Let friends and relatives
Leave me and go!
I have so many different jobs
Of mine to do!
Let poets search stages
And bend like bows!
I too have many fields
And seeds to sow!
Let orators seek crowds
And give their speeches!
I have the moon and stars
To sit and watch!
Let heroes take swords
And start their fight!
I have some new diaries
And poetry to write!
Let lovers simply loiter
And so firmly hug!
I have table and chair
A lot is there to think!
Let the wealthy purchase
Gold for their dearest!
I would freely live like
A lion in the forest!
Written by: Kannadasa Dasan
Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson