kasaappukaaran pasuvinte mookil beedikutti keduthi [Malayalam]
the butcher puts off the beedi on the cow’s nose
[Beedi ~ tiny country cigarettes rolled in dried leaves.]
pasu vedanayaal nila vilichu ~ kasaappukaaran kathi eduthu [Malayalam]
the cow cried in agony ~ the butcher picked up the knife
pasuvinte vedana kantu thumbium karanju kaattum karanju [Malayalam]
seeing the cow’s agony the dragonfly wept the winds too wept |