prabhakaran was murdered! the dawn doesn't die!

you can pass any judgements you like
you're on the victorious raja-pakshe*
i am on the side that was killed but didn't lose
but i haven't come to deliver judgments
only to tell you that we didn't lose

the ruling classes* may win battles
but not the people
the wounded hearts of the people
they can't win them
prabhakaran may have died
his son may have died
it's electoral democracy
that requires family rule
for the eelam
it's enough, if the people live
if jaffna lives,
its air, land, water
it's enough, if they live
blood soaked
feeling the wounds
wiping tears
dreaming
in their own land
displaced
or in exile
if the people live, it's enough
if their dream lives, it's enough.

tried to translate vara vara rao's 'prabhakaran champabaDDaaDu! prabhaatam chaavadu' . found it at vara vara rao's blog- seems to have been published in 'andhra jyothy'.

* in telugu, 'paksha/pakshamu' means side or faction.