The roof is leaking...

Soruthihudu maniya maligi

Soruthihudu maniya maligi
agnaanadinda
soruthihudu maniya maligi

The roof is leaking
with ignorance
The roof is leaking

Soruthihudu maniya maligi
daroo gatti maalparilla
kaalakattaleyolage naan
melakeri mettalaare

The roof is leaking
There is no one to strenghten the timber
In this darkness that surrounds me
I cannot climb up there

Muruku toleyu huluku janthi
koredu saridu keela sadali
haraku chappara jerugindi
melakeri mettalaare

The wooden beam eaten by termites is broken
The bolts holding the beam have given away
The frame for the thatched tiles has holes in it
I cannot climb up there

Karaki hullu kasavu hatthi
haridu saalu irabi mutthi
jalada bharadi sariye mannu
volage horage ekavaagi

The dry grass on the roof is filled with filth
And is torn and ants are all over it
The mud is not able to hold the water
The inside and the outside have become one

Kaante kele karunadinda
bantu kaane hubbi maleyu
yento shishunaalaadheesha taanu
nintu porevanu yendu nambide

Oh mother! Listen to me with mercy
Heavy rains have come down on me
But I have fath in Shishunaaladeesha
He will protect me.

Translation- Pratap [http://www.youtube.com/user/pratapi]