- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Vaigasi Poranthachu
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Apr 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaththaa un kovililae alangaara vaasalilae
Yaeththa vanthom maavilakku
Enga koraiya nee vilakku
Adi alangaari arul subha devi
Engal vaazhvai kaakkum maariyammaavae
Mangalam kulungum engal kungumaththu naayakikku
Manjal neer rduththu vanthom
Thangamae un poo manakkum
Angamellaam poosidaththaan
Santhanamum kozhachchu vanthom
Thaayae un sannathiyai thedi vanthom
Adi alangaari arul subha devi
Engal vaazhvai kaakkum maalaiyammaavae
Aaththaa un kovililae alangaara vaasalilae
Yaeththa vanthom maavilakku
Enga koraiya nee vilakku
Manasaala naan nenachcha magaraasan vendumammaa
Kai yaenthi kettu nindraen kann kondu paarumammaa
Aasa vachcha ponnu manasu aaththaa unakku theriyaathaa
Aala kollum aabaththu un anbaal thaayae vilakaathaa
Ullukkullae thaena vachchu nenjukkullae nanja vachchu
Vanjagaththai thaduththu vidu
Kodumaigalai vaaleduththu aruththu vidu
Anbirukkum ullathukku vanthirukkum thunbamathai
Ammaa nee maattri vidu
Aaththaa un kannaaa paarththu vidu
Adi alangaari arul subha devi
Engal vaazhvai kaakkum maalaiyammaavae
Aaththaa un kovililae alangaara vaasalilae
Yaeththa vanthom maavilakku
Enga koraiya nee vilakku
Ammaa un kanna marachchu
Aniyaayam kaanuthammaa
Alaipaayum pinju nenjam
Inimelum thaangaathammaa
Kannukku imaiyaai irukkum
Kanmani vaazhanum puriyaathaa
Kanneeril maalai kattu
Pottaen unakku theriyaathaa
Vengala mani adichchu mangala oli koduththu
Thangamae vara vendum
Engalukku thanjam nee thara vendum
Nambi vantha bakthanukku thunbam endrum illai endru
Nambikkaiyai thara vendum
Thaayae nee nalla bathil solla vendum
Adi alangaari arul subha devi
Engal vaazhvai kaakkum maalaiyammaavae
Aaththaa un kovililae alangaara vaasalilae
Yaeththa vanthom maavilakku
Enga koraiya nee vilakku
Adi alangaari arul subha devi
Engal vaazhvai kaakkum maalaiyammaavae
Mother, at your temple's decorated doorway,
we have come to light the sacred flour lamp.
Please banish all our sorrows!
Oh beautifully adorned Goddess of grace and auspicious blessings,
oh Mariamman, guardian of our lives!
For our Goddess adorned with red kumkum, radiating auspicious grace,
we have brought turmeric water.
Oh precious Goddess, to soothe your body
that smells as sweet as flowers,
we have ground and brought fragrant sandalwood paste.
Mother, we have come seeking your divine shrine!
Oh beautifully adorned Goddess of grace and auspicious blessings,
oh Mother Goddess, guardian of our lives!
Mother, at your temple's decorated doorway,
we have come to light the sacred flour lamp.
Please banish all our sorrows!
Mother, I need the noble king whom I dreamed to rule my heart!
I stand begging with open hands, please look upon me!
Mother, don't you understand the heart of a girl in love?
By your loving grace, Mother, won't this deadly danger vanish?
With sweet words outside and poison in their hearts,
put an end to such deceit!
Draw your sword and strike down this cruelty!
The sorrow that has struck a loving heart,
Mother, please take it away!
Mother, look kindly upon us with your eyes!
Oh beautifully adorned Goddess of grace and auspicious blessings,
oh Mother Goddess, guardian of our lives!
Mother, at your temple's decorated doorway,
we have come to light the sacred flour lamp.
Please banish all our sorrows!
Mother, hiding from your watchful eyes,
injustice is taking place!
This restless, tender young heart
cannot bear any more pain, Mother!
Like an eyelid protecting the eye,
shouldn't my beloved darling live well? Don't you see?
Stringing a garland woven from my tears,
I offered it to you, do you not know?
As the bronze bell rings out with auspicious sounds,
our golden Goddess, you must come!
You must grant us shelter and protection!
Assuring us that devotees who trust in you will never suffer,
you must give us faith and hope!
Mother, you must give us a reassuring answer!
Oh beautifully adorned Goddess of grace and auspicious blessings,
oh Mother Goddess, guardian of our lives!
Mother, at your temple's decorated doorway,
we have come to light the sacred flour lamp.
Please banish all our sorrows!
Oh beautifully adorned Goddess of grace and auspicious blessings,
oh Mother Goddess, guardian of our lives!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This iconic devotional song from 'Vaigasi Poranthachu' is a heartfelt prayer offered to Goddess Mariyamma. The heroine along with devotees visits the village deity's shrine with ritualistic offerings such as Maavilakku (rice flour lamp), turmeric water, and sandalwood paste, seeking the divine mother's blessings to remove all hardships from their lives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Aaththaa un kovililae / Yaeththa vanthom maavilakku”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic harmony (e.g., 'Aaththaa' and 'Yaeththa').
Moonaai (First letter alliteration)
“Manasaala naan nenachcha magaraasan vendumammaa”
Matching initial consonant sounds across words in the line ('Manasaala' and 'Magaraasan').
Metaphor
“Kanneeril maalai kattu”
Refers to tears metaphorically as a garland woven out of sorrow offered to the deity.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Vaigasi Poranthachu' (1990) marked the directorial debut of Radha Bharathi and the debut of veteran music director Deva, who went on to become one of Tamil cinema's most prominent composers in the 1990s.
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