Текст песни Vanathin Meethu (M. S. Subbulakshmi) с переводом

vAnattin mIdu mayilADak kaNDEn

mayilkuyil AccudaDi — akkacci

mayilkuyil AccudaDi

The poet says, My dear older sister, I beheld (kaNDEn) a peacock (mayil)

dancing (ADa) on top (mIdu) of the skies (vAnattin), but lo and behold,

the peacock (mayil) turned into (AccudaDi) a cuckoo (kuyil).

tuLLalai viTTut toDanginEn manRADum

vaLLalaik kaNDEnaDi — akkacci

vaLLalaik kaNDEnaDi

And when I finally abandoned (viTTu) my meaningless prancing (tuLLalai) and

stated to chant the tiruvAmzhhi (toDanginEn), I found/beheld (kaNDEnaDi) the

bountiful one (vaLLalai) that I was praying to (manRADum).

sAdi samayac cazhakkai viTTEn aruT

cOdiyaik kaNDEnaDi — akkacci

cOdiyaik kaNDEnaDi

Once I gave up (viTTEn) the wickedness (sazhakkai) of caste (jAti/sAdi) and

creed (samaya), I was able to behold (kaNDEnaDi) the divine (aruT) light/flame

(jOtiyai/cOdiyai).

poyyai ozhittup puRappaTTEn manRADum

aiyanaik kaNDEnaDi — akkacci

aiyanaik kaNDEnaDi

Once I set out (puRapaTTEn) having destroyed (ozhittu) all falsehood (poyyai),

I found the Lord (ayyanai) that I was praying for (manRADum).

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