Lyrics please for pAyumoli nI ennaku - subramania bharathi

[smala]

thanks.

[Lakshman]

pAyum oLi. rAgA: AbhOgi/rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA.

1: pAyum oLi nI enakku pArkkum vizhi nAn unakku tOyum madu nI enakku tumbiyaDi nAnunakku
vAyuraikka varugudillai vAzhi ninran mEnmaiyellAm tUya shuDar vAnoLiyE shUraiyamudE kaNNammA
2: vINaiyaDi nI enakku mEvum viral nAnunakku pUNum vaDam nI enakku pudu vayiram nAnunakku
kANumindOru ninran kaNNin oLi vIshudaDi mANuDaiya pErarashE vAzhvu nilaiyE kaNNammA
3: vAna mazhai nI enakku vaNNa mayil nAnunakku pAnamaDi nI enakku bhANDamaDi nAnunakku
jnAna oLI vIshudaDi nangai ninran jyOti mukham Unamaru nallazhagE Uru shuvaiyE kaNNammA
4: veNNIlavu nI enakku mEvu kaDal nAnunakku paNNU gati nI enakku pATTinimai nAnunakku
eNNi eNNI pArtiDilOr eNNamilai nin shuvaikkE kaNNin maNi pOnravaLE kaTTi amudE kaNNammA
5: vIshu kamazh nI enakku viriyu malar nAnunakku pEshu poruL nI enakku pENu mozhi nAnunakku
nEshamuLLa vAn shuDarE ninnazhagai EduraippEn Ashai madhuvE kaniyE aLLu shuvaiyE kaNNammA
6: kAdalaDi nI enakku kAntamaDi nAnunakku vEdamaDi nI enakku viddaiyaDi nAnunakku
bOdhamuTra pOdinilE pongi varum tIn-shuvaiyE nAda vaDivAnavaLE nalla uyirE kaNNammA
7: nalla uyir nI enakku nADiyaDi nAnunakku shelvamaDi nI enakku kSEma nidhi nAnunakku
ellaiyaTra pErazhagE engum nirai pork-kaDarE mullai nigar punnakaiyAi pOdum inbamE kaNNammA
8: tAraiyaDi nI enakku taNmatiyam nAnunakku vIramaDi nI enakku veTriyaDi nAnunakku
dAraNiyil vAnulagil shArndirukkum inbamellAm oruvarumAi samaindAi uLLamudE kaNNammA

[smala]

Besides being a patriot, Tamil laureate, Bharathiyar was considered to be an incurable romantic.......is there a list of his romantic compositions.

Can someone offer a translation for this exquisite poetic composition?

[sridhar_ranga]

Exquisite indeed. A simple/ literal translation follows. The words flow like a torrent, it is beyond my ability to convey the mahakavi's intense expression of love. Corrections most welcome.

1: pAyum oLi nI enakku pArkkum vizhi nAn unakku tOyum madu nI enakku tumbiyaDi nAnunakku

(to me) You are flowing Light; (to you) I am the eye that beholds. You are thick nectar; I am bee.

vAyuraikka varugudillai vAzhi ninran mEnmaiyellAm tUya shuDar vAnoLiyE shUraiyamudE kaNNammA

Long live your greatness, (that) I can’t describe. Pristine sun light from the sky, flowing (oozing = 'surakkum') nectar, kaNNammA!

2: vINaiyaDi nI enakku mEvum viral nAnunakku pUNum vaDam nI enakku pudu vayiram nAnunakku

You are a veeNA; I am the finger that is on / over (the strings). You are the necklace worn; I am the fresh(-cut) diamond (on the necklace).

kANumindOru ninran kaNNin oLi vIshudaDi mANuDaiya pErarashE vAzhvu nilaiyE kaNNammA

Wherever I see (L-ji it is “kAnumiDantoRu ninRan”) your eyes radiate brightness. An empire / emperor of great splendor, state of liveliness, kaNNammA!

3: vAna mazhai nI enakku vaNNa mayil nAnunakku pAnamaDi nI enakku bhANDamaDi nAnunakku

You are rain that falls from sky; I am colourful peacock (that spreads its plume at the approach of rain). You are elixir (pAnam – lit. a beverage/ drink/ concoction) I am the earthen pot ('pAnDam'. not bhAnDam) that holds it.

jnAna oLI vIshudaDi nangai ninran jyOti mukham Unamaru nallazhagE Uru shuvaiyE kaNNammA

Damsel, your glowing face exudes the light of knowledge/ realization; Blemishless virtuous beauty, enduring taste, kaNNammA!

4: veNNIlavu nI enakku mEvu kaDal nAnunakku paNNU gati nI enakku pATTinimai nAnunakku

You are the moon; I am the ocean that reaches over. You are the gait of a melodious song; I am the sweetness of music.

eNNi eNNI pArtiDilOr eNNamilai nin shuvaikkE kaNNin maNi pOnravaLE kaTTi amudE kaNNammA

You are so sweet, I can’t think of anything that is worth (as much as you); Apple of my eyes, sweet nectar, kaNNammA.

5: vIshu kamazh nI enakku viriyu malar nAnunakku pEshu poruL nI enakku pENu mozhi nAnunakku

You are fragrance that spreads; I am flower that blossoms. You are spoken matter; I am language.

nEshamuLLa vAn shuDarE ninnazhagai EduraippEn Ashai madhuvE kaniyE aLLu shuvaiyE kaNNammA

How shall I describe your beauty, loving shiny light; Desirable intoxicant, fruit, deliciousness personified, kaNNammA!

6: kAdalaDi nI enakku kAntamaDi nAnunakku vEdamaDi nI enakku viddaiyaDi nAnunakku

you are my love; I am your attraction; you are knowledge/ veda; I am learning.

bOdhamuTra pOdinilE pongi varum tIn-shuvaiyE nAda vaDivAnavaLE nalla uyirE kaNNammA

You are the sweet sensation (teencuvai) that gushes forth when enlightenment (bodham) is attained. You are musical reverberation, my life, kaNNammA.

7: nalla uyir nI enakku nADiyaDi nAnunakku shelvamaDi nI enakku kSEma nidhi nAnunakku

You are life/ state of living; I am the pulse of life. You are my wealth; I am a fund of welfare.

ellaiyaTra pErazhagE engum nirai pork-kaDarE mullai nigar punnakaiyAi pOdum inbamE kaNNammA

Boundless beauty, omnipresent golden light (‘porccuDarE’. Not ‘pork-kaDarE’). One with a smile like a string of jasmines, striking (‘mOdum’; not ‘pOdum’) pleasure, kaNNammA.

8: tAraiyaDi nI enakku taNmatiyam nAnunakku vIramaDi nI enakku veTriyaDi nAnunakku

You are a star; I am the cool moon. You are valour; I am victory

dAraNiyil vAnulagil shArndirukkum inbamellAm oruvarumAi samaindAi uLLamudE kaNNammA

One formed by all the pleasures of the earth and the heavens, nectar of my heart, kaNNammA.

[rshankar]

Sridhar - awesome! Great translation. Isn't this a part of the mahAkavi's 'kaNNammA yen kAdali' collection where he has imagined parASakti as the love of his life (includes the other favorite of mine - 'kATRuveLiyiDai kaNNammA')?

Some alternate interprettations:
viddaiyaDi nAn unakku - I have always thought of this is 'I am your skill'
nAda vaDivAnavaLE - one who is the personification of music/OmkAra

[smala]

Thanks sridhar. Very interesting, this amorous take on ParASakti -

Somewhere I saw Bharathiyar holding his wife's hand in a picture -
both in traditional attire - he is panchakachcham, she in madisArai. A public display, quite bold and remarkable for those days.

But somewhere else I read that he was unkind to his wife which seems hard to believe after seeing the picture, or reading his poetry like the one above.

[mahakavi]

The panchakaccam/maDisAr attire was portrayed in the movie "Bharathi". It was based on a real situation described by some witnesses of yore. He took his wife out holding her shoulder as a sign of rebellion to the orthodox brahmins of KaDayam who were hypocritical and inhibited, characteristic of the community elselwhere too in ThamizhnADu.

As for the "unkind" behavior, it was rather mild (human weakness, if you will). He ignored her material desires even when he was the beneficiary of eTTayapuram rAja. At one time she thought feeding his Christian friend at home was against AcAram and protested his demand to feed him at their home. That was one occasion when Bharathi was "unkind" to her. Later on after meeting NivEditA, he changed completely and went hogwild on elevating womenkind. Too bad he spent many years away from his wife. By the time things were looking up after 1920 he succumbed to the very same Yaman whom he ridiculed in his poems.

ChellammAL recognized his greatness and gave a speech at the AIR in Trichy in 1951 or so. She said she was so ignorant of his greatness in the midst of the material desires of a young married woman. She was down to earth while he was taking flight like a skylark.

Watch this youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thwptizIKls

[smala]

here's a real picture of bharathiyar and his wife, with his arm around her, not from the movie.

http://www.withfriendship.com/user/dviv ... athiar.php