Jnayam, thano neer chollum

Jnayam, thano neer chollum

By
Gopalakrishna Bharathiyar

Translated by
P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Sankarabharanam
Thalam Aadhi

Pallavi
Jnayam thano neer chollum , ooy –Nandanare,
Namma Jathikku adukkumo

Charanam
Cheriyilla vazhakkam –neer,
Cheythu kondu vandha pazhakkam-Indha,
Oorilengum athu muzhakkam –vegu
Uruthiyachuthu ozhukkam –ithu

English translation

Pallavi
Please tell whether it is just, Oh Nandanar,
Will it be proper for our caste

Charanam
You have followed a practice not in our slum,
A practice that you have made of your own,
And this has spread throughout this village ,
And this practice has become firm here ,
(Is it just, Oh Nandanar)