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Song 532 - kai oththu vAzhum (vaLLimalai)

kaiyoththu vAzhu mintha meyyoththa vAzhvi kanthu
     poyyoththa vAzhvu kaNdu ...... mayalAki

kallukku nErum vanja vuLLaththar mElvi zhunthu
     kaLLappa yOtha ranga ...... LudanmEvi

uyyappa dAmal ninRu kaiyarkku pAya monRu
     poyyarkku mEya yarnthu ...... LudainAyEn

uLLappe RAka ninRu thoyyappa dAma lenRu
     muLLaththin mAyva thonRai ...... mozhiyAyO

aiyappa dAtha ainthu poyyatRa sOlai thangu
     theyvaththey vAnai kongai ...... puNarvOnE

allaippo RAmu zhangu sollukra sEva lonRu
     vellappa thAkai koNda ...... thiRalvElA

vaiyaththai yOdi yainthu kaiyaRku veesu thanthai
     meyyoththa neethi kaNda ...... periyOnE

vaLLikku zhAma darntha vaLLikkal meethu senRu
     vaLLikku vEdai koNda ...... perumALE.

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

kaiyoththu vAzhu mintha meyyoththa vAzhvi kanthu: Having given up the righteous way of leading life with moral values,

poyyoththa vAzhvu kaNdu mayalAki: I fell for this false life crazily;

kallukku nErum vanja vuLLaththar mElvi zhunthu: I was ensnared by the whores who were treacherous and stone-hearted,

kaLLappa yOtha ranga LudanmEvi: and passionately cuddled their bosom;

uyyappa dAmal ninRu: not seeking the way towards my deliverance,

kaiyarkku pAya monRu poyyarkku mEya yarnthu: I became drained in the company of cheats and the worst liars;

uLudainAyEn: I, the lowly dog, was completely breaking down inside.

uLLappe RAka ninRu thoyyappa dAma lenRum: I wish to feel the rarest opulence in my heart, without ever getting exhausted,

uLLaththin mAyva thonRai mozhiyAyO: and attain the everlasting wisdom; for this, will You not kindly teach me the most appropriate ManthrA?

aiyappa dAtha ainthu poyyatRa sOlai thangu: There are five trees* in a grove in the land of DEvAs, which are undoubted for their wish-yielding powers; there grew

theyvaththey vAnai kongai puNarvOnE: the Divine damsel, DEvayAnai, whose bosom is hugged by You!

allaippo RAmu zhangu sollukra sEva lonRu: A Rooster (on Your staff) is fiercely crowing, unable to bear the darkness outside;

vellappa thAkai koNdathiRalvElA: You hold that triumphant staff in Your Hand, Oh valorous Lord with the Spear!

vaiyaththai yOdi yainthu kaiyaRku veesu thanthai: You flew around the entire world, but still the prized-fruit was awarded to the five-armed Ganapathi by Your Father, Lord SivA;

meyyoththa neethi kaNda periyOnE: (although He was unjust), You preached to Him the True PraNava ManthrA in the most righteous way, Oh Pre-eminent One!

vaLLikku zhAma darntha vaLLikkal meethu senRu: In the Mount VaLLimalai**, there were plenty of dense plants of VaLLi creepers; You went climbing on them

vaLLikku vEdai koNda perumALE.: very passionately in pursuit of VaLLi, Oh Great One!

* The five truthful and wish-yielding trees in the Celestial grove are: SanthAnam, Harichandhanam, ManthAram, PArijAtham and KaRpagam.

** VaLLimalai is in North Arcot District 12 miles southeast of Roya VelUr, slightly north of Thiruvallam. This is the hill where VaLLi was found as a baby by the tribe of hunters.