What Can the Matter Be?”, also known as “Johnny’s So Long at the Fair” is a traditional nursery rhyme that can be traced back as far as the 1780s in England. Narrinai – Central Institute of Classical TamilĬheck the lines “He’ll buy me a Bunch o’ Blue Ribbons” (let) her – wealth/excellence – grow – this girl – gave birth -mother Huge – chariot – Poriyan’s (king’s name) – Tondi (captial city) Reapers(farmers) – reaping ears of paddy – givers – acceptingĮye – like – neital(water lily) – surrounded by Heap of unthreshed grain, straw stack – in – blossom Whose – daughter – Damn( expletive) – her – father – may you prosperĭistress – To cause to experience – she – me – broad fields Many – flower – contrasting – Leaf/feathers – shaking – waistīrilliant – gem – resemble – body – tender girl Like Kings Poriyan(possessor of huge charitots)’sĮye like water lily(neithal) blooms on stem covered with cool mudĭiminish/stay/permanent – spread – fatigue/suffer – red streaks in eyes / eyes – intense desire (seductive) – cool – eyes Let her mother’s wealth (/reputation,excellence) grow Whose daughter is she? Hail her father! (/may her father prosper!) Her tender body resembles a faultless brilliant gem, Her swaying waist is adorned with many flowers Her intensely seductive cool eyes with Red streaks spreads permanent suffering What surprises me is that our lover boys have never changed! same blood! In the above video Hero wants to know who the heroine’s father was so that he can salute him and also wants to know who her mother was so that he can hail her mother.Īn anonymous poet 1700- 2000 years ago has had similar thought process, but he goes one step further – he hails her father and wishes her mother’s wealth/ reputation grows rapidly. But this poem made lose some sleep and write this blog – I hope you would be as interested in this poem as me.īecome Fan of Karka Nirka Blog in Facebook While I was still reading Sangam and post Sangam literature – had lost interest and time to write blog.
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