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Bhuvaneswari Arulpuri

From Thaye Neeye Thunai · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
Music directors
Raveendran, Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Thaye Neeye Thunai
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
13 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Bhuvaneshvari arulpuri aadhari
Sivasangari thaayae neeyae thunai
Panivarai thondriya soolini maalini
Janani jeganmogini
Madhavan sritharan sodhariyae
Bhuvaneshvari arulpuri aadhari
Sivasangari thaayae neeyae thunai
Vaayillaatha pillai
Vizhiyillaatha killai
Noyai theerkka varuga aa…aa…aa…aa…
Paavamo vinaiyin thaabamo
Unathu kobamo vilaintha saabamo karunai
Vaasai thaedi vanthu vaadum nenjam rendu
Vendum vaazhvai tharuga aa….aa…
Naalellaam unathu poojaithaan
Enathu naavellaam unathu paadalthaan
Vizhiyil vazhiyum punalil
Unthan thiruvadi nanaiyattum
Female :Nanintha piragu unthan
Thiruvulam kaniyattum
Kanintha kanivil unthan
Kadai kangal olirattum
Female :Irundu kidakkum engal
Pozhuthugal pularattum
Madiyil thavazhum kodiyin
Mugamum siriththida
Unatharul kidaiththidumaa….aa….
Chorus :Thaayae…yae….neeyae…yae….thunai….
Sri bhuvaneshwari arulpuri aadhari
Sivasangari thaayae neeyae thunai
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….
Vembhu pola nindru paambu pola vanthu
Oorai kaakkum umaiyae…yae….
Male :Maariyae amutha vaariyae
Thalangal maariya vilangum deviyae
Ulagil nee illaamal ondru
Nearvathaethu ingu oonilaadum uyirae…yae…
Female :Aadhiyae paraman paathiyae
Puviyin jothiyae vazhangu needhiyae
Dhinamum saranam saranam
Endru thozhuthida azhuthida
Male :Manamum udalum ingu mezhugena urugida
Female :Tharunam tharunamithu thanayanaguthavida
Thavarai maranthu ingu tharisanam koduththidu
Female :Vinaiyum vithiyum vilagum
Vazhiyum thiranthidu vizhimalar thiranthidammaa…aa…
Chorus :Thaayae neeyae thunai…
Bhuvaneshvari arulpuri aadhari
Sivasangari thaayae neeyae thunai
Panivarai thondriya soolini maalini
Janani jeganmogini
Madhavan sritharan sodhariyae
Bhuvaneshwari, shower your grace and protect us,
Mother Shivasankari, you alone are our refuge.
Born of the snowy mountains, bearer of the trident, garlanded goddess,
Mother, enchantress of the universe,
Sister of Lord Vishnu (Madhavan, Sreedharan),
Bhuvaneshwari, shower your grace and protect us,
Mother Shivasankari, you alone are our refuge.
A child who cannot speak,
a tender little one who cannot see,
come to heal this suffering... Ah...
Is this a sin, or the agony of past karma?
Is it your anger, or a curse born of it? O merciful Goddess,
two suffering hearts come seeking your doorway,
grant us the life we long for... Ah...
All day long, we worship only you,
my tongue sings only songs of you.
With the tears flowing from our eyes,
let your sacred feet be washed.
Female: Once they are washed,
let your divine heart soften.
In your tender mercy,
let the corners of your eyes shine upon us.
Female: May our days that lie in darkness
finally awaken to light.
So that the tender child crawling in our lap
may smile with joy,
will we receive your grace? Ah...
Chorus: Mother, you alone are our refuge...
Sri Bhuvaneshwari, shower your grace and protect us,
Mother Shivasankari, you alone are our refuge.
Chorus: Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...
Standing as the sacred neem, arriving like the serpent,
Goddess Uma, protector of our town...
Male: O Mother Mariamman, ocean of nectar,
Goddess who shines across sacred shrines,
without you in this world,
what can ever happen? You are the life pulsing in our flesh...
Female: O primal goddess, half of Lord Shiva,
light of this earth, grant us justice!
Every day, bowing and crying,
seeking refuge at your feet,
Male: with heart and body melting here like wax,
Female: this is the time to help your child,
forgive our mistakes and reveal your divine presence!
Female: Open a way for karma and fate to fade,
open your flower-like eyes, O Mother... Ah...
Chorus: Mother, you alone are our refuge...
Bhuvaneshwari, shower your grace and protect us,
Mother Shivasankari, you alone are our refuge.
Born of the snowy mountains, bearer of the trident, garlanded goddess,
Mother, enchantress of the universe,
Sister of Lord Vishnu (Madhavan, Sreedharan)!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thaye Neeye Thunai is a deeply moving devotional prayer directed at Goddess Bhuvaneshwari and Mariamman, begging for relief from suffering and divine protection. The devotees compare their helpless condition to a child unable to speak and a bird without sight, pleading with the divine mother to forgive past sins and curses that cause their current agony. They pour their tears over her sacred feet in hopes of bringing forth her compassionate glance and bringing joy to their child. The song highlights absolute surrender (Saranagathi), describing how body and mind melt like wax in front of the deity. Through rich epithets praising her power across all sacred places and her manifestations as the sister of Vishnu and half of Shiva, the singers pray for her to open her flower-like eyes and dispel their karmic burdens, reaffirming that she is their ultimate refuge.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Vaayillaatha pillai / Vizhiyillaatha killai”

Compares the helpless state of the suffering devotees to a speechless child and a sightless parrot.

Simile (Upamai)

“Vembhu pola nindru paambu pola vanthu / Mezhugena urugida”

Compares the deity's protective presence to the healing neem plant and the sacred snake, and the devotion to wax melting.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Maariyae amutha vaariyae / vizhimalar thiranthidammaa”

Refers to the Goddess as an ocean of nectar ('Amutha vaariyae') and her eyes as opening flowers ('Vizhimalar').

Rhyme & Alliteration (Edhugai and Monai)

“Panivarai thondriya soolini maalini / Janani jeganmogini”

Internal and end rhymes like 'soolini maalini' and 'Janani jeganmogini' create a rhythmic, chant-like devotional quality.

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Trivia

The song is the title track from the 1987 devotional film 'Thaye Neeye Thunai'. The musical score was created through a rare collaboration involving Malayalam veteran composer Raveendran along with Gangai Amaran, featuring masterly vocal renditions by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra with lyrical brilliance by Vaali.

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