Yetho manithan piranthu vittan

Yetho manithan piranthu vittan

By

Kanna dasan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1, Yetho manithan piranthu vittan-avan,

Yeno  maram pol valarnthu vittan,

Yethilum  acham  yethilum iyam

1.For some reason man was born and he,

He   has grown like a tree,

IN everything  fear and in everything doubt.

2.Yeduthatharkellam vaadukiraan-than,

Eyarkkai  arivai , madamai yennum,

Pani thiraiyale moodugiraan.

2.For  every thing he wilts,

And he hides his natural  wisdom,

In the mist curtain  called ignorance.

3.Penne  deivam  , annai kadavul,

Perumai  yendru pesugiraan –pen,

Pethaigval yendrum  peedaigval yendrum ,

Marunaal   avane  yesugiraan.

3.Woman is God , Mother is God,

He talks these   with great pride-

He also finds fault on the next day,

That   woman are ignorant,

And troublesome things

4.Nayyai manithan,

Piranthirunthaalum ,

Nandri yenum gunam  ,

Nirainthirukkum,

Nariyai  avane ,

Uruveduthalum ,

Thanthiramavathu therinthirukkum.

4.Had he   been born as a dog ,

He  would  be full of good character of gratefulness,

Had  he taken the form of a jackal,

At least then he  would have known how to trick.

5.Kakkai kulamai ,

Avatharithalum,

Othumai yavathu,

Valarnthirukkum ,

Kathrai, neruppai, neerai irunthal,

Kadugala vavathu payanirukkum,

Aaru arivudane pechum pattum ,

Arinthe manithan  piranthu vittan-antha,

Aaram arivai  theraa arivai.

Avane veliyil vittu vittan.

5..Had they   been born as the clan of crows,

At least unity would have grown,

Had they  been like wind , fire   or water,

There would be at least  some little usefulness,

That man was  born with six senses and  he was born,

Knowing   well   speech as well as music,

And he left that   sixth sense as as a sense  of defeat,

And let that himself  out.

Film Panithirai  (1961)