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            “Thaathan yeshu” enna reethi

      Paadum paramanu parichodu njaan

      Varumavanu sathatham jayam-

      Odum vaajiye saadiyodu koodave kadaloode

      thalli than thejassode prabalapettaan

1    Maamakabalam sthuthiyaayavan thaan yehova

      Aayavanenikkulla-rakshayum daivavumaam

      Aakayaalavannoru vaasasthalam chamayeppen

      Ha! pithrudevanavan njaanavane pukazhthi-

2    Yudha manushyanavan yaahennavante namam

      Sathwaram pharavovin sainyam radangaleyum

      Abdhiyil thalliyittu yudha nethaakkal mungi

      Guptharaay chenkadalil athalodavar thaanu-

3    Aayavare aazhangal moodi kallupolavar

      Aayamodadiyilottaayavar thaanu yehovaye

      nin valathukai aayodhane balappettaayathu

shathrukkale maayamenye nurukki-

4    Ninnethirikele ninnunnatha thejassinaalonnichu

      thallikkalanjunnathane ninnude

      Minni jwalikkum krodham ninnil ninnayachu nee

      Chinnum thaaladiyeppol thinnithavareyathu-

5    Nin mookkile dwaarangalil shwaasathaal vellangal

      Onnichu koodapettu neerottangal koottampol

      Ninnithaazhangal kadal thannullilurachupoy

      Vandithane! parama mannava! nin krupayaal

6    Shathru paranju: njaan pinnaale chellum, pidikkum,

      Vidruthamapahrutham bhadram njaan bhaagichidum;

      Thrupthippedumenn aatmaavathraye kkondumuden

      Udharichen vaalaal njaan nigrahikkumavare-

7    Nin kaattukondoothi nee; sindhuvavare moodi

      Chengadalileeyam pol shankayenye thaanavar

      Ninnathbhutha kriyakal panka heena sthuthikal

      Thankalethrayum maanyan shankaneeyan nisthullyan

8    Neetti valathukai nee thatti vizhungi bhoomi

      Koottikkondu vannu nin koottathe krupayaa nee

      Vaattamillaa sthalathu kettaal janam pedikkum

      Spashtamaay phelisthyaro thattukedaay dukhikkum

9    Edom prabhukkalellaam khedamode bhramikkum

      Movaabile balavaan maaraakave virackkum

      Kanaan prajakalellaam saavegamay dravikkum

      Ha! bhayavum njettalum aayavare pidikkum

10 Nin bhuja vallabhathwa sthambhitharaayaver nin

      Sambaathitha janam kadannupokum vareckkum

      Kambanamillaathulla kallukal pole thanne

      Kumbhinee naadhane! nin mumbilirikkumaver-

11 Ulpraveshippichu nin salpurathilavare

      Thwalpaarppinaay sthdaapicha shudhasthdalathu thanne

      Kelppulla ninnavakaa shaalpetharaadri thannil

      Nilpaanarulum bhavaan salpaalakanaay vaazhum-

                                                                                    K.V.S