Azhagin Avatharame
From Kasi Yathirai · 1973
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Kasi Yathirai1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Omm namashivaaya oom namashivaya | Om Namah Shivaya, Om Namah Shivaya |
| Omm namashivaaya | Om Namah Shivaya |
| Female | |
| Azhagin avadharamae ye … | Oh embodiment of beauty... |
| Sagama madha madhanidhanisa gamadhani | Sa Ga Ma Ma Dha Ma Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni |
| Sa gamadhanisa gamadhanisa | Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa |
| Azhagin avadharamae naan azhagin avadharamae | I am the embodiment of beauty, yes, the embodiment of beauty |
| Swaamy pudhu malarin iniya sugam | Lord, the sweet bliss of a fresh bloom |
| Ingu kondaada vara vendumae | Must come here to celebrate |
| Swaami azhagin avadharamae | Lord, the embodiment of beauty |
| Female | |
| Yengudhu maeni thoonguthu penmai | My body yearns, my womanhood slumbers |
| Yengudhu maeni thoonguthu penmai | My body yearns, my womanhood slumbers |
| Yen indha mounam aiyaa | Why this silence, my lord? |
| Swaami yen indha mounam aiyaa | Lord, why this silence, my lord? |
| Yen indha ….yen indha mounam aiyaa | Why this... why this silence, my lord? |
| Kovai idhazh meedhu kolam ida vendum | A decorative pattern must be drawn upon these ivy-gourd lips |
| Paavai sugam paarkka vara vendum | You must come to experience the joy of this maiden |
| Kovai idhazh meedhu kolam ida vendum | A decorative pattern must be drawn upon these ivy-gourd lips |
| Paavai sugam paarkka vara vendum | You must come to experience the joy of this maiden |
| Female | |
| Pani nilavil thinam uravil | In the misty moonlight, in daily intimacy |
| Pani nilavil thinam uravil | In the misty moonlight, in daily intimacy |
| Madiyil kidanthu magizhnthu thazhuvum | Lying in your lap, embracing with delight |
| En manam pol vaazha vara vendumae | You must come to live according to my heart's desire |
| Var vendumae vara vendumae swaami | Please come, please come, my Lord |
| Swaami azhagin avadharamae | Lord, the embodiment of beauty |
| Female | |
| Gnyaana paarkadalil neendhum munivaa | Oh sage swimming in the ocean of wisdom! |
| Mogamaam kadalil nesam perava | Will you come to receive love in the ocean of passion? |
| Sorgam sorgam ena bogam tharava | Shall I grant sensual joy akin to heaven itself? |
| Mounam theeradha en mayakkam pogadhaa | Will this silence not end? Will my trance not fade? |
| Arugae varalama ini achapadalaama | May I come close now? Should we still feel hesitation? |
| Mama mama mama mama mama | Ma ma ma ma ma |
ஓம் நமச்சிவாய ஓம் நமச்சிவாய
ஓம் நமச்சிவாய
Om Namah Shivaya, Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya
அழகின் அவதாரமே....ஏ..ஏ....ஏ....
ஸகமகமத மதநிதநிஸ கமதநிஸ கமதநிஸ கமதநிஸ
அழகின் அவதாரமே நான் அழகின் அவதாரமே
ஸ்வாமி புதுமலரின் இனிய சுகம் இங்கு
கொண்டாட வர வேண்டுமே
ஸ்வாமி... அழகின் அவதாரமே
Oh embodiment of beauty...
Sa Ga Ma Ma Dha Ma Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni
Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa
I am the embodiment of beauty, yes, the embodiment of beauty
Lord, the sweet bliss of a fresh bloom
Must come here to celebrate
Lord, the embodiment of beauty
ஏங்குது மேனி தூங்குது பெண்மை
ஏனிந்த மௌனம் ஐயா ஸ்வாமி
ஏனிந்த மௌனம் ஐயா
ஸ்வாமி...ஏனிந்த மௌனம் ஐயா
கோவை இதழ் மீது கோலம் இட வேண்டும்
பாவை சுகம் பார்க்க வர வேண்டும்
கோவை இதழ் மீது கோலம் இட வேண்டும்
பாவை சுகம் பார்க்க வர வேண்டும்
My body yearns, my womanhood slumbers
My body yearns, my womanhood slumbers
Why this silence, my lord?
Lord, why this silence, my lord?
Why this... why this silence, my lord?
A decorative pattern must be drawn upon these ivy-gourd lips
You must come to experience the joy of this maiden
A decorative pattern must be drawn upon these ivy-gourd lips
You must come to experience the joy of this maiden
பனி நிலவில் தினம் உறவில்
பனி நிலவில் தினம் உறவில்
மடியில் கிடந்து மகிழ்ந்து தழுவும்
என் மனம் போல் வாழ வரவேண்டுமே
வரவேண்டுமே வரவேண்டுமே ஸ்வாமி...
ஸ்வாமி... அழகின் அவதாரமே
In the misty moonlight, in daily intimacy
In the misty moonlight, in daily intimacy
Lying in your lap, embracing with delight
You must come to live according to my heart's desire
Please come, please come, my Lord
Lord, the embodiment of beauty
ஞானப் பாற்கடலில் நீந்தும் முனிவா
மோகமாம் கடலில் நேசம் பெறவா
சொர்க்கம் சொர்க்கம் என போகம் தரவா
மௌனம் தீராதா என் மயக்கம் போகாதா
அருகே வரலாமா இனி அச்சப்படலாமா
மாமா மாமா மாமா மாமா மாமா....
Oh sage swimming in the ocean of wisdom!
Will you come to receive love in the ocean of passion?
Shall I grant sensual joy akin to heaven itself?
Will this silence not end? Will my trance not fade?
May I come close now? Should we still feel hesitation?
Ma ma ma ma ma
Omm namashivaaya oom namashivaya
Om Namah Shivaya, Om Namah Shivaya
Omm namashivaaya
Om Namah Shivaya
Azhagin avadharamae ye …
Oh embodiment of beauty...
Sagama madha madhanidhanisa gamadhani
Sa Ga Ma Ma Dha Ma Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni
Sa gamadhanisa gamadhanisa
Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa
Azhagin avadharamae naan azhagin avadharamae
I am the embodiment of beauty, yes, the embodiment of beauty
Swaamy pudhu malarin iniya sugam
Lord, the sweet bliss of a fresh bloom
Ingu kondaada vara vendumae
Must come here to celebrate
Swaami azhagin avadharamae
Lord, the embodiment of beauty
Yengudhu maeni thoonguthu penmai
My body yearns, my womanhood slumbers
Yengudhu maeni thoonguthu penmai
My body yearns, my womanhood slumbers
Yen indha mounam aiyaa
Why this silence, my lord?
Swaami yen indha mounam aiyaa
Lord, why this silence, my lord?
Yen indha ….yen indha mounam aiyaa
Why this... why this silence, my lord?
Kovai idhazh meedhu kolam ida vendum
A decorative pattern must be drawn upon these ivy-gourd lips
Paavai sugam paarkka vara vendum
You must come to experience the joy of this maiden
Kovai idhazh meedhu kolam ida vendum
A decorative pattern must be drawn upon these ivy-gourd lips
Paavai sugam paarkka vara vendum
You must come to experience the joy of this maiden
Pani nilavil thinam uravil
In the misty moonlight, in daily intimacy
Pani nilavil thinam uravil
In the misty moonlight, in daily intimacy
Madiyil kidanthu magizhnthu thazhuvum
Lying in your lap, embracing with delight
En manam pol vaazha vara vendumae
You must come to live according to my heart's desire
Var vendumae vara vendumae swaami
Please come, please come, my Lord
Swaami azhagin avadharamae
Lord, the embodiment of beauty
Gnyaana paarkadalil neendhum munivaa
Oh sage swimming in the ocean of wisdom!
Mogamaam kadalil nesam perava
Will you come to receive love in the ocean of passion?
Sorgam sorgam ena bogam tharava
Shall I grant sensual joy akin to heaven itself?
Mounam theeradha en mayakkam pogadhaa
Will this silence not end? Will my trance not fade?
Arugae varalama ini achapadalaama
May I come close now? Should we still feel hesitation?
Mama mama mama mama mama
Ma ma ma ma ma
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this sensual and alluring track from Kasi Yathirai (1973), the female protagonist entices a silent, ascetic-like figure into the realm of romance and earthly passion. She portrays herself as the ultimate embodiment of beauty and compares her desire to a vibrant floral bloom waiting to be celebrated. Through vivid imagery, she urges him to step away from his quiet spiritual meditation and experience romantic bliss with her under the moonlight.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Gnyaana paarkadalil neendhum munivaa / Mogamaam kadalil nesam perava”
Wisdom is compared to an ocean ('Gnyaana paarkadal') and passion is metaphorically rendered as a sea ('Mogamaam kadal').
Visual Imagery
“Kovai idhazh meedhu kolam ida vendum”
The phrase 'Kovai idhazh' uses the bright red ivy-gourd fruit as imagery to describe beautiful red lips, suggesting romance and passion.
Edukai (Rhyming of second letters)
“Pani nilavil thinam uravil / Madiyil kidanthu magizhnthu thazhuvum”
The Tamil poetic convention of matching second consonants in consecutive words/phrases, such as 'Pani' and 'Madiyil' across related lines.
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Trivia
Kasi Yathirai (1973) was directed by S. P. Muthuraman and featured music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh. L. R. Eswari's expressive rendition made this sensual track one of the highlights of the movie's soundtrack.
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