Monday, 25 February 2008

Again Erayumanthurai...




Enchanting Erayumanthurai...





Iniyavale Erayumanthurai thaaye...!



"Iniyavale, Erayumanthurai thaye,
Iyarkkayin ilamai nirainthavale
Irupporkkinbam alippavale
Iranthor unnai ezhanthanare.

Thamiraparani unthan thazh thazhuva
Arabikkadal unthan thalai varuda
Kadarkkattu unaiyentrum aravanaikka
Kannai parippathu unnazhake.

Ilamkalayar,ilam meenavar
Kayalvizhi mathar kavin mihu mangayar
Kathiravan oliyinil kadarkkarai kathalar
Kalanthuravaduvar kalippuruvar."
-Pankiras 31-08-1979.

An off-hand translation as on 13th Dec, ' 05 would be....

Erayumanthurai, mother so sweet
Thou art youthful as the nature
Thou art the joy of the living
And the dead have lost thee.

Thamiraparani washes thy feet
Arabian Sea combs thy hair
The sea breeze embraces thee ever
That's thy beauty so enthralling.

Thy young and energetic fishermen
And thy fish-eyed and beautiful maidens
Make love one another and enjoy together
In thy sun baked shores so charming

Saturday, 23 February 2008

Ammaiappan Arule...

Ammaiappan arule
Aathimuthal athuve
Ippothum athuve
Eeditharku ethuvo?

Umathu pillai naan
Oorukkum athuve yaan
Etharkum anchen
Ettramudan vaazhven.

Aimpathudan moontraandu
Orupothum thalaraamal
Oyaathu naan uzhaikka
Oudathamaai nee nintraai.

Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Every Person is God's gift!

Birthdays are special days
To remember the loved ones
And the respected ones too.

You are both respected and loved.
Hence, all the more reason
To remember you and pray for you.

Every person is God’s gift to the world,
Especially the one called to be a man of God.
You are God’s gift to the church of Trivandrum.

Remain a cherished gift always
By being close to God
And to His people.

God will keep you close to His heart
And make you like unto Him
To love and serve His people.
[for Archbishop Packiam's B'day on 11.03.'08]

Saturday, 16 February 2008

A Birthday wish..!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

You are always thought of,
especially on this day of your birth.

You are precious before God
and try to be so before His people.
You are His gift to His children
and so you be always.

Have a wonderful day today
and all days of your life.
May God bless you this day
and all the days to come.

May He bless your mother,
give eternal rest to your father
guide your brothers and sisters
and their families always.
[fr. Silvester's birthday on 17.02.'08]