saavu

Let us start with the end. The poem is called sAvu[death] in Kannada, a dravidian Indian language.
To read it in kannada script you need to install baraha from www.baraha.com and copy the text below and convert.

hariyade niMtide jeevanada tore
hegala mele hottiruve shavagaLa hore
nannavaraagiddAriMdu kaNmare

hRudayada mRudu spaMdanadiMda
preetiya tOrida aa sajeeva biMba
indilla, muMdilla, eMdeMdillavaayitE?

sAvoMdu prakRutiya prateeti
pratinitya ghaTisuva saMgati
AdareShToMdu kliShTa adara reeti