35. Ajñānam Astamicciṭum (The Messenger of Good Tidings Proclaims)

Verses 12-15 from a modern visionary song, which begins “The rising of good fortune” (Bhagyotayam). It is found only in notebooks from Parur, where it was performed and probably cormposed. Written in elegant literary Malayalam in the style of a Bhakti hymn, it combines Biblical and original poetic passages, predicting a future when warfare, ignorance, oppression, egotism and deceit will be replaced by peace, justice, education, culture, and truth. The Hebrew refrain "The messenger of good tiding proclaims" (Mevaser ve-omer) is found in several Cochini Hebrew piyyutim for the holiday of Simhat Torah. The tune is similar to that of Kol mevaser.

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-12-
Ignorance will disappear.
Poetic knowledge will increase.
Education and culture combine;
Together they will make the world shine.
[messenger of good news proclaims.]
Mevasser mevasser ve-omer.

-13-
Mastery over others and selfishness will flee.
Truth will revive again and again.
When you open your eyes and look,
You will see holy men everywhere.
Mevasser mevasser ve-omer.

-14-
Thieves will purity their hearts.
Striking as lightning.
These words will come to pass
So will be the karma, the fate.
Mevasser mevasser ve-omer.

-15-
Deceit will hide, truth will shine.
So it will be, so it will be,
For many many thousands of years.
Mevasser mevasser ve-omer.