Kani Nilam Vendum, Parashakthi | Bharathiyar Songs

 KANI NILAM VENDUM, PARASHAKTHI

I have grown up listening to Mahakavi Subramani Bharati's songs, Thanks to my mom who was a fan of his compositions and played his kuyil pattu (cuckoo song) melodiously on the veena. My mom would play "Kani nilam vendum" especially, a song in which the poet asks the supreme power (God) to bless him with an ideal home in exchange for his verses. This is one of my favorite song too.

The Ideal home he describes in the song is something I dream to have - a small independent home on a piece of land surrounded with greenery -- only to that I would add my dream home would be simple sustainable environment friendly home.

A home that would completely be off the grid for energy, harvest rainwater for its daily needs, an organic kitchen garden and is built with native wisdom and sustainable and recycle materials and has a fell of the past.

Let us look at the song.

LYRICS

1. Kani nilam vendum - Parashakthi, Kani nilam vendum - angu,

thoonil azhagiyathai - nan madangal thuyya nirathinathai - antha,

Kani nilathidaye - Or maligning kati thara vendum - angu,

Keniyarigile thennai maram keethu milaneerum,

2. Pathu pannirandu thennamaram pakkathile venum - nalla,

Muthu chuddar pole - nilavoli munbu vara venum - angu,

Kathum kuyil osai - chathe vandhu kaadhir pada vendum - enthan,

Chitham magizhnthidave - nanarya ila thendral vara venum

3. Pattu kalanthidave - ange oru pathini pen venum - yengal,

kootu kaliyinile - kavithaigal kondu thara venum - Andha,

Katta veliyinile - Amma, ninthan kavalura venum - enthan,

Pattu thirathale - ivvayathai palithida venum

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TRANSLATION

1. I need a small piece of land, Oh divine mother, A small piece of land, and there,

In the midst of that small piece of land you should build me a house with,

Four pretty pillars and several floors and there near the small pond,

Coconut tree leafs should shine in small plants.

2. Near ten or twelve coconut trees, moon light should come

Like a shining pearl and there the soft song of the nightingales,

Should come and fall in my ears to make mind happy,

Good light breeze should blow to make me further happy

3. To mix music there, there should be a virtuous wife there,

and in our play together, you should bring and give poems,

And in that forest expanse, Oh mother you should provide guard,

And by the great knowledge of music, you should look after this world.

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