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Angayarkanni Meenakshi

From Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal · 1985

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Angaiyarkkanni meenaatchi
Agilam ellaam un arulaatchi
Agilam ellaam un arulaatchi
Angaiyarkkanni meenaatchi
Agilam ellaam un arulaatchi
Aavalaai azhagan un saripaadhi
Amma un arulae podhu needhi
Amma un arulae podhu needhi
Angaiyarkkanni meenaatchi
Agilam ellaam un arulaatchi
Devi unadhu padhamalar kandaal
Thiruvarul saerum vinai theerum
Devi unadhu padhamalar kandaal
Thiruvarul saerum vinai theerum
Thirumani idaiyin megalai oliyaal
Irul manai yaavum oli veesum
Irul manai yaavum oli veesum
Boomiyum andasarasaram yaavaiyum
Ponmani vayittrinil
Konda maheswari neeyae
Aaya kalaigal mozhigal anaithum
Annaiyin idhayam thandha magathuvam thaanae
Thaayae..thaayae..thaaye..thaaye
Mangaiyarkarasi nin thirumaangalyam
Maadhargal vaazhvil sowbagyam
Mangaiyarkarasi nin thirumaangalyam
Maadhargal vaazhvil sowbagyam
Maragathavalli nin sengani vaayiidhazh
Malarndhaal oomaiyum mozhi pesum
Malarndhaal oomaiyum mozhi pesum
Maadharin mangalam yaavum un nettriyin
Manjal kunguma sakthiyin arpudham thaaye
Maamadhurai nagar meenalochani
Thiru vizhisudaraal oli theera vandharul neeyae
Amma…..amma….amma……amma
Angaiyarkkanni meenaatchi
Agilam ellaam un arulaatchi
O Meenakshi, with beautiful fish-shaped eyes,
The entire world is ruled by your grace.
The entire world is ruled by your grace.
O Meenakshi, with beautiful fish-shaped eyes,
The entire world is ruled by your grace.
With deep love, the handsome Lord is your other half,
O Mother, your grace is fair justice for all.
O Mother, your grace is fair justice for all.
O Meenakshi, with beautiful fish-shaped eyes,
The entire world is ruled by your grace.
O Goddess, if one sees your flower-like feet,
Divine grace will arrive and all sins will end.
O Goddess, if one sees your flower-like feet,
Divine grace will arrive and all sins will end.
By the glowing light of the jeweled belt around your waist,
Every dark home is filled with light.
Every dark home is filled with light.
Holding the earth and the whole universe
Within your golden, precious womb,
You are the supreme Goddess Maheswari.
All the arts and all the languages
Are the greatness given by a mother's loving heart.
O Mother... O Mother... O Mother... O Mother!
O Queen among women, your sacred wedding thread
Brings blessing and good fortune to women's lives.
O Queen among women, your sacred wedding thread
Brings blessing and good fortune to women's lives.
O emerald Goddess, when your red fruit-like lips
Blossom in a smile, even the mute will speak.
Blossom in a smile, even the mute will speak.
All the blessings of womanhood are the wonder
Of the turmeric and kumkum on your forehead, O Mother.
O fish-eyed Goddess of the great city of Madurai,
Come and bless us with the never-ending light of your divine eyes.
O Mother... O Mother... O Mother... O Mother!
O Meenakshi, with beautiful fish-shaped eyes,
The entire world is ruled by your grace.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This devotional song from 'Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal' (1985) is an exalted hymn praising Goddess Meenakshi, the presiding deity of Madurai. The lyrics praise her divine governance over the universe, her position as the equal half of Lord Sundareshwarar, and the power of her grace to destroy sins and illuminate dark lives. She is celebrated as the mother who encapsulates the entire cosmos within her womb and as the source of arts, languages, and female auspiciousness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Angaiyarkkanni meenaatchi / Agilam ellaam un arulaatchi”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' (அ) in consecutive lines to create melodic harmony.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Mangaiyarkarasi nin thirumaangalyam / Maadhargal vaazhvil sowbagyam”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'ng' across lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Maragathavalli nin sengani vaayiidhazh”

Comparing the Goddess to an emerald vine ('Maragathavalli') and her lips to a ripe red fruit ('sengani').

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

“Malarndhaal oomaiyum mozhi pesum”

Exaggeration that even a speech-impaired person will gain speech when the divine lips open.

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Trivia

The term 'Angaiyarkkanni' is a classic Tamil Sangam epithet for Goddess Meenakshi, derived from 'Am' (beautiful) + 'Kai' (hand) + 'Ayal' (fish) + 'Kann' (eye), meaning 'the goddess with fish-like eyes holding grace in her beautiful hands'. The song was composed by M. S. Vishwanathan, penned by poet Muthulingam, and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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