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Lyrics & meaning

Bajanaikku Nazhiyumachu

From Rani Lalithangi · 1957

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
A. G. Rathnamala, V. T. Rajagopalan
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Rani Lalithangi
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
19 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaththom thaththom thagajunu thagajunu
Thathalaangu thimi thagathimi tharigida
Cheeyaan pottu cheeyaan
Bajanaikku naazhiyumaachchuthunga
Palapalannu vidinju pochchuthunga
Paththiniyaalum aattrukku poe vaaraen
Bajanaikku naazhiyumaachchuthunga
Palapalannu vidinju pochchuthunga
Paththiniyaalum aattrukku poe vaaraen
Panbu niranthidum aasai pennaalae
Mann kudam karaiyaa magimai unnaalae
Panbu niranthidum aasai pennaalae
Mann kudam karaiyaa magimai unnaalae
Paarengum pugazh paravi kidakkuthadi
Seekkiram sendrey vaadi
Paarengum pugazh paravi kidakkuthadi
Seekkiram sendrey vaadi
Female :Utharavu…
Male :Paththiramaai….
Kanavanai polae deivam
Ulaginilae yaedhu ulaginilae yaedhu ulaginilae
Kannai thoodhu viduththu karuthai parikoduththu
Kalla kadhal purinthaal papamandro varum saabamandro
Kanavanai polae deivam
Ulaginilae yaedhu ulaginilae
Dhishtaiyae unnaal enthan nishtai kalainthathadi
Kittae varaathae etti nillu nillu
Female :Kashta kaalaththaal enthan karuththai pari koduthaen
Kadavulaene vanthu sollu sollu
Chee chee karpai parikoduthu kadavulai kooppittaalum
Oppu kondavan varuvaana varuvaanaa
Female :Kanavan manasu vachchu orumurai mannichuttaa
Kadavulum kooda vara venaam venaam
Adae parasuraama adae parasuraamaa
Kandor nadugidathae kadhal sithainthidavae
Sandaali ival thalai rendaagavae thuninthu
Thundaaga vetta venum
Raththa vellaththil joraaga thulla venum
Pettra thaayaiyae pillai kaiyinaal
Vetta sollalaama thaayai vetta sollalaamaa
Male :Ada pillaai puththiyizhantha pollaatha arakkiyai
Kollaamal vidalaama
Ada pillaai puththiyizhantha pollaatha arakkiyai
Kollaamal vidalaama
Thanthai sollai pol thalaiyai vaangida
Thayangaathae maganae
Thanthai sollai pol thalaiyai vaangida
Thayangaathae maganae
Antha naal seitha oozhvinai thaano
Ariyaenae amma
Pettra thaaiyae pillai kaiyinaal
Vetta sollalaamaa
Thaaiyai vetta sollalaamaa…
Thathom thathom thakajunu thakajunu
Thathalangu thimi thakathimi tharikidi
Calling out the rhythm, sing along!
It is already time for the morning prayers,
The bright day has fully dawned.
As a devoted wife, I shall go to the river and return.
It is already time for the morning prayers,
The bright day has fully dawned.
As a devoted wife, I shall go to the river and return.
Because of you, my virtuous, loving woman,
Even an unbaked clay pot holds water without dissolving!
Because of you, my virtuous, loving woman,
Even an unbaked clay pot holds water without dissolving!
Your fame has spread across the whole world,
Go quickly and return, my dear!
Your fame has spread across the whole world,
Go quickly and return, my dear!
Female: With your permission...
Male: Go safely...
Is there any god like a husband,
Anywhere in this world? In all this wide world?
Sending longing glances and losing one's heart,
To fall into forbidden love—is it not a sin? Will it not bring a curse?
Is there any god like a husband,
Anywhere in this world? In all this world?
You sinful woman, because of you my deep meditation was broken!
Do not come near me, stay far away, stay back!
Female: In an unfortunate moment, my mind lost its way,
You are my god, please speak to me, tell me!
Fie! Having lost your purity, even if you cry out to God,
Will the man who took your hand accept you back? Will he come?
Female: If my husband finds it in his heart to forgive me just once,
Even God does not need to step in!
O Parashurama! O Parashurama!
So that onlookers tremble and forbidden love is destroyed,
Gather your courage and strike this vile woman's head in two,
She must be chopped into pieces!
Her body must thrash wildly in a flood of blood!
Can a son be ordered to strike down,
His very own mother? Can one command him to kill his mother?
Male: O son, can this evil monster who lost all sense,
Be spared without being killed?
O son, can this evil monster who lost all sense,
Be spared without being killed?
To take her head as your father commands,
Do not hesitate, my son!
To take her head as your father commands,
Do not hesitate, my son!
Is this the cruel fate of past karma?
I do not know, mother!
By her own child's hand, the mother who gave birth,
Can one command her to be slain?
Can one command a mother to be slain?
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This dramatic musical narrative from 'Rani Lalithangi' (1957) depicts the famous mythological tale of Sage Jamadagni, his virtuous wife Renuka, and their son Parasurama. Renuka's extraordinary chastity allowed her to fetch river water daily using a vessel made of raw, unbaked clay. However, when a momentary lapse in focus occurs—caused by observing a reflection or entity—her spiritual power wavers and the raw clay pot dissolves, breaking the sage's deep meditation. Furious at what he perceives as a compromise of her virtue, Sage Jamadagni commands his son Parasurama to decapitate Renuka. The song transitions into an intense emotional conflict involving fatherly command, maternal plea, divine justice, and Parasurama's anguish over committing matricide due to bounden duty and karma.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Mythological Symbolism

“Mann kudam karaiyaa magimai unnaalae”

The 'Mann kudam karaiyaa' (unbaked clay pot not dissolving) serves as a metaphor for absolute purity and chastity in Tamil folklore.

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Kannai thoodhu viduththu karuthai parikoduththu”

Repetition of initial consonants or phonetic sounds like 'Ka' ('Kannai', 'karuthai', 'Kalla', 'kadhal') creates rhythmic flow.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Thundaaga vetta venum”

Matching second consonants across lines ('Thundaaga' / 'Sandaali' - 'nd' sound pattern).

Rhetorical Questioning

“Vetta sollalaama thaayai vetta sollalaamaa”

Uses dramatic questions ('Vetta sollalaamaa?') to highlight moral dilemma and intense grief.

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Trivia

This track represents a classical 'Isai Nadagam' (Musical Drama) embedded within the movie *Rani Lalithangi* (1957). It recreates the story of Renuka Devi and Parasurama composed by G. Ramanathan with lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, showcasing traditional dance-drama storytelling styles of mid-20th-century Tamil cinema.

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