Nenjukkule

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

Inside my heart

I've tied you into a knot 

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empozhappu vidinjirukko?

Inside my heart 

I've tied you into a knot 

Now from which direction

Will my work dawn

vella paarva

veesiviteer munnadi

itha thaangatha manasu

thanni patta kannadi

Your innocent glance

You threw it in front of me

This heart that can't bear it

Is like a mirror sprinkled with water 

vanna maniyaram

valathugai kediyaaram

aanai puliyellam

adakum athigaram

The colorful stone

Even the watch on my right hand

Even the elephants and tigers

All will obey your temper 

neer pona pinnum nizhal mattum

pogalaye pogalaye

nenjukuliyil nizhal vanthu

vizhunthiruchu

After you left, just your shadow

Didn't go with you

Inside my heart your shadow came

and Fell inside 

apa niminthava thaan

aparama kuniyalaye kuniyalaye

kodakambi pola manam

kuthi nikkuthey

I used to stand straight 

and I never bent forward

Now my heart is standing straight

like a pole went stuck through it 

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

nenjukkulle

uma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?

pachi oorankiruchu

paal, thayira thirinjiruchu

ichi marathu mela

ela kuda thugiruchu

 all the birds have fallen asleep

even the milk has curdled into curds

Even the leaf on the tree

has fallen asleep

kaasa noikkaarigalum

kannurangum velaiyila

aasa noi vanthamaga

aranimisham thungalaiye

All of mankind

When their eyes are not working [when they are asleep]

Once the disease of desire came

I couldn't even sleep for half a minute  

nenjukkulle

uma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?

oru vaai erangalaye

ull naaku nanaiyalaiye

ezhettu naala

echil muzhungalaiye

I couldn't swallow even a mouthful

The inside of my tounge isn't moist

For seven or eight days

I haven't swallowed my spit 

ela ilanchirukki

etho solla mudiyalaye

rubber valavikkellam

sathamida vaaiyillaiye

Like a poor girl

I am not able to say anything

Because of rubber bangles

Even that sound won't come  

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?

vella paarva

veesiviteer munnadi

intha thaangatha manasu

thanni patta kannadi

vanna maniyaram

valaruthu kediyaaram

aanai puliyellam

adakum un athigaram

neer pona pinnum nizhal mattum

pogalaye pogalaye

nenjukuliyil nizhal vanthu

vizhunthiruchu

apa niminthava naan

aparama kuniyalaye kuniyalaye

kodakambi pola manam

kuthi nikkuthey

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?

Adiye

Manasa thorandhaaye nee
enga irundhu vandhaayo nee
adiye adiye
enna enga nee kooti pora
adiye adiye
enga nee kooti pora
enna enga nee kooti pora
You opened up my heart
From where did you come 
 Oh girl,
Where are you taking me?
Oh girl,
Where are you taking me??
Where are you taking me?

Pallanguli paadha puriyala
unna nambi vaareney
Indha kaattu payyan ippa
aatu kutti pola unpinna suthureney (2)





I don't understand this strange path
I am trusting you only and coming
Now this forest boy
Like a baby goat is following behind of you

adiye yeahe..adiye yeahe..
enna enga nee kooti pora (4)
Oh girl, where are you taking me?

Meena thooki rekka varanja
vaanam mela nee veesi aerinja
parakka pazhakuriye
engirundhu vandhaayo nee
You threw the fish and drew wings for it
And then threw it up into the sky
You're making it a habit for it to soar
From where did you come?

adiye yeahe..adiye yeahe..
enna enga nee kooti pora (2)

Kannaala kannaadi senju
en achatha kaaturiye
en dhoosi thurubellam thatti
ullam vellai adikuriye
Your making my eyes into a mirror
And showing me all my inner fears
Your patting away all the dust inside me
And painting white all over inside me

adiye yeahe..adiye yeahe..
enna enga nee kooti pora (2)

Oh.. boomi vittu sorgathuku
nee vanavillil paadha viricha
manasa kayiraaki
izhuthu poraaye nee
You left Earth for Heaven
And spread out a rainbow as a path
you strung up my heart on a string
and you're pulling me behind you

Sorgam vittu boomi vandhaal
meendum kizhakil suriyan vandhaao
naan vizhichi paakayila
kalanji povaayo nee
If i leave Heaven to return back to Earth
The sun once again rises in the east
And when my eyes start to see
you are disappearing away

adiye yeahe..adiye yeahe..
enna enga nee kooti pora (4)

Anbin Vaasale

nee illaiyel

naan enn seiven?

nee illaiyel

naan enn seiven?

if you are not there,

what will i do?

if you are not there,

what will i do? 

anbin vaasale

anbin vaasale

you are love's threshold

emai naalum aalum uruve

meendum kandom

vaazhum kaalam muzhuthum

unathe enbom

every day, He lords over us

we saw Him again

all the days of our life

are yours 

naalangal oode 

unathanbin pervellam

meendum nee uyirthu ezhugirai

running through our veins

your love runs like a flood

once again, you rise up with life  

neeye emathannamaaga

neeye emathennamaaga

unarnthom mei maranthom

neeye nirainthaai manam virinthom aasai eesuve

You are become my bread

You are become my thoughts 

we felt it and forgot ourselves

You fulfilled us ,  our hearts expanded, Affectionate Jesus

meendum unnai tharisithom

un paatham sparishithom

unnil emmai karaikirom

Once again, we worship You

we touch Your feet 

we mix ourselves with You 

vaan man neer thee..

ellam nee thaane

seetram aatrum kaatrum 

nee thaane

The sky, earth, water and fire

You are all of these things

The wind that consoles 

Thou are this too 

neeye emathannamaaga

neeye emathennamaaga

unarnthom mei maranthom

neeye nirainthaai manam virinthom aasai eesuve

meendum unnai tharisithom

un paatham sparishithom

unnil emmai karaikirom

kanneerai thekkum 

en ullathaakil

un perai sonnaal 

pooputhidatha?

Tears well up

in the corners of my heart

If I said Thy name,

won't it blossom? 

emai naalum aalum uruve

meendum kandom

vaazhum kaalam muzhuthum

unathe enbom

naalangal oode unathanbin pervellam

meendum nee uyirthu ezhugirai

poovin mele 

vannam nee thaane

verin keele 

eevan neethaane

On that there flower,

You are the color

and underneath its root

You are its soul

Kangal Irandal

kangal irandaal un kangal irandaal

your two eyes

ennai katti izhuthai izhuthai podhadhene

are tying me up and pulling me, as if that wasn't enough
chinna sirippil oru kalla sirippil

your small smile, your attractive smile
ennai thalli vittu thalli vittu odi maraithai

is pushing me away and then running and hiding

pesa enni sila naal

yearnin to speak with you, some days
arigil varuven

i'll come near you
pinbu parvai podhum enanaal

after that, just your sight is enough
ninaipen naguzhvene maatri

thinking of it i'll be able to move

kangal ezhudhum iru kangal ezhudhum

the eyes write, your dark eyes right
oru vanna kavidhai kaadhal daana

a rainbow poem, which is love itself
oru varthai illaye idhil osai illaye

without a word, there is no music in this
idhai irulilum padithida mudigiradhe

you read it in the nightime and close it

iruvum alladha pagalum alladha

as if there is no nights, or no days
pozhudhugal unnodu kazhiyuma

all my time is disintegrated when i'm with you
thodavum koodatha padavum koodatha

should not touch it, should not flutter by it
idaiveli appodhu kuraiyuma

or else the time will shorten

madiyinil saindhida thudikudhe

i'm suffering to lie in your lap
marupuram thaanavam thadukudhe

again ______ are stopping me [from doing so]
idhu varai yaaridamum solladha kadhai

this is a story not yet told by anybody

kangal irandaal un kangal irandaal
ennai katti izhuthai izhuthai podhadhene
chinna sirippil oru kalla sirippil
ennai thalli vittu thalli vittu odi maraithai

karaigal andaatha kaatrum theendatha

the waves have not touched me, the wind has not touched me
manadhukkul eppodho nuzhaindhitai

when did you crawl into my heart?
udalum alladha uruvam kolladha

without right, without making a relationship
kadavulai pol vandhu kalandhitai

like god you came and mixed with me

unnai indri ver oru ninaivilla

other than you, i have no thoughts
ini indha vonuyir enadhillai

from here on out, my life is not my own
thadaiyilai saavilume unnoda vaazha

i'd even die just to live with you [?]

kangal ezhudhum iru kangal ezhudhum
oru vanna kavidhai kaadhal daana
oru varthai illaye idhil osai illaye
idhai irulilum padithida mudigiradhe

pesa enni sila naal
arigil varuven
pinbu parvai podhum enanaal
ninaipen naguzhvene maatri

kangal irandaal un kangal irandaal
ennai katti izhuthai izhuthai podhadhene
chinna sirippil oru kalla sirippil
ennai thalli vittu thalli vittu odi maraithai

Yengaeyo Paartha

Yengaeyo paarththa mayakkam eppotho vaazhntha nerukkam

the magic [mirage] that i saw somewhere, a happening that occurs very rarely [not something you live often]

devathai indha saalai ooram, varuvathu enna maayam maayam

oh angel on the side of the street, what is this magic that is coming
kann thiranthu ival paarkum pothu, kadavulai indru nambum manathu

when i open my eyes and see her, my heart will believe in God
innum kangal thirakkatha sirpam

Like a work of art that still hasn't opened its eyes
oru kodi poo pokkum vekkam
the shyness that opens up a crore of blossoms
aan manathai alikkavantha saabham..
a curse come to destroy all mankind
arivai mayakkum maaya thaagam
a magical thirst that masks knowledge
ivalai paartha inbam pothum
the happiness of seeing her is enough 
vazhnthu paarka nenjam yenghum
my heart will yearn to see life

kanavugalil vaazhntha naalai, kaan ethirae paarkiraen
all the days i lived out in my dreams [of that girl] , i am seeing right before my eyes
kathaigalilae kedda penna, thirumbhi thirumbhi paarkiraen
the girl i heard about in stories, i am seeing again and again
anghum inghum oodum kaalgal, asaiyamaruthu venduthae
my legs that usually run here and there, are left without motion
indha idaththil innum nirkka, idhayam kooda yenguthae..
my heart yearns to just stay in this one spot and stand
yennaanotho…yethaanaanotho..
what happened? why did it happen?
kannaadi pol udainthidum manathu
like a mirror my heart shattered
kavithai ondru paarthu pogha, kangal kalangi naanum yengha
when i saw this one poem, my eyes teared up and i wished for it
malaiyin saaral ennai thakka, vizhigal ellam kelvi kekka
when the rains drops hit me, and started asking me unanswerable questions


Yengaeyo paarththa mayakkam eppotho vaazhntha nerukkam
devathai indha saalai ooram, varuvathu enna maayam maayam
kann thiranthu ival paarkum pothu, kadavulai indru nambum manathu

aathi anthamum marunthu, un arugil karainthu naan ponaen
i forgot the beginning and the end, and i dissolved next to you
aangal vekka padum tharunam, unnai paarththa pinbu naan kandu kondaen
the wonder of a man's shyness, i finally realized it once i saw you
idi vizhuntha veeddil indru, poochchedigal pookirathae
in the thunderstruck forest, flowers are once again blooming
ival thaanae unthan paathi, kadavul pathil kekkurathae
"Is she is your other half?" God demands an answer
viyanthu viyanthu..udainthu udainthu..sarinthu sarinthu..mirundu mirundu..
surprised, broken, slipped, frightened
indha nimidam meendum piranthu, unakkul kalanthu, tholainthu tholainthu…
I was born again in this moment, to mix myself with you and lose myself