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Lyrics & meaning

Anbu Vadivaaga Nindraai

From Swami Ayyappan · 1975

Lyricist
Sreekumaran Thampi
Singers
P. Jayachandran, P. Madhuri
Music director
G. Devarajan
Details
Swami Ayyappan1975

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Anbu vadivaaga nindraai siva perumaanaeYou stood as the embodiment of love, Lord Shiva.
Unnai aadhiyin moolam enbaar siva perumaanaeThey call You the primordial origin of all, Lord Shiva.
Inba nilai kondu vanthaai siva perumaanaeYou brought forth a state of everlasting bliss, Lord Shiva.
Indru engal kulam vaazha vaithaai siva perumaanaeToday You have enabled our family lineage to thrive, Lord Shiva.
Male
Anbu vadivaaga nindraai siva perumaanaeYou stood as the embodiment of love, Lord Shiva.
Unnai aadhiyin moolam enbaar siva perumaanaeThey call You the primordial origin of all, Lord Shiva.
Male
Pillai ondru vaendi nindraen siva perumaanaeI stood praying for a child, Lord Shiva.
Nee pillai vadivaaga vanthaai siva perumaanaeYou arrived in the form of a child, Lord Shiva.
Pillai ondru vaendi nindraen siva perumaanaeI stood praying for a child, Lord Shiva.
Nee pillai vadivaaga vanthaai siva perumaanaeYou arrived in the form of a child, Lord Shiva.
Kallamindri paadu pattaen siva perumaanaeI toiled honestly without any deceit, Lord Shiva.
Nee kai niraiya alli thandhaai siva perumaanaeYou bestowed blessings in abundance, Lord Shiva.
Male
Anbu vadivaaga nindraai siva perumaanaeYou stood as the embodiment of love, Lord Shiva.
Unnai aadhiyin moolam enbaar siva perumaanaeThey call You the primordial origin of all, Lord Shiva.
Inba nilai kondu vanthaai siva perumaanaeYou brought forth a state of everlasting bliss, Lord Shiva.
Indru engal kulam vaazha vaithaai siva perumaanaeToday You have enabled our family lineage to thrive, Lord Shiva.
Male
Anbu vadivaaga nindraai siva perumaanaeYou stood as the embodiment of love, Lord Shiva.
Unnai aadhiyin moolam enbaar siva perumaanaeThey call You the primordial origin of all, Lord Shiva.
Female
{Gokula baalaganae kanna perumaanaeOh child of Gokulam, Lord Krishna.
Engal govindha naayaganae kanna perumaanaeOur lord Govinda, Lord Krishna.
Gopiyar leelai kondaai kanna perumaanaeYou engaged in divine plays with the Gopis, Lord Krishna.
Engal kudumbathai vaazha vaithaai kanna perumaanae} (2)You made our entire family prosper, Lord Krishna.
Female
Ondrukku rendu thandhaai kanna perumaanaeYou gave us two blessings when we asked for one, Lord Krishna.
Adhil un mugam kaana vaithaai kanna perumaanaeYou allowed us to behold Your divine face in them, Lord Krishna.
Ondrukku rendu thandhaai kanna perumaanaeYou gave us two blessings when we asked for one, Lord Krishna.
Adhil un mugam kaana vaithaai kanna perumaanaeYou allowed us to behold Your divine face in them, Lord Krishna.
Nandri endru sollugindrom kanna perumaanaeWe express our humble gratitude to You, Lord Krishna.
Unnai naal muzhudhum bakthi seivom kanna perumaanaeWe will devotionally worship You all day long, Lord Krishna.
Male
Siva perumaanaeLord Shiva!
Female
Kanna perumaanaeLord Krishna!
Male
Siva perumaanaeLord Shiva!
Female
Kanna perumaanaeLord Krishna!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This devotional song is a heartfelt hymn of gratitude addressed jointly to Lord Shiva and Lord Krishna (Vishnu). The devotee praises Shiva as the ultimate origin and the embodiment of love who listened to prayers for a child and granted divine blessings abundantly. The song then shifts focus to Lord Krishna, acknowledging his divine sports and praising him for blessing the family with double the happiness prayed for, seeing the divine presence within the children.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epiphora (Antistrophe)

Anbu vadivaaga nindraai siva perumaanae / Gokula baalaganae kanna perumaanae

Repetition of the phrase 'siva perumaanae' at the end of successive lines in the first half, and 'kanna perumaanae' in the second half.

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Assonance)

Anbu vadivaaga nindraai siva perumaanae / Unnai aadhiyin moolam enbaar siva perumaanae

Matching vowel sounds at the beginning of adjacent lines, such as 'Pillai' and 'Nee', or 'Anbu' and 'Unnai'.

Anaphora

Pillai ondru vaendi nindraen siva perumaanae / Ondrukku rendu thandhaai kanna perumaanae

Repetition of identical opening phrases in consecutive lines to emphasize devotional earnestness.

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Trivia

Swami Ayyappan (1975) was a landmark multi-lingual devotional film released in both Malayalam and Tamil, celebrating the legend of Lord Ayyappa, who is regarded as the divine son born of both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu (Mohini).

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