Thiruppavai Twelfth Pasuram

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Thiruppavai Twelfth Pasuram

kanaiththu iLam katrerumai kanRukku irangi
ninaiththu mulai vazhiyE ninRu paal sOra
nanaiththu illam sERaakkum naR chelvan thangaay
panith thalai veezha nin vaasaR kadai patri(ch)
chinaththinaal then ilangai(k) kOmaanai(ch) chetra
manaththukku iniyaanai(p) paadavum nee vaay thiRavaay
iniththaan ezhundhiraay eedhenna pEr uRakkam
anaiththu illaththaarum aRindhElOr embaavaay

Meaning of Thiruppavai Twelfth Pasuram

Oh Younger sister of the rich cowherd , whose house is rendered muddy and slushy by the profuse milk flowing from the udders of the (unmilked) She-buffalo , who thinks of her calf , and with great affection spots out abundant milk! Even when we have come all the way to the entrance of your house, unmindful of the heavy dew-fall on our head , and even when we sing (in chorus) to our heart’s content , the glory of the dear Lord (viz)., RaamA , who has slain angrily the emperor of LankA in the south , nevertheless, you do not respond to us at all and have not opened your mouth . At least, kindly get up now! Why do you prolong your sleep? People in all other houses have already woken up.