You better not cry, but sleep, sleep)
Vandurô indagana ambê liyannan
Vendiri indagana hâl garannan
Petiyô indagana sindu kiyannan
Tala kola pettiya, gangê duvannan.
(The monkeys are engaged in cutting up a mango
Their mates are engaged in washing the rice
Their young ones are engaged in singing songs.
The palm leaf box is drifting in the river.)
The following is a specimen of a love song.