Adi Paninja
From Punniyavathi · 1997
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Punniyavathi1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi paninjaa | If you bow at Her feet, |
| Alli nalla padi alappaa | She will generously grant good fortune. |
| Adi manasil | Deep within the heart, |
| Thulli vandhu kudi iruppaa | She will leap in and reside. |
| Male | |
| Mani thamilil | In gem-like Tamil, |
| Adi koduppaa | She will bestow poetic verses. |
| Mani magudam | A jeweled crown, |
| Mudi koduppa | She will place upon your head. |
| Male | |
| Mann dhoosiyum | Even the dust of the soil, |
| Ponnaagumae | Will turn into gold. |
| Mann kudisaiyum | Even a humble mud hut, |
| Aran aagumae | Will become a mighty fortress. |
| Amaaa…..un arulaalae | O Mother... all by Your divine grace! |
அடி பணிஞ்சா
அள்ளி நல்லா படி அளப்பா
அடி மனசில்
துள்ளி வந்து குடி இருப்பா
If you bow at Her feet,
She will generously grant good fortune.
Deep within the heart,
She will leap in and reside.
மணி தமிழில்
அடி கொடுப்பா
மணி மகுடம்
முடி கொடுப்பா
In gem-like Tamil,
She will bestow poetic verses.
A jeweled crown,
She will place upon your head.
மண் தூசியும்
பொன்னாகுமே
மண் குடிசையும்
அரண் ஆகுமே
அம்மா உன் அருளாலே
Even the dust of the soil,
Will turn into gold.
Even a humble mud hut,
Will become a mighty fortress.
O Mother... all by Your divine grace!
Adi paninjaa
If you bow at Her feet,
Alli nalla padi alappaa
She will generously grant good fortune.
Adi manasil
Deep within the heart,
Thulli vandhu kudi iruppaa
She will leap in and reside.
Mani thamilil
In gem-like Tamil,
Adi koduppaa
She will bestow poetic verses.
Mani magudam
A jeweled crown,
Mudi koduppa
She will place upon your head.
Mann dhoosiyum
Even the dust of the soil,
Ponnaagumae
Will turn into gold.
Mann kudisaiyum
Even a humble mud hut,
Aran aagumae
Will become a mighty fortress.
Amaaa…..un arulaalae
O Mother... all by Your divine grace!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This devotional hymn praises the ultimate power and benevolence of the Divine Mother. It describes how surrendering to Her divine feet transforms a devotee's life completely, filling their heart with divine presence and granting them sacred wisdom in Tamil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Polysemy / Wordplay
“Adi paninjaa / Adi koduppaa”
The word 'Adi' is used ingeniously with multiple meanings: 'feet' in 'Adi paninjaa' and 'poetic meter/line' in 'Adi koduppaa'.
Hyperbole & Metaphor
“Mann dhoosiyum Ponnaagumae / Mann kudisaiyum Aran aagumae”
Exaggerated metaphorical imagery demonstrating divine transformation, where mere dust turns to gold and a small mud hut becomes a grand fortress.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Mann dhoosiyum / Mann kudisaiyum”
Tamil poetic rhyme scheme where the second letter matches across consecutive lines ('nn' in Mann and Mann).
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Trivia
The lyricist Gangai Amaran uses classical Tamil poetic conventions (such as Tamil Monnai and Edhugai) within a film song structure to evoke a traditional devotional song atmosphere.
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