Cherrapunji Mazhayathu

Cherrapunji Mazhayathu Lyrics English Translation

POGUNNU DOORORAALUM KOOTTINILLATHE

Even as I go far away, I’m walking alone without any companion

KAANUNNU KAADUKAL KARAKAL NILAKKATHE

I see the forests and shores standing silently, unmoving

POGUNNU DOORORAALUM KOOTTINILLATHE

Even as I move further, there is no one beside me

KAANUNNU KAADUKAL KARAKAL NILAKKATHE

The woods and shores remain frozen, just watching

CHERRAPUNJI MAZHAYAYIL

In the rain-drenched Cherrapunji

NILAAVANCHI THUZHANJETH

A moonlit boat drifted away

CHERRAPUNJI MAZHAYAYIL

In the rains of Cherrapunji

NILAAVANCHI THUZHANJETH

That glowing moon-boat wandered gently

CHERRAPUNJI MAZHAYAYIL

In Cherrapunji’s misty rain

NILAAVANCHI THUZHANJETH

A moonlight boat floated by

CHERRAPUNJI MAZHAYAYIL

Beneath Cherrapunji’s heavy clouds

NILAAVANCHI THUZHANJETH

The moonlight’s canoe quietly sailed off

KAARMEGHAM OZHINJOO POO MELLE VIRINJU

As the dark clouds drifted away, flowers began to bloom softly

KAATHAKE NEE MOOLUNNORU EENAMO

Are you humming a tune into the wind somewhere?

KAATTUPOLE NJAN MOODUNNE

Like the forest, I’m closing up in silence

VAZHIYORU NERANGAL ERINNE

Throwing colors onto this path

DOORADOORANGAL NINNEYUM THEDUNNE

Across distant lands, I keep searching for you

POGUNNU DOORORAALUM KOOTTINILLATHE

Even while traveling far, I walk all alone

KAANUNNU KADUKAL KARAKAL NILAKKATHE

And only forests and riverbanks stand silently around

CHERRAPUNJI MAZHAYAYIL

In Cherrapunji’s ceaseless rain

NILAAVANCHI THUZHANJETH

That silver moonboat drifted silently

CHERRAPUNJI MAZHAYAYIL

Through the endless downpour in Cherrapunji

NILAAVANCHI THUZHANJETH

The moonlit canoe kept floating gently