Arpudha Kalaidhan
From Idhaya Nayagan · 1992
- Lyricist
- Kamakodiyan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Idhaya Nayagan1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai | Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art. |
| Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai | Oh Mother, support your daughter. |
| Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai | Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art. |
| Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai | Oh Mother, support your daughter. |
| Iru karam neeti sonna kurai | The grievance expressed with outstretched hands, |
| Iru karam neeti sonna kuraieeeee… | The grievance expressed with outstretched hands... |
| Theeruthu thara vendum amaithi nilai.. | Must be resolved by you to grant a state of peace. |
| Female | |
| Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai | Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art. |
| Amma aatharipaai thaaye un magalai | Oh Mother, support your daughter. |
| Female | |
| Oomaiyai pole unmaigal ellaam | Like a mute person, all truths, |
| Ulle kidakkuthamma iruttukulle | Lie buried inside in the dark, oh Mother. |
| Unmaiyai ennul vaithathanaale | Because I kept the truth within myself, |
| Un magalukku thaan ingu avathi nilai | Your daughter is facing a state of suffering here. |
| Ezhai en vazhvil marainthathu amaithi | Peace has disappeared from the life of this poor woman, |
| Pethai en vaazhvil uthirnthathu nimathi | Tranquility has withered away from the life of this naive woman. |
| Thaedinaen thaedinaen thaedinaen thaedinaen | I searched, I searched, I searched, I searched, |
| Thaedivanthen unkandeer | I came searching for you, please look at me. |
| Paadinen paadinen indrae arulvai nimathi | I sang, I sang, grant me peace today itself. |
| Neevaruvayo arul tharuvaayo | Will you come? Will you grant your grace? |
| Ini naalum unnai endrum padida | So that I may sing of you forevermore. |
| Female | |
| Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai | Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art. |
| Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai | Oh Mother, support your daughter. |
| Male | |
| Tha thi tha thajam thiththa thajam | Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu). |
| Tha thajam thajam thira katathom thira katathom tha | Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu). |
| Thaka thiguna thinguna thom thaka thigunatha | Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu). |
| Thathingunathom thatha tarikita tharikita tha | Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu). |
| Tha thajam thajam thajam thira kita thaam | Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu). |
| Tha thi tha dhimiththa januththa | Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu). |
| Female | |
| Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai | Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art. |
| Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai | Oh Mother, support your daughter. |
| Female | |
| Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai | Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art. |
| Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai | Oh Mother, support your daughter. |
| Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai | Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art. |
| Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai | Oh Mother, support your daughter. |
| Iru karam neeti sonna kurai | The grievance expressed with outstretched hands, |
| Iru karam neeti sonna kuraieeeee… | The grievance expressed with outstretched hands... |
| Theeruthu thara vendum amaithi nilai.. | Must be resolved by you to grant a state of peace. |
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands,
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands...
Must be resolved by you to grant a state of peace.
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Like a mute person, all truths,
Lie buried inside in the dark, oh Mother.
Because I kept the truth within myself,
Your daughter is facing a state of suffering here.
Peace has disappeared from the life of this poor woman,
Tranquility has withered away from the life of this naive woman.
I searched, I searched, I searched, I searched,
I came searching for you, please look at me.
I sang, I sang, grant me peace today itself.
Will you come? Will you grant your grace?
So that I may sing of you forevermore.
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands,
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands...
Must be resolved by you to grant a state of peace.
Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Iru karam neeti sonna kurai
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands,
Iru karam neeti sonna kuraieeeee…
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands...
Theeruthu thara vendum amaithi nilai..
Must be resolved by you to grant a state of peace.
Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Amma aatharipaai thaaye un magalai
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Oomaiyai pole unmaigal ellaam
Like a mute person, all truths,
Ulle kidakkuthamma iruttukulle
Lie buried inside in the dark, oh Mother.
Unmaiyai ennul vaithathanaale
Because I kept the truth within myself,
Un magalukku thaan ingu avathi nilai
Your daughter is facing a state of suffering here.
Ezhai en vazhvil marainthathu amaithi
Peace has disappeared from the life of this poor woman,
Pethai en vaazhvil uthirnthathu nimathi
Tranquility has withered away from the life of this naive woman.
Thaedinaen thaedinaen thaedinaen thaedinaen
I searched, I searched, I searched, I searched,
Thaedivanthen unkandeer
I came searching for you, please look at me.
Paadinen paadinen indrae arulvai nimathi
I sang, I sang, grant me peace today itself.
Neevaruvayo arul tharuvaayo
Will you come? Will you grant your grace?
Ini naalum unnai endrum padida
So that I may sing of you forevermore.
Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Tha thi tha thajam thiththa thajam
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Tha thajam thajam thira katathom thira katathom tha
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Thaka thiguna thinguna thom thaka thigunatha
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Thathingunathom thatha tarikita tharikita tha
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Tha thajam thajam thajam thira kita thaam
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Tha thi tha dhimiththa januththa
Rhythmic dance syllables (Solkattu).
Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Arputha kalai thaan bharatha kalai
Bharatanatyam is indeed a wonderful art.
Amma Aatharipaai thaaye un magalai
Oh Mother, support your daughter.
Iru karam neeti sonna kurai
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands,
Iru karam neeti sonna kuraieeeee…
The grievance expressed with outstretched hands...
Theeruthu thara vendum amaithi nilai..
Must be resolved by you to grant a state of peace.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a devotional and emotional prayer centered around Bharatanatyam, composed by Deva and rendered by Vani Jayaram. The protagonist appeals to the Divine Mother (or a maternal figure) as a devotee and practitioner of classical dance. Expressing deep emotional agony, she laments that holding onto the truth has brought her anguish and stripped away her peace of mind. Through her dance and song, she seeks divine intervention, justice, and inner solace. The verse structure blends traditional Carnatic rhythmic solkattus with poignant lyrical supplications. By offering her art to the Mother Goddess, she surrenders her pain, hoping that her devotion through song and dance will relieve her suffering and restore harmony to her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Oomaiyai pole unmaigal ellaam”
Comparing unexpressed truths lying hidden in darkness to a mute person (Oomaiyai pole).
Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Ezhai en vazhvil marainthathu amaithi / Pethai en vaazhvil uthirnthathu nimathi”
Matching sound structures in adjacent lines like 'Ezhai' and 'Pethai', and ending rhyming words 'amaithi' and 'nimathi'.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Thaedinaen thaedinaen thaedinaen thaedinaen”
Repetition of words like 'Thaedinaen' for emotional emphasis.
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Trivia
The song incorporates authentic classical Bharatanatyam 'Solkattus' (rhythmic mnemonics), sung seamlessly by veteran singer Vani Jayaram. Music Director Deva, often associated with 'Gaana' style music in the 90s, composed this purely classical-oriented dance number for the movie Idhaya Nayagan (1992).
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