Before I stepdown alone from this home

Bearing my luggages on my shoulders,

Behold me once you at my face,

Be happy and give me farewell with grace!

Though I have done no goods for the world

Though no pronounced for you even a nice word

Smile to me once with your heartful joy,

Swear, I will never come back again here!

What should I tell you in this eve, dear friend

No words come out as a breeze from my heart.

But listen to me, though I am blind and dumb

May help you, sometimes, on the way you go.

You are on the edge of a vast sea,

you have to get the other through which.

When swing on waves, don’t forget to sing so fair.

When you need to fly somewhere above

Wings must be moved with no looks at below.

May have friends with you to swim and share,

May have promises to make you smart.

Never give your heart to them upto the end;

Don’t forget their names until you reach.

Never be anxious of me at this moment,

For I will never forget my luggage here...

It must be beared myself on my way alone.

Dear friend, time is late to start for me...

Be happy and give me farewell with a smile,

I do swear, I will never come back again here!

- Kesavan Kavumthara