- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Singer
- Malasiya Vasudevan
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Nattupura Nayagan
- Movie release year
- 1997
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Jun 2026
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Amma thaayae
Veppilaikkaari Kungumakkaari
Aanaiyidu ammaa aalayaththammaa
Sooriyan nilavaagum
Vaada vidu amma paalaiyaththammaa
Veppilai inipaagum
Pambai naatham kettu
Paampaai seeriyezhu
Samayapuraththaa
Enthan sangadam theerththuvidu
Karakaattam aadum
Yaezhai vaazha varam kodu
Varam kodu thaayae nee
Aanaiyidu ammaa aalayaththammaa
Sooriyan nilavaagum
Vaada vidu amma paalaiyaththammaa
Veppilai inipaagum
Omkaari maakaali neethaane kaakka venum
Poomaari gowmaari urumaari vara venum
Naagaththai kudaiyaai
Yaenthiya thaaikku deepaththai yaettri vaiththen
Thegaththai noithaan vaattiya pothum
Raagaththai paada vanthaen
Theeyila irangura poovaa maaranum
Punnagai kaattamma
Theeyathu azhiththida anthanum
Mazhaiyai pozhinthidu neeyammaa
Karuvil ennai thaangiya
Thaaikku neethaan thaayammaa
Karagam eduththu aadida vanthaen
Pillai naanammaa
Idhu pothum pothum
Enthan jenmam
Unthan kaaladi thaanamma
Aanaiyidu amma aalayaththammaa
Sooriyan nilavaagum
Vaada vidu amma paalaiyaththammaa
Veppilai inipaagum
Sakthi om sakthi om
Male : Kallena irunthathu pothum
Enmel karunai vaiyammaa
Kaattrum mazhaiyum neerum neruppum
Ellaam nee ammaa
Manjal neeraal aalum unakku
Enthan abhishegam
Painthan seitha paavam
Yaeno raththa abhishegam
Sontham pantham ellaam
Unthan kovil thaanamma
Kaalamum kolamum maariyathae
En nilaiyinai paarammaa
Un paatham thozhuthae
Dhinam dhinam azhuthen
Oru murai karunai kaattammaa
Aanaiyidu amma aalayaththammaa
Sooriyan nilavaagum
Vaada vidu amma paalaiyaththammaa
Veppilai inipaagum
Pambai naatham kettu
Paampaai seeriyezhu
Samayapuraththaa
Enthan sangadam theerththuvidu
Karakaattam aadum
Yaezhai vaazha varam kodu
Varam kodu thaayae nee
Aanaiyidu ammaa aalayaththammaa
Sooriyan nilavaagum
Vaada vidu amma paalaiyaththammaa
Veppilai inipaagum
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Chorus: Oh divine Mother!
You who hold the neem leaves and wear the sacred kumkum!
Male: Give your command, oh Mother of the temple!
The burning sun will turn into a cool moon!
Bestow your grace, oh Mother of the sacred shrine!
Even bitter neem leaves will turn sweet!
Male: Hearing the beat of the pambai drum,
rise up with fury like a serpent!
Oh Mother of Samayapuram,
wipe away all my suffering and distress!
Male: For this poor man dancing with the karagam pot,
grant a boon so that I may live!
Grant me a boon, oh Mother!
Male: Give your command, oh Mother of the temple!
The burning sun will turn into a cool moon!
Bestow your grace, oh Mother of the sacred shrine!
Even bitter neem leaves will turn sweet!
Chorus: Oh supreme Omkari, mighty Kali, you alone must protect us!
Shower of flowers, oh Gowmari, come to us in your divine form!
Male: For the Mother sheltered beneath
the hood of a serpent, I lit a sacred lamp.
Male: Even though illness torments my body,
I have come here to sing your melody.
Walking through fire must feel like stepping on flowers,
so bless me with your smiling grace, Mother!
Male: To destroy all evil completely,
pour down your shower of blessings, Mother!
To the very mother who bore me in her womb,
you are the supreme Mother!
Male: I have come dancing, carrying the sacred karagam pot,
as your devoted child, Mother!
This is enough, more than enough for me—
in this lifetime of mine,
all I seek is a place at your sacred feet, Mother!
Male: Give your command, oh Mother of the temple!
The burning sun will turn into a cool moon!
Bestow your grace, oh Mother of the sacred shrine!
Even bitter neem leaves will turn sweet!
Chorus: Shakti Om, Shakti Om!
Male: Enough of remaining silent like a stone idol,
shower your compassion upon me, Mother!
Wind and rain, water and fire—
you are everything that exists, Mother!
Male: For you, who reign adorned with turmeric water,
I offer this sacred bath.
What sin did this child commit,
that he must now be bathed in blood?
Male: All my family and kin
are here only at your temple, Mother!
Times and circumstances have all changed,
look at the painful state I am in, Mother!
Male: Bowing before your holy feet,
I wept day after day;
just once, show me your mercy, Mother!
Male: Give your command, oh Mother of the temple!
The burning sun will turn into a cool moon!
Bestow your grace, oh Mother of the sacred shrine!
Even bitter neem leaves will turn sweet!
Male: Hearing the beat of the pambai drum,
rise up with fury like a serpent!
Oh Mother of Samayapuram,
wipe away all my suffering and distress!
Male: For this poor man dancing with the karagam pot,
grant a boon so that I may live!
Grant me a boon, oh Mother!
Male: Give your command, oh Mother of the temple!
The burning sun will turn into a cool moon!
Bestow your grace, oh Mother of the sacred shrine!
Even bitter neem leaves will turn sweet!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is an intense devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Mariamman (Mahakali). Performed in a traditional Tamil folk style, the devotee surrenders completely to the Goddess, invoking her divine powers to bring relief from disease, misery, and misfortune. Through folk rituals like Karagattam and traditional musical instruments, the protagonist pleads with the Mother deity to break her stone-like silence and shower grace and mercy upon her child.
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Trivia
["The song is featured in the 1997 Tamil rural drama film 'Nattupura Nayagan', directed by Kasthuri Raja.", 'The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, known for his melodious and folk-infused Tamil film scores in the 1990s.', 'The lyrics were penned by Kasthuri Raja himself, and the song was powerfully rendered by the veteran singer Malaysia Vasudevan.']
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