As I sit on Hippo Rock
And look down
I see that
As I have been sitting on Hippo Rock
And looking down
Potti’s land has become Raja’s
Duraisami’s land has become Thenan’s
Kumar’s land has become Rajkumar’s
The advantage of being an only son:
You inherit all your father’s land
Parman’s sons
Annamalai’s sons
The other Potti’s sons
Are not so fortunate
In their lands is played out
The Tamil saying
Which is the bane
Of the countryside:
Anju vaisu-le annan thambi
Pathinanju vaisu-le pangaali