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Lyrics & meaning

Deviye Naan Saranam

From Thanga Thamaraigal · 1991

Lyricist
Kamakodiyan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thanga Thamaraigal
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Deviyae naan saranam
En aaviyae dhaan saranam
Poovukku or saranam
Varum poojaikku or saranam
Naerathilae
Lalalaaaa
Nee varanum
Lalalaallaaaalaa
Kaetadhellaam nee tharanum
Laaa
Deviyae naan saranam
En aaviyae dhaan saranam
Poovukku or saranam
Varum poojaikku or saranam
Sinnanjiru vizhigalilae
Ambugalum niraindhirukkum
Sevvidhazhin siripinnilae
Mandhirangal maraindhirukkum
Aaa…..aaa….aa….
Kannaalae un kan vizhi
Neraththukku kaathirukkum
Ponnidaiyum beerangiyaai
Por thodukka ennai azhaikkum
Ithanai aayudham unnidaththil
Eppadi thappuvaen por kalathil
Kaadhal saadhal
Adhu andrum indrum inbangal dhaanae
Deviyae naan saranam
En aaviyae dhaan saranam
Poovukku or saranam
Varum poojaikku or saranam
Naerathilae
Lalalaaaa
Nee varanum
Lalalaallaaaalaa
Kaetadhellaam nee tharanum
Laaa
Deviyae naan saranam
En aaviyae dhaan saranam
Poovukku or saranam
Varum poojaikku or saranam
Female :Aaaa ahaaaa ahaaaaa…..
Ondrirandu vaarthaigalai
Eppavo paesugiraai
Udhattinil oorvalamaai
Ullathai kaatugiraai
Aaaa….aaa…..aa…
Male :Nerungidum neram eppodhu
Nerupai mootugiraai
Anaithaal anaindhuvidum
Adhaiyum koorugiraai
Unnidam eththanai arpudhangal
Ennidam eththanai soppanangal
Maalai podum suba vaelai koodum naal idhu dhaanae
Deviyum naan saranam
En aaviyum dhaan saranam
Poovukku or saranam
Varum poojaikku or saranam
Naeraththilae nee varanum
Kaetadhellaam naan tharanum
Deviyae naan saranam
En aaviyae dhaan saranam
Poovukku or saranam
Varum poojaikku or saranam
O goddess, I surrender to you
You are my soul, I surrender to you
A surrender to this flower
A surrender to the worship to come
Right on time,
La la la...
you must come
La la la la...
You must give me all that I ask for
La...
O goddess, I surrender to you
You are my soul, I surrender to you
A surrender to this flower
A surrender to the worship to come
In your small, beautiful eyes,
sharp arrows are ready
In the smile of your red lips,
magical spells lie hidden
Aaa... aaa... aa...
With a glance, your eyes
wait for the right moment
Your golden waist, like a cannon,
calls me to wage a battle of love
When you possess so many weapons,
how can I escape this battlefield?
Falling in love or dying for it,
hasn't it always been pure joy, then and now?
O goddess, I surrender to you
You are my soul, I surrender to you
A surrender to this flower
A surrender to the worship to come
Right on time,
La la la...
you must come
La la la la...
You must give me all that I ask for
La...
O goddess, I surrender to you
You are my soul, I surrender to you
A surrender to this flower
A surrender to the worship to come
Female: Aaa ahaaa ahaaaa...
Just a word or two,
you speak once in a while
Yet across your smiling lips,
you reveal what is in your heart
Aaa... aa... aa...
Male: Whenever the moment to get close arrives,
you light a fire in me
"An embrace will put out the flame,"
that too you tell me
How many wonders you hold within you!
How many dreams I hold within me!
Isn't today the auspicious day to exchange garlands and unite?
To the goddess, I surrender
To my very soul, I surrender
A surrender to this flower
A surrender to the worship to come
You must come right on time
I must give you all that you ask for
O goddess, I surrender to you
You are my soul, I surrender to you
A surrender to this flower
A surrender to the worship to come
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Deviyae Naan Saranam' from the film Thanga Thamaraigal is a passionate romantic duet where the lover reveres his beloved as a goddess ('Devi'). He surrenders his life and soul to her beauty, metaphorically describing her gaze and physical charms as weapons in a battlefield of love where defeat is ultimate bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Ponnidaiyum beerangiyaai

Comparing the heroine's eyes to arrows ('Ambugalum niraindhirukkum') and her golden waist to a cannon ('Ponnidaiyum beerangiyaai').

Repetition / Anaphora (Edupukal)

Deviyae naan saranam / En aaviyae dhaan saranam

Repeated use of 'saranam' (surrender/refuge) emphasizing devotion and surrender.

Rhyme / Monoreyme (Edhugai)

Sinnanjiru vizhigalilae / Sevvidhazhin siripinnilae

Consonance in second letters like 'Sinnanjiru' and 'Sevvidhazhin'.

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Trivia

The movie 'Thanga Thamaraigal' (1991) featured music composed by K. A. Satheesh, with lyrics written by Kamakodiyan. The track captures the classic early 90s Tamil cinema style of blend between devotional tone metaphor and romantic passion.

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