Anbenum Pidiyul
From Sakkarai Panthal · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vallalar Ramalinga Adigal
- Singer
- Sunantha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Sakkarai Panthal1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Anbenum pidiyul agappadum malaiyae | O Mountain that gets caught within the small grasp called love! |
| Anbenum kudil pugum arasae | O Emperor who enters the humble hut called love! |
| Anbenum valaikut paduparam porulae | O Supreme Reality trapped within the net called love! |
| Anbenum karaththamar amuthae….ae…. | O Nectar resting upon the hand called love! |
| Female | |
| Anbenum kadaththul adangidum kadalae…ae… | O vast Ocean contained within the small pot called love! |
| Anbenum uyir olir arivae…..ae… | O Wisdom that illuminates the life called love! |
| Anbenum anuvullamaintha peroliyae….ae…. | O Immense Light residing inside the tiny atom called love! |
| Anburuvaam parmasivamae…ae…. | O Supreme Shiva who is the very embodiment of love! |
| Sivamae sivamae sivamae sivamae…ae….. | O Shiva! O Shiva! O Shiva! O Shiva! |
அன்பெனும் பிடியுள் அகப்படும் மலையே....
அன்பெனும் குடில் புகும் அரசே.....
அன்பெனும் வலைக்குட் படுபரம் பொருளே....
அன்பெனும் கரத்தமர் அமுதே......ஏ....
O Mountain that gets caught within the small grasp called love!
O Emperor who enters the humble hut called love!
O Supreme Reality trapped within the net called love!
O Nectar resting upon the hand called love!
கடத்துள் அடங்கிடும் கடலே.....ஏ....
அன்பெனும் உயிர் ஒளிர் அறிவே.....ஏ.....
அன்பெனும் அணுவுள் ளமைந்த பேரொளியே......ஏ...
அன்புருவாம் பரசிவமே.......ஏ.....
சிவமே சிவமே சிவமே சிவமே........ஏ.......
O vast Ocean contained within the small pot called love!
O Wisdom that illuminates the life called love!
O Immense Light residing inside the tiny atom called love!
O Supreme Shiva who is the very embodiment of love!
O Shiva! O Shiva! O Shiva! O Shiva!
Anbenum pidiyul agappadum malaiyae
O Mountain that gets caught within the small grasp called love!
Anbenum kudil pugum arasae
O Emperor who enters the humble hut called love!
Anbenum valaikut paduparam porulae
O Supreme Reality trapped within the net called love!
Anbenum karaththamar amuthae….ae….
O Nectar resting upon the hand called love!
Anbenum kadaththul adangidum kadalae…ae…
O vast Ocean contained within the small pot called love!
Anbenum uyir olir arivae…..ae…
O Wisdom that illuminates the life called love!
Anbenum anuvullamaintha peroliyae….ae….
O Immense Light residing inside the tiny atom called love!
Anburuvaam parmasivamae…ae….
O Supreme Shiva who is the very embodiment of love!
Sivamae sivamae sivamae sivamae…ae…..
O Shiva! O Shiva! O Shiva! O Shiva!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This divine hymn composed by Vallalar (Ramalinga Swamigal) highlights the transcendent power of love (Anbu) in capturing the infinite Divine. The poet uses striking paradoxes to show that while God is as vast as a mountain, an ocean, and a great light, He willingly allows Himself to be bound, contained, and held by the simple, sincere devotion of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Initial Repetition / Emoni)
“Anbenum pidiyul agappadum malaiyae”
The word 'Anbenum' (meaning 'called love') is repeated at the beginning of consecutive lines to create a rhythmic, chant-like devotion.
Paradox (Muran)
“Anbenum kadaththul adangidum kadalae”
Contrasting massive or infinite divine concepts (Mountain, Ocean, Great Light) with tiny containers (a fist, a pot, an atom) to show how love can hold the infinite.
Metaphor (Uruvagama)
“Anbenum valaikut paduparam porulae”
Equating love directly to physical objects or enclosures such as a hut, a net, a hand, and an atom.
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Trivia
This poem is a famous excerpt from the 'Thiruvarutpa', a collection of thousands of devotional verses composed by the 19th-century saint Vallalar (Ramalinga Swamigal), who emphasized 'Anbe Sivam' (Love is God) and 'Jeevakarunyam' (compassion towards all living beings).
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