Let our sorrows be pierced by HIS spear
Allowing our spirits to uplift;
May our pain and anguish disappear
Like that deer ever so swift.
Like the scent of many a scattered petal
May the aroma of joy permeate around;
Let goodness in grandeur spread and settle
Like that banyan firmly rooted to the ground.
As a beautiful drawing will inspire and nourish
So may our world be blessed and flourish,
May the music of poetry bloom and blush
Ringing the New Year in a spirit of lush.
The above poem is a modified translation of the following original
Tamil verse by 'veNbA virumbi'.
(Tamil version of the poem)
viya ANdu vishEsham
Eviya ambAy idargaL maRainthidath
thAviya mAnenath thAkkaL paRanthidath
thUviya pUvAych sugangaL malinthidap
pAviya Alenap paNbu paravida
mEviya vaNNamAy meyyaruL kUdida
Oviya menRem ulagu siRanthidak
kAviya gIthak kalaiyudan Onguga
mAviya ANdil vaLam.
thA=varuththam
mEviya=virumbiya
Oviya menRem=Oviyam eNru em
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