Sunday, June 13, 2010

Purananooru - 16 to 25 (English Translation)

16. A Song About Rajasooya Velvi Seidha Perunarkkilli

With the horses which are good in battle, you are spreading your armors which look like the rainy cloud and sending the army to the wars. You have captured enemies' paddy fields . You have destroyed their houses and burnt them with the woods of the houses as fire woods. You have destroyed the enemies' water sources by sending male elephants. The villages are burning like the red sun . You have a strong army which destroys enemies' lands. You need no helping force to conquer your enemies . You have a sword which has the smell of flesh. You have sweet smelling sandal on your chest. You are like god Murugan in your anger and in appearance. You have burnt enemies' countries which have the ponds with vaalai fishes and aambal plants, the bush with paahal creepers with fruits and sugarcane growing in big, cold fields. Oh lord ! Your elephants also indulge in frightening wars like you. -Paandarangkannanaar

17. A Song About Seramaan Yaanaikkatchey Maandhranjcheral Irumporai

All the people of the country which has Kanniyakumari in the south , Himalayas in the north and blue seas in the east and the west as boundaries and having hills, mountains, forests and towns gather together and praise you. You destroy evils. You rule a righteous rule. You collect one sixth as tax. You send your shining, righteous wheel without any hurdle. You are the successor of those who ruled the whole world. You have coconut trees and paddy fields. Your country has mountains as its fence. You have seashore forest which has sand like the shining moon. You have pools where flame like aambal flowers blossom. You have conquered the cold Thondi port. The elephant without knowing the deep pit which is for catching it, falls into it. The strong elephant which has the killing nature destroys the pit with its tusks. It comes up and lives with its relatives. Like that elephant, you come back and live with your relatives when you are imprisoned. All are praising you. Your enemies think that if they get your love, they can get back their land and wealth. If you see them with anger, they will loose all and have to suffer. They serve you because of your strength and fame. Oh king ! I have come to see you and praise your strength and fame. You have armours which resemble rainy clouds. You have many big elephants which look like mountains so that the bees come for honey. You have a very big army so that the clouds come to take water. Apart from these you have a drum which sounds like the thunder and frightens the poisonous snakes. Oh king ! You are giving to the poor in large quantity. -Kurungkozhiyoorkkizhaar

18. A Song About Thalaiyaalangkaanaththuch Seruvendra Paandiyan Nedunchezhiyan

Oh successor of the kings who ruled the world which is surrounded by the roaring seas by capturing it with their effort and who rooted their fame ! Let your life be up to the last number. Let your life time grow. Oh king of the ancient town which has a group of vaalaifish, tinny aaral fish, big varaal fish and keliru fish which wish to eat the kaanji flowers floating on the water, high walls which touch the sky and fertile land. If you want to get the wealth in the heaven, to conquer all kings, to become the only king of the world and to root your good fame, listen to the noble qualities to rule more. The bodies of the lives cannot live without water. Those who give food to remove the hunger are considered as those who give us lives. Hence the food is the life to the bodies. The water together with land produces food . Those who help for the production of food by cultivating the land with water are eligible for the fame of giving life and body. Though it is a vast land, it will not be of any use if it expects the rain. So Sezhiyaa having the power of fighting ! Don't neglect the followings. Those who store water in the valleys and create water sources alone get the heavenly pleasure and fame. Those who cannot store water for cultivation cannot root their fame in this world. -Pulaviyanaar

19. A Song About Thalaiyaalangkaanaththuch Seruvendra Paandiyan Nedunjchezhiyan

The warriors are many who fought in Thalaiyaalangkaanam where Thamizh kings fought with each other. Yammaa is one who killed many warriors. You are that Yammaa who has a conquering spear. Oh Sezhiyaa ! Your chest is like a big stone which is used by the hunters to catch big tigers. I embraced your chest with love. Like the gathering of the sparrows on the hill , there are many arrows on the body of the elephant . The wounded elephant's hollow trunk which is cut by an arrow rolls on the ground like a plough. The warriors who killed the elephants with their swords are lying dead on the battle field with their fathers. On seeing this , the ladies of the brave family shed tears of pleasure . They wondered that a big fame has come to their family because of the brave death of their husbands and sons. On seeing their braveness Yamaa himself feels shame. In that fearful battle field , you defeat seven kings. The brave chest which I embraced is adorned by pure pearl garland. -Kudapulaviyanaar

20. A Song About Seramaan Yaanaikkatchey Maandharanjcheral Irumporai

It is possible to measure the depth of the big sea, the breadth of the vast world, the direction of the bowing wind and the windless sky, but it is impossible to measure your knowledge, kindness and mercy. The people who are under your righteous rue know only the hotness of the fire which is used for cooking food and the hotness of the red sun. They don't know other hotness like poverty, torture of the enemies etc. They know the beautiful rainbow, but they don't know the enemies' killing bows. They know the plough, but don't know any other weapons. Oh king ! You with your able soldiers capture the countries of your enemies. Only the pregnant ladies of your country wish to eat the soil of your land. Your land is not captured by your enemies. You are having a fort with arrows and a righteous sceptre. Your country has such a safety so that it does not bother about the arrival of the new birds and departure of the old birds. As all the living beings love you, they fear if some harm comes to you. -Kurungkozhiyoorkkizhaar

21. A Song About kaanappereyil Kadandha Ukkirapperuvazhudhi

Oh noble! You are the boundary to the fame which the poets sing. Kaanappereyil has a very deep ahazhi, sky scrapping walls, balconies which look like the stars in the sky, forests through which the rays of the sun cannot penetrate and small forts which cannot be reached. Today it has come to the possession of vazhudhi. Vengai Maarban feels that it cannot be regained like the water which disappears when it falls on the heated iron in the strong blacksmith's work place. You get victory after victory everyday. You are sung by many poets. Let the fame of your enemies disappear who blame you. Let your victorious spear be shine with fame. -Iyoor Moolangkizhaar

22. A Song About Seramaan Yaanaikkatchey Maandharanjcheral Irumporai

The young elephants having moving trunks, majestic walk, ringing bells, long tusks, crescent like foreheads , angry look, broad feet, broad necks like the honey shedding mountains, sweet smelling mad water shedding heads where the bees hum are moving in the elephant shed. Near that place , under the shadow of the white umbrella which is decorated with pearl garlands and which shines like the full moon spreading milk like rays, the warriors those who no swords sleep without worry. Near the battle field , army camps which are built with sugarcane and thatched with hay look like villages where festivals are to be celebrated. There the sound of digging paddy with pestle is heard always. There the noise of the kuravai dance danced by your warriors who are in joy will be sounding like the roaring sea. Oh king who belongs to the vast army camp ! Oh king of Kolli hills, who remove the sorrow of those who come to you , by giving the tributes given by your enemies ! You have an angry look like an angry elephant. You wish only victory always. You have a large quantity of wealth. You give in large quantities so that those who get from you need not go to others for gifts. I came here hearing that the country ruled by Irumporai is like the heaven. I feel happy on seeing you. You get victory in wars. If you save patronage and ethics, there is no death for you. You will get immortal fame. -Kurungkozhiyoorkkizhaar

23. A Song About Thalaiyaalangkaanaththuch Seruvendra Paandiyan Nedunjchezhiyan

The elephants which hated being tied to strong pillars went to the water sources, stirred them and destroyed them. You warriors have sharp arrows and bent bows like that of god Murugan who had worn fragrant kadambaa garland and had a sharp vel which killed Sooran. Your warriors took as much grain as they could and left the rest in vain in the fields itself. The forests cut down by axes and the fire that was lighted in the homes to cook the food were destroyed by the big fire lighted by your warriors. On seeing this, your enemies feared and trembled. You did some more cruelties to your enemies. I knew that you have so much of strength so that your enemies feared to come near you. You have such a big army that the earth cannot bear it. You won the battle which took place in Thalaiyaalangkaanam. You are having a strength like that of Yamma. I came to see you. On my way, I saw a female deer embracing its young one near the poolai bush after loosing its mate which was killed by a tiger. It ate the white flowers of the velai plant. The way through which I came was barren and there was no one. I came through that long path, seeing the sorrowful sight of the female deer. -Kalladanaar

24. A Song About Thalaiyaalangkaanaththuch seruvendra Paandiyan Nedunjchezhiyan

The farmers who were harvesting paddy hated the heat of the sun. the fishers sprang on the clear waves. They had strong shoulders. They drank toddy eagerly which gave them heat. They danced kuravai dance according to the notes. They wore punnai garlands having honey filled flowers. They gave their hands to the ladies who wore bangles on their hands. The seashore forest had fragrant flowers crowded by the bees and had coolness. The ladies wore garlands of mundahaa flowers and shining bangles. They mixed the water of tender palm, tender coconut and sugarcane juice. They drank it and sprang into the sea which was a combination of river water, spring water and rain water. They played and enjoyed there. There were many good towns where various people lived together. The patron Evvi did not save money. He gave it to everybody because of his patronage. His Mizhalai had many water streams. The naaraies ate kendai fishes in the paddy field and slept on the heap of straw. Muththooru of the ancient Velir had fertile lands and elephants wearing golden ornaments. Oh Sezhiyaa having white, victorious umbrella and victorious chariots ! Let your living days increase. Let your enemies' living days decrease and let them die. Like the body which is attached to your life and the life which is related your body, let your sword warriors who are related to your victorious fame say welcome to your victory. Let the people who wish gifts from you, praise your fame. You drink the fragrant , sweet toddy poured into golden cups by the ladies who have worn beautiful bangles and live pleasantly. Oh king ! Wise people say that those who live with fame are really living. Those who born in the vast land and die without fame are not considered as living persons. -Maangudi Marudhan

25. A Song About Paandiyan Nedunjcezhiyan

To remove the darkness in the sky where the stars are shining , the hot sun goes fast. It does not change its nature. The hot sun with the cold moon comes down to the earth. Like the hot sun oh Sezhiyaa! You have killed two kings who have much strength and those who have sworn in the fierce battle field and captured their drums seeing the ladies who are beating their chests and weeping with their spreading black hair because their husbands are killed, you are like the cold moon. On seeing their sorrow, your spear does not spring on your enemies' bodies. It will not kill them. -Kallaadanaar

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