191. A Song Written By Pisir Aandhaiyaar
If you ask me the reason for my hair not getting grey at this old age, I will tell. My wife and children are wise. My servants work according to my wish. The ruler of our country does not think harm to others. He saves the people with kindness. Apart from all these there are so many scholars with noble qualities in our village.
192. A Song Written By Kaniyan Poongkundran
All are our villages. All are our relatives. The evil and good do not come to us by others. Suffering and getting rid of the sorrow etc are like this. Death is not new to this world.. We do not fee joy , thinking that life is a pleasure. We do not think it sorrowful because of hatred. We know from scholars that the life goes according to the fate like the boat which goes along the water when the flood comes from the mountain due to the rain. So we do not wonder on seeing nobles and we do not blame the means.
193. A Song Written By Oreruzhavar
In the barren land which is like the leather spread up side down, the deer which is driven by a hunter runs here and there to escape. It may escape too. But I who live in the family cannot escape like that. Even if I try to escape, my relatives will be hurdles to me.
194. A Song Written By Pakkudukkai Nankaniyaar
In one house there sounds the drum of death. In another house there sounds the sweet mangala muzhavu. Those who join , feel happy by wearing garlands. Those who are away from their partners feel sad. The reason for this two different conditions is the mercilessness of the creator. This cruel world is a blend of pleasure and sorrow. Those who know this truth will try to understand which is the real pleasure.
195. A song Written By Nariverooththalaiyaar
Oh scholars having many qualities ! Oh scholars having many qualities ! You have gray hair like the spines of the fish. You have shrink cheek due to aging. You will lament when Yamaa who has sharp mazhu ties up your life and takes it. So if you cannot do good to others, avoid doing evil to others. It is the quality liked by all and it will be the righteous path which will lead us to heaven.
196. A Song About Paandiyan Ilavandhigaipalli Thunjchiya Nanmaaran
The symbols for good friendship are giving things that can be given and saying “ No “ if it is not possible. Saying that I will give when it is not possible and refusing to give when there are t -hings to give wil make them feel sad those who come to get. These are the closing stones of fame. You have done this today. I don't see this before. It is a new experience. It does not a matter. Let you and your children live without diseases. I won't get angry with you like the hot sun. I will not die due to hunger. I am leaving to my house where there is poverty. I am going to my house thinking my wife who has blush and chastity as her ornaments. You long live well. -Aavoor Moolangkizhaar
197. A Song About Sozhan Kuraappalli Thunjchiya Perunth Thirumaavalavan
We won't respect and praise the kings for their wealth who have four kinds of armies. We respect only those who respect us even though they are the kings of small lands. We eat the greens with varahu rice. Though we are in sorrow, we won't accept the wealth of those who do not have kindness and mercy. We will consider the poverty of the wise as great thing. -Konattu Erichchaloor Maadalan Madhurai Kumaranaar
198. A Song About Paandiyan Ilavandhigaippalli thunjchiya Nanmaaran
Oh king having chest wearing garlands ! Let your children who have worn kinkini live long. We also praise you and think you even in our dreams. We see your wealth which is like the wealth of Thirumaal with pleasure. We leave you now. Let your fame live long. Your children also have the quality of seizing the wealth of the enemies. Let their life increase more than the sea water, seashore sand and rain drops. You with your children and with the children of your children long live. I will be a lark longing for the rain drops and will be thinking about you ever. Your good deed is not be forget. -Vadama Vannakkan Perisaaththanaar
199. A Song Written By Perum Padhumanaar
The sounding birds will go to the same fruit tree not thinking that we ate the fruits of this banyan tree much where the god lived yesterday. They won't go in search of another tree. The beggars who come for gifts are also like these birds. It is the duty of the rich to give the wealth to the poor. Poverty is the wealth of the poor. Removing the poverty of the poor is the wealth of the rich.
200. A Song About Kallaha Verppan Vichchikko
The male monkey will eat the jack fruit with its female monkey. The peaks of the mountains are up to the sky. There are bamboo forests. Oh king ! The tip of your vel will look like fire due to the blood stained flesh. Oh Vichchikko having beautiful ornaments ! The girls with me are the daughters of Paari who gave his chariot to the mullai creeper even it did not ask for it. I am an Andhanan who come for gift. You have the fame of winning your enemies. Kindly accept this gift .( The daughters of Paari ). You have the strength to conquer your enemies. You have a fertile land. -Kapilar
Friday, October 21, 2011
Purananooru - 181 to 190 (English Translation)
181. A Song About Vallaar Kizhaan Pannan
The young one of an elephant competes with the son of a Maravaa in taking the vilaam fruit. Pannan is the lord of Vallaar where there are strong houses with great safety. If you wish to live with your relatives without hungry , you go yo him. You go before he starts the war and get the gift which will be the enemy of your poverty. -Sozhanaattu Sirukarunththumbiyaar
182. A Song Written By Kadalul Maindha Ilamperu Vazhudhi
Oh ! This world is without perishing for a long time. What is the reason for this ? The reason for its non perishing is- there are people who do not eat amudham which gives immortality without sharing it with others; those who do not hate others and do not show anger to others; those who do not sleep for a long time. They afraid to do the deeds which are afraid by the nobles. They give their lives if fame comes. If on doing a deed which brings blame , they do not do it even if they get the world as a reward for that. They have no tiredness. They have such high qualities. They do not strain for their lives, but they strain hard for others' lives. Because of these people , this world is still in movement.
183. A Song Written By Paandiyan Aariyappadai Kadandha Nedunjchezhiyan
Help the teacher when he needs. Give much wealth to him. Don't hate being in a lower state. Doing all these , learning is good. Among the children who are born in the same family, due to the greatness of education, even the mother will like that son who has education and will hate the uneducated son. Among the children of the same family, the king will not call the eldest but will rule with the guidance of the educated , though he is younger. Among the four different castes, if the person belongs to the lowest caste is educated, the person belongs to higher caste has to obey to him and learn from him.
184. A Song About Paandiyan Arivudaiyanambi
If we harvest the paddy, cook it and give it as balls to an elephant, the paddy which is grown in a small land will become food for it many days. But if we let the elephant to craze in the field, even the paddy in a large field will not be enough for it. The quantity of paddy eaten by the elephant will be smaller than the quantity of paddy destroyed by its legs. If the king collects the tax in the right way, the people will give a large amount as tax and the country also will prosper. When the foolish king along with his companions who do not know the status of the people tries to get tax from the people without kindness, he cannot get much tax. His country will be destroyed like the field where the elephant is let to craze. -Pisir Aandhaiyaar
185. A Song Written By Thondaimaan Ilanthdhiraiyan
If the driver is skillful , the cart will run smoothly and the travel will be without any hurdle. But if he does not know how to drive, it will immerse in the enmity mud and face many bad events.
( The ruler is compared with the driver of a cart and the country is compared with the cart in this poem ).
186. A Song Written By Mosi Keeranaar
To the people of the world eating food (paddy ) is not the life and drinking water is not the life. To this broad world the king alone is the life. So it is the duty of the king to know that he is the life of this world and to protect it.
187. A Song Written By Awvaiyaar
Whether it is a country, whether it is a forest, whether it is a valley, whether it is a plateau the land will be good and fertile if the people who live there are good. Oh good land ! You long live.
188. A Song Written By Paandiyan Arivudaiyanambi
Though we have much wealth, though we have many relatives to whom with we share our food, there is no use in our life if we do not have children. The children will walk with short steps. They stretch their small hands. They put their hands in our eating vessels, touch the food, take some food , wither away the ghee mixed rice on their body and make us forget ourselves by their activities.
189. A Song Written By Madhurai Kanakkaayanaar Mahanaar Nakkeeranaar
To the king who rules the whole world and to the uneducated who awaits for the animal not sleeping in the day and night, the quantity of food is a measureful and the dresses are two. All the other needs are the same. So giving to others is the use of the wealth. If we think that we will consume all, we will loose many good things.
190. A Song Written By Sozhan Nalluruththiran
Let the friendship with those who are like the rats which steel the paddy which is grown by the efforts of the farmer and those who do not give their wealth to others be ruined. Let the friendship with those who have such a strength of a tiger which does not eat the hog as it fell on the left hand side and kills the male elephant and makes it fall on its right hand side and eats in the next day be grown. Let the days with the nobles be so many.
The young one of an elephant competes with the son of a Maravaa in taking the vilaam fruit. Pannan is the lord of Vallaar where there are strong houses with great safety. If you wish to live with your relatives without hungry , you go yo him. You go before he starts the war and get the gift which will be the enemy of your poverty. -Sozhanaattu Sirukarunththumbiyaar
182. A Song Written By Kadalul Maindha Ilamperu Vazhudhi
Oh ! This world is without perishing for a long time. What is the reason for this ? The reason for its non perishing is- there are people who do not eat amudham which gives immortality without sharing it with others; those who do not hate others and do not show anger to others; those who do not sleep for a long time. They afraid to do the deeds which are afraid by the nobles. They give their lives if fame comes. If on doing a deed which brings blame , they do not do it even if they get the world as a reward for that. They have no tiredness. They have such high qualities. They do not strain for their lives, but they strain hard for others' lives. Because of these people , this world is still in movement.
183. A Song Written By Paandiyan Aariyappadai Kadandha Nedunjchezhiyan
Help the teacher when he needs. Give much wealth to him. Don't hate being in a lower state. Doing all these , learning is good. Among the children who are born in the same family, due to the greatness of education, even the mother will like that son who has education and will hate the uneducated son. Among the children of the same family, the king will not call the eldest but will rule with the guidance of the educated , though he is younger. Among the four different castes, if the person belongs to the lowest caste is educated, the person belongs to higher caste has to obey to him and learn from him.
184. A Song About Paandiyan Arivudaiyanambi
If we harvest the paddy, cook it and give it as balls to an elephant, the paddy which is grown in a small land will become food for it many days. But if we let the elephant to craze in the field, even the paddy in a large field will not be enough for it. The quantity of paddy eaten by the elephant will be smaller than the quantity of paddy destroyed by its legs. If the king collects the tax in the right way, the people will give a large amount as tax and the country also will prosper. When the foolish king along with his companions who do not know the status of the people tries to get tax from the people without kindness, he cannot get much tax. His country will be destroyed like the field where the elephant is let to craze. -Pisir Aandhaiyaar
185. A Song Written By Thondaimaan Ilanthdhiraiyan
If the driver is skillful , the cart will run smoothly and the travel will be without any hurdle. But if he does not know how to drive, it will immerse in the enmity mud and face many bad events.
( The ruler is compared with the driver of a cart and the country is compared with the cart in this poem ).
186. A Song Written By Mosi Keeranaar
To the people of the world eating food (paddy ) is not the life and drinking water is not the life. To this broad world the king alone is the life. So it is the duty of the king to know that he is the life of this world and to protect it.
187. A Song Written By Awvaiyaar
Whether it is a country, whether it is a forest, whether it is a valley, whether it is a plateau the land will be good and fertile if the people who live there are good. Oh good land ! You long live.
188. A Song Written By Paandiyan Arivudaiyanambi
Though we have much wealth, though we have many relatives to whom with we share our food, there is no use in our life if we do not have children. The children will walk with short steps. They stretch their small hands. They put their hands in our eating vessels, touch the food, take some food , wither away the ghee mixed rice on their body and make us forget ourselves by their activities.
189. A Song Written By Madhurai Kanakkaayanaar Mahanaar Nakkeeranaar
To the king who rules the whole world and to the uneducated who awaits for the animal not sleeping in the day and night, the quantity of food is a measureful and the dresses are two. All the other needs are the same. So giving to others is the use of the wealth. If we think that we will consume all, we will loose many good things.
190. A Song Written By Sozhan Nalluruththiran
Let the friendship with those who are like the rats which steel the paddy which is grown by the efforts of the farmer and those who do not give their wealth to others be ruined. Let the friendship with those who have such a strength of a tiger which does not eat the hog as it fell on the left hand side and kills the male elephant and makes it fall on its right hand side and eats in the next day be grown. Let the days with the nobles be so many.
Purananooru - 171 to 180 (English Translation)
171. A Song About Pittangkottran
He will give if we go today. He will give if we go after some days. If we go continuously, he will not say that he has given earlier. He will give and remove our poverty. He will give whatever I wish.. Let his fighting bring victory to him. Pittrangkottran will give the herds of cows and also give the shed of cows. He will give the heap of paddy. He has the generosity of giving the elephants which are adorned with ornaments. He will give not only to me ,but also to all. Let the thorn not hurt his feet. In this world there are a few who give to the poor. Let him live long, so that the beggars also live long. -Kaavirippoompattinaththu Kaarikkannanaar
172. A Song About Pittangkottran
Put the pot on the oven. Cook the rice much . See that the pot of the arrack be filled. Let the viraliyar who have worn ornaments , wear garlands. Indulge yourself in activities like this. Don't worry about anything. If the guarding fire of the ivana guards is put out , let Pittangkottran who removes the darkness like the precious stones live long. Let Seramaan Kodhai, the great patron who is the leader of Pittan and his enemies live long. -Vadama Vannakkan Dhaamodharan
173. A Song About Sirukudi Kizhaan Pannan
Oh Pannan ! You live long adding my life time too. Oh Paanaas ! See the struggle of my relatives. Like the birds which are calling from the fruit trees , the sound of the eaters is heard. On knowing the rainy season the ants are taking their eggs , go to the plateau. Like the ants carrying the eggs, the children are carrying the balls of rice on their hands and go in lines. Even after hearing the sound of those who eat and seeing the children carrying balls of rice, we are asking repeatedly that is the house of Pannan who is the doctor for the hunger disease , near or far because of our hunger and tiredness. -Sozhan Kulamuttraththu Thunjchiya Killivalavan
174. A Song About Malaiyamaan Sozhia Eanaadhi Thirukkannan
Like god Kannan who recovered the sun from the Asuraas, placed the sun in the sky and removed the darkness of the world, you fought with the enemies and rescued the Sozhaa's lost fame.. You are the successor who engraved the symbol of the tiger in the fort. Due to the good deeds done by you, your father has gone to heaven. You have born to remove the sorrow of the people of the world. Your arrival after the death of your father is like the arrival of the rain after a hot summer season. -Maarokkaththu Nappasalaiyaar
175. A Song About Aadhan Thungan
Oh our lord ! You live long. Those who open my heart will see you there. I won't forget you ever. I will forget you when I am dead or when I forget myself. When the Mouriyar invaded south, you are ruling like the sun helping many. -Kallil Aaththiraiyanaar
176. A Song About Nalliyangkodan
The ladies who are playing , will see the eggs of the tortoise and sweet smelling aambal roots when they scratch the soil which was dug by the hogs. The water will be flowing with sound from the shutters. You have Nalliyangkodan who is the lord of Maa Ilangai and who is sung by the Paanaas as your companion. Oh my fate ! There is no worry for you. Not knowing that sweet water which is like the water of Parambu, is available in Nalliyangkodan's place, many have wandered unnecessarily. Not like the days wasted without seeing you, let the friendship with you continue in the coming days. -Puraththinai Nannahanaar
177. A Song about Mali kizhaan Kaariyaadhi
the beggars will get elephants wearing ornaments as gifts. They can go into Malli Kizhaan's palace easily. But enemies cannot go there. His palace has a gate which won't allow the moon light. The forts are so nearer so that the warriors in them get the toddy from each other and drink. They eat kala fruit and thudari fruit. In the Kudanaadu where the warriors stand on the hill like sand heap, pluck the naaval fruits and eat them. Malli Kizhaan will give the pork with the white balls of rice to all those who come. The food which is served in palm leaves by him is more valuable than the elephants given by other patrons. -Aavoor Moolangkizhaar
178. A Song About Paandiyan Keeranjchaaththan
The elephant sighs after trying to untie itself . The horse likes to go out the stable. In the front yard Keeranjchaaththan will request the scholars to eat with him. He has the good quality of showing kindness to the scholars. The braves who are in a drunken state will speak a lot . But when war comes, they try to run away. Then Keeranjchaaththan will guard them and will stand against the enemies. -Aavoor Moolangkizhaar
179. A Song About Nallaikkizhavan Naahan
As I am unable to get anything from others , I have inverted my eating vessel. When I ask who is there to fill it up, many say that there is Nallaikizhavan Naahan to fill up your eating vessel. He is the companion of the Paandiyaa king. He gave weapons and warriors to the Paandiyaa king when he was in need. He also gave suggestions to the Paandiyaa king. He was like a bull. He indulged himself in many battles and gave food to the eagles. -Vadanedunththaththanaar
180. A Song About Iernthoor Koyamaan Maaran
Though he has not enough wealth to give, he has not the mean quality of saying “ No “ to them. He has born many sorrows for his king. He has many wounds got in the battle. As the foot of the aththi tree has many wounds, he also has many wounds. ( The aththi's milk is used as a medicine for the wounds. So the people cut the foot of the aththi tree and take the milk.) Though he has many wounds on his strong body, he is handsome too. He will be waitib\ng to receive the poor. He is the enemy to the hunger of the Paanaas. Oh aged beggar ! If you wish to remove your poverty, come with us. When we beg him, he will show our stomach to the blacksmith and ask him to make many vels. -Konaattu Erichchaloor Madalan Madhurai Kumaranaar
He will give if we go today. He will give if we go after some days. If we go continuously, he will not say that he has given earlier. He will give and remove our poverty. He will give whatever I wish.. Let his fighting bring victory to him. Pittrangkottran will give the herds of cows and also give the shed of cows. He will give the heap of paddy. He has the generosity of giving the elephants which are adorned with ornaments. He will give not only to me ,but also to all. Let the thorn not hurt his feet. In this world there are a few who give to the poor. Let him live long, so that the beggars also live long. -Kaavirippoompattinaththu Kaarikkannanaar
172. A Song About Pittangkottran
Put the pot on the oven. Cook the rice much . See that the pot of the arrack be filled. Let the viraliyar who have worn ornaments , wear garlands. Indulge yourself in activities like this. Don't worry about anything. If the guarding fire of the ivana guards is put out , let Pittangkottran who removes the darkness like the precious stones live long. Let Seramaan Kodhai, the great patron who is the leader of Pittan and his enemies live long. -Vadama Vannakkan Dhaamodharan
173. A Song About Sirukudi Kizhaan Pannan
Oh Pannan ! You live long adding my life time too. Oh Paanaas ! See the struggle of my relatives. Like the birds which are calling from the fruit trees , the sound of the eaters is heard. On knowing the rainy season the ants are taking their eggs , go to the plateau. Like the ants carrying the eggs, the children are carrying the balls of rice on their hands and go in lines. Even after hearing the sound of those who eat and seeing the children carrying balls of rice, we are asking repeatedly that is the house of Pannan who is the doctor for the hunger disease , near or far because of our hunger and tiredness. -Sozhan Kulamuttraththu Thunjchiya Killivalavan
174. A Song About Malaiyamaan Sozhia Eanaadhi Thirukkannan
Like god Kannan who recovered the sun from the Asuraas, placed the sun in the sky and removed the darkness of the world, you fought with the enemies and rescued the Sozhaa's lost fame.. You are the successor who engraved the symbol of the tiger in the fort. Due to the good deeds done by you, your father has gone to heaven. You have born to remove the sorrow of the people of the world. Your arrival after the death of your father is like the arrival of the rain after a hot summer season. -Maarokkaththu Nappasalaiyaar
175. A Song About Aadhan Thungan
Oh our lord ! You live long. Those who open my heart will see you there. I won't forget you ever. I will forget you when I am dead or when I forget myself. When the Mouriyar invaded south, you are ruling like the sun helping many. -Kallil Aaththiraiyanaar
176. A Song About Nalliyangkodan
The ladies who are playing , will see the eggs of the tortoise and sweet smelling aambal roots when they scratch the soil which was dug by the hogs. The water will be flowing with sound from the shutters. You have Nalliyangkodan who is the lord of Maa Ilangai and who is sung by the Paanaas as your companion. Oh my fate ! There is no worry for you. Not knowing that sweet water which is like the water of Parambu, is available in Nalliyangkodan's place, many have wandered unnecessarily. Not like the days wasted without seeing you, let the friendship with you continue in the coming days. -Puraththinai Nannahanaar
177. A Song about Mali kizhaan Kaariyaadhi
the beggars will get elephants wearing ornaments as gifts. They can go into Malli Kizhaan's palace easily. But enemies cannot go there. His palace has a gate which won't allow the moon light. The forts are so nearer so that the warriors in them get the toddy from each other and drink. They eat kala fruit and thudari fruit. In the Kudanaadu where the warriors stand on the hill like sand heap, pluck the naaval fruits and eat them. Malli Kizhaan will give the pork with the white balls of rice to all those who come. The food which is served in palm leaves by him is more valuable than the elephants given by other patrons. -Aavoor Moolangkizhaar
178. A Song About Paandiyan Keeranjchaaththan
The elephant sighs after trying to untie itself . The horse likes to go out the stable. In the front yard Keeranjchaaththan will request the scholars to eat with him. He has the good quality of showing kindness to the scholars. The braves who are in a drunken state will speak a lot . But when war comes, they try to run away. Then Keeranjchaaththan will guard them and will stand against the enemies. -Aavoor Moolangkizhaar
179. A Song About Nallaikkizhavan Naahan
As I am unable to get anything from others , I have inverted my eating vessel. When I ask who is there to fill it up, many say that there is Nallaikizhavan Naahan to fill up your eating vessel. He is the companion of the Paandiyaa king. He gave weapons and warriors to the Paandiyaa king when he was in need. He also gave suggestions to the Paandiyaa king. He was like a bull. He indulged himself in many battles and gave food to the eagles. -Vadanedunththaththanaar
180. A Song About Iernthoor Koyamaan Maaran
Though he has not enough wealth to give, he has not the mean quality of saying “ No “ to them. He has born many sorrows for his king. He has many wounds got in the battle. As the foot of the aththi tree has many wounds, he also has many wounds. ( The aththi's milk is used as a medicine for the wounds. So the people cut the foot of the aththi tree and take the milk.) Though he has many wounds on his strong body, he is handsome too. He will be waitib\ng to receive the poor. He is the enemy to the hunger of the Paanaas. Oh aged beggar ! If you wish to remove your poverty, come with us. When we beg him, he will show our stomach to the blacksmith and ask him to make many vels. -Konaattu Erichchaloor Madalan Madhurai Kumaranaar
Purananooru - 151 to 170 (English Translation)
151. A Song About Ilavichikko
Kandeerakkopperu Nalli belongs to a family in which the wife will give young elephants to those who come singing when her husband has gone to a far off place. I embrace Ilamkandeerakkopperu Nalli. You are the successor of Nannan who has a golden chariot. You have also the right to be embraced . But now your family has the blame of shutting the door to those who come singing your fame. So poets like me do not sing about your hill . -Perunthalaichchaaththanaar
152. A Song About Valvil Ori
The arrow that killed the elephant, pierced through the big mouth of the tiger which was about to kill the elephant, killed the deer which passed across, killed the hog and stood still in the body of a monitor which was in a deep burrow. Who will he be who sends the arrow like this ? He is not a hunder. He seems to be a rich man. Will he be the lord of the Kolli hill ? He has applied sandal on his broad chest. Whoever he may be. Let us sing about him. Oh Virali ! Get ready with various musical instruments. Saying this I sang the twenty one kinds of songs and called him , “ Oh king ! “ H knew that it was told about him. He blushed. I told him that we were going country after country , but we did not see such a bow warrior. On hearing this he did not allow me to speak. He gave us the flesh of the deer and arrac k. He gave gold and precious stones . He was none other rhan Ori who gave without saying “ No “. -Vanparanar
153. A Song About Valvil Ori
Ori was the lord of the hill which had the rain as an ornament. He gave elephants wearing ornaments as gifts to those who come begging every day. He had worn shining golden ornaments . He had bracelets on his arms. He would give like the rainy cloud. On knowing this our Paanaas went to see him. They had got the golden kuvalai garlands, golden ornaments and elephants as gifts. They have no hunger now. So they forget to dance and sing. -Vanparanar
154. A Song About Kongkaanakkizhaar
It is the nature of the people to ask is there any drinking water to quench the thirst even when they are near the waving sea as it has only salty water. Poets will go to the patrons instead of going to the rich kings. I come not considering the quantity, but considering your good quality. You never run back while fighting with your enemies. It is hard to ask gifts. Even if you give gifts or not , it is easy and natural to sing about your Kongkaananaadu which has many , cold water falls. -Mosi Keeranaar
155. A Song About Kongkaanakkizhaar
Oh Paanaa ! You have tied up the yaazh at your thin waist and you are asking who is there to remove your poverty. Listen to me. The nerunji flower which has the colour of gold will blossom seeing the face of the sun. Like that the eating vessels of the poets are stretched towards the chest of Kongkaanakkizhaar. - Mosi Keeranaar
156. A Song about Kongkaanakkizhaar
Other hills are good in one aspect. But the forest and hills of Kongkaanam are good in two aspects. Having the duty of giving to those who come for gifts, it is one good aspect. The defeated kings stand in a queue to give the tribute. It is the second good aspectof Kongkaanam. -Mosi Keeranaar
157. A Song About Earaikkon
Bearing the mistakes of the relatives , feeling shame on seeing poverty, helping them, being strong in the battle field so that others cannot blame and being with fame in the court yard where there are many kings are not present in other kings . These good qualities are present only in Earaikkon who has broad chest, killing vel and kaandhal garlands. In his hill when the sun sets, the young female deer calls its gathering . When it calls, the tiger in the cave hears its voice. -Ilaveyini
158. A Song About Kumanavallal
After the death of the seven patrons, you are the only person who helps the poor. So I have come to you to get gifts. Your Mudhiramalai has bamboo, vazhai and jack trees. The male monkey which plucked the jack fruit calls its female monkey which wishes to eat it. Oh lord of the Mudhiramalai which has new income ! Let your fame increase and you live long. -Perunjchiththiranaar
159. A Song About Kumanavallal
My mother laments that she has lived several years and uses the walking stick as a leg. She has grey hair and her eye sight is poor. She is so old that she cannot come to the front yard. My wife is not capable of feeding the children who lay beside her. She cooks the tender leaves of the greens without adding salt. She lives eating these green leaves as food. Oh Kumanna ! You have a fertile land where ivanam grows. You gave gifts like the rain so that we could quench our hunger. You should know that both the giver and receiver should be happy. Though the big elephant was the gift, I won't accept it if it was given without pleasure. Though it was small like a kundri I would accept it happily. So you give the gift with pleasure. I will sing for your long life. -Perunjchiththiranaar
160. A Song About Kumanavallal
The rays of the sun bring the sea water and pour it so that the dried grass and the forest get life. Like that you have given us food so that the hungry stomach is filled. There are small golden vessels around the eating vessels like the stars around the moon. You said, “ Oh Paanaas ! Eat this. You will not have any misery here after. “. You have given golden jewels. The poets who know your fame told me if you go to him , he will give you a lot. So I have come here. There is no food in our house. My children open the food vessels which are empty as there is no milk in their mother's breasts. When they weep my wife frightens them saying that the tiger is coming. She shows the moon to make them happy. But all her efforts will go waste. You give me much wealth so that my wife feels happy. You send me quickly. I will bless your fame and name be stable as long as the earth is here. -Perunjchiththiranaar
161. A Song About Kumanavallal
The clouds which take the water from the sea pour it as rain whereever it is needed. This rain water becomes ice in the Himalayas. In the summer where there is no rain, the ice in the Himalayas melts and runs as the Ganga river. You are the leader of the people like us. I have come through the forest way where there are robbers and deers. Let my poverty perish today itself. I want to leave from you on an elephant so that my wife wonders. Driven by my poverty I came before you and sang about your giving quality. Listen to it. You are capable of knowing my ability. You help me according to your highness. The kings should feel shame on seeing my gifts. I should leave you with such gifts. We wish your chest which is applied with sandal and is embraced by your ladies with kindness. Let the people who live under the shadow of your feet get gold and wealth. Let your fame increase more. -Perunjchiththiranaar
162. A Song About Ilavelimaan
You are not the person who does not give to those who come for getting gifts. There are persons who help the poor. To make you understand that there are persons who help the poor, I am tying up the elephant which is got as a gift at your guarding tree and leaving. -Perunjchiththiranaar
163. A Song About Kumanavallal
Oh my kind wife ! You give to those who come eagerly to whom you like, to your relatives and those who help when we were in poverty. You need not save it thinking that it will help in future. You give these gifts to all. Like Kumanan who gave these to us , let us give them to others. -Perunjchiththiranaar
164. A Song About Kumanavallal
As there was no cooking for a long time in the kitchen, there was fungi in the oven. As there was no food my wife's breast had no milk and my children were weeping. On seeing the sorrow of my wife I came to you thinking that you were the right person. Oh Kumanan ! I won't leave you without getting the gifts. Oh Kumanan ! You remove the hunger of the Koothers . You remove my poverty too. -Perunththalaichchaaththanaar
165. A Song About Kumanavallal
Those who liked to establish their fame, left their life too for that. Those who do not give their wealth, do not know the noble way. Oh Kumanan ! You are giving elephants to the poets. Ooh Ilangkumanaa ! As Kumanan had nothing to give to me, he gave his sword and asked me to cut down his head, give to you and get the gift from you. I have come here after seeing your brother Kumanan in the forest. -Perunththalaichchaaththanaar
166. A Song About Poonjchattroor Kavuniyan Vnnanththaayan
Oh king ! You have born in a great family . To minimize the number of people who are against the aadhi veda which has four parts and six kinds , you have done twenty one velvies to avoid the lies which resemble truth. The leather of the deer is on your shoulder for doing the velvies. Your wives who have chastity do their duties according to your orders. We wish to see this scene after you have done so many velvies by pouring the ghee of the seven kinds of cows as water. The rainy clouds thunder on the Kudahu hill which is in the west. The new flood which comes with sweet smell will save the world. I leave you to eat, sing and dance in Aavoor Moolam. Like the fertile Himalayas you long live Vinnththaaya! -Aavoor M oolangkizhaar
167. A Song About Eanaadhi Thirukkilli
You will stand against your enemies bravely. You have so many scars on your body. Your fame is sweet to hear. Your appearance is not nice. As your enemies run away from the battle field on seeing you, there is no wound on their bodies. Their cowardice is not sweet to hear. They are good looking. You both are good in one and not sweet in another. What else is the difference between you ? But the people wonder at you. I don't know the reason for this. Oh king ! Tell me the reason. -Konattu Erichchaloor Madalan Madhurai Kumaranaar
168. A Song About Pittangkottran
The hogs will eat the kaandhal roots with their gathering. In the pits dig by the hogs we sow thinai. When the thinai is harvested , it is cooked with the cow's milk, burning sandal woods as fire wood. It is served on the banana leaves and ate with many. Oh lord of the Kudhirai hill ! Let your fame increase so that the kings who do not give to others feel shame. -Karuvoor Kadhappillai
169. A Song About Pittangkottran
You stand against the weapons thrown by your enemies. You oppose your enemies like a hill across the river. It has become impossible to see and speak to you. The hunger of our gathering cannot be revealed. Luckily I have seen you today. So give the gift today itself and make me go today itself. You live with a lot of victories. -Kaavirippoompattinaththu Kaarikkannanaar
170. A Song About Pittangkottran
The forest cows eat the gooseberry and left the seeds in the front yard. They look like small stones. There are hunters who eat the things got by hunting. The Pulaiyan plays the drum. .Its sound echoes with the screeching sound of the owl in the cave where there is a tiger. Pittan is the lord of this place. Oh enemies ! You don't come near him. He will give the tusks to the Viraliyar and arrack to the Paanaas. Though he is kind to the Koothers, he is hard as the forge in the blacksmiths work place. -Uraiyoor Maruththuvan Dhaamodharan
Kandeerakkopperu Nalli belongs to a family in which the wife will give young elephants to those who come singing when her husband has gone to a far off place. I embrace Ilamkandeerakkopperu Nalli. You are the successor of Nannan who has a golden chariot. You have also the right to be embraced . But now your family has the blame of shutting the door to those who come singing your fame. So poets like me do not sing about your hill . -Perunthalaichchaaththanaar
152. A Song About Valvil Ori
The arrow that killed the elephant, pierced through the big mouth of the tiger which was about to kill the elephant, killed the deer which passed across, killed the hog and stood still in the body of a monitor which was in a deep burrow. Who will he be who sends the arrow like this ? He is not a hunder. He seems to be a rich man. Will he be the lord of the Kolli hill ? He has applied sandal on his broad chest. Whoever he may be. Let us sing about him. Oh Virali ! Get ready with various musical instruments. Saying this I sang the twenty one kinds of songs and called him , “ Oh king ! “ H knew that it was told about him. He blushed. I told him that we were going country after country , but we did not see such a bow warrior. On hearing this he did not allow me to speak. He gave us the flesh of the deer and arrac k. He gave gold and precious stones . He was none other rhan Ori who gave without saying “ No “. -Vanparanar
153. A Song About Valvil Ori
Ori was the lord of the hill which had the rain as an ornament. He gave elephants wearing ornaments as gifts to those who come begging every day. He had worn shining golden ornaments . He had bracelets on his arms. He would give like the rainy cloud. On knowing this our Paanaas went to see him. They had got the golden kuvalai garlands, golden ornaments and elephants as gifts. They have no hunger now. So they forget to dance and sing. -Vanparanar
154. A Song About Kongkaanakkizhaar
It is the nature of the people to ask is there any drinking water to quench the thirst even when they are near the waving sea as it has only salty water. Poets will go to the patrons instead of going to the rich kings. I come not considering the quantity, but considering your good quality. You never run back while fighting with your enemies. It is hard to ask gifts. Even if you give gifts or not , it is easy and natural to sing about your Kongkaananaadu which has many , cold water falls. -Mosi Keeranaar
155. A Song About Kongkaanakkizhaar
Oh Paanaa ! You have tied up the yaazh at your thin waist and you are asking who is there to remove your poverty. Listen to me. The nerunji flower which has the colour of gold will blossom seeing the face of the sun. Like that the eating vessels of the poets are stretched towards the chest of Kongkaanakkizhaar. - Mosi Keeranaar
156. A Song about Kongkaanakkizhaar
Other hills are good in one aspect. But the forest and hills of Kongkaanam are good in two aspects. Having the duty of giving to those who come for gifts, it is one good aspect. The defeated kings stand in a queue to give the tribute. It is the second good aspectof Kongkaanam. -Mosi Keeranaar
157. A Song About Earaikkon
Bearing the mistakes of the relatives , feeling shame on seeing poverty, helping them, being strong in the battle field so that others cannot blame and being with fame in the court yard where there are many kings are not present in other kings . These good qualities are present only in Earaikkon who has broad chest, killing vel and kaandhal garlands. In his hill when the sun sets, the young female deer calls its gathering . When it calls, the tiger in the cave hears its voice. -Ilaveyini
158. A Song About Kumanavallal
After the death of the seven patrons, you are the only person who helps the poor. So I have come to you to get gifts. Your Mudhiramalai has bamboo, vazhai and jack trees. The male monkey which plucked the jack fruit calls its female monkey which wishes to eat it. Oh lord of the Mudhiramalai which has new income ! Let your fame increase and you live long. -Perunjchiththiranaar
159. A Song About Kumanavallal
My mother laments that she has lived several years and uses the walking stick as a leg. She has grey hair and her eye sight is poor. She is so old that she cannot come to the front yard. My wife is not capable of feeding the children who lay beside her. She cooks the tender leaves of the greens without adding salt. She lives eating these green leaves as food. Oh Kumanna ! You have a fertile land where ivanam grows. You gave gifts like the rain so that we could quench our hunger. You should know that both the giver and receiver should be happy. Though the big elephant was the gift, I won't accept it if it was given without pleasure. Though it was small like a kundri I would accept it happily. So you give the gift with pleasure. I will sing for your long life. -Perunjchiththiranaar
160. A Song About Kumanavallal
The rays of the sun bring the sea water and pour it so that the dried grass and the forest get life. Like that you have given us food so that the hungry stomach is filled. There are small golden vessels around the eating vessels like the stars around the moon. You said, “ Oh Paanaas ! Eat this. You will not have any misery here after. “. You have given golden jewels. The poets who know your fame told me if you go to him , he will give you a lot. So I have come here. There is no food in our house. My children open the food vessels which are empty as there is no milk in their mother's breasts. When they weep my wife frightens them saying that the tiger is coming. She shows the moon to make them happy. But all her efforts will go waste. You give me much wealth so that my wife feels happy. You send me quickly. I will bless your fame and name be stable as long as the earth is here. -Perunjchiththiranaar
161. A Song About Kumanavallal
The clouds which take the water from the sea pour it as rain whereever it is needed. This rain water becomes ice in the Himalayas. In the summer where there is no rain, the ice in the Himalayas melts and runs as the Ganga river. You are the leader of the people like us. I have come through the forest way where there are robbers and deers. Let my poverty perish today itself. I want to leave from you on an elephant so that my wife wonders. Driven by my poverty I came before you and sang about your giving quality. Listen to it. You are capable of knowing my ability. You help me according to your highness. The kings should feel shame on seeing my gifts. I should leave you with such gifts. We wish your chest which is applied with sandal and is embraced by your ladies with kindness. Let the people who live under the shadow of your feet get gold and wealth. Let your fame increase more. -Perunjchiththiranaar
162. A Song About Ilavelimaan
You are not the person who does not give to those who come for getting gifts. There are persons who help the poor. To make you understand that there are persons who help the poor, I am tying up the elephant which is got as a gift at your guarding tree and leaving. -Perunjchiththiranaar
163. A Song About Kumanavallal
Oh my kind wife ! You give to those who come eagerly to whom you like, to your relatives and those who help when we were in poverty. You need not save it thinking that it will help in future. You give these gifts to all. Like Kumanan who gave these to us , let us give them to others. -Perunjchiththiranaar
164. A Song About Kumanavallal
As there was no cooking for a long time in the kitchen, there was fungi in the oven. As there was no food my wife's breast had no milk and my children were weeping. On seeing the sorrow of my wife I came to you thinking that you were the right person. Oh Kumanan ! I won't leave you without getting the gifts. Oh Kumanan ! You remove the hunger of the Koothers . You remove my poverty too. -Perunththalaichchaaththanaar
165. A Song About Kumanavallal
Those who liked to establish their fame, left their life too for that. Those who do not give their wealth, do not know the noble way. Oh Kumanan ! You are giving elephants to the poets. Ooh Ilangkumanaa ! As Kumanan had nothing to give to me, he gave his sword and asked me to cut down his head, give to you and get the gift from you. I have come here after seeing your brother Kumanan in the forest. -Perunththalaichchaaththanaar
166. A Song About Poonjchattroor Kavuniyan Vnnanththaayan
Oh king ! You have born in a great family . To minimize the number of people who are against the aadhi veda which has four parts and six kinds , you have done twenty one velvies to avoid the lies which resemble truth. The leather of the deer is on your shoulder for doing the velvies. Your wives who have chastity do their duties according to your orders. We wish to see this scene after you have done so many velvies by pouring the ghee of the seven kinds of cows as water. The rainy clouds thunder on the Kudahu hill which is in the west. The new flood which comes with sweet smell will save the world. I leave you to eat, sing and dance in Aavoor Moolam. Like the fertile Himalayas you long live Vinnththaaya! -Aavoor M oolangkizhaar
167. A Song About Eanaadhi Thirukkilli
You will stand against your enemies bravely. You have so many scars on your body. Your fame is sweet to hear. Your appearance is not nice. As your enemies run away from the battle field on seeing you, there is no wound on their bodies. Their cowardice is not sweet to hear. They are good looking. You both are good in one and not sweet in another. What else is the difference between you ? But the people wonder at you. I don't know the reason for this. Oh king ! Tell me the reason. -Konattu Erichchaloor Madalan Madhurai Kumaranaar
168. A Song About Pittangkottran
The hogs will eat the kaandhal roots with their gathering. In the pits dig by the hogs we sow thinai. When the thinai is harvested , it is cooked with the cow's milk, burning sandal woods as fire wood. It is served on the banana leaves and ate with many. Oh lord of the Kudhirai hill ! Let your fame increase so that the kings who do not give to others feel shame. -Karuvoor Kadhappillai
169. A Song About Pittangkottran
You stand against the weapons thrown by your enemies. You oppose your enemies like a hill across the river. It has become impossible to see and speak to you. The hunger of our gathering cannot be revealed. Luckily I have seen you today. So give the gift today itself and make me go today itself. You live with a lot of victories. -Kaavirippoompattinaththu Kaarikkannanaar
170. A Song About Pittangkottran
The forest cows eat the gooseberry and left the seeds in the front yard. They look like small stones. There are hunters who eat the things got by hunting. The Pulaiyan plays the drum. .Its sound echoes with the screeching sound of the owl in the cave where there is a tiger. Pittan is the lord of this place. Oh enemies ! You don't come near him. He will give the tusks to the Viraliyar and arrack to the Paanaas. Though he is kind to the Koothers, he is hard as the forge in the blacksmiths work place. -Uraiyoor Maruththuvan Dhaamodharan
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Purananooru - 136 to 150 (English Translation)
136. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Shall I say the lice in my head as my enemies ? Shall I say the poverty which tortures me and my relatives as my enemy ? Shall I say the dwarfs who seize our things like the monkeys in the hilly way as my enemies ? We have come through this hard forest way thinking that you will know all our enemies and give us gifts. Those who help the poor are the real helpers. Those who help the rich are helping themselves. So you send us giving gifts. We will praise you to live more than the sand on the bank of Thuraiyoor . We will live with the wealth given by you. -Thuraiyoor Odaikkizhaar
137. A Song About Naanjil Valluvan
I am the one who have not the desire to praise the three kings who have young elephants and the world which has the sea as the boundary. I am the one who know you very earlier. The seed which is sowed in a pit which is full of water will not go waste without growing because of the scarcity of water. It will grow like the sugarcane. Though the rain fails in the summer, the water in the ponds never goes dry. The river water which looks like clear gems will carry vengai flowers and run towards the sea. Oh lord of this fertile Naanjil hill ! You live long. Let your father and mother also live long. -Orusirai Periyanaar
138. A Song About Naanjil Valluvan
Oh old Paanaa ! You have come through the forest way where there are cow herds, the hilly way where there are flock of deers and the river way where there are a lot of fish. You have come with a small yaazh , wearing rags. You have come with a desire to get gifts. You have a high thought. The lord whom you wish to sing never says, “I have nothing today. So you go and come tomorrow.“ He is the husband of the beautiful lady who has dense, dark hair. He is like the ear kept by the parrot in a tree hole. When you return after getting the gifts from him , none can recognize you that you were that old Paanaa in rags. Your appearance will be totally changed then. -Marudhan Ilanaahanaar
139. A Song About Naanjil Valluvan
The youths having small tied up hair and the Viraliyar who have creeper like waist are waiting for a long time to get your gift. I won't lie to get gifts from you for their living. I am telling the truth . You are the successor of a dynasty which never retraces in a war. Oh lord of the Naanjil hill ! My poverty does not allow me wait until you give gifts to me. Your Seraa king is ready to give whatever you need. You are ready to give your life itself to the Seraa king . If a war comes suddenly and if you go to the war, myself and my relatives cannot wait for the gift which will be given by you after the war. So before the war, you give up the gifts and remove our hunger. -Marudhan Ilanaahanaar
140. A song About Naanjil Valluvan
The Naanjil hill is very high. There are many jack trees. Oh poets having tongues which sing great Thamizh songs ! It seems that Naanjil Valluvan is a fool who cannot know the truth. He gives an elephant which looks like a hill as a gift to those who come to get some rice to cook. What an ignorance ! It seems that there will be such gifts in this world. Will not the bgreat people do their duties knowing the right way ? -Awvaiyaar
141. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
We who look like the Paanaas have worn golden lotuses on our heads. Our Viraliyar have worn golden jewels. We have untied the horses from the chariot and are in the forest area happily as we are in our home. Oh poets ! Do you want to ask who are we ? We are also like you. We with our relatives suffered a lot than you before seeing Behan. Now our condition has changed because of the gifts given by Behan. Though he knew that the peacock did not cover its body with a shawl, he gave his shawl to it. He will give in large quantities to many. He does not give expecting fame and benefits in the next birth. He gives knowing the poverty of the people. So you go and get gifts. -Paranar
142. A song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
The rain will fall in the pond where there is no water and in the vast fields. It will fall on the barren land too. Like the rain Behan who has elephant army and has worn kazhals gives to all without knowing their standard. But when he fights, he will fight with those who are equal to him in strength. -Paranar
143. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
The Kuravaas will request the rainy cloud to rain and if it rains a lot they will request it to stop.. They worship god giving offerings. When the rain stops they eat the thinai. Oh lord of that land having strong horse army ! Yesterday when we were coming across the forest way where the water falls sounded like murasu, we saw a small village . There we sang about you and your hill. On hearing that there came a lady who could not control her weeping. Her tears wet her chest. Her crying voice resembles the sound of the flute. We don't know who she is. She is more pitiable than us. -Kapilar
144. A Song about Vaiyaavikko Behan
Oh Behan ! Not showing mercy is cruel. In the evening when darkness surrounded, we played our yaazh and sang about you, your forest and your hill. Then we saw a lady who had ink smeared, neidhal flowers like eyes. Tears were rolling down from her eyes wet her chest. We asked that lady if she was a relative to our Behan. She wiped out her tears with her kaandhal flower like fingers and told that she was not a relative to Behan. She added that others told that he had fallen in love with a lady like her and came to Nalloor which had the mullai land as a fence. -Paranar
145. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
Oh Behaa ! You gave your shawl to the peacock thinking that it would tremble in the cold. You have good fame, male elephants and horses. We do not come with hunger. We do not have the duty of saving our relatives. We play the yaazh so that the hearers appreciate it moving their heads. We request you to show mercy . You get on your chariots on which bells are tied, go to your wife and remove her deep sorrow. It is the gift begged by us. -Paranar
146. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
Let the gold and wealth given by you be with you. Oh Behan ! I do not come to get these. If you wish to give me any gift on hearing my song about your hill , you show mercy to your wife. She is in a deep sorrow as you do not show her kindness. Her hair is like the feathers of the peacock. In order to make it dry up by sweet smelling smoke and to wear cold, sweet smelling garland you tie up your horse to the chariot and go to your wife. -Arisil Kizhaar
147. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
Oh Behan ! We crossed the hilly way playing our yaazh and came here. Your wife is alone hearing the sound of the rain. She has not applied oil to her hair. Her cold eyes are with tears. To make her hair clean and wear new flowers you go to her place. This is the best gift that can be given by you. -Perungkundroor Kizhaar
148. A Song About Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli
Oh king having fertility given by the water falls ! Oh Nalli ! The gold, wealth and the elephants in your country are for giving to those who come to get them. So our little tongues do not have the habit of singing about those who do not give. -Vanparanar
149. A Song About Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli
Oh Nalli ! You live long. Because of your patronage, our Paanaas sing marudham in the evening which is to be sung in the morning and sevvazhi in the morning which is to be sung in the evening. -Vanparanar
150. A Song About Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli
I was with a rag, which looked like the white eagle's wing, under a jack tree. I was suffering like this. I stood and began to worship . When a hunter came, he made me sit. He cooked the flesh of the deer in the fire and gave it to us to eat. We ate it and drank the water of the water falls and quenched our hunger. When we were to depart, that hunter gave his pearl garland and bracelet saying that he had no other good jewels as he was a dweller of the forest. Even when I asked his name and village, he refused to say them. On hearing others' talk, we came to know that he was Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli who had the big hill in the Thotti range and marble like water falls. -Vanparanar
Shall I say the lice in my head as my enemies ? Shall I say the poverty which tortures me and my relatives as my enemy ? Shall I say the dwarfs who seize our things like the monkeys in the hilly way as my enemies ? We have come through this hard forest way thinking that you will know all our enemies and give us gifts. Those who help the poor are the real helpers. Those who help the rich are helping themselves. So you send us giving gifts. We will praise you to live more than the sand on the bank of Thuraiyoor . We will live with the wealth given by you. -Thuraiyoor Odaikkizhaar
137. A Song About Naanjil Valluvan
I am the one who have not the desire to praise the three kings who have young elephants and the world which has the sea as the boundary. I am the one who know you very earlier. The seed which is sowed in a pit which is full of water will not go waste without growing because of the scarcity of water. It will grow like the sugarcane. Though the rain fails in the summer, the water in the ponds never goes dry. The river water which looks like clear gems will carry vengai flowers and run towards the sea. Oh lord of this fertile Naanjil hill ! You live long. Let your father and mother also live long. -Orusirai Periyanaar
138. A Song About Naanjil Valluvan
Oh old Paanaa ! You have come through the forest way where there are cow herds, the hilly way where there are flock of deers and the river way where there are a lot of fish. You have come with a small yaazh , wearing rags. You have come with a desire to get gifts. You have a high thought. The lord whom you wish to sing never says, “I have nothing today. So you go and come tomorrow.“ He is the husband of the beautiful lady who has dense, dark hair. He is like the ear kept by the parrot in a tree hole. When you return after getting the gifts from him , none can recognize you that you were that old Paanaa in rags. Your appearance will be totally changed then. -Marudhan Ilanaahanaar
139. A Song About Naanjil Valluvan
The youths having small tied up hair and the Viraliyar who have creeper like waist are waiting for a long time to get your gift. I won't lie to get gifts from you for their living. I am telling the truth . You are the successor of a dynasty which never retraces in a war. Oh lord of the Naanjil hill ! My poverty does not allow me wait until you give gifts to me. Your Seraa king is ready to give whatever you need. You are ready to give your life itself to the Seraa king . If a war comes suddenly and if you go to the war, myself and my relatives cannot wait for the gift which will be given by you after the war. So before the war, you give up the gifts and remove our hunger. -Marudhan Ilanaahanaar
140. A song About Naanjil Valluvan
The Naanjil hill is very high. There are many jack trees. Oh poets having tongues which sing great Thamizh songs ! It seems that Naanjil Valluvan is a fool who cannot know the truth. He gives an elephant which looks like a hill as a gift to those who come to get some rice to cook. What an ignorance ! It seems that there will be such gifts in this world. Will not the bgreat people do their duties knowing the right way ? -Awvaiyaar
141. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
We who look like the Paanaas have worn golden lotuses on our heads. Our Viraliyar have worn golden jewels. We have untied the horses from the chariot and are in the forest area happily as we are in our home. Oh poets ! Do you want to ask who are we ? We are also like you. We with our relatives suffered a lot than you before seeing Behan. Now our condition has changed because of the gifts given by Behan. Though he knew that the peacock did not cover its body with a shawl, he gave his shawl to it. He will give in large quantities to many. He does not give expecting fame and benefits in the next birth. He gives knowing the poverty of the people. So you go and get gifts. -Paranar
142. A song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
The rain will fall in the pond where there is no water and in the vast fields. It will fall on the barren land too. Like the rain Behan who has elephant army and has worn kazhals gives to all without knowing their standard. But when he fights, he will fight with those who are equal to him in strength. -Paranar
143. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
The Kuravaas will request the rainy cloud to rain and if it rains a lot they will request it to stop.. They worship god giving offerings. When the rain stops they eat the thinai. Oh lord of that land having strong horse army ! Yesterday when we were coming across the forest way where the water falls sounded like murasu, we saw a small village . There we sang about you and your hill. On hearing that there came a lady who could not control her weeping. Her tears wet her chest. Her crying voice resembles the sound of the flute. We don't know who she is. She is more pitiable than us. -Kapilar
144. A Song about Vaiyaavikko Behan
Oh Behan ! Not showing mercy is cruel. In the evening when darkness surrounded, we played our yaazh and sang about you, your forest and your hill. Then we saw a lady who had ink smeared, neidhal flowers like eyes. Tears were rolling down from her eyes wet her chest. We asked that lady if she was a relative to our Behan. She wiped out her tears with her kaandhal flower like fingers and told that she was not a relative to Behan. She added that others told that he had fallen in love with a lady like her and came to Nalloor which had the mullai land as a fence. -Paranar
145. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
Oh Behaa ! You gave your shawl to the peacock thinking that it would tremble in the cold. You have good fame, male elephants and horses. We do not come with hunger. We do not have the duty of saving our relatives. We play the yaazh so that the hearers appreciate it moving their heads. We request you to show mercy . You get on your chariots on which bells are tied, go to your wife and remove her deep sorrow. It is the gift begged by us. -Paranar
146. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
Let the gold and wealth given by you be with you. Oh Behan ! I do not come to get these. If you wish to give me any gift on hearing my song about your hill , you show mercy to your wife. She is in a deep sorrow as you do not show her kindness. Her hair is like the feathers of the peacock. In order to make it dry up by sweet smelling smoke and to wear cold, sweet smelling garland you tie up your horse to the chariot and go to your wife. -Arisil Kizhaar
147. A Song About Vaiyaavikko Behan
Oh Behan ! We crossed the hilly way playing our yaazh and came here. Your wife is alone hearing the sound of the rain. She has not applied oil to her hair. Her cold eyes are with tears. To make her hair clean and wear new flowers you go to her place. This is the best gift that can be given by you. -Perungkundroor Kizhaar
148. A Song About Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli
Oh king having fertility given by the water falls ! Oh Nalli ! The gold, wealth and the elephants in your country are for giving to those who come to get them. So our little tongues do not have the habit of singing about those who do not give. -Vanparanar
149. A Song About Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli
Oh Nalli ! You live long. Because of your patronage, our Paanaas sing marudham in the evening which is to be sung in the morning and sevvazhi in the morning which is to be sung in the evening. -Vanparanar
150. A Song About Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli
I was with a rag, which looked like the white eagle's wing, under a jack tree. I was suffering like this. I stood and began to worship . When a hunter came, he made me sit. He cooked the flesh of the deer in the fire and gave it to us to eat. We ate it and drank the water of the water falls and quenched our hunger. When we were to depart, that hunter gave his pearl garland and bracelet saying that he had no other good jewels as he was a dweller of the forest. Even when I asked his name and village, he refused to say them. On hearing others' talk, we came to know that he was Kandeeraakkopperu Nalli who had the big hill in the Thotti range and marble like water falls. -Vanparanar
Purananooru - 121 to 135 (English Translation)
121. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Trusting one who gives all, many will come from all the four directions. To give them is easy. But giving according to their standard is very hard. So , oh king having the fame of giving ! Avoid thinking all alike if you wish to give according to their standard. -Kapilar
122. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Oh Kaari wearing brave kazhals ! Your country cannot be destroyed by the sea. It cannot be captured by your enemies. It is the possession of the Andhanaas who light the velvi fire. The tributes which were given by the three kings are used for giving those who sing about you. It is your aim to give all except your wife who has chastity like Arundhadhi, sweet words and soft shoulders. Oh what a greatness you have! -Kapillar
123. A song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
It is easy for any one to give chariots as gifts to others when sitting happily in the court yard with drunkenness. But Thirumudikkaari , who has imperishable fame will give decorated chariots to other even if he is not in a drunkenness state. The chariots given by him are more than the rain drops which rain on the Mulloor hill. -Kapilar
124. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Though the day is not good, though the birds show bad omen,though you go in a time which is not suitable, though you praise him with meaningless words, Thirumudikkaari who belongs to Mulloor hill where the water falls are sounding continuously will give to those who sing abot him. They won't return with empty hands. -Kapilar
125. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Oh lord ! We drink toddy and eat flesh which has the softness of cotton and the colour of the fire. You have destroyed the strength of the enemies. Like the bull which got tiredness on ploughing eats the straw, the arrack that you drink after giving to others help you like the amudham.The warriors who conquered the elephants which are like the moving mountains will praise you for the victory. The defeated will say if it is not Thirumudikkaari who opposed us, we should have won easily. You are the one who has greatness of being praised by your friends and enemies like god Murugan. -Vadama Vannakkan Perunjchaaththanaar
126. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Oh king you are the successor of a great family. You melt the ornaments on the foreheads of the enemies' elephants, make them as golden lotus and adorn the Paanaas' heads who come singing about you. We are not able to sing your fame. Oh king of the Mulloor hill ! You have dark forests which look like the sleeping night and singing water falls. We have come to sing about you. Let your family and dynasty get greatness. Kapilar who has sung your fame so much so that there is nothing to sing about you. Can we sing new about you ? When Seran's vessel sails on the western sea, can the vessels of others go there ? Like that after kapilar's song we cannot sing. We have come to sing about you in order to drive away our poverty. Oh king ! You are the lord of the country which is on the bank of the Pennai river. You are killing the enemies' elephant army with your elephant army which goes with the sound of the murasu which sounds like thunder which frightens the cobras. You give us gifts hearing our songs too. -Maarokkaththu Nappasalaiyaar
127. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Oh king ! As you have given all the elephants to the Paanaas who came with yaazh singing sweet songs, the elephant shed is empty and now there are peacocks. Your palace is now without beauty as it has no jewels to give to the singers except the mangala thread of your wife. The palaces ,where the kings eat tasty food without giving it to others, are not equal to aai's palace. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
128. A Song About Vel Aai andiran
There is a jack tree in the centre of the town. There was a monkey on a big branch of it. It tapped the muzhavu of the Paanaas which was hung on the tree thinking it as a jack fruit. When it tapped the muzhavu ,it sounded. On hearing the sound, the annams flew away with fear. Aai's hill has such a fertility. The Virali who has worn bangles can reach the Podhihai hill which has a lot of rain. But the enemies cannot reach it at any cost. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
129. A Song About Ve Aai Andiran
The Kuravaas who live in the caves drink the honey stored in the bamboo tubes and dance kuravai dance under the shadow of the vengai tree. Aai who belongs to this hill which has vengai trees and jack trees , is strong in war. He has the desire to give to those who come singing about him. The elephants that were given to the Paanaas do not equal to the stars which are in the sky which has no black clouds. They are more in number than the stars. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
130. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Oh Aai wearing shining ornaments ! Do the female elephants in your country give birth to ten calves in one delivery ? You gave elephants to those who came singing about you and your hill with smiling face. Oh Aai ! If we count the number of elephants given by you , they will be more than the number of vels left by the Kongers when you drove them in the western seashore. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
131.A Song About vel Aai Andiran
Will these forests have praised the hill of Aai on which the rainy clouds settle ? Aai has worn the kanni made up of vazhai flowers and has a brave sword. Will the fertile forest which has plenty of fruits and vegetables have got these elephants as gifts for singing about him ? -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
132. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
I should have think about you first when I wish to get gifts. But I remember you later and come to you. Let my heart which forgot to think about you first perish. Let my tongue which did not sing about you crack. Let my ears shut like the well in the ruined village. The Himalayas, where the kavari eats narandham grass , drinks water from the pond where there are kuvalai flowers and will be under the shadow of the thahara tree with its mate happily, is in the north. Aay's dynasty is in the south. If these two are not present the world should have gone upside down. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
133. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Oh lady with soft nature ! You should have heard the good qualities of Aai but you should not have seen him. If you wish to see him go with your sweet smelling hair which moves in the wind , like the dancing peacock. If you go like that you can see Aai who will give you like the rainy cloud. So you go to see him. -Uraiyoor Eanychcheri Mudamosiyaar
134. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Aai is not a business man who thinks that if we do good deeds in this birth, it will help in the next birth. He patronized because it was the living way of the scholars and great people. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
135. A song About Vel Aai Andiran
It is a high hill where tigers live. In the hilly way which cannot be climbed up easily, I came with a small yaazh, followed by the slow walking Paadini , Thinking about your fame. Oh Aai ! You will give elephants with their calves to those who come to your country. I don't want elephants. I don't want chariots. You consider those who come to get gifts as your relatives, even if they possess your wealth. Let your living days increase like your broad mind. I have come here to see you. Oh king ! You have conquered the enemies. You have a hill which is praised by many. Seeing you itself is a gift to me. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
Trusting one who gives all, many will come from all the four directions. To give them is easy. But giving according to their standard is very hard. So , oh king having the fame of giving ! Avoid thinking all alike if you wish to give according to their standard. -Kapilar
122. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Oh Kaari wearing brave kazhals ! Your country cannot be destroyed by the sea. It cannot be captured by your enemies. It is the possession of the Andhanaas who light the velvi fire. The tributes which were given by the three kings are used for giving those who sing about you. It is your aim to give all except your wife who has chastity like Arundhadhi, sweet words and soft shoulders. Oh what a greatness you have! -Kapillar
123. A song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
It is easy for any one to give chariots as gifts to others when sitting happily in the court yard with drunkenness. But Thirumudikkaari , who has imperishable fame will give decorated chariots to other even if he is not in a drunkenness state. The chariots given by him are more than the rain drops which rain on the Mulloor hill. -Kapilar
124. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Though the day is not good, though the birds show bad omen,though you go in a time which is not suitable, though you praise him with meaningless words, Thirumudikkaari who belongs to Mulloor hill where the water falls are sounding continuously will give to those who sing abot him. They won't return with empty hands. -Kapilar
125. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Oh lord ! We drink toddy and eat flesh which has the softness of cotton and the colour of the fire. You have destroyed the strength of the enemies. Like the bull which got tiredness on ploughing eats the straw, the arrack that you drink after giving to others help you like the amudham.The warriors who conquered the elephants which are like the moving mountains will praise you for the victory. The defeated will say if it is not Thirumudikkaari who opposed us, we should have won easily. You are the one who has greatness of being praised by your friends and enemies like god Murugan. -Vadama Vannakkan Perunjchaaththanaar
126. A Song About Malaiyamaan Thirumudikkaari
Oh king you are the successor of a great family. You melt the ornaments on the foreheads of the enemies' elephants, make them as golden lotus and adorn the Paanaas' heads who come singing about you. We are not able to sing your fame. Oh king of the Mulloor hill ! You have dark forests which look like the sleeping night and singing water falls. We have come to sing about you. Let your family and dynasty get greatness. Kapilar who has sung your fame so much so that there is nothing to sing about you. Can we sing new about you ? When Seran's vessel sails on the western sea, can the vessels of others go there ? Like that after kapilar's song we cannot sing. We have come to sing about you in order to drive away our poverty. Oh king ! You are the lord of the country which is on the bank of the Pennai river. You are killing the enemies' elephant army with your elephant army which goes with the sound of the murasu which sounds like thunder which frightens the cobras. You give us gifts hearing our songs too. -Maarokkaththu Nappasalaiyaar
127. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Oh king ! As you have given all the elephants to the Paanaas who came with yaazh singing sweet songs, the elephant shed is empty and now there are peacocks. Your palace is now without beauty as it has no jewels to give to the singers except the mangala thread of your wife. The palaces ,where the kings eat tasty food without giving it to others, are not equal to aai's palace. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
128. A Song About Vel Aai andiran
There is a jack tree in the centre of the town. There was a monkey on a big branch of it. It tapped the muzhavu of the Paanaas which was hung on the tree thinking it as a jack fruit. When it tapped the muzhavu ,it sounded. On hearing the sound, the annams flew away with fear. Aai's hill has such a fertility. The Virali who has worn bangles can reach the Podhihai hill which has a lot of rain. But the enemies cannot reach it at any cost. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
129. A Song About Ve Aai Andiran
The Kuravaas who live in the caves drink the honey stored in the bamboo tubes and dance kuravai dance under the shadow of the vengai tree. Aai who belongs to this hill which has vengai trees and jack trees , is strong in war. He has the desire to give to those who come singing about him. The elephants that were given to the Paanaas do not equal to the stars which are in the sky which has no black clouds. They are more in number than the stars. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
130. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Oh Aai wearing shining ornaments ! Do the female elephants in your country give birth to ten calves in one delivery ? You gave elephants to those who came singing about you and your hill with smiling face. Oh Aai ! If we count the number of elephants given by you , they will be more than the number of vels left by the Kongers when you drove them in the western seashore. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
131.A Song About vel Aai Andiran
Will these forests have praised the hill of Aai on which the rainy clouds settle ? Aai has worn the kanni made up of vazhai flowers and has a brave sword. Will the fertile forest which has plenty of fruits and vegetables have got these elephants as gifts for singing about him ? -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
132. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
I should have think about you first when I wish to get gifts. But I remember you later and come to you. Let my heart which forgot to think about you first perish. Let my tongue which did not sing about you crack. Let my ears shut like the well in the ruined village. The Himalayas, where the kavari eats narandham grass , drinks water from the pond where there are kuvalai flowers and will be under the shadow of the thahara tree with its mate happily, is in the north. Aay's dynasty is in the south. If these two are not present the world should have gone upside down. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
133. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Oh lady with soft nature ! You should have heard the good qualities of Aai but you should not have seen him. If you wish to see him go with your sweet smelling hair which moves in the wind , like the dancing peacock. If you go like that you can see Aai who will give you like the rainy cloud. So you go to see him. -Uraiyoor Eanychcheri Mudamosiyaar
134. A Song About Vel Aai Andiran
Aai is not a business man who thinks that if we do good deeds in this birth, it will help in the next birth. He patronized because it was the living way of the scholars and great people. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
135. A song About Vel Aai Andiran
It is a high hill where tigers live. In the hilly way which cannot be climbed up easily, I came with a small yaazh, followed by the slow walking Paadini , Thinking about your fame. Oh Aai ! You will give elephants with their calves to those who come to your country. I don't want elephants. I don't want chariots. You consider those who come to get gifts as your relatives, even if they possess your wealth. Let your living days increase like your broad mind. I have come here to see you. Oh king ! You have conquered the enemies. You have a hill which is praised by many. Seeing you itself is a gift to me. -Uraiyoor Eanichcheri Mudamosiyaar
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