Amuthame Kidaithathu
From Rathna Manjari · 1961
- Lyricist
- Puratchi Dasan
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- Rajan Nagendra
- Details
- Rathna Manjari1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Amudhamae kidaithathu endru | Thinking that I had obtained divine nectar, |
| Naan kanda aanandha ninaivu | The blissful dream that I had envisioned, |
| Pugundhuvitta minnalakku | To a sudden bolt of lightning that invaded, |
| Baliyaagiyum ponathaiyaa | Has tragically fallen victim, oh Lord! |
| Female | |
| Thaarai vaartha neer innum | The sacred water poured during the wedding rituals |
| Thuli kooda ularavillai | Has not even dried by a single drop yet; |
| Atchadhaigal ittadhum | The blessed rice grains showered upon us |
| Siridhenum udhiravillai | Have not even completely fallen away; |
| Female | |
| Katti veitha kanganathai | The sacred protection thread tied around my wrist |
| Kazhattravum illaiyae | Has not even been untied yet. |
| Naanum vidhavaiyoo amma | Am I already a widow, O Mother? |
| Unnai pottriya kai valai izhapadha | Must these bangles on the hands that praised you be lost? |
| Female | |
| Anindha manjal avalamuttru | Must the sacred turmeric I adorned end in tragic ruin? |
| Kungumathai izhapadha | Must I lose the divine vermilion from my forehead? |
| Saranamadainthaval amangaliya en thaaaye | Shall she who sought your refuge become inauspicious, O Mother? |
| Tharunamadhil kaapadhunadhu sakthi thaayae | To protect me at this critical moment is your duty, O Goddess Sakthi! |
| Arulae gadhi nee anangae…. | Your grace is my only refuge, O divine Goddess... |
அமுதமே கிடைத்தது என்று
நான் கண்ட ஆனந்த நினைவு
புகுந்துவிட்ட மின்னலுக்கு
பலியாகியும் போனதய்யா....
Thinking that I had obtained divine nectar,
The blissful dream that I had envisioned,
To a sudden bolt of lightning that invaded,
Has tragically fallen victim, oh Lord!
தாரை வார்த்த நீர் இன்னும்
துளி கூட உலரவில்லை
அச்சதைகள் இட்டதும்
சிரிதேனும் உதிரவில்லை
The sacred water poured during the wedding rituals
Has not even dried by a single drop yet;
The blessed rice grains showered upon us
Have not even completely fallen away;
கட்டி வைத்த கங்கணத்தை
கழற்றவுமில்லையே
நானும் விதவையோ அம்மா
உன்னை போற்றிய கை வளை இழப்பதா
The sacred protection thread tied around my wrist
Has not even been untied yet.
Am I already a widow, O Mother?
Must these bangles on the hands that praised you be lost?
அணிந்த மஞ்சள் அவலமுற்று
குங்குமத்தை இழப்பதா
சரணமடைந்தவள் அமங்கலியா என் தாயே
தருணமதில் காப்பதுனது சக்தி தாயே
அருளே கதி நீ அணங்கே......
Must the sacred turmeric I adorned end in tragic ruin?
Must I lose the divine vermilion from my forehead?
Shall she who sought your refuge become inauspicious, O Mother?
To protect me at this critical moment is your duty, O Goddess Sakthi!
Your grace is my only refuge, O divine Goddess...
Amudhamae kidaithathu endru
Thinking that I had obtained divine nectar,
Naan kanda aanandha ninaivu
The blissful dream that I had envisioned,
Pugundhuvitta minnalakku
To a sudden bolt of lightning that invaded,
Baliyaagiyum ponathaiyaa
Has tragically fallen victim, oh Lord!
Thaarai vaartha neer innum
The sacred water poured during the wedding rituals
Thuli kooda ularavillai
Has not even dried by a single drop yet;
Atchadhaigal ittadhum
The blessed rice grains showered upon us
Siridhenum udhiravillai
Have not even completely fallen away;
Katti veitha kanganathai
The sacred protection thread tied around my wrist
Kazhattravum illaiyae
Has not even been untied yet.
Naanum vidhavaiyoo amma
Am I already a widow, O Mother?
Unnai pottriya kai valai izhapadha
Must these bangles on the hands that praised you be lost?
Anindha manjal avalamuttru
Must the sacred turmeric I adorned end in tragic ruin?
Kungumathai izhapadha
Must I lose the divine vermilion from my forehead?
Saranamadainthaval amangaliya en thaaaye
Shall she who sought your refuge become inauspicious, O Mother?
Tharunamadhil kaapadhunadhu sakthi thaayae
To protect me at this critical moment is your duty, O Goddess Sakthi!
Arulae gadhi nee anangae….
Your grace is my only refuge, O divine Goddess...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This heart-rending song from Rathna Manjari (1961) expresses the intense grief and helpless prayer of a newly wedded bride facing the sudden, tragic loss of her husband. She laments to Goddess Sakthi about the cruelty of fate, noting that the physical marks of her wedding—the poured ritual water, blessed rice, and sacred thread on her wrist—are still fresh and untouched.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Pugundhuvitta minnalakku”
Comparing sudden grief and tragedy to an unexpected lightning strike that destroys happiness ('Pugundhuvitta minnalakku baliyaagiyum ponathaiyaa').
Visual Imagery & Pathos (Soga Rasa)
“Thaarai vaartha neer innum thuli kooda ularavillai”
Evokes deep tragic imagery by describing the fresh wedding rituals—wet water, rice grains, and tied thread—contrasted against impending widowhood.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinaa Ani)
“Naanum vidhavaiyoo amma”
The singer repeatedly questions Goddess Sakthi about the injustice of taking away her auspicious symbols (bangles, turmeric, kumkum) right after marriage.
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Trivia
Rathna Manjari (1961) was a fantasy-folklore film featuring music composed by the celebrated Kannada duo Rajan-Nagendra. Sung by the iconic P. Leela with lyrics by Puratchi Dasan, this song intensely highlights Tamil marital traditions and ritual symbols like Thaarai vaarthal, Kanganam, Kungumam, and Manjal.
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