Today's Beautiful Gem: A film song by Kannadaasan, translated by me.

"pOnaal pOgaTTum pODaa
inda bhuumiyil nilaiyaay
vaalzhndavan yaaraDaa

"vandadu teriyum pOnadu engE
vaas'al namakkE teriyaadu
vandavarellaam tangiviTTaal
inda maNNil namakuu iDamEdu
vaalzhkkai enbadu vyaabaaram
varum jananam enbadu varavaagum
adil maraNam enbadu s'elavaagum
pOnaal pOgaTTum pODaa

"iraval tandavan kETkinRaan adai
illai enRaal avan viDuvaanaa
uravai s'olli alzhuvadanaalE
uyirai meeNDum taruvaanaa
kuukkuRalaalE kiDaikkaadu
idu kOrTukku pOnaal jayikkaadu
anda kOTTayil nulzhaindaal
                            tirumbaadu
pOnaal pOgaTTum pODaa

"elumbukku s'adaikkum maruttuvam
                                        kaNDen
idaRkkum marundaik kaNDEnaa
irundaal avaLai tannamdaniyE
eriyum neruppil viDuvEnaa
namakum mElE oruvanaDaa
avan naalum terinda talaivanaDaa
dinam naaDagam aaDum kalaignanaDaa
pOnaal pOgaTTum pODaa"
 "Let it go, let it go, if it has to go, let it go;
Who on this earth has stayed forever?


"We arrive here, but where do we go
from here, where are those portals?
If all the guests continue to stay,
where is the room for others?
May be, life is just a ledger entry;
birth-- to be credited,
and death-- to be debited.
If it has to go, let it go.

"He is only asking what He has lent to you;
He won't accept `no' for an answer;
Tears of love and affection won't
affect Him; the dead will never be revived.
Cries of anguish won't bring it back;
No court will accept an appeal in this case;
What enters that castle never comes back.

If it has to go, let it go.

"There is cure for many ailments
                              of flesh and bones;
Know not I any medicine that cures this.
If there were a cure, would I
have left her alone on the burning pyre?
There is a Supreme Being above us all;
He is the Supreme Leader Omniscient;
He is the Supreme artiste who runs
                              this show everyday.
If it has to go, let it go."

Note: This song is from an old Tamil movie (Paalum palzhamum) with fine
acting by Shivaji Ganesan. The music was set by Viswanathan-Ramamurthy.

Om shaantiH Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao

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