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Lyrics & meaning

En Kungumam Kaathidum

From Vaai Sollil Veeranadi · 1984

Lyricist
Idhaya Chandran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, P. Susheela
Music director
Vijay Anand
Movie name
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
3 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En kungumam kaaththidum devathaiyae
Unnai naan ingu thedugiraen
En kungumam kaaththidum devathaiyae
Unnai naan ingu thedugiraen
Unnai paadugiraen arul vendugiraen
Unnai paadugiraen arul vendugiraen
Enakkor neethi tharuvaai
En kungumam kaaththidum devathaiyae
Unnai naan ingu thedugiraen
Ullam thavikkirathae
En unarchchigal thudikkirathae
Kanavan pizhai poruththu
Un karunaiyai nilai niruththu
Unaiyae ninaiththaen
En vaazhvinai oppadaiththaen
Dhinamum magizhnthaen
Un poojaikku paal padaiththaen
Kaaval dheivam neeyae engae nee vaazhgiraayo
Kaaval dheivam neeyae engae nee vaazhgiraayo
Vidiyaa villakkaa ezhuthaa kaaviyaa
Kathaiyaai kanavaai en vaazhvae poevidumo
Kadal mel alaiyaai en aasai thaeinthidumo
En poojaikku nee sollum theerppugalthaan edhuvo
En kungumam kaaththidum devathaiyae
Unnai naan ingu thedugiraen
Moondru kannanathu tholil kudiyirunthum
Irakkam pirakkavillaiyo
Naavukkarasanathu paattu kettavudan
Vishaththai edukkavillaiyo
Vizhigalilae mazhaiyaruvi
Pozhiyuthu paar poonguruvi
Sarasarasarasaravena thaadai pala udaiththida
Palapalapalapalavena palam adhu migunthida
Tharai mela nelinthae varuvaai virainthae
Nadanam purinthaen ezhuvaai nimirnthae
Manamae kaninthaal poo mugam malaraatho
Theerppai uraiththaal
Intha poongodi valaraatho varuvaai
O Goddess who protects my kumkum (symbol of marriage),
I am searching for you here.
O Goddess who protects my kumkum (symbol of marriage),
I am searching for you here.
I sing your praise and pray for your grace.
I sing your praise and pray for your grace.
Please grant me justice...
O Goddess who protects my kumkum (symbol of marriage),
I am searching for you here.
My heart is agonizing,
my feelings are aching with pain.
Forgive my husband's mistake,
and let your mercy prevail.
I thought only of you,
and surrendered my life into your hands.
With joy in my heart every day,
I offered milk for your worship.
You are my guardian deity, where do you live?
You are my guardian deity, where do you live?
Like an unlit lamp, like an unwritten poem,
will my whole life fade away as a story or a dream?
Will my hopes wear away like waves upon the sea?
What is the verdict you will grant for all my prayers?
O Goddess who protects my kumkum (symbol of marriage),
I am searching for you here.
Though you rest on the shoulder of the three-eyed Lord Shiva,
has compassion still not arisen in you?
When you heard the hymns of Saint Navukkarasar,
did you not draw back the deadly poison?
A cascade of tears from my eyes
is pouring down—look at this little bird!
With a swift rustle, breaking past every obstacle,
with your immense strength shining bright,
slither quickly across the ground and come!
I have danced for you; rise up and stand tall!
If your heart softens, won't your flower-like face blossom with a smile?
If you declare your verdict,
won't this tender flowering vine flourish? Please come...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a soul-stirring prayer and plea to the divine deity to save the protagonist's husband and preserve her marital bliss (represented by kungumam). She recounts her devotion, prayers, and faith, questioning whether her life will end up as an incomplete dream or if divine justice will prevail. In the second half, she invokes mythological references to Lord Shiva and Saint Appar, pleading for immediate intervention, slithering forth like a snake deity to cure or undo a tragedy, hoping for a merciful verdict to restore her life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Vizhigalilae mazhaiyaruvi”

Comparing the eyes raining tears to a rain waterfall ('Vizhigalilae mazhaiyaruvi') and the woman/life to a tender flowering creeper ('poongodi').

Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi / Anukaranai)

“Sarasarasarasaravena thaadai pala udaiththida”

Use of rhythmic sound words like 'Sarasarasarasaravena' (rustling slither) and 'Palapalapalapalavena' (glowing/shining) to describe swift motion and radiance.

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai / Ethirai)

“Unaiyae ninaiththaen / En vaazhvinai oppadaiththaen”

Matching opening sounds and rhyming endings across lines such as 'Vidiyaa' / 'Kathaiyaai' / 'Kadal' and 'Unaiyae ninaiththaen' / 'En vaazhvinai oppadaiththaen'.

Mythological Allusion

“Moondru kannanathu tholil kudiyirunthum”

References to 'Moondru kannan' (three-eyed Shiva) and 'Naavukkarasan' (Saint Appar), recalling divine miracles of curing poison through devotion.

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Trivia

The film 'Vaai Sollil Veeranadi' (1984) featured music composed by Vijay Anand, known for incorporating rich traditional devotional motifs into dramatic situations. Lyricist Idhaya Chandran weaves Hindu mythological references into the dramatic plea of a wife fighting for her husband's life, echoing classical Tamil literature such as Thiruvilaiyadal and the story of Karaikkal Ammaiyar.

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