1858 ## irakkam iṉṟi ĕm koṉ cĕyta tīmai *
immaiye ĕmakku ĕytiṟṟuk kāṇīr *
parakka yām iṉṟu uraittu ĕṉ? irāvaṇaṉ *
paṭṭaṉaṉ iṉi yāvarkku uraikkom? **
kurakku-nāyakarkāl̤ il̤aṅkove *
kola val vil irāmapirāṉe *
arakkar āṭu azhaippār illai * nāṅkal̤
añciṉom-taṭam pŏṅkattam pŏṅko-1
Simple Translation
1858. “Our king was not compassionate and did evil things.
Now the result of those evil deeds gives us pain,
but what is the use of our saying this now.
Rāvanan, our king, was killed.
What can we tell about him to others?
O chiefs of the monkeys, O young prince!
O lord Rāma, with your strong beautiful bow,
we are Rākshasas but you have conquered us.
Our Rākshasas worry about joining the group of dancers and dancing.
We are afraid of you. Thadam pongaththam pongo!”