vaLLi kaNavan (kaavaDi sindu)
raagam: shenjuruTTi

28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: D2 S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2
Av: N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S N2 D2 P D2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Unknown (Traditional)
Language: Tamil

pallavi

vaLLik-kaNavan pErai vazhippOkkan shonnAlum uLLam kuzhaiyudaDI kiLiyE Unum urudaDi

caraNam 1

engum niraindiruppOn eTTiyum eTTAdiruppOn kumkuma varNanaDI kiLiyE kumarap-perumAnaDI

caraNam 2

mAlai vaDivElarkku vArishaiyil nAn ezhudum Olaik-kIrukkAccudE kiLiyE uLLamum kirukkAccudE

caraNam 3

kaTTuk-koDi paDarnda karuvuruk-kaTTukkuLLe viTTup-pirandAraDI ennai vElanennum pErOnaDi

Meaning:contributed by Frederick Samuel
pallavi

Hear, my friend! My heart overwhelms and my body melts even when a passer Ð by utters the name of Lord Muruga, the divine husband of VaLLi.

caraNam 1

Hear, my friend! The kumkuma Ð colored Lord Kumara (another name for Muruga) is the one who fills the entire world with his divine presence. We think that he is easily comprehensive; but actually he is not.

caraNam 2

Oh! My dear friend! Thinking that I am writing a beautiful letter to VadivEla (Muruga) who dwells on hills, I started scribbling down! My mind has gone mad for him!

caraNam 3

Hear, my friend! The one who is called ÔVElaÕ(Muruga) has left me behind and went away in the dark woods, whose ground is covered by wild creepers all over.

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning/translation by Frederick Samuel.