Corpus pasuram 484 of 4000 · Katruk Karavaik Kanangal Pala Karandu
கற்றுக் கறவைக் * கணங்கள் பல கறந்து *
செற்றார் திறல் அழியச் சென்று செருச் செய்யும் *
குற்றம் ஒன்று இல்லாத கோவலர்தம் பொற்கொடியே *
புற்றரவு அல்குல் புனமயிலே ! போதராய் **
சுற்றத்துத் தோழிமார் எல்லாரும் வந்து * நின்
முற்றம் புகுந்து முகில்வண்ணன் பேர் பாட *
சிற்றாதே பேசாதே செல்வப் பெண்டாட்டி ! * நீ
எற்றுக்கு உறங்கும் பொருள்? ஏலோர் எம்பாவாய் (11)
kaṟṟuk kaṟavaik * kaṇaṅkaḷ pala kaṟantu * cĕṟṟār tiṟal aḻiyac cĕṉṟu cĕruc cĕyyum * kuṟṟam ŏṉṟu illāta kovalartam pŏṟkŏṭiye * puṟṟaravu alkul puṉamayile ! potarāy ** cuṟṟattut toḻimār ĕllārum vantu * niṉ muṟṟam pukuntu mukilvaṇṇaṉ per pāṭa * ciṟṟāte pecāte cĕlvap pĕṇṭāṭṭi ! * nī ĕṟṟukku uṟaṅkum pŏruḷ? elor ĕmpāvāy (11)
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ಕತ್ರುಕ್ ಕರವೈಕ್ * ಕಣಂಗಳ್ ಪಲ ಕರಂದು *
ಸೆತ್ರಾರ್ ತಿರಲ್ ಅಳಿಯಚ್ ಸೆಂದ್ರು ಸೆರುಚ್ ಸೆಯ್ಯುಮ್ *
ಕುತ್ರಮ್ ಒಂದ್ರು ಇಲ್ಲಾದ ಕೋವಲರ್ದಮ್ ಪೊರ್ಕೊಡಿಯೇ *
ಪುತ್ರರವು ಅಲ್ಗುಲ್ ಪುನಮಯಿಲೇ ! ಪೋದರಾಯ್ **
ಸುತ್ರತ್ತುತ್ ತೋಳಿಮಾರ್ ಎಲ್ಲಾರುಮ್ ವಂದು * ನಿನ್
ಮುತ್ರಮ್ ಪುಗುಂದು ಮುಗಿಲ್ವಣ್ಣನ್ ಪೇರ್ ಪಾಡ *
ಸಿತ್ರಾದೇ ಪೇಸಾದೇ ಸೆಲ್ವಪ್ ಪೆಂಡಾಟ್ಟಿ ! * ನೀ
ಎತ್ರುಕ್ಕು ಉರಂಗುಮ್ ಪೊರುಳ್? ಏಲೋರ್ ಎಂಬಾವಾಯ್ (11)కత్రుక్ కరవైక్ * కణంగళ్ పల కరందు *
సెత్రార్ తిరల్ అళియచ్ సెంద్రు సెరుచ్ సెయ్యుమ్ *
కుత్రమ్ ఒంద్రు ఇల్లాద కోవలర్దమ్ పొర్కొడియే *
పుత్రరవు అల్గుల్ పునమయిలే ! పోదరాయ్ **
సుత్రత్తుత్ తోళిమార్ ఎల్లారుమ్ వందు * నిన్
ముత్రమ్ పుగుందు ముగిల్వణ్ణన్ పేర్ పాడ *
సిత్రాదే పేసాదే సెల్వప్ పెండాట్టి ! * నీ
ఎత్రుక్కు ఉరంగుమ్ పొరుళ్? ఏలోర్ ఎంబావాయ్ (11)कत्रुक् करवैक् * कणंगळ् पल करंदु *
सॆत्रार् तिरल् अळियच् सॆंद्रु सॆरुच् सॆय्युम् *
कुत्रम् ऒंद्रु इल्लाद कोवलर्दम् पॊर्कॊडिये *
पुत्ररवु अल्गुल् पुनमयिले ! पोदराय् **
सुत्रत्तुत् तोळिमार् ऎल्लारुम् वंदु * निन्
मुत्रम् पुगुंदु मुगिल्वण्णन् पेर् पाड *
सित्रादे पेसादे सॆल्वप् पॆंडाट्टि ! * नी
ऎत्रुक्कु उरंगुम् पॊरुळ्? एलोर् ऎंबावाय् (11)All renderings on this page are derived directly from the public-domain Tamil text, preserving Tamil pronunciation. In the app you can switch every pasuram between scripts with one tap.
Meaning
This girl is the golden vine of a faultless cowherd clan, men who milk herds upon herds of young cows and march out to break the strength of their enemies in battle. Her friends praise her beauty, calling her a forest peacock, and beg her to come out. All her companions have gathered in her own courtyard singing the names of the cloud-colored lord, yet she lies without stirring or speaking; what, they ask, can this sleep possibly mean?
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