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This is a humble attempt to introduce Purandarad sa's songs to outside Kanna a speaking region. Besides, it is high time to make available the songs of this great saint-poet in English translation to the new generation of Kanna igas who are diverted from their cultural heritage due to schooling in English medium. It is also necessary to mitigate damage done to Purandarad sa by some western scholars who have called his compositions folk songs. They have distorted his songs by adding extraneous matter.