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Lyrics & meaning

Aayiram Kannatha

From Mahasakthi Mariamman · 1986

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Mahasakthi Mariamman
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
19 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaiyiram kannatha angirundhu paatha
Aduthavanai keduthavanae
Aram thavari nadanthavane
Aaiyiram kannatha angirundhu paatha
Aaiyiram kannatha angirundhu paatha
Aduthavanai keduthavanae
Aram thavari nadanthavane
Aduthavanai keduthavanae
Aram thavari nadanthavane
Aaiyiram kannatha angirundhu paatha
Thenai vedhaichavan thenai aruppaan
Venai vedhaichavan venai aruppaan
Thenai vedhaichavan thenai aruppaan
Venai vedhaichavan venai aruppaan
Summa sollura pazhamozhiya mooda
Andha amma potta kanakkidhuthaan podaa
Nee vedhachadhu thaan velanjiruchirukudhu aruthukada
Nee koduthathu thaan thirumbhi vandhadhu eduthukada
Aayiram kannatha angirundhu paatha
Aayiram kannatha angirundhu paatha
Pona pirappila nee senja punniyam
Rasa padhaviyai koduthathu
Naan naan endru sollura aanavam vandhu
Ippa un puthiya keduthathu
Makkalukkaaga padhavi engira
Ennam manasila irukkanum
Adha maranthuvittavan maanam kettavan
Ipadithaan thidikkanum
Suvadiyilae irukku adha
Solli vechen unakku
Idhu suvadiyilae irukku
Adha solli vechen unakku
Karppulla pendugalai
Kadhara kadhara nee karppa azhichae
Kaiyedukkam bakthargalai
Kalanga kalanga nee vaatti vadhachae
Polladha mandhiringa viricha valaiyilae
Unnai izhandhae unnai izhandhae
Ellamae pona pinnae yengi thavikkirae
Kanna izhandhae kanna izhandhae
Appo unnai izhandhae ippo kanna izhandhae
Appo unnai izhandhae ippo kanna izhandhae
The thousand-eyed Mother Goddess watched from above,
O you who ruined others,
O you who strayed from the path of righteousness!
The thousand-eyed Mother Goddess watched from above,
The thousand-eyed Mother Goddess watched from above,
O you who ruined others,
O you who strayed from the path of righteousness!
O you who ruined others,
O you who strayed from the path of righteousness!
The thousand-eyed Mother Goddess watched from above.
The one who sows millet will reap millet,
The one who sows evil will reap evil!
The one who sows millet will reap millet,
The one who sows evil will reap evil!
Is this just an idle proverb, you fool?
This is the Divine Mother's true reckoning, understand that!
What you sowed has now ripened, reap it!
What you gave has returned to you, take it!
The thousand-eyed Mother Goddess watched from above,
The thousand-eyed Mother Goddess watched from above...
The good deeds of your past life
Gave you the throne of a king.
The arrogance of believing "I am everything"
Has now corrupted your mind.
The belief that high office is meant to serve the people
Should have stayed in your heart.
A shameless man who forgot that duty
Deserves to writhe in agony like this!
It is written in the sacred verses,
And I have told it to you.
This is written in the sacred verses,
And I have told it to you.
Virtuous and devoted women,
You violated their honour while they wailed in anguish!
Devotees praying with folded hands,
You tormented and crushed until they broke down in tears!
In the trap set by wicked ministers,
You lost yourself, you lost your senses!
Now that everything is lost, you suffer and grieve,
Having lost your eyes, having lost your sight!
Back then you lost your senses, now you have lost your eyes!
Back then you lost your senses, now you have lost your eyes!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful devotional track from 'Mahasakthi Mariamman' serves as a solemn moral sermon on the inexorable law of Karma and divine justice. Sung from the perspective of a divine messenger or devotee of Goddess Mariamman (the 'thousand-eyed' deity who sees all human actions), the song addresses a fallen, arrogant ruler who misused his power, mistreated virtuous women, and tortured the innocent. It highlights how past good deeds brought him royalty, but present hubris and corrupt advice led to his downfall and physical blindness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar / Repetition for emphasis

“Kadhara kadhara nee karppa azhichae”

Words like 'kadhara kadhara' (wailing repeatedly) and 'kalanga kalanga' (weeping intensely) are repeated to heighten emotional distress.

Proverb / Pazhamozhi

“Thenai vedhaichavan thenai aruppaan / Venai vedhaichavan venai aruppaan”

The traditional Tamil proverb 'Thinai vithaithavan thinai aruppan, vinai vithaithavan vinai aruppan' (You reap what you sow) is directly adapted to emphasize inescapable karmic retribution.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Nee vedhachadhu thaan velanjiruchirukudhu aruthukada”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('vedhaichadhu' / 'koduthathu') creates lyrical rhythm.

Contrast / Anthesis

“Appo unnai izhandhae ippo kanna izhandhae”

Juxtaposes internal moral blindness in the past ('appo unnai izhandhae') with literal physical blindness in the present ('ippo kanna izhandhae').

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Trivia

The film 'Mahasakthi Mariamman' (1986) features iconic devotional compositions by legendary music director K. V. Mahadevan. This song utilizes classical storytelling tropes from Tamil folklore, where Goddess Mariamman is depicted as 'Aayiram Kannudaiyal' (the Goddess with a thousand eyes) who oversees righteousness and punishes hubris.

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