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Lyrics & meaning

Adi Yendiyamma En

From Ganga Gowri · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. Janaki, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Ganga Gowri1973

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Adi yendi amma en kanavanHey friend, who is my husband?
Yaar sollavaShall I tell you?
Avan aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaaShall I tell the grandeur of him who is a king even in mendicancy?
Female
Adi yendi amma en kanavanHey friend, who is my husband?
Yaar sollavaShall I tell you?
Avan aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaaShall I tell the grandeur of him who is a king even in mendicancy?
Aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaaShall I tell the grandeur of him who is a king even in mendicancy?
Female
Avan maatil yaeri kaadu suttrumHe rides his bull and roams the forest
MannaamadiThat man of the soil
Avan maatil yaeri kaadu suttrumHe rides his bull and roams the forest
MannaamadiThat man of the soil
Enai maarbil veithu moondru vaedhamHolding me to his chest, three Vedas
SolluvanadiHe recites to me
Adi yendiammaaHey friend!
Female
Adi yendi amma en kanavanHey friend, who is my husband?
Yaar sollavaShall I tell you?
Female
Thozh meedhu boomi ellaamUpon his shoulders, the whole world
Thooki veithaanadiHe lifted and carried
Andha sugavaasi ulagil edhaiThat pleasure-seeker, in this world what
Baakki vaithaandi aandiDid he leave unfulfilled, that mendicant?
Female
Thozh meedhu boomi ellaamUpon his shoulders, the whole world
Thooki veithaanadiHe lifted and carried
Andha sugavaasi ulagil edhaiThat pleasure-seeker, in this world what
Baakki vaithaandi aandiDid he leave unfulfilled, that mendicant?
Female
Samsaaram endru ennaiCalling me his household and wife
Aakki vaithanadiHe made me his own
Samsaaram endru ennaiCalling me his household and wife
Aakki vaithanadiHe made me his own
Udal saaya saaya inbam thannaiAs our bodies lean closer, joy itself
Thaekki veithaanadi adi yendi ammaaHe accumulated, hey friend!
Female
Adi yendiammaaHey friend!
Adi yendi amma en kanavanHey friend, who is my husband?
Yaar sollavaShall I tell you?
Female
Kaanadha saathirangalScriptures unseen before
Kaththu thandhaandiHe taught me
En kattaana udalai konjamMy well-built body slightly
Thottu kondaandiHe touched and embraced
Female
Kaanadha saathirangalScriptures unseen before
Kaththu thandhaandiHe taught me
En kattaana udalai konjamMy well-built body slightly
Thottu kondaandiHe touched and embraced
Female
Thaenaana idhazhai thottuTouching my honey-like lips
Saedhi sonnaanadiHe conveyed a message
Sugam thirala thirala kandaval naanI am the one who experienced bliss overflowing
Unakkum munnadiEven before you!
Female
Adi yendiammaaHey friend!
Adi yendi amma en kanavanHey friend, who is my husband?
Yaar sollavaShall I tell you?
Female
Poo potta kannam engumOn my flower-patterned cheeks everywhere
Pudhumai seidhaanadiHe created novelty
Than poojai kanda avanum ennaiHe who received worship from all, worshipped me too
Poojai seidhaanadi aandiWorshipped me, that mendicant
Female
Poo potta kannam engumOn my flower-patterned cheeks everywhere
Pudhumai seidhaanadiHe created novelty
Than poojai kanda avanum ennaiHe who received worship from all, worshipped me too
Poojai seidhaanadiWorshipped me
Female
Kailaayam pola nenjaiLike Mount Kailash, his chest
Katti kondaandiHe held tightly
Kailaayam pola nenjaiLike Mount Kailash, his chest
Katti kondaandiHe held tightly
Female
Sugam kaniya kaniyaAs joy fully ripened
Endhan kaiyil sikki kondaandiHe got caught in my hands
Female
Adi yendiammaaHey friend!
Adi yendi amma en kanavanHey friend, who is my husband?
Yaar sollavaShall I tell you?
Avan aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaaShall I tell the grandeur of him who is a king even in mendicancy?
Female
Adi yendiammaaHey friend!
Adi yendi amma en kanavanHey friend, who is my husband?
Yaar sollavaShall I tell you?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful mythological duet from the film Ganga Gowri (1973) portrays Goddess Ganga and Goddess Gowri (Parvati) extolling the divine attributes and intimate charm of their common consort, Lord Shiva. Although Shiva leads an ascetic lifestyle as an wandering mendicant (aandi) riding a bull through the forest, the consorts describe him as the sovereign ruler of all creation who holds the entire cosmos on his shoulders.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Avan aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaa

Describing Lord Shiva as a king even while living as an ascetic mendicant.

Simile

Kailaayam pola nenjai

Comparing the solid, sacred chest of Lord Shiva to Mount Kailash.

Alliteration (Monaai)

Poo potta kannam engum Pudhumai seidhaanadi

Repetition of initial 'P' sound creates a smooth rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

Ganga Gowri (1973) is a Tamil mythological film directed by B. R. Panthulu, starring Gemini Ganesan as Lord Shiva, Jayalalithaa as Gowri, and L. Vijayalakshmi as Ganga, with music composed by M. S. Vishwanathan and lyrics by Kannadasan.

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