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Tonight,

when the Mariamman1 flame flickers,

from the aging aalamaram's2 sigh,

Bring me your unspoken promises,

Maragadham3.

For we shall dance like the bell

            and its tether,

to the tune of the wind whistles.
And if the temple flame eventually dies,

Maragatham,

our passions will ignite crimson

the rim of the sky.
Tonight,

when I place the

kumkumam4 on your forehead,

black-red will infuse

into my cold, grey ashes,

that have settled

over five rocks in a stream

divided by Shiva's tresses.
1Tamil goddess associated with Goddess Parvathi.2Banyan tree.3Emerald, also a female Tamil name.4Vermillion.

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