Happy Pongal 2024

 My dear social friends, brothers and sisters ... 

Vanakkam, Namaste. 

This blog is about a festival called "PONGAL"..... Pongal is one of the biggest and most important festivals in South India, Tamilnadu. It is a day of Farmer, thanking both Farmer and SUN GOD. 

 

happy pongal

 

Here is my poem in mother-tongue:

கதிரவனின் மகிழ்ச்சி, உழவனின் மகிழ்ச்சி,

உழவனின் மகிழ்ச்சி, உலகின் மகிழ்ச்சி...

பொங்கல் பொங்கட்டும், மகிழ்ச்சி பொங்கட்டும்,

வாழ்க்கை கரும்பாய் இனிக்கட்டும் , வாழ்க்கை இரும்பாய் இருக்கட்டும்....

இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் ... இனிய உழவர் தின நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்....

நன்றியுடன்... பிரபாகர் பால்சாமி

 

happy pongal

 

Here is the translated version:

The joy of SUN , the joy of the Farmer,

The joy of the Farmer, the joy of the WORLD . . .

May Pongal shine , let the JOY shine,

May life be sugarcane , may life be an iron . ..

Happy Pongal . . . Happy Farmers Day .

Thank you . . . . . Prabakar Paulsami


This time, i took translation from: https://anuvaad.bhashini.gov.in/ (Indian gov initiative)

What is Pongal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongal_(festival)


Thank you, Take Care.

 

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