Hindustaan thodi - Aadithaalam

           Swaantha gunamiyanna kaanthimayane! Mama
           Bandhanamennu theerumo? Manavarayil
           Ennu njaan vannu cherumo?

1. Dushtaalaraakamaanam pattaalamenna pole
   Koottam koodeedunneeshane! Enikkethire
   Vattam koodunnu devane!-
    
2. Paathiraavin shivakal kokum vidhathil verum
   Doshamurackkum jaathiye shaasikka
   Vedamurackkum neethiye divya-
    
3. Aarumillenikkoru dheera sahaayam mama
   Chaare vanneedil daivame!
   Enikkanisham nere kaivarum bhavyame-
    
4. Thalla marakkil cherupillackkenthoru gathi
   Thallayaam yeshudevane! Sahaayamatta
   Pillayaamenne kaakkane!-
    
5. Ettam kadutha kaattum oottam peruthamala
   Kkoottanmelalpameshumo
   Ithupolenneyaakkuvaanonnu peshumo-
    
6. Kannu podinjavannu kannaadiyenthinnaatma
   Kanne! Njaan ninne vedikil enikkuvere
   Santhoshamenthinnulakil-
    
7. Ninneppirinjirippaane-nnaalasaadhyamallo
   Nindyamaam deham nilkkumo?
   Jeevan prinjaal onnu chalikkaan shakthmo?
    
8. Nimnamaam sarassinkal nilkkunna pathmam kara
   Thannil pathichapolave
   Ninneppirinjaal daasan nashichupokume- 

Meaning:

O radiant and beautiful One,
My beloved Lord,
When will this bondage finally end?
When will I come
Into the wedding chamber with You?

1.
Like an army of wicked people,
They gather together
And surround me on every side.
O Lord, they rise up against me
And encircle me, O God.

2.
Like the cries of jackals
In the middle of the night,
They speak nothing but evil.
O Lord, speak Your Word
To rebuke such people
And uphold Your divine justice.

3.
I have no one else
Who can come to my side
As a strong helper.
O God, if You come near me,
Your mighty hand will continually
Work on my behalf.

4.
What can a little child do
When its mother abandons and forgets it?
O Jesus, my divine Mother and Father,
I am like a helpless child.
Please protect me
When I have no one else to help me.

5.
Can a lotus withstand
The fierce winds and powerful storms
That rage around it?
Can You make me able
To endure trials like these?

6.
What use is a mirror
To someone who cannot see?
O my spiritual eyes,
If I abandon You,
What joy could I possibly have
Anywhere in this world?

7.
Like a lotus standing
In a lowly pond,
Yet resting upon the hand of another,
So would Your servant be without You.
If I am separated from You,
I will surely perish.

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