291. NAAN ENKAE ODUVAEN (Wo soll lich fliehen hin)

1.       Naan enkae oduvaen,

          Maa paathakanaanaen;

          Theetpenkum ennai moodum.

          Aar aatharikka koodum?

          En thikil lokathaarkazhl

          Anaivarum neekkaarkazhl.

2.       Anpuzhzhla yesuvae,

          Vaa entru sonneerae,

          En manathummai pattrum;

          En kilaesamum yikkattum

          Thaniya, thayavaaka

          Thidan azhlippeeraaka.

3.       En paavathaal undaam

          Visaarathodellaam,

          Naan enakkaai madintha

          Ummandaiyae paninthae

          Jeba thiyaanamaaka

          Vanthaen, ratchipeeraaka.

4.       Sinthunda ummuda

          Yiraththathaal, ellaa

          Azhlukkum ennil neekkum;

          En noyil enna thaankum;

          Kadalin aazhlamattum

          En paavankazhl vizhlathum.

5.       En aaruthal neerae

          Ummaal meetpaayittrae;

          En theetpellaam maraiya,

          Neer athai ummudaiya

          Kuzhliyilae adaitheer,

          Ankae athai puthaitheer.

6.       En kuttram perithu,

          Aanaalum umathu

          Yirathamum paliyum

          Palipathaal kazhliyum;

          Ummandai vanthu saerum

          Ellaarin nenjum thaerum.

7.       Aah, swami, ummuda

          Yiraththam saruva

          Ulakaiyum ratchithu,

          Pei vaaikkum thappuvithu,

          Ekkaethaiyum thadukkum

          Palaththai pettrirukkum.

8.       Yippothum ummaiyae

          Naan saarnthaen, yesuvae,

          Thukkithummandai vanthaen,

          Ummaal mannippai kandaen,

          Naan narakathai kaanaen,

          Naan jeevanukkuzhzhlaanaen.

9.       Yini naan ummilae

          Pirithalintriyae

          Nilaithu vazhlarnthaera,

          Avayavamaai thaera

          Neer ennai saavumattum

          Nallaaviyaal nadathum.