From: srin@cs.cornell.edu (Aravind Srinivasan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.tamil
Subject: Thiruppaavai Verses 18-20
Date: 3 Jan 93 17:52:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1993Jan3.175227.16343
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Cornell Univ., Ithaca NY


I am posting this on behalf of 
Dr. K. Srinivasan (srini@ireq-num.hydro.qc.ca).

Regards,
Aravind.

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\(TAMIL20) 18. raagam: kaapi
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undhu madha kaLitran Odaadha thOL valiyan
nandhagOpan marumagaLE nappinaay
kandham kamazhum kuzhali kadai thiRavaay
vandhu engum kOzhi azhaiththana kaaN maadhavi(p)
pandhal mEl pala kaal kuyilinangaL koovina kaaN
pandhu aar virali un maiththunan pEr paada(ch)
chendhaamarai(k) kaiyaal seeraar vaLai olippa
vandhu thiRavaay magizhndhElOr embaavaay.
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Hey lady, the daughter in law (marumagaL) of Nandagopan (nandhagOpan), who
does not retreat (Odaadha), just like an elephant (kaLitran) showing off
(undhu) his excitement (madham), who has powerful (valiyan) shoulders (thOl),
You, who has a fragrant (kandham) smelling (kamazhum) head of hair (kuzhali),
open (thiRavaay) the door (kadai). Look (kaaN)! The hens (kOzhi) are up
(vandhu) and are calling (azhaiththana) everywhere (engum). Many sorts
(inangaL) of cukkoo birds (kuyil) are singing (koovina) several (pala) times
(kaal), on top of (mEl) the trellis (pandhal) of the 'kurukkaththi creeper'
(maadhavi). Look! (kaaN). Will you please come (vandhu) cheerfully
(magizhndhu) and open (thiRavaay) the door, with your red (sen) lotus
(thaamarai) hands (kai), and jingling (olippa) of beautiful (seer) bangles
(vaLai), so that we may sing (paada) the praise (pEr) of your (un) husband
(maiththunan), who is holding a ball (pandhu) in his fingers (viral).
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\(TAMIL20) 19. raagam: ataaNaa
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kuththu viLakkeriya kOttu(k) kaal kattilin mEl
meththenRa pancha sayanaththin mEl ERi(k)
loththalar poonguzhal nappinai kongai mEl
vaiththu(k) kidandha malar maarbaa vaay thiRavaay
mai(th) thadam kaNNinaay nee un maNaaLanai
eththanai pOdhum thuyilezha ottaay kaaN
eththanaiyElum pirivu aatragillaayaal
thaththuvam anRu thagavElOr embaavaay
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Oh wide (malar) chested (maarbaa) Lord! You who are sleeping (kida) on a soft
(meththenRa) cotton (panchu) mattress (sayanam), on (mEl) a bed (kattil) with
legs (kaal) made of ivory (kOttu), keeping (vaiththu) your forehead  near the
chest (kongai) of your consort (nappinai), who is wearing bunches (koththu) of
flowers (alar) on her head (kuzhal), with 'kuththu vilakku' lamps lighted
(eriya) all around; please open (thiRavaay) your mouth (vaay). Oh! you
consort, your eyes (kaNNinaay) decorated (thadam) with 'mai', you (nee) do not
seem to let us (ottaay) wake up (thuyil ezha) your (un) husband (maNaaLan),
for such a (eththanai) long time (pOdhum). Look (kaaN)! You do not want
(illaayaal) to be separated (pirivu aatra) even for little while
(eththanaiyElum). This is not (anRu) good nature (thathuvam), nor is it fair
(thagavEl).
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\(TAMIL20) 20. raagam: shaNmugapriyaa
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muppaththu moovar amararkku mun senRu
kappam thavirkkum kaliyE thuyil ezhaay
seppam udaiyaay thiRal udaiyaay setraarkku
veppam kodukkum vimalaa thuyil ezhaay
seppenna men mulai(ch) chevvaay(ch) chiRu marungul
nappinnai nangaay thiruvE thuyil ezhaay
ukkamum thattoLiyum thandhu un maNaaLanai
ippOdhE emmai neeraattElOr embaavaay
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Oh the heroic one (kaliyE), who goes to (mun senRu) the thirty (muppaththu)
three (moover) devas (amarar) and removes (thavirkkum) their fears (kappam),
please wake (thuyil) up (ezhaay)! Oh merciful (seppam) one (udaiyaay)! Oh
competant (thiRal) one (udaiyaay)! Oh, the Lord (vimalaa) who burns up (veppam
kodukkum) the enemies (setraar)! Please wake (thuyil) up (ezhaay)! Oh
beautiful (thiruvE) consort (nappinai) lady (nangaay), with red (chev) lips
(vaay) and slender (siRu) waist (marungul) with soft (men) breasts (mulai)
like a golden vessal (seppenna), please wake (thuyil) up (ezhaay)! Please
bring (thandhu) a fan (ukkam) and a mirror (thattoLi) and  wake your (un)
husband (maNaaLan) up right now (ippOdhE), so that he can cleanse (neeraata)
us (emmai).
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