Devan Kovil Deepam
From Siri Siri Mama · 1979
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Siri Siri Mama1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Devan koyil deepam | The lamp in the temple of God |
| Anbu pillai deiva kolam | The beloved child is a divine design |
| Malarai polae parungal | Look upon him like a delicate flower |
| Ungal maganai polae ennungal | Consider him as your own son |
| Female | |
| Devan koyil deepam | The lamp in the temple of God |
| Anbu pillai deiva kolam | The beloved child is a divine design |
| Malarai polae parungal | Look upon him like a delicate flower |
| Ungal maganai polae ennungal | Consider him as your own son |
| Female | |
| Muthu mani pon vannam mogaratham | A desire-filled chariot of pearl, gem, and golden hues |
| Ithanai per kaipattaal ennaagum | What will happen if touched by so many hands? |
| Panpaadum poochendai pandhadalaama | Can a bouquet of cultivated flowers be tossed around like a ball? |
| Paal vanna bommaigal kai maaralaama | Should milky-white dolls pass from hand to hand? |
| Female | |
| Yaar vendumaanalum sammadham | Whoever it may be, approval is given |
| Ippaillaiyai paarungal | Look at this child now |
| Naadaga paavaikku naanamum undu | Even a theatrical puppet possesses bashfulness |
| Vandha pin thaarungal | Give after coming here |
| Azhagu ilamai nadanam rasanai | Beauty, youth, dance, and appreciation |
| Kalaiyena ninaithu paarungal | Look upon it all considering it as art |
| Female | |
| Devan koyil deepam | The lamp in the temple of God |
| Anbu pillai deiva kolam | The beloved child is a divine design |
| Malarai polae parungal | Look upon him like a delicate flower |
| Ungal maganai polae ennungal | Consider him as your own son |
| Female | |
| Sathiyamae en vaazhvin sathanaigal | Truth alone is the achievement of my life |
| Uthamarkkae ennalum sodhanaigal | Trials always await only the righteous ones |
| Seethaikku vaaradha thunbamgal undaa | Are there any sorrows that Sita did not endure? |
| Innaattil innalil seethaigal ondraa | Is there only one Sita in this land today? |
| Female | |
| Karpulla pengalin kadhaigalai thaanae | The stories of chaste women |
| Naanum ketkindren | I too keep hearing them |
| Kadavul idathil pogindrabothu | When I go into the presence of God |
| Kanakkai solgindren | I shall present the final account |
| Kaadhal anbu karunai irakkam | Love, affection, compassion, and mercy |
| Kadamaigal endrae vaazhgindren | I live considering these as my sacred duties |
| Female | |
| Devan koyil deepam | The lamp in the temple of God |
| Anbu pillai deiva kolam | The beloved child is a divine design |
| Malarai polae parungal | Look upon him like a delicate flower |
| Ungal maganai polae ennungal | Consider him as your own son |
தேவன் கோயில் தீபம்
அன்பு பிள்ளை தெய்வ கோலம்
மலரைப் போலே பாருங்கள் உங்கள்
மகனைப் போலே எண்ணுங்கள்...
The lamp in the temple of God
The beloved child is a divine design
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Consider him as your own son
தேவன் கோயில் தீபம்
அன்பு பிள்ளை தெய்வ கோலம்
மலரைப் போலே பாருங்கள் உங்கள்
மகனைப் போலே எண்ணுங்கள்...
The lamp in the temple of God
The beloved child is a divine design
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Consider him as your own son
முத்துமணி பொன்வண்ணம் மோகரதம்
இத்தனை பேர் கைப்பட்டால் என்னாகும்
பண்பாடும் பூச்செண்டை பந்தாடலாமா
பால்வண்ண பொம்மைகள் கை மாறலாமா
A desire-filled chariot of pearl, gem, and golden hues
What will happen if touched by so many hands?
Can a bouquet of cultivated flowers be tossed around like a ball?
Should milky-white dolls pass from hand to hand?
யார் வேண்டுமானாலும் சம்மதம்
இப்பிள்ளையப் பாருங்கள்
நாடக பாவைக்கு நாணமும் உண்டு
வந்த பின் தாருங்கள்
அழகு இளமை நடனம் ரசனை
கலையென நினைத்துப் பாருங்கள்
Whoever it may be, approval is given
Look at this child now
Even a theatrical puppet possesses bashfulness
Give after coming here
Beauty, youth, dance, and appreciation
Look upon it all considering it as art
தேவன் கோயில் தீபம்
அன்பு பிள்ளை தெய்வ கோலம்
மலரைப் போலே பாருங்கள் உங்கள்
மகனைப் போலே எண்ணுங்கள்...
The lamp in the temple of God
The beloved child is a divine design
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Consider him as your own son
சத்தியமே என் வாழ்வின் சாதனைகள்
உத்தமர்க்கே எந்நாளும் சோதனைகள்
சீதைக்கு வாராத துன்பங்கள் உண்டா
இந்நாட்டில் இந்நாளில் சீதைகள் ஒன்றா
Truth alone is the achievement of my life
Trials always await only the righteous ones
Are there any sorrows that Sita did not endure?
Is there only one Sita in this land today?
கற்புள்ள பெண்களின் கதைகளைத்தானே
நானும் கேட்கின்றேன்
கடவுளிடத்தில் போகின்றபோது
கணக்கை சொல்கின்றேன்
காதல் அன்பு கருணை இரக்கம்
கடமைகள் என்றே வாழ்கின்றேன்...
The stories of chaste women
I too keep hearing them
When I go into the presence of God
I shall present the final account
Love, affection, compassion, and mercy
I live considering these as my sacred duties
தேவன் கோயில் தீபம்
அன்பு பிள்ளை தெய்வ கோலம்
மலரைப் போலே பாருங்கள் உங்கள்
மகனைப் போலே எண்ணுங்கள்...
The lamp in the temple of God
The beloved child is a divine design
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Consider him as your own son
Devan koyil deepam
The lamp in the temple of God
Anbu pillai deiva kolam
The beloved child is a divine design
Malarai polae parungal
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Ungal maganai polae ennungal
Consider him as your own son
Devan koyil deepam
The lamp in the temple of God
Anbu pillai deiva kolam
The beloved child is a divine design
Malarai polae parungal
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Ungal maganai polae ennungal
Consider him as your own son
Muthu mani pon vannam mogaratham
A desire-filled chariot of pearl, gem, and golden hues
Ithanai per kaipattaal ennaagum
What will happen if touched by so many hands?
Panpaadum poochendai pandhadalaama
Can a bouquet of cultivated flowers be tossed around like a ball?
Paal vanna bommaigal kai maaralaama
Should milky-white dolls pass from hand to hand?
Yaar vendumaanalum sammadham
Whoever it may be, approval is given
Ippaillaiyai paarungal
Look at this child now
Naadaga paavaikku naanamum undu
Even a theatrical puppet possesses bashfulness
Vandha pin thaarungal
Give after coming here
Azhagu ilamai nadanam rasanai
Beauty, youth, dance, and appreciation
Kalaiyena ninaithu paarungal
Look upon it all considering it as art
Devan koyil deepam
The lamp in the temple of God
Anbu pillai deiva kolam
The beloved child is a divine design
Malarai polae parungal
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Ungal maganai polae ennungal
Consider him as your own son
Sathiyamae en vaazhvin sathanaigal
Truth alone is the achievement of my life
Uthamarkkae ennalum sodhanaigal
Trials always await only the righteous ones
Seethaikku vaaradha thunbamgal undaa
Are there any sorrows that Sita did not endure?
Innaattil innalil seethaigal ondraa
Is there only one Sita in this land today?
Karpulla pengalin kadhaigalai thaanae
The stories of chaste women
Naanum ketkindren
I too keep hearing them
Kadavul idathil pogindrabothu
When I go into the presence of God
Kanakkai solgindren
I shall present the final account
Kaadhal anbu karunai irakkam
Love, affection, compassion, and mercy
Kadamaigal endrae vaazhgindren
I live considering these as my sacred duties
Devan koyil deepam
The lamp in the temple of God
Anbu pillai deiva kolam
The beloved child is a divine design
Malarai polae parungal
Look upon him like a delicate flower
Ungal maganai polae ennungal
Consider him as your own son
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Devan Koyil Deepam from the film Siri Siri Mama (1979) is a poignant emotional melody composed by Shankar-Ganesh and penned by Vaali. The lyrics serve as an earnest plea for empathy, dignity, and respect towards vulnerable lives. By comparing a child or performer to a sacred temple lamp and a tender flower, the song appeals to the audience to view art and innocence through a pure, parental lens rather than through objectification.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Devan koyil deepam / Anbu pillai deiva kolam”
Compares an innocent child directly to a holy lamp in a temple and a divine form.
Simile (Upamai)
“Malarai polae parungal / Ungal maganai polae ennungal”
Uses 'polae' (like) to compare how one should treat the child to a flower and one's own son.
Rhetorical Question
“Panpaadum poochendai pandhadalaama / Paal vanna bommaigal kai maaralaama”
Asks rhetorical questions to highlight the mistreatment of delicate human lives and women.
Alliteration / Second-letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Sathiyamae en vaazhvin sathanaigal / Uthamarkkae ennalum sodhanaigal”
Rhyming of the second letter 'th' in consecutive lines (Sathiyamae / Uthamarkkae).
Mythological Allusion
“Seethaikku vaaradha thunbamgal undaa”
References Goddess Sita from the Ramayana to symbolize the timeless suffering of virtuous women.
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Trivia
Siri Siri Mama (1979) features a soulful vocal rendition by S. Janaki. The song showcases lyricist Vaali's mastery in blending emotional storytelling with moral philosophy, set to a melodious score by the composer duo Shankar-Ganesh.
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