KANNADASAN

[Aandavan kattalai] aaru maname aaru….

Movie : Aandavan kattalai.
Poet : Kannadasan.
Singer: T.M.Sounderajan
Song Sequence : (1)-(1)-(2)-(1)-(3)-(3)-(4)- (4)-(5)-(6)-(6)- (1)-(1)-(7)- (7)-(8)-(8)- (9)-(6)-(6)- (1)-(1)-(10)-(11)-(12)-(13)-(13)- (1)-(2)- (1).

(1)aaru maname aaru, andha andavan kattalai aaru

heal .. oh heart … heal , this is god’s order , heal

(2)theindha manidhan valum vagaiku
deivathin kattalai aaru

for the current eroded human to live rightly,
god’s order (prescription) are the following six principles,

(3)ondre solvaar ondre seivaar ullathil ulladhu amaidhi,
inbathil thunbam thumbathil inbam ,
iraivan vagutha neyadhi,

For people who say and do the same ( What they say is what they do ), they have peace in their heart ( soul),
sorrow in happiness, and  happiness in sorrow,
this is the rule of the god.

(4)solluku seigai ponnagum, varum thunbathil inbam pattagum,

When your actions follow what ever you speak that’s a golden virtue ,  what ever sorrow comes to you, the happiness that follows it is the healer of the sorrow.

(5)indha irundu kattalai arindha mandhil,

in the heart which  realises the above two principles,

(6)ella nanmaiyum undagum

all the good things will happen,

(7)unmaiyai solli nanmaiyai seidhal ulagam unnidam mayangum,
nilai uyarumbodhu panivu kondal uyirgal unnai vanangum,

When one speak the truth and does  good, then the world will be charmed (impressed) by you,
when your status goes up if you still have humility,  then the souls (world) will respect you ,

(8)unmai enbadhu anbagum perum panivu enbadhu panbagum,

truth is love , and extreme humility is the hallmark of good character

(9)indha naangu kattalai arindha mandhil,

in the heart which  realises  the above four principles,

(10)aasai kobam kalavu kolbavan pesa therindha mirugam,
anbu nandri karunai kondavan manidha vadivil deivam,

desire , anger , stealth – One who possesses these characters is nothing but a beast which can speak,
Love, thankfulness, compassion – One who possesses these characters is god in human form.

(11)idhil mirugam enbadhu kalla manam
uyar deivam enbadhu pillai manam

in this the beast has the hidden ( black , filled with bad qualities) heart,
the higher god has the child’s heart ( pure)

(12)indha aaru kattalai arindha mandhil

in the heart which  realises the above six principles,

(13)andavan vazhum vellai manam.

is the white heart (pure) where god lives..