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Anbu Deivam Nee

From Komatha En Kulamatha · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Komatha En Kulamatha
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
23 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
Azhaippai neeyae amma amma endru
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
Kaamathenu karpagam neeye
Kodhaiyar vanagum kulamagal neeye
Kaamathenu karpagam neeye
Kodhaiyar vanagum kulamagal neeye
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
Azhaippai neeyae amma amma endru
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
Panpaal anbaal paasathin pinaipaal
Pasuve nee tharum paal
Panpaal anbaal paasathin pinaipaal
Pasuve nee tharum paal
Un paal ulagai urugida seiyyum
Penn paal nee ena pesida seiyum
Un paal ulagai urugida seiyyum
Penn paal nee ena pesida seiyum
Pasuvukku pennum pennukku pasuvum
Pantham thirumagalae
Intha ponnukku pasuvum pasuvukku pennum
Sontham kulamagale
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
Azhaippai neeyae amma amma endru
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
Innaar valarththaar enbathai arivaai
Vanthaal mugam tharuvaai
Innaar valarththaar enbathai arivaai
Vanthaal mugam tharuvaai
Kungumam ittu manjalum vaithom
Tharuma devathaiyae
Kovilai unthan maeniyil kandom
Devar kulamagalae
Pasuvukku pennum pennukku pasuvum
Pantham thirumagalae
Intha ponnukku pasuvum pasuvukku pennum
Sontham kulamagale
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
Azhaippai neeyae amma amma endru
Anbu deivam nee
Engal annai vadivam nee
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
You call out, crying "Amma, Amma!"
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
You are Kamadhenu (the wish-fulfilling cow) and the wish-granting tree,
You are the noble daughter whom women revere.
You are Kamadhenu and the wish-granting tree,
You are the noble daughter whom women revere.
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
You call out, crying "Amma, Amma!"
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
Born of goodness, love, and tender affection,
Oh gentle cow, is the milk you give.
Born of goodness, love, and tender affection,
Oh gentle cow, is the milk you give.
Your milk melts the heart of the world,
And makes everyone proclaim your gentle womanhood.
Your milk melts the heart of the world,
And makes everyone proclaim your gentle womanhood.
Between a cow and a woman, and a woman and a cow,
A sacred bond exists, oh divine Lakshmi!
Between this girl and the cow, and the cow and this girl,
Kinship lives on, oh daughter of our home!
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
You call out, crying "Amma, Amma!"
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
You recognise who raised you with care,
And turn your loving face toward them when they come.
You recognise who raised you with care,
And turn your loving face toward them when they come.
We adorn you with kumkum and turmeric,
Oh goddess of righteousness!
We see a sacred temple within your very form,
Oh blessed daughter of the gods!
Between a cow and a woman, and a woman and a cow,
A sacred bond exists, oh divine Lakshmi!
Between this girl and the cow, and the cow and this girl,
Kinship lives on, oh daughter of our home!
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
You call out, crying "Amma, Amma!"
You are a goddess of love,
You are the living image of our mother.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song glorifies the sacred cow (Gomatha) as an embodiment of divine motherly love and grace. The lyrics draw deep parallels between the divine virtues of womanhood and the nurturing nature of the cow, highlighting how its milk nourishes humanity and brings about feelings of pure affection and reverence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Kaamathenu karpagam neeye

Comparing the cow directly to Kamadhenu (the divine wish-fulfilling cow) and the Karpagam tree.

Wordplay / Pun (Iratura Mozhithal)

Penn paal nee ena pesida seiyum

Play on the Tamil word 'paal', which means 'milk' as well as 'gender' (penn paal - female gender).

Alliteration (Moni)

Panpaal anbaal paasathin pinaipaal

Repetition of the 'P' sound across multiple consecutive words for rhythmic appeal.

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Trivia

Featured in the 1973 movie 'Komatha En Kulamatha', this song emphasizes the sacred bond between a woman and her domestic cow. Composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and penned by Kannadasan, it remains one of the iconic devotional-style songs celebrating Gomatha in Tamil cinema.

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