Paramasivan kazhuthil irundhu

 Paramasivan kazhuthil irundhu

Paambu kaettadhu ‘Garuda sowkyama?’

‘Yaarum irukkum idathil irundhu vittaal

Ellam sowkyame’ Garudan sonnadhu

Adhil altham ulladhu

From around Lord Shiva’s neck,

The snake asked Garuda (its arch enemy), ‘Are you well?’

‘When everyone is where they are supposed to be

Everyone (everything) will be well’ replied Garuda

There’s deep meaning in that

Uyarndha idathil irukkum bodhu

Ulagam unnai madhikkum

Un nilamai konjam irangi vandhaal

Nizhalum kooda midhikkum

Madhiyadhaar midi vassal midhikadhae endru

Maanam ulla manidhanuku Avvai sonnadhu

Adhu Avvai sonnadhu adhil artham ulladhu

When you’re on top (of the rung/world)

The whole world will respect you

But when you’re down

Even your shadow will step on you

‘Do not even step on the entrance-stone of

Those who disrespect you’ said Avvai (an ancient poet)

There is a great meaning in that

Vande oda chakkarangal 

Irandu mattum vendum

Andha irandil ondru

Siriyadh endral

Endha vandi odum?

Unai polae alavodu

Uravada vendum

Uyarndhorum thaazhndhorum

Uravu kolvadhu

Adhu sirumai enbadhu

For a vehicle to run

It needs two wheels

If one of them is small

How will it run?

You should move with people of your standing

For any relationship between 

those on high levels and those on low levels

Is indeed lowly

(Sirumai is smallness, in this case lowliness)

Neeyum naanum 

Saerndh irundhom

Nilavum vaanum polae

Naan nilavu pola

Theyndhu vandhaen

Nee valarndha dhaale

En ullam ena paarthu

Keli seyyum podhu

Illadhaan il vaazhvil

Nimmadhi yeah

Idhu kanavan sonnadhu

Adhil altham ulladhu

You and I were together

Like sky and moon,

I waned like the moon

As you grew (waxed)

When my heart, looking at me mockingly

How can there be peace 

In the life of a householder

This is said by your husband

And there’s deep meaning in that.

(Illadhan means a man with nothing, ILvaazhvu is householder’s life)