naam enna sheivom

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nAm enna seivOm 8 hanumatODi janya pallavi nAm enna sheivOm tuNaivarE inda bhUmiyilillAda pudumaiyaik-kaNDOm caraNam 1 tighainoruvanAlE ippaDiyAccu shemmaiyum tImaiyum illAmalE pOccu pala dishaiyum duSTar kUTTangaLAccu paiyalgaL nenjil bhayamenbadE pOccu caraNam 2 dEshattil eNNaTra pErgaLum keTTAr sheyyum tozhil murai yAvaiyum viTTAr pEshuvOr vArttai tAtA sholliviTTAr pin vara variyAmal sutantiram toTTAr caraNam 3 paTTam peTrOrkku madippenbadum illai paradEshap-pEccil mayangubavarillai shaTTam marandOrkkup-pUjai kuraivillai sarkAriDam sholli pArttum payanillai caraNam 4 shImait-tuNiyenrAl uLLam kodikkirAr shIrillaiyenrAlO eTTi midikkirAr tAmettaiyO 'vandE' enru tudikkirAr taramaTra vArtaigaL pEshik-kudikkirAr Meaning: What shall we do now, O friend, when we see things never seen before, on earth? There is chaos in the land; there is no recognition of good nor evil; there are gangs of thugs in all directions, and these lads have no fear in their hearts. Countless people listened, in this land; they quit their many modes of work and livelihood; There is no regard for those with titles; nor are people charmed by the foreign speech; those with no regard for laws are engaged in worship! To the government we complain, only in vain. Foreign cloth makes their blood boil; if it's below par, they treat it with contempt; overwhelmed with emotion, they chant 'vandE', and use inappropriate words, in their fury!