
5,Koduthaal kidaipathu maryadai –alli,
Koduppavan  kayyilum  malar vadai,
KOdukkathiruppathu chiru paavam-pirar,
KOduppathai thadppathu  perum pavam.
5,If you give , you would get back respect ,
To the one who gives in plenty m, scent of flower on his hand ,
Not giving  anything is a minor sin   but,
Preventing others from giving is a big sin.
6.Uyir mel aasayai valarthu vidu –athil,
Uravai yellam  vaazha vidu,
Porul mel aasai  valarnthu vittal-angu  ,
Uravum pagayai maari vidum
6.Grow  more attachment to your soul ,
In that  allow all your relations to live  ,
If love for wealth grows a  lot , there,
Relationship would turn to enmity.
Film Uyir mel aasai  (1967)

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