Bannari Maariamma
From Solaiyamma · 1992
- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Solaiyamma1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Lululululululu……. | Ululations... |
| Lululululululu……. | Ululations... |
| Female | |
| Pannaari maariyammaa | O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari, |
| Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa | Solaiyamma has come singing to you. |
| Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala | Why have you not relieved my pain? |
| Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa | Are you not a woman too, O Mother? |
| Penn maanam poganumaa | Must a woman's honor be lost? |
| Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala | Why did you not step forward and protect me? |
| Female | |
| Pannaari maariyammaa | O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari, |
| Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa | Solaiyamma has come singing to you. |
| Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala | Why have you not relieved my pain? |
| Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa | Are you not a woman too, O Mother? |
| Penn maanam poganumaa | Must a woman's honor be lost? |
| Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala | Why did you not step forward and protect me? |
| Female | |
| Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa | Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit? |
| Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa | Any wound would heal if you only look upon it. |
| Chorus :Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa | Chorus: Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit? |
| Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa | Any wound would heal if you only look upon it. |
| Female | |
| Pannaari maariyammaa | O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari, |
| Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa | Solaiyamma has come singing to you. |
| Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala | Why have you not relieved my pain? |
| Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa | Are you not a woman too, O Mother? |
| Penn maanam poganumaa | Must a woman's honor be lost? |
| Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala | Why did you not step forward and protect me? |
| Female | |
| {Seethai theekkulichchu | {Sita walked through fire |
| Raamanaiththaan namba vaichchaa | To make Rama believe in her purity, |
| Raamaayanam sonna saethithaan | That is the message told by the Ramayana. |
| Kovam kondezhunthu kannagithaan | Kannagi rose in anger |
| Oor erichchaa naanumkooda antha saathithaan}(2) | And burned the city; I belong to that same lineage too.}(2) |
| Female | |
| Megam karukkanum may kaaththu adikkanum | The clouds must darken, and the summer wind must blow, |
| Mummaari saernthu peiyanum | The three seasonal rains must pour down together. |
| Ooru maththiyila en peru suththamunnu | In the middle of the town, that my name is pure, |
| Saathi sanam ninnu pesanum | My kinsfolk and townspeople should stand and speak. |
| Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa | Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit? |
| Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa | Any wound would heal if you only look upon it. |
| Chorus | |
| Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa | Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit? |
| Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa | Any wound would heal if you only look upon it. |
| Female | |
| Pannaari maariyammaa | O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari, |
| Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa | Solaiyamma has come singing to you. |
| Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala | Why have you not relieved my pain? |
| Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa | Are you not a woman too, O Mother? |
| Penn maanam poganumaa | Must a woman's honor be lost? |
| Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala | Why did you not step forward and protect me? |
| Female | |
| {Paadhai maaraladi paayeduththu podaladi | {My path has strayed, I have laid down my mat, |
| paththiniya padhara vaichchae | You made a chaste woman tremble in anguish. |
| Saami sannathikku saththiyamaa sera vantha poovu | The flower that truthfully came to reach the lord's shrine, |
| Onna karuga vaichchae} (2) | You allowed it to wither away.}(2) |
| Female | |
| Ooru sirichchathum ooyaama yaesinathum | When the town laughed and ceaselessly scolded me, |
| Un kaadhil ketkavillaiyaa | Did it not fall upon your ears? |
| Naadhiyattru ippa naanaaga thavikkiraen | Helpless now, I squirm in agony all alone, |
| Nee kannil paarkkavillaiyaa | Do you not see it with your own eyes? |
| Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa | Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit? |
| Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa | Any wound would heal if you only look upon it. |
| Chorus | |
| Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa | Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit? |
| Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa | Any wound would heal if you only look upon it. |
| Female | |
| Pannaari maariyammaa | O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari, |
| Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa | Solaiyamma has come singing to you. |
| Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala | Why have you not relieved my pain? |
| Chorus :Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa | Chorus: Are you not a woman too, O Mother? |
| Penn maanam poganumaa | Must a woman's honor be lost? |
| Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala | Why did you not step forward and protect me? |
லுலுலுலுலுலு.....
லுலுலுலுலுலு.....
Ululations...
Ululations...
பண்ணாரி மாரியம்மா
பாடிவந்தா சோலையம்மா
ஏன்டி என் வேதனை தீர்க்கல
பெண்தானே நீயும் அம்மா
பெண் மானம் போகணுமா
தாண்டி நீ வந்து ஏன் காக்கல
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
பண்ணாரி மாரியம்மா
பாடிவந்தா சோலையம்மா
ஏன்டி என் வேதனை தீர்க்கல
பெண்தானே நீயும் அம்மா
பெண் மானம் போகணுமா
தாண்டி நீ வந்து ஏன் காக்கல
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
செஞ்ச பாவமென்ன சொல்லடி என் ஆத்தா
எந்தக் காயமுமே ஆறுமே நீ பாத்தா
குழு :
செஞ்ச பாவமென்ன சொல்லடி என் ஆத்தா
எந்தக் காயமுமே ஆறுமே நீ பாத்தா
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
Chorus: Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
பண்ணாரி மாரியம்மா
பாடிவந்தா சோலையம்மா
ஏன்டி என் வேதனை தீர்க்கல
குழு :
பெண்தானே நீயும் அம்மா
பெண் மானம் போகணுமா
தாண்டி நீ வந்து ஏன் காக்கல
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
{சீதை தீக்குளிச்சு
ராமனைத்தான் நம்ப வைச்சா
ராமாயணம் சொன்ன சேதிதான்
கோவம் கொண்டெழுந்து கண்ணகிதான்
ஊரெரிச்சா நானும் கூட அந்த சாதிதான்} (2)
{Sita walked through fire
To make Rama believe in her purity,
That is the message told by the Ramayana.
Kannagi rose in anger
And burned the city; I belong to that same lineage too.}(2)
மேகம் கறுக்கணும் மே காத்து அடிக்கணும்
மும்மாரி சேர்ந்து பெய்யணும்
ஊரு மத்தியில என் பேரு சுத்தமுன்னு
சாதி சனம் நின்னு பேசணும்
செஞ்ச பாவமென்ன சொல்லடி என் ஆத்தா
எந்தக் காயமுமே ஆறுமே நீ பாத்தா
The clouds must darken, and the summer wind must blow,
The three seasonal rains must pour down together.
In the middle of the town, that my name is pure,
My kinsfolk and townspeople should stand and speak.
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
செஞ்ச பாவமென்ன சொல்லடி என் ஆத்தா
எந்தக் காயமுமே ஆறுமே நீ பாத்தா
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
பண்ணாரி மாரியம்மா
பாடிவந்தா சோலையம்மா
ஏன்டி என் வேதனை தீர்க்கல
பெண்தானே நீயும் அம்மா
பெண் மானம் போகணுமா
தாண்டி நீ வந்து ஏன் காக்கல
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
{பாதை மாறலடி பாயெடுத்து போடலடி
பத்தினிய பதற வைச்சே
சாமி சந்நதிக்கு சத்தியமா சேர வந்த பூவு
ஒண்ண கருக வைச்சே} ( 2 )
{My path has strayed, I have laid down my mat,
You made a chaste woman tremble in anguish.
The flower that truthfully came to reach the lord's shrine,
You allowed it to wither away.}(2)
ஊரு சிரிச்சதும் ஓயாம ஏசினதும்
உன் காதில் கேட்கவில்லையா
நாதியற்று இப்ப நானாக தவிக்கிறன்
நீ கண்ணில் பார்க்கவில்லையா
செஞ்ச பாவமென்ன சொல்லடி என் ஆத்தா
எந்தக் காயமுமே ஆறுமே நீ பாத்தா
When the town laughed and ceaselessly scolded me,
Did it not fall upon your ears?
Helpless now, I squirm in agony all alone,
Do you not see it with your own eyes?
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
செஞ்ச பாவமென்ன சொல்லடி என் ஆத்தா
எந்தக் காயமுமே ஆறுமே நீ பாத்தா
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
பண்ணாரி மாரியம்மா
பாடிவந்தா சோலையம்மா
ஏன்டி என் வேதனை தீர்க்கல
குழு :
பெண்தானே நீயும் அம்மா
பெண் மானம் போகணுமா
தாண்டி நீ வந்து ஏன் காக்கல
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Chorus: Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
Lululululululu…….
Ululations...
Lululululululu…….
Ululations...
Pannaari maariyammaa
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Penn maanam poganumaa
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
Pannaari maariyammaa
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Penn maanam poganumaa
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
Chorus :Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa
Chorus: Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
Pannaari maariyammaa
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Penn maanam poganumaa
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
{Seethai theekkulichchu
{Sita walked through fire
Raamanaiththaan namba vaichchaa
To make Rama believe in her purity,
Raamaayanam sonna saethithaan
That is the message told by the Ramayana.
Kovam kondezhunthu kannagithaan
Kannagi rose in anger
Oor erichchaa naanumkooda antha saathithaan}(2)
And burned the city; I belong to that same lineage too.}(2)
Megam karukkanum may kaaththu adikkanum
The clouds must darken, and the summer wind must blow,
Mummaari saernthu peiyanum
The three seasonal rains must pour down together.
Ooru maththiyila en peru suththamunnu
In the middle of the town, that my name is pure,
Saathi sanam ninnu pesanum
My kinsfolk and townspeople should stand and speak.
Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
Pannaari maariyammaa
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa
Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Penn maanam poganumaa
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
{Paadhai maaraladi paayeduththu podaladi
{My path has strayed, I have laid down my mat,
paththiniya padhara vaichchae
You made a chaste woman tremble in anguish.
Saami sannathikku saththiyamaa sera vantha poovu
The flower that truthfully came to reach the lord's shrine,
Onna karuga vaichchae} (2)
You allowed it to wither away.}(2)
Ooru sirichchathum ooyaama yaesinathum
When the town laughed and ceaselessly scolded me,
Un kaadhil ketkavillaiyaa
Did it not fall upon your ears?
Naadhiyattru ippa naanaaga thavikkiraen
Helpless now, I squirm in agony all alone,
Nee kannil paarkkavillaiyaa
Do you not see it with your own eyes?
Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
Senja paavamenna solladi en aaththaa
Tell me, my mother, what sin did I commit?
Entha kaayamumae aarumae nee paaththaa
Any wound would heal if you only look upon it.
Pannaari maariyammaa
O Goddess Mariyamma of Bannari,
Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa
Solaiyamma has come singing to you.
Yaendi en vedhanai theerkkala
Why have you not relieved my pain?
Chorus :Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa
Chorus: Are you not a woman too, O Mother?
Penn maanam poganumaa
Must a woman's honor be lost?
Thaandi nee vanthu yaen kaakkala
Why did you not step forward and protect me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pannari Maariyamma is a soul-stirring devotional lament from the movie Solaiyamma (1992). The female protagonist, tormented by social slander and injustice, addresses the village deity Mariyamma of Bannari. She appeals to the divine mother on the grounds of shared womanhood, questioning why her innocence and modesty were allowed to be tainted. Evoking legendary figures of virtue such as Sita and Kannagi, she demands divine intervention to prove her purity to her community.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Pannaari maariyammaa / Paadi vanthaa solaiyammaa”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound creating a rhythmic musicality in folk songs.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)
“Pennthaanae neeyum ammaa / Penn maanam poganumaa”
Interrogating the goddess to appeal to empathy and common womanhood.
Mythological Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Seethai theekkulichchu... Kovam kondezhunthu kannagithaan”
References to Sita's fire ordeal in Ramayana and Kannagi burning Madurai from Silappatikaram to establish chastity and virtue.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Saami sannathikku saththiyamaa sera vantha poovu / Onna karuga vaichchae”
Comparing an innocent woman's life to a sacred flower meant for deity worship that was left to wither.
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Trivia
Solaiyamma (1992) was written and directed by Kasthuri Raja, featuring music composed by Deva. The song powerfully blends folk melody with devotional grief.
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