Vellai pookkal...

Serene song from Kannathil muttham ittal

Vellai pookkal ulagamengum malarave
Vidiyum bhoomi amaithikkaka vidigave

Let white flowers bloom all over the world

Let the rising world rise in the name of peace

Man mel manjal veliccham vizhugave
Malare sombal muritthu ezhugave

Let pious yellow light fill the earth

O flower! Wake up from your slumber

Kuzhanthai vizhikkattume
Thaayin katha kathappil

Let the child wake up

To the breath of his mother close by

Ulagam vidiyattume
Pillayin siru mutharsiruppil

Let the world dawn

At the first smile of a baby

Vellai pookkal...

Engu siru kuzhanthai
Than kaigal neettidumo
Angu thondrayo kollai nilave

O beautiful moon,

Rise where the little child

Reaches his hands out

Engu manitha inam
Por oynthu sainthidume
Angu koovayo vellai kuyile

O dove,

Sing where humanity has ceased to fight

Vellai pookkal...