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Song 482 - kAdhaik kAdhi (chidhambaram)

kAthaik kAthi meththa mOthik kELvi yatRa
     kAmap pUsa littu ...... mathiyAthE

kAroth thEyni Raththa vOthik kAva naththi
     neezhaR kEtha rukki ...... viLaiyAdic

chEthith thEka ruththai nErut REpe ruththa
     sEloth thEva ruththum ...... vizhimAnAr

thEmaR pAra veRpil mUzhkith thApa mikka
     theemaik kAvi thappa ...... neRithArAy

mAthaik kAtha liththu vEdak kAna kaththu
     vAsath thALsi vappa ...... varuvOnE

vArik kEyo Liththa mAyac cUrai vetti
     mALap pOrtho laiththa ...... vadivElA

veethith thErna daththu thULath thAla rukkan
     veerath thErma Raiththa ...... puliyUrvAzh

mElaik kOpu raththu mEvik kELvi mikka
     vEthath thOrthu thiththa ...... perumALE.

......... Meaning .........

(The first six lines describe the eyes of the whores).

kAthaik kAthi meththa mOthik kELvi atRa kAmap pUsal ittu mathiyAthE: They roll swiftly towards the sides and collide with the ears as if they are about to sever them; they wage a war of passion unheard of; they care for none;

kAr oththa Ey niRaththa Othik kAvanaththin neezhaRkE tharukki viLaiyAdi: they play about delightfully under the shade of the forest-like dense hair, dark as the cloud;

sEthiththE karuththai nEr utRE peruththa sEl oththE varuththum vizhi mAnAr: they destroy the thinking process (of their paramours); they remain picture perfect and large, looking like the sEl fish, and torment (the men); these are the eyes of the whores

thEmal pAra veRpil mUzhkith thApam mikka theemaikku Avi thappa neRi thArAy: in whose heavy mountain-like discloured (due to acne) bosom, I have drowned myself; rescuing my life from the evil and passionate hankering for them, kindly show me certain righteous ways and means!

mAthaik kAthaliththu vEdak kAnakaththu vAsath thAL sivappa varuvOnE: Loving the damsel, VaLLi, You went inside the forest of the hunters on Your fragrant feet that became red from the strain!

vArikkE oLiththa mAyac cUrai vetti mALap pOr tholaiththa vadivElA: When the magical demon SUran hid in the sea (in the disguise of a mango tree), You ended the war by killing him with Your sharp spear, Oh Lord!

veethith thEr nadaththu thUL aththAl arukkan veerath thEr maRaiththa puliyUr vAzh: Your abode is PuliyUr (Chidhambaram) where chariots driven on the streets raise so much dust that the sun's chariot becomes indistinct;

mElaik kOpuraththu mEvik kELvi mikka vEthaththOr thuthiththa perumALE.: there You are seated in the western temple tower; well-informed and wise VEdic scholars worship You, Oh Great One!

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