- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. Janaki, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Ganga Gowri
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi yendi amma en kanavan
Yaar sollava
Avan aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaa
Adi yendi amma en kanavan
Yaar sollava
Avan aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaa
Aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaa
Avan maatil yaeri kaadu suttrum
Mannaamadi
Avan maatil yaeri kaadu suttrum
Mannaamadi
Enai maarbil veithu moondru vaedham
Solluvanadi
Adi yendiammaa
Adi yendi amma en kanavan
Yaar sollava
Thozh meedhu boomi ellaam
Thooki veithaanadi
Andha sugavaasi ulagil edhai
Baakki vaithaandi aandi
Thozh meedhu boomi ellaam
Thooki veithaanadi
Andha sugavaasi ulagil edhai
Baakki vaithaandi aandi
Samsaaram endru ennai
Aakki vaithanadi
Samsaaram endru ennai
Aakki vaithanadi
Udal saaya saaya inbam thannai
Thaekki veithaanadi adi yendi ammaa
Adi yendiammaa
Adi yendi amma en kanavan
Yaar sollava
Kaanadha saathirangal
Kaththu thandhaandi
En kattaana udalai konjam
Thottu kondaandi
Kaanadha saathirangal
Kaththu thandhaandi
En kattaana udalai konjam
Thottu kondaandi
Thaenaana idhazhai thottu
Saedhi sonnaanadi
Sugam thirala thirala kandaval naan
Unakkum munnadi
Adi yendiammaa
Adi yendi amma en kanavan
Yaar sollava
Poo potta kannam engum
Pudhumai seidhaanadi
Than poojai kanda avanum ennai
Poojai seidhaanadi aandi
Poo potta kannam engum
Pudhumai seidhaanadi
Than poojai kanda avanum ennai
Poojai seidhaanadi
Kailaayam pola nenjai
Katti kondaandi
Kailaayam pola nenjai
Katti kondaandi
Sugam kaniya kaniya
Endhan kaiyil sikki kondaandi
Adi yendiammaa
Adi yendi amma en kanavan
Yaar sollava
Avan aandiyilum arasanaana seer sollavaa
Adi yendiammaa
Adi yendi amma en kanavan
Yaar sollava
Hey girl, about my husband,
shall I tell you who he is?
Shall I tell you the glory of the king among ascetics?
Hey girl, about my husband,
shall I tell you who he is?
Shall I tell you the glory of the king among ascetics?
Shall I tell you the glory of the king among ascetics?
He rides a bull and roams the forest,
he is a true king, you know!
He rides a bull and roams the forest,
he is a true king, you know!
Holding me close to his chest, the three Vedas
he recites to me, you know!
Hey girl!
Hey girl, about my husband,
shall I tell you who he is?
Upon his shoulders, the whole earth
he lifted and carried, you know!
What in this world did that pleasure-seeker
ever leave untouched? That ascetic...
Upon his shoulders, the whole earth
he lifted and carried, you know!
What in this world did that pleasure-seeker
ever leave untouched? That ascetic...
Making me his beloved wife,
he gave me a home, you know!
Making me his beloved wife,
he gave me a home, you know!
As my body leaned into his, pure pleasure
he poured into me, you know!
Hey girl...
Hey girl, about my husband,
shall I tell you who he is?
Secret scriptures never seen before,
he taught me, you know!
My shapely body, he gently
touched and awakened, you know!
Secret scriptures never seen before,
he taught me, you know!
My shapely body, he gently
touched and awakened, you know!
Touching my honey-sweet lips,
he whispered sweet secrets, and as bliss
swelled and overflowed, I was the one who tasted it
way before you did!
Hey girl...
Hey girl, about my husband,
shall I tell you who he is?
All over my flower-soft cheeks,
he worked sweet wonders, you know!
He who receives worship from all
worshipped me in love! That ascetic...
All over my flower-soft cheeks,
he worked sweet wonders, you know!
He who receives worship from all
worshipped me in love! That ascetic...
Like Mount Kailash, against his chest
he embraced me tight, you know!
Like Mount Kailash, against his chest
he embraced me tight, you know!
As pleasure ripened and grew sweet, right in my hands
he got completely caught, you know!
Hey girl!
Hey girl, about my husband,
shall I tell you who he is?
Shall I tell you the glory of the king among ascetics?
Hey girl!
Hey girl, about my husband,
shall I tell you who he is?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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.
Did you know?
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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