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Amma Nee Kalankathe

From Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam · 1955

Lyricist
K. V. Srinivasan
Singer
Ghantasala
Music directors
A. Rama Rao, Hemant Kumar
Movie name
Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam
Movie release year
1955
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Amma aa nee kalangaadhae
Amma aa..nee thayangaadhae
Kanavanae kan kanda dheivam yena
Madhithaayae
Amma aaa neeyallavo pen dheivam
Bharadha naattirkku perumai
Azhithidum anikalan penkulamae..ae..
Anikalan penkulamae…ae…
Bharadha naattirkku perumai
Azhithidum anikalan penkulamae..ae..
Anikalan penkulamae…ae…
Veeramadaivarae thunbathilum
Veeramadaivarae thunbathilum
Uyar ganniyamum perum punniyamum
Thanniyalbaai kolvaal
Vazhvinai maghizha vaippaal
Kaanagamae inba veedena
Nizhal polae
Kaanagamae inba veedena
Nizhal polae
Janaki pin thodarndhaal pathiyudan
Janaki pin thodarndhaal
Kanavan panividaiyil
Manipaniyaadaigal
Kanavan panividaiyil
Manipaniyaadaigal
Thurumbaai karudhum madandhai dheivam
Kadavularum karpudaiya mangaiyargal
Aanaikku kaathiruppaar
Kadavularum karpudaiya mangaiyargal
Aanaikku kaathiruppaar
Aval dheivam thozhaal
Thozhunar thozhudhezhuvaal
Aval dheivam thozhaal
Thozhunar thozhudhezhuvaal
Peiyena peiyum mazhai
Peiyena peiyum mazhai
Thannalam siridhum karudhaal
Udal porul thyaagamae uru kondaal
Thannalam siridhum karudhaal
Udal porul thyaagamae uru kondaal
Thuyar ethanai varinum
Boomi polae thaanum
Mana urudhiyum kondaal
Punnagai in sollum
Porppaniyaai anindhu
Punnagai in sollum
Porppaniyaai anindhu
Anbae uru kondaal dheiva
Anbae uru kondaal
Mother... oh, do not worry
Mother... oh, do not hesitate
You revered your husband
As your living god
Mother, oh, are you not a goddess among women?
To this land of Bharath,
Womankind is the jewel that brings glory...
Womankind is the jewel...
To this land of Bharath,
Womankind is the jewel that brings glory...
Womankind is the jewel...
She finds courage even in suffering
She finds courage even in suffering
High dignity and great virtue
Come to her naturally,
And she fills life with joy.
Treating the wild forest as a happy home,
Just like a shadow,
Treating the wild forest
As a happy home, just like a shadow,
Janaki (Sita) followed her husband.
Janaki followed behind him.
Compared to serving her husband,
Fine jewels and rich garments
Compared to serving her husband,
Fine jewels and rich garments
Are counted as worthless straw by this divine woman.
Even the gods wait
For the word of a devoted woman.
Even the gods wait
For the word of a devoted woman.
She worships no other deity,
And rises bowing to her husband;
She worships no other deity,
And rises bowing to her husband;
If she says, "Rain!", the rain will fall.
If she says, "Rain!", the rain will fall.
Without a single trace of selfishness,
She is sacrifice itself in body and deed.
Without a single trace of selfishness,
She is sacrifice itself in body and deed.
No matter how many sorrows come,
Patient like the Earth,
She holds strength in her heart.
Wearing a warm smile and sweet words
Like ornaments of gold,
Wearing a warm smile and sweet words
Like ornaments of gold,
She became the very embodiment of divine love,
She became the very embodiment of love.
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Male
Male
Male
Male
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song extols the noble virtues, inner strength, and divine sanctity attributed to ideal womanhood in traditional Tamil culture. It portrays a devout wife as an ornament to the nation, whose selflessness, grace, and dignity remain unshaken even amidst adversity and sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Literary Allusion (Thirukkural Reference)

“Aval dheivam thozhaal / Thozhunar thozhudhezhuvaal”

Lines 32-37 directly paraphrase Thirukkural 55 ('Dheivam thozhaal thozhunar thozhudhezhuvaal peiyena peiyum mazhai'), asserting that a chaste wife's devotion to her spouse holds power even over natural elements like rain.

Simile (Upamai)

“Boomi polae thaanum”

Compares a woman's capacity for endurance and forbearance to Mother Earth ('Boomi polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Porppaniyaai anindhu”

Presents sweet speech and a pleasant smile metaphorically as golden ornaments worn by the woman.

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Trivia

The song title and lyrics heavily draw upon Thirukkural couplets regarding 'Karpudaimai' (chastity and virtue). The 1955 film 'Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam', starring Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi, was a major box-office hit known for its devotional and moral themes.

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