721. Manmaya maameeyula
- Manmayamaamee-yulakil kaanmathu maaya
Van mahima dhanam shukhangal sakalavum maaya
- Mannil nammal jeevithamo pullineppole
Innu kandu naale vaadum pookkaleppole
- Dhaanyam dhana laabham keerthi haa! nashtamaakum
Maanyamithraake namme pirinjini pokum
- Ezhu patho ereyaayal enpatho maathram
Neelu-maayussathu ninachaal kashtatha maathram
- Loka marubhoovil marthyan-aashrayam thedi
Shoka-kkodum vaililayyo veezhunnu vaadi
- Daiva makkal namukku swarggam haa swantha desham
Kevalami-ppaaridamo verum paradesham
Meaning:
1
Everything we see in this earthly world is temporary.
Great glory, wealth, and all the pleasures of life
will eventually pass away.
Great glory, wealth, and all the pleasures of life
will eventually pass away.
2
Our life on earth is like grass;
like flowers that bloom today
but wither away tomorrow.
like flowers that bloom today
but wither away tomorrow.
3
Harvests, wealth, success, and fame will all be lost.
Even those we respect and love as close friends
will eventually leave us.
Even those we respect and love as close friends
will eventually leave us.
4
Even if we live seventy years,
or perhaps eighty, and when we look back,
it is filled with much trouble and hardship.
or perhaps eighty, and when we look back,
it is filled with much trouble and hardship.
5
In the wilderness of this world,
people search for security and support.
Yet, like someone wilting under the scorching sun
of a harsh desert, humanity suffers and fades away.
people search for security and support.
Yet, like someone wilting under the scorching sun
of a harsh desert, humanity suffers and fades away.
6
But as God's children, heaven is our own true homeland.
This earthly world is only a temporary place for us—
we are merely travelers and strangers here.
This earthly world is only a temporary place for us—
we are merely travelers and strangers here.
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