{"id":2962,"date":"2010-04-05T06:33:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T12:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2018-09-21T12:18:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T17:18:21","slug":"an-ancient-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/2962\/an-ancient-song","title":{"rendered":"An Ancient Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

The song below is a translation of an old Tamil song (at least 2000 years old) by “G U Pope” an European Tamil scholar. The Tamil song (or rather the first line “Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir”) is famous.<\/p>\n

A Simple explanation \u2013 this line is treated as the Tamil equivalent of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.<\/p>\n

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is a Sanskrit phrase that means the whole world is one single family.<\/font><\/p>\n

To us all towns are one, all men our kin,
\nLife’s good comes not from others’ gifts, nor ill,
\nMans pains and pains relief are from within,
\nDeath’s no new thing, nor do our blossoms thrill
\nWhen joyous life seems like a luscious draught.
\nWhen grieved, we patient suffer; for, we deem
\nThis much-praised life of ours a fragile raft
\nBorne down the waters of some mountain stream
\nThat o’er huge boulders roaring seeks the plain
\nTho’ storms with lightnings flash from darkened skies.
\nDescend, the raft goes on as fates ordain.
\nThus have we seen in visions of the wise!
\nWe marvel not at the greatness of the great;
\nStill less despise we men of low estate.<\/p>\n

Kaniyan Poongundran, Purananuru – 192
\n(Translated by G.U.Pope, 1906)<\/font><\/p>\n

© 2010 – 2018, Lekatt<\/a>. All rights reserved. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The song below is a translation of an old Tamil song (at least 2000 years old) by “G U Pope” an European Tamil scholar. The Tamil song (or rather the first line “Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir”) is famous.<\/p>\n

A Simple explanation \u2013 this line is treated as the Tamil equivalent of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.<\/p>\n

Vasudhaiva […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1528,1523,1526,1527,1525,1524,1529],"class_list":["post-2962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-self-help","tag-all-men-our-kin","tag-an-ancient-song","tag-kaniyan-poongundran","tag-purananuru","tag-tamil-song","tag-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam","tag-we-are-one-family","odd"],"yoast_head":"\nAn Ancient Song - Lekatt Thoughtful Living<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/2962\/an-ancient-song\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Ancient Song - Lekatt Thoughtful Living\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The song below is a translation of an old Tamil song (at least 2000 years old) by “G U Pope” an European Tamil scholar. 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