Spgm 008 - Kannagi And Kovalan Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

3. Kannagi
From the sky like the liberal rain
In that Pugar town was Manayakan
In giving charity to every one,
As his unfailing hand refused none.

Kannagi, his daughter, shined like gold,
She was a girl of twelve years old.
She resembled a jasmine creeper stem.
So thin was her feminine body frame.

Like Lakshmi, the popular Goddess,
Who sits in the beautiful flower Lotus,
She was in the hearts of all women,
And a highly praised girl of that town

4. Kovalan

Cholan, the ruler of this big land,
He gave titles, under his command,
To some as head of his citizens,
Who were held as honored persons.

One among them was Masathuvan,
A popular head and a wealthy man,
Who was keen to distribute his income,
To those in need of help came to him.

Such a great man had a son,
Who was sixteen-year-old Kovalan.
He visited several countries,
And became famous in business.

The moon-faced women of the town,
In all sweet words of their own,
They praised him as a beautiful son
Out of their love for this charming person.