Manithan ninaippathundu

Manithan ninaippathundu

BY

Kannadasan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1. Manithan ninaippathundu ,

Vaazhvu  nilaikkumendru  ,

Iraivan ninaithathundu  ,

Pavam manithanendru

1.Man usually   thinks  ,

That life would be permanent,

Then God had also thought  ,

“Poor man.”

2. Manithan ninaippathundu ,

Vaazhvu  nilaikkumendru  ,

Iraivan ninaithathundu  ,

Pavam manithanendru

2.Man usually   thinks  ,

That life would be permanent,

Then God had also thought  ,

“Poor man.”

3.Thandhai   thavaru cheithaar  ,

Thaayum idam koduthaal  ,

THandhai thavaru cheithar  .

THayum idam koduthal  ,

Vandhu piranthu vittom,

Verum bandham  valarthu vittom ,

Manam thudikkirathu  , mayakkam  varukindrathu,

Azhuthu  laabhamenna  , avan  aakshi  nadakkindrathu.

3.Father   did a mistake,

Mother allowed him   to do it,

Father did a mistake  ,

Mother   also allowed it  ,

We came  and were born,

We have allowed simple relation to  grow,

Our mind is shivering , WE are   getting faint,

What is the use  of crying, His  rule is going  on.

4.Katttu  manamirunthaal  kavalai valarnthu vidum,

Kootai  thiranthu  vittal-antha kuruvi paranthu vidum,

Kaalil vilangu ittom –kadamai yena azhaithom,

Naangu vilangukalil  -dhinam  nadakam  aadukindrom.

4.If we have a wild mind  , worries would grow,

If we open the cage –that bird  would fly away,

WE put the chain on the  feet  -we called it duty,

And we are enacting  daily a drama among four animals.

5.KOdukka yethumillai  -yen kuzhappam mudinthathada ,

Kanakkai mudithu vitten  -oru kavalai mudinthathada.

5.We have nothing to give  -my confusion got over ,

I have completed the account-One worry has  got over.

Film : Avan thaan manithan(1975)