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Lyrics & meaning

Alli Kodukkum Nalla Manasu

From Pudhiya Thoranangal · 1980

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Pudhiya Thoranangal
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
11 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alli kodukkum nalla manasu
Endrum irukku unakku
Amman thunaithaan kaaththirukku
Vaari koduppaa namakku maariyammaa
Theerththakarai maariyammaa
Theerththakarai maariyammaa
Oorkolam varum molappaariyammaa
Sola pola sirichchi nirkkum solaiyammaa
Vaazha pola vaazha vaikkum kaaliyammaa
Sola pola sirichchi nirkkum solaiyammaa
Vaazha pola vaazha vaikkum kaaliyammaa
……………
Karumaari unakkaaga molappaari azhagaaga
Kattupatti kaavalukku undaakkinom
Un kaala thottu pooppottu neeraadinom
Karumaari unakkaaga molappaari azhagaaga
Kattupatti kaavalukku undaakkinom
Un kaala thottu pooppottu neeraadinom
Un kaala thottu pooppottu neeraadinom
Vaadaatha vayasu pooppola manasu
Onnaattam ennaalum sirippom
Adhu emmaman kannaellaam parikkum
Vaadaatha vayasu ooppola manasu
Onnaattam ennaalum sirippom
Adhu emmaman kannaellaam parikkum
Kummiyadinga solli padinga
Amman pugazhai enni irunga
Theerththakarai maariyammaa
Oorkolam varum molappaariyammaa
Vedha pottu valarththaalum
Vegu naalaa kaaththaalum
Azhagaaga valarppathu aval paaramthaan dhinam
Neeroottri valarppava karumaarithaan
Vedha pottu valarththaalum
Vegu naalaa kaaththaalum
Azhagaaga valarppathu aval paaramthaan dhinam
Neeroottri valarppava karumaarithaan
Theerththakarai maariyammaa
Oorkolam varum molappaariyammaa
Sola pola sirichchi nirkkum solaiyammaa
Vaazha pola vaazha vaikkum kaaliyammaa
Sola pola sirichchi nirkkum solaiyammaa
Vaazha pola vaazha vaikkum kaaliyammaa
Amma theerththakarai maariyammaa
Oorkolam varum molappaariyammaa
Thaayae….maariyamma thaayae…..
You have a good heart that gives generously,
It is always yours forever.
The protection of the Goddess stands by you,
Mother Maariyamma will shower us with abundance.
Maariyamma residing on the sacred riverbank,
Maariyamma residing on the sacred riverbank,
Goddess of sprouted grains carried in procession,
Goddess Solaiyamma who stands smiling like a lush cornfield,
Goddess Kaaliyamma who lets us flourish like a banana tree,
Goddess Solaiyamma who stands smiling like a lush cornfield,
Goddess Kaaliyamma who lets us flourish like a banana tree,
...
O Karumaari, for your sake, the sprouted grains are prepared beautifully,
Bound with devotion, we created them for your holy guard.
Touching your feet, adorned with flowers, we bathed in holy water.
O Karumaari, for your sake, the sprouted grains are prepared beautifully,
Bound with devotion, we created them for your holy guard.
Touching your feet, adorned with flowers, we bathed in holy water.
Touching your feet, adorned with flowers, we bathed in holy water.
Unfading youth and a heart tender as a flower,
Like you, we shall always smile,
And that will catch my uncle's eye.
Unfading youth and a heart tender as a flower,
Like you, we shall always smile,
And that will catch my uncle's eye.
Clap your hands in Kummi dance and sing aloud,
Keep dwelling on the glory of the Goddess.
Maariyamma residing on the sacred riverbank,
Goddess of sprouted grains carried in procession,
Though we sow the seeds and tend them,
Though we guard them for many a day,
To make them grow beautifully is her duty every day,
It is Karumaari who waters and nurtures them.
Though we sow the seeds and tend them,
Though we guard them for many a day,
To make them grow beautifully is her duty every day,
It is Karumaari who waters and nurtures them.
Maariyamma residing on the sacred riverbank,
Goddess of sprouted grains carried in procession,
Goddess Solaiyamma who stands smiling like a lush cornfield,
Goddess Kaaliyamma who lets us flourish like a banana tree,
Goddess Solaiyamma who stands smiling like a lush cornfield,
Goddess Kaaliyamma who lets us flourish like a banana tree,
O Mother, Maariyamma of the sacred riverbank,
Goddess of sprouted grains carried in procession,
O Mother... Mother Maariyamma...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a devotional folk-style celebration dedicated to Goddess Mariyamma (Karumaari / Solaiyamma / Kaaliyamma). The lyrics revolve around traditional village temple rituals, specifically the 'Mulaipari' festival where sprouted grains are grown in pots, carried in procession, and offered to the deity to pray for rain, fertility, and prosperity.

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Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Sola pola sirichchi nirkkum solaiyammaa

Comparing the Goddess's bright smile to a blooming grove ('Sola pola sirichchi') and human life flourishing like a banana tree ('Vaazha pola vaazha vaikkum').

Monnai (Alliteration)

Vaazha pola vaazha vaikkum kaaliyammaa

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Sola pola' and 'Vaazha pola'.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Vedha pottu valarththaalum / Vegu naalaa kaaththaalum

Matching second consonants across lines, e.g., 'Vedha' and 'Vegu'.

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Trivia

Shankar Ganesh composed several village-themed devotional hit songs in late 1970s and 1980s Tamil cinema. The song highlights the traditional 'Mulaipari' dance and 'Kummi' rhythm, which are quintessential elements of South Indian village temple festivals dedicated to Goddess Mariyamma.

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