278. VAARUM THAEIVA AAVI (Komm O komm du Geist des Lebens)

1.       Vaarum, thaeiva aavi, vaarum

          Enkazhl aathumathilae;

          Enkazhlukuyirai thaarum

          Vaarum, suththa aaviyae;

          Ummudan vezhlichamum

          Serum jeevanum varum.

2.       Enkazhl nenjilae narputhi

          Thaeiva payamum vara

          Athai neer kunapaduthi,

          Thappa ninaivaakiya

          Yaavaiyum athil neerae

          Neekkum, thaeiva aaviyae.

3.       Motchathin vazhliyay kaatti

          Sakala thadaiyayum

          Neekki, enkazhlai kaappaattri

          Nalloraakiyaruzhlum;

          Kaal yidarittraeyaakil,

          Thukkam thaarum manathil.

4.       Naankazhl thaeiva maintharentru

          Neerae theenku naazhlilum

          Saatchi thanthathiraiventru,

          Nenjai thaettriyaruzhlum;

          Thaeiva anpin thandippu

          Enkazhlukku nallathu.

5.       Enkazhlai pithaavidathil

          Muzhlupakthiyodaeyum

          Saerapanni, aathumathil

          Neerum koopitaeyirum;

          Appo kaettadhu varum,

          Nambikkaiyum paerukum.

6.       Manasenkazhlil kalanki

          “Swami, entha mattukkum”

          Entru kenjumpothiranki

          Athai aattrikondirum;

          Nirkavum tharikkavum

          Neer sakaayaraai yirum.

7.       Aah, nilaivarthukaana

          Saththuvathin aaviyae!

          Paeyin soodhikethiraana

          Aayuthankazhlai neerae

          Thanthu, naankazhl nithamum

          Vella kattazhlaiyidum.

8.       Visuvaasathai avikka

          Sathurukan paarkavae,

          Athai neer athikarikka

          Seiyum, thaeiva aaviyae;

          Naankazhl poiyaypaarkkilum

          Thaeiva vaakkai nampavum.

9.       Saakum kaalam vanthaal, naankazhl

          Nithiya makizhlchiyaai

          Vaazhlapokum motchavaankazhl

          Entrappo visaeshamaai

          Nichayathai nenjilae

          Thaarum, nalla aaviyae.

(Vaeru vasanam) (Different lyrics)

1.       Vaarum, thaeiva aavi, vaarum

          Enkazhl aathumathilae!

          Enkazhlukkuyirai thaarum,

          Vaarum, suththa aaviyae!

          Gnaana theepam,

          Swami, neerae aettrumae!

2.       Enkazhl nenjil nalla puthi

          Thaeiva pakthi thontravae,

          Athai neer kunapaduthi,

          Thappu sinthai yaavumae

          Maattra vaarum,

          Nalla thaeiva aaviyae!

3.       Motcha maarkkathai kurithu

          Evvakai thappennamum

          Neekki enkazhlai tharkaathu,

          Nalloraakkiyaruzhlum;

          Kaal thazhlaadil

          Pelam eenthu thaankidum.

4.       Nenju enkazhil kalanki,

          “Naayanae, yiratchiyum,”

          Entru kenjum pothiranki

          Aattri thaettri kondirum;

          Thunpam neenka

          Neer sakaayaraai yirum.