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Lyrics & meaning

Azhagiya Kamalathil

From Mahalakshmi · 1960

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Mahalakshmi
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
20 Oct 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Azhagiya kamalathil uraikindra mahalatchmi
Arulae puriya thuyilezhaai
Ulagin irulae agala thuyilezhaai
Engum porulae neraiya thuyilezhaai
Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum
Kaalaiyilae adhikaalaiyilae
Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum
Kaalaiyilae adhikaalaiyilae
Hari om endrezhum pennin perumai
Sevaiyilae nalla sevaiyilae
Hari om endrezhum pennin perumai
Sevaiyilae nalla sevaiyilae
Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum
Kaalaiyilae adhikaalaiyilae
Thirupathi naayagan thuyil ezhum sangu
Thirumagal kai oliyae
Thirupathi naayagan thuyil ezhum sangu
Thirumagal kai oliyae
Thirupaarkadalil thediya amudham
Kulamagal kungumamae kulamagal kungumamae
Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum
Kaalaiyilae adhikaalaiyilae
Malavan maarbil aadidum malargal
Mangaiyin punnagaiyae
Malavan maarbil aadidum malargal
Mangaiyin punnagaiyae
Mangaiyin karangal pinnidum kolam
Manadhin kolanglae manadhin kolangale
Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum
Kaalaiyilae adhikaalaiyilae
Sreeraama seetha thiruvadi sevai
Mangaiyar kulangakka
Sreeraama seetha thiruvadi sevai
Mangaiyar kulangakka
Sree aanjanaeyarai ubasanai seivom
Vamsathin nalangaakka
Vamsathin nalangaakka
Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum
Kaalaiyilae adhikaalaiyilae
Hari om endrezhum pennin perumai
Sevaiyilae nalla sevaiyilae
Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum
Kaalaiyilae adhikaalaiyilae
O Goddess Mahalakshmi, dwelling in the lovely lotus,
Awake to shower your grace!
Awake to drive away the world's darkness!
Awake to fill everywhere with prosperity!
The lotus blooms in the pond of the sky,
In the morning, in the early morning...
The lotus blooms in the pond of the sky,
In the morning, in the early morning...
The glory of a woman who rises chanting "Hari Om",
Lies in service, in loving service...
The glory of a woman who rises chanting "Hari Om",
Lies in service, in loving service...
The lotus blooms in the pond of the sky,
In the morning, in the early morning...
The conch that awakens the Lord of Tirupati,
Is the sound of Goddess Lakshmi's hands!
The conch that awakens the Lord of Tirupati,
Is the sound of Goddess Lakshmi's hands!
The nectar sought from the sacred ocean of milk,
Is the kumkum (sacred red mark) of a virtuous wife, the kumkum of a virtuous wife!
The lotus blooms in the pond of the sky,
In the morning, in the early morning...
The flowers swaying on Lord Vishnu's chest,
Are like a woman's gentle smile!
The flowers swaying on Lord Vishnu's chest,
Are like a woman's gentle smile!
The kolam (decorative floor patterns) woven by a woman's hands,
Are the designs of her heart, the designs of her heart!
The lotus blooms in the pond of the sky,
In the morning, in the early morning...
Devoted service at the holy feet of Sri Rama and Sita,
Protects all womanhood!
Devoted service at the holy feet of Sri Rama and Sita,
Protects all womanhood!
Let us pray to Sri Anjaneya (Lord Hanuman),
To protect the family's well-being,
To protect the family's well-being!
The lotus blooms in the pond of the sky,
In the morning, in the early morning...
The glory of a woman who rises chanting "Hari Om",
Lies in service, in loving service...
The lotus blooms in the pond of the sky,
In the morning, in the early morning...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a devotional morning hymn (suprabhatam) invoking Goddess Mahalakshmi while celebrating the virtues, devotion, and dignity of traditional womanhood. It poetically describes dawn as a lotus blooming in the sky's pond and requests the divine mother to wake up and illuminate the world by driving away physical and spiritual darkness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Aagaaya kulathil thaamarai malarum

The sky at dawn is poetically depicted as a pond ('Aagaaya kulathil') in which the rising sun blooms like a lotus flower ('thaamarai malarum').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Arulae puriya thuyilezhaai

The repetitive ending 'thuyilezhaai' across consecutive lines creates an incantatory suprabhatam rhythm.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Malavan maarbil aadidum malargal

Repetition of the starting letter 'M' across words in close proximity creates phonetic harmony.

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Trivia

Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan and sung by P. Susheela for the 1960 movie Mahalakshmi, this song emulates the classical Tamil Suprabhatam style, blending devotional reverence for Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi with cultural ideals of domestic devotion.

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