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Lyrics & meaning

Aananthamai Ingu Aaduvom

From Vannakili · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
Chorus
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Vannakili1959

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Haa..aaaHaa..aaa
Anusaiyai enum oru pennaalBy a woman named Anusuya
Anaiyaaadha karppennumWith the unextinguishable flame of chastity
Sudar veesum kannaal..aaa..By her radiant eyes..aaa..
Anusaiyai enum oru pennaalBy a woman named Anusuya
Sivanodu bhrammaavaiShiva and Brahma
Thirumalai munnaalAlong with Vishnu beforehand
Sivanodu bhrammaavaiShiva and Brahma
Thirumalai munnaalAlong with Vishnu beforehand
Sisukkalaakki amudham alithaTransforming them into infants and feeding them nectar
Perumai solvomaeWe shall praise her glory
Sisukkalaakki amudham alithaTransforming them into infants and feeding them nectar
Perumai solvomaeWe shall praise her glory

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song glorifies the legendary mythological figure Sage Anasuya, renowned for her supreme chastity and divine virtue. When the Holy Trinity—Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu—came to test her righteousness, the spiritual power of her purity transformed the supreme gods into innocent infants, whom she then lovingly fed with divine nectar. The lyrics celebrate her magnificent spiritual strength and maternal devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Rūpaka)

Anaiyaaadha karppennum Sudar veesum kannaal..aaa..

Chastity ('karppu') is metaphorically portrayed as an eternal, unextinguishable flame ('anaiyaadha sudar').

Edhukai (Monorhyme / Assonance)

Anusaiyai enum oru pennaal / Anaiyaaadha karppennum

Harmonious sound agreement in the second syllable between 'Anusaiyai' and 'Anaiyaaadha'.

Repetition (Anaphora)

Sisukkalaakki amudham alitha Perumai solvomae

Repetition of lines to emphasize the miraculous deed and enhance chorus musicality.

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Trivia

This song references the legendary tale from Hindu mythology where the Trimurti tested Sage Anasuya's virtue. Using the power of her chastity, she turned the supreme deities into newborn babies so she could feed them freely, demonstrating her unequaled divine purity.

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