Ayyan Enbom Appan
From Kaaval Deivam · 1969
- Lyricist
- Nellai Arulmani
- Singers
- Raajagopal, Krishnamoorthy, Shanmugasundari, Aandal
- Music director
- G. Devarajan
- Details
- Kaaval Deivam1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aiyan enbom… appan enbom | We call you Master... we call you Father |
| Chorus :Amaam appan enbom | Chorus: Yes, we call you Father |
| Aadhisivan needhaan enbom | We say you alone are Lord Shiva |
| Chorus :Amaam needhaan enbom | Chorus: Yes, we say you alone |
| Male :Vishnu enbom | Male: We call you Vishnu |
| Chorus :Aamaam | Chorus: Yes |
| Male :Bhramman enbom | Male: We call you Brahma |
| Chorus :Aamaam | Chorus: Yes |
| Male :Vel muruganum needhaan enbom .. | Male: We say you are also Lord Murugan with the spear... |
| Chorus :Aamaam | Chorus: Yes |
| Male | |
| Ennillaa deivangal | Countless gods |
| Ethanaiyo irundhaalum .. | Though there are so many... |
| Chorus :Aamaam | Chorus: Yes |
| Male :Mannulagilae needhaane | Male: On this earth, it is you alone |
| En manadhilae vaazhgindraai | Who lives in my heart |
| Female | |
| Pattakkathi palapalakkudhu | The broad sword gleams and glitters |
| Paartha udal kalakalakkudhu | Whoever sees it, their body shivers |
| Male :Ahaan | Male: Aha |
| Female :Analai kakki vizhi pakkudhu | Female: Her eyes stare, spewing fire |
| Aadu kozhi bali kekkudhu .. | Asking for the sacrifice of goats and chickens... |
| Male :Eppadi | Male: How so? |
| Male | |
| Adi ivale …aiyyanaaru pattakkathi | Hey woman... Lord Ayyanaar's broad sword |
| Aatta matta vettadhu.. | Does not strike down goats or cattle.. |
| Female :Pinna..edha | Female: Then what does it cut? |
| Male :Poiyan pulugan pokkiri paiyan | Male: Liars, deceivers, and rogue youths |
| Polladhavanai vetti pudum .. | It will chop down the wicked ones... |
| Poiyan pulugan pokkiri paiyan | Liars, deceivers, and rogue youths |
| Polladhavanai vetti pudum .. | It will chop down the wicked ones... |
| Female | |
| Eppadi | Male: How so? |
| Male | |
| Kobathinaal ullam vedithu | Heart bursting with rage |
| Pallai kadithu kaalai madithu | Grit the teeth, bend the leg |
| Paavi kudumaiyai kaiyil pidithu | Grab the sinner's tuft of hair in hand |
| Andha padupaaviyin thalai vettida | To sever that vile sinner's head |
| Sudukattinil parai kottida | While drums beat at the cremation ground |
| Paarudan thudikkudhu meesai | His mustache twitches with grandeur |
| Ennaalum seivaayadi poojai | Perform worship to him every day, woman |
| Male | |
| Aiyyanaana deivamaana aiyyanaaru namba | Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity |
| Aiyam theerthu mei anbodu solluvaaru | He will clear all doubts and speak with true love |
| Female :Aiyyanaana deivamaana aiyyanaaru namba | Female: Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity |
| Aiyam theerthu mei anbodu solluvaaru | He will clear all doubts and speak with true love |
| All :Aiyyanaana deivamaana aiyyanaaru namba | All: Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity |
| Aiyam theerthu mei anbodu solluvaaru | He will clear all doubts and speak with true love |
| Chorus :Swaamiyae aiyyanaarappa swaamiyae aiyyanaarappa | Chorus: Oh Lord Ayyanaar! Oh Lord Ayyanaar! |
அய்யன் என்போம் அப்பன் என்போம்
குழு :
ஆமாம் அப்பன் என்போம்
ஆதிசிவன் நீதான் என்போம்
குழு :
ஆமாம் நீதான் என்போம்
விஷ்ணு என்போம்
குழு :
ஆமாம்
ப்ரம்மன் என்போம்.....
குழு :
ஆமாம்..
வேல் முருகனும் நீதான் என்போம்..ஆமாம்
We call you Master... we call you Father
Chorus: Yes, we call you Father
We say you alone are Lord Shiva
Chorus: Yes, we say you alone
Male: We call you Vishnu
Chorus: Yes
Male: We call you Brahma
Chorus: Yes
Male: We say you are also Lord Murugan with the spear...
Chorus: Yes
எண்ணில்லா தெய்வங்கள்
எத்தனையோ இருந்தாலும்....
குழு :
ஆமாம்
மண்ணுலகில் நீதானே என்
மனதினிலே வாழ்கின்றாய்
Countless gods
Though there are so many...
Chorus: Yes
Male: On this earth, it is you alone
Who lives in my heart
பட்டாக்கத்தி பளபளக்குது
பார்த்த உடல் கலகலக்குது
ஆஹான்
அனலைக் கக்கி விழிப் பாக்குது
ஆடு கோழி பலி கேக்குது..
எப்படி....
The broad sword gleams and glitters
Whoever sees it, their body shivers
Male: Aha
Female: Her eyes stare, spewing fire
Asking for the sacrifice of goats and chickens...
Male: How so?
பட்டாக்கத்தி பளபளக்குது
பார்த்த உடல் கலகலக்குது
அனலைக் கக்கி விழிப் பாக்குது
ஆடு கோழி பலி கேக்குது..
Hey woman... Lord Ayyanaar's broad sword
Does not strike down goats or cattle..
Female: Then what does it cut?
Male: Liars, deceivers, and rogue youths
It will chop down the wicked ones...
Liars, deceivers, and rogue youths
It will chop down the wicked ones...
அடி இவளே......அய்யனாரு பட்டாக்கத்தி
ஆட்ட மாட்ட வெட்டாது..
பின்ன...எத....
பொய்யன் புளுகன் போக்கிரி பையன்
பொல்லாதவன வெட்டி புடும்...
பொய்யன் புளுகன் போக்கிரி பையன்
பொல்லாதவன வெட்டி புடும்
எப்படி....
Male: How so?
கோபத்தினால் உள்ளம் வெடித்து
பல்லைக் கடித்து காலை மடித்து
பாவி குடுமியை கையில் பிடித்து
அந்தப் படுபாவியின் தலை வெட்டிட
சுடுகாட்டினில் பறை கொட்டிட
பாருடன் துடிக்குது மீசை
எந்நாளும் செய்வாயடி பூஜை....
Heart bursting with rage
Grit the teeth, bend the leg
Grab the sinner's tuft of hair in hand
To sever that vile sinner's head
While drums beat at the cremation ground
His mustache twitches with grandeur
Perform worship to him every day, woman
அய்யனான தெய்வமான அய்யனாரு நம்ப
ஐயம் தீர்த்து மெய்யின்பாடு சொல்லுவாரு
அய்யனான தெய்வமான அய்யனாரு நம்ப
ஐயம் தீர்த்து மெய்யின்பாடு சொல்லுவாரு
அனைவரும் :
அய்யனான தெய்வமான அய்யனாரு நம்ப
ஐயம் தீர்த்து மெய்யின்பாடு சொல்லுவாரு
குழு :
ஸ்வாமியே அய்யனாரப்பா ஸ்வாமியே அய்யனாரப்பா...
Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity
He will clear all doubts and speak with true love
Female: Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity
He will clear all doubts and speak with true love
All: Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity
He will clear all doubts and speak with true love
Chorus: Oh Lord Ayyanaar! Oh Lord Ayyanaar!
Aiyan enbom… appan enbom
We call you Master... we call you Father
Chorus :Amaam appan enbom
Chorus: Yes, we call you Father
Aadhisivan needhaan enbom
We say you alone are Lord Shiva
Chorus :Amaam needhaan enbom
Chorus: Yes, we say you alone
Male :Vishnu enbom
Male: We call you Vishnu
Chorus :Aamaam
Chorus: Yes
Male :Bhramman enbom
Male: We call you Brahma
Chorus :Aamaam
Chorus: Yes
Male :Vel muruganum needhaan enbom ..
Male: We say you are also Lord Murugan with the spear...
Chorus :Aamaam
Chorus: Yes
Ennillaa deivangal
Countless gods
Ethanaiyo irundhaalum ..
Though there are so many...
Chorus :Aamaam
Chorus: Yes
Male :Mannulagilae needhaane
Male: On this earth, it is you alone
En manadhilae vaazhgindraai
Who lives in my heart
Pattakkathi palapalakkudhu
The broad sword gleams and glitters
Paartha udal kalakalakkudhu
Whoever sees it, their body shivers
Male :Ahaan
Male: Aha
Female :Analai kakki vizhi pakkudhu
Female: Her eyes stare, spewing fire
Aadu kozhi bali kekkudhu ..
Asking for the sacrifice of goats and chickens...
Male :Eppadi
Male: How so?
Adi ivale …aiyyanaaru pattakkathi
Hey woman... Lord Ayyanaar's broad sword
Aatta matta vettadhu..
Does not strike down goats or cattle..
Female :Pinna..edha
Female: Then what does it cut?
Male :Poiyan pulugan pokkiri paiyan
Male: Liars, deceivers, and rogue youths
Polladhavanai vetti pudum ..
It will chop down the wicked ones...
Poiyan pulugan pokkiri paiyan
Liars, deceivers, and rogue youths
Polladhavanai vetti pudum ..
It will chop down the wicked ones...
Eppadi
Male: How so?
Kobathinaal ullam vedithu
Heart bursting with rage
Pallai kadithu kaalai madithu
Grit the teeth, bend the leg
Paavi kudumaiyai kaiyil pidithu
Grab the sinner's tuft of hair in hand
Andha padupaaviyin thalai vettida
To sever that vile sinner's head
Sudukattinil parai kottida
While drums beat at the cremation ground
Paarudan thudikkudhu meesai
His mustache twitches with grandeur
Ennaalum seivaayadi poojai
Perform worship to him every day, woman
Aiyyanaana deivamaana aiyyanaaru namba
Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity
Aiyam theerthu mei anbodu solluvaaru
He will clear all doubts and speak with true love
Female :Aiyyanaana deivamaana aiyyanaaru namba
Female: Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity
Aiyam theerthu mei anbodu solluvaaru
He will clear all doubts and speak with true love
All :Aiyyanaana deivamaana aiyyanaaru namba
All: Believe in Lord Ayyanaar who is our deity
Aiyam theerthu mei anbodu solluvaaru
He will clear all doubts and speak with true love
Chorus :Swaamiyae aiyyanaarappa swaamiyae aiyyanaarappa
Chorus: Oh Lord Ayyanaar! Oh Lord Ayyanaar!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This folk deity hymn from the 1969 film 'Kaaval Deivam' glorifies Ayyanar, the guardian deity of Tamil villages. The song equates Ayyanar with the supreme Hindu trinity (Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma) and Lord Murugan, emphasizing that among all deities, Ayyanar holds a special supreme place in the hearts of village devotees. The lyrics narrate the fiery presence of Ayyanar's sword and his fierce form. When the female voice questions whether the deity demands blood sacrifices of livestock, the male voice clarifies that Ayyanar's sword does not target innocent animals, but rather slays liars, scoundrels, and evil oppressors. The song vividly describes the deity's righteous anger toward sinners and concludes with a call for faithful worship, assuring that Ayyanar dispels all doubts and protects his worshippers with deep devotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Adi ivale …aiyyanaaru pattakkathi / Aatta matta vettadhu..”
The second letter 'da'/'tta' rhymes across adjacent lines: 'Pattakkathi' and 'Vettadhu'.
Monaai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyming)
“Poiyan pulugan pokkiri paiyan / Polladhavanai vetti pudum ..”
The sound 'Po' is repeated at the beginning of adjacent words and lines.
Iyaibu (End Rhyming)
“Kobathinaal ullam vedithu / Pallai kadithu kaalai madithu / Paavi kudumaiyai kaiyil pidithu”
Lines ending with the same rhyming verbal participle structure (-thu): 'vedithu', 'kadithu', 'madithu', 'pidithu'.
Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)
“Pattakkathi palapalakkudhu / Paartha udal kalakalakkudhu”
'Palapalakkudhu' (glittering/gleaming sound) and 'kalakalakkudhu' (shivering/trembling reaction) create sensory vividness.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Kaaval Deivam' (1969), starring Sivaji Ganesan and S. V. Subbaiah, revolves around village folk life and guardian deity traditions in Tamil Nadu. The music was composed by legendary Malayalam composer G. Devarajan in one of his rare direct Tamil film assignments. The song captures authentic Tamil folk music traditions (Villupattu / Gramiya style) glorifying village protection gods (Kaval Deivam) like Ayyanar.
Keep listening
More from Kaaval Deivam
Kaaval Deivam
Kaaval Deivam
Kaaval Deivam