Sunday, October 21, 2012

Purananooru - 291 to 300 (English Translation)

291. A Song Written By Nedungkalaththupparanar

Oh little boys ! Oh  men who play thudipparai ! Oh Paanaas ! Drive away the black birds which are surrounding our leader and making noise. I will also drive away the foxes by singing vilarippan. Like me the king would have had this big sorrow. To the warrior who fought for the king , the king gave garland made up of several gems. He wore the single gem garland which was worn by the warrior.

292. A Song Written By Virichchiyoor Nannaahanaar

Don't get angry with him who refuses to get the arrack which is poured in a golden vessel for the king and stands holding his sword. Oh persons having a little knowledge ! Keep quiet.  In the battle field  he does not wait for his turn.  He wishes to go fast and to destroy the enemy's army.

293. A Song Written By Nochchi Niyamangkizhaar

The Valluvan on the elephant announces to start for the war. Even after hearing the announcement , some warriors  are inside the house. The brave men make loud noise so that  all the warriors go to the war. The flower maid  thinks that the ladies who are alone won't buy flowers and goes to other houses.  She  is pitiable.

294. A Song Written By Perunththalaichchaaththanaar

The white moon shines in the sky like a venkottrakkudai.  The warriors are looking  their weapons.  The warriors do not consider whether  they are enemies or friends. They call  those who lost their living days to fight with them. One of the warriors stands  boldly.  Like the persons who afraid to go near the gem spit by the snake, many warriors fear to go near him. Are you asking who is  that warrior ? He is none other than your husband.

295. A Song Written By Awvaiyaar

He fought with a sharp vel and advanced in the battle field.  He was attacked by the enemies and fell down .  On seeing his dead body, there springs the milk in the dried breast of the brave mother as he did not retrace in the war.

296. A Song Written By Vellai Maaranaar

All the houses are with noise. The ladies break the branches of the neem tree. They sing  kaanjchippan. They smoke white mustard. Though there is the sound of joy, the king has not come yet.  What is the reason for it ? Is he still fighting ?

297. The Name Of The Poet Is Not Seen


We won't like to get small villages where the deers sleep with their fawns. I t is apt for the warriors who stood  like the palm trees with vels on their chests to get fertile Marudhaa lands where the hens lay eggs in the bushes.

298. A Song Written By  Aaviyaar
My leader will give the sediment toddy to me and drink the clear toddy himself. In the war field , he won't ask me to first but he will go first and fight. What a braveness it is !
Note: The clear toddy will be less tastier than the sediment toddy. So the king gives the more tastier toddy to the warrior and drinks the less tastier toddy himself.

299. A Song Written By  Ponmudiyaar


There was a war between two kings. One of them was a petty king who had a land which had a fence of cotton plants. His horse had the husk of the black gram as its food. It advanced in the battle field like a boat advancing in the sea and killed the enemies. The great king's horses had ghee mixed rice. Their manes were cut and they were decorated with garlands. They stood like the women having monthly course stood aside the temple in the battle field.

300. A Song Written By Arisil Kizhaar

You are asking for a shield. Can you escape if you get a shield ? You cannot escape even if you hide yourself behind a rock. Yesterday you killed a warrior. His younger brother is coming with anger to kill you. He comes  to take revenge. Can you escape if you get a shield ?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi sir, may I know how thudipparai looks like? Could you please show me a picture? I saw this term in a Tamil book but this music/instrument is nowhere in Google.