
In the pond in the backyard of your house. Nangaay ezhundhiraay naanaadhaay naavudaiyaay Thangal thirukkoyil sangiduvaan podhanraar Sengazhuneer vaay negizhndhu aambal vaay koombina kaan Oh lass, On this holy day, Do not stay aside, And come to bathe with us. Without taking bath by dipping again and again, In ice cold water, Would you prefer to sleep. The nevus has risen in the morn, The Jupiter has vanished from the sky, The birds are making lot of sound, Of beautiful one with wide eyes red as a flower.

And who cut off the heads of the bad ogre, One by one. Who killed the ogre who came like a stork. The lasses have reached, The place of prayer for Pavai, Singing the fame of our Lord. Palli kidaththiyo! Paavaay! Nee nan naalaal Killi kalaindhaanai keerththi mai paadi poy At least wake up now, Why this very deep slumber, For people of all houses around, Have already become alert And are ready to worship our Goddess Pavai. Hey, sister of the rich one, who owned, The mooing she buffalo with a calf, Which took pity on the calf, And gave out plenty, Of milk to it through its udder, And made his courtyard slushy with milk, We are assembled in thine yard, In the dripping fog, And sing about Him, Who killed in anger the king of Southern Lanka, And who is very dear one, But open your mouth, you don’t. Iniththaan ezhundhiraay eedhenna per urakkamĪnaiththu illaththaarum arindhelor embaavaay Manaththukku iniyaanai paadavum nee vaay thiravaay

Panith thalai veezha nin vaasar kadai patriĬhinaththinaal then ilangai komaanai chetra

Nanaiththu illam seraakkum nar chelvan thangaay

Kanaiththu ilam katrerumai kanrukku irangi Oh daughter of the cattle baron, Who milks herds of cows, And wages war on enemies And makes his enemies loose their strength, Oh Golden tendril, Oh lass who has the mount of venus, Like the hood of the snake, Wake up and come, When your flock of friends, Have come to your courtyard, And sing of Krishna, Who has the colour of the cloud, Oh rich, rich lady, How can you neither move nor talk, And lie in deep trance, And not worship our Goddess pavai. Suthaththu thozhimaar ellaarum vandhu nin
