Illadhathondrillai
From Thiruvilaiyadal · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. R. Mahalingam
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Thiruvilaiyadal1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Illaadhadhondrillai…eeee….eee…. | There is nothing that does not exist... |
| Ellaamum nee endru… | That you are everything... |
| Sollaamal solli vaiththaai…aaaa…aaa.. | You conveyed silently without speaking... |
| Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….aaa…aa…aaa…aa… | [Vocalizations] |
| Illaadhadhondrillai… | There is nothing that does not exist... |
| Ellaamum nee endru… | That you are everything... |
| Sollaamal solli vaiththaai… | You conveyed silently without speaking... |
| Male | |
| Pullaagi… poondaagi… | As grass, as a plant... |
| Puzhuvaagi… maramaagi… | As a worm, as a tree... |
| Puviyaagi… vaazha vaiththaai… | As the earth, you made us live... |
| Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….aaa…aa…aaa…aa… | [Vocalizations] |
| Male | |
| Sollaalum… manadhaalum… | Through words, through the mind... |
| Sudar kondu thozhuvorai…eee…ee.. | Those who worship holding a sacred light... |
| Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….nanaa… | [Vocalizations] |
| Sollaalum… manadhaalum… | Through words, through the mind... |
| Sudar kondu thozhuvorai… | Those who worship holding a sacred light... |
| Menmelum uyara vaiththaai…aaa….aa.. | You raised them higher and higher... |
| Male | |
| Kallaana uruvamum…mmm….mm… | A stone-like form... |
| Kanivaana ullamum… | A compassionate heart... |
| Vadivaana chathurvaedhanae… | Oh beautiful embodiment of the four Vedas... |
| Aaaaa..h.aaaa….aaa…haaa…aa…aaa…aa… | [Vocalizations] |
| Vadivaana chathurvaedhanae… | Oh beautiful embodiment of the four Vedas... |
| Male | |
| Karunai pozhi madhuraiyil… | In Madurai where mercy rains down... |
| Thamizh ulagam vaazhavae… | So that the Tamil world flourishes... |
| Kann konda siva naadhanae… | Oh Lord Shiva who possesses eyes... |
| Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….aaa…aa… | [Vocalizations] |
| Kann konda siva naadhanae..ae…ae…. | Oh Lord Shiva who possesses eyes... |
இல்லாததொன்றில்லை...........
எல்லாமும் நீ என்று சொல்லாமல்
சொல்லி வைத்தாய் ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆ ஆஆ ஆ
இல்லாததொன்றில்லை எல்லாமும்
நீ என்று சொல்லாமல் சொல்லி
வைத்தாய்
There is nothing that does not exist...
That you are everything...
You conveyed silently without speaking...
[Vocalizations]
There is nothing that does not exist...
That you are everything...
You conveyed silently without speaking...
புல்லாகி பூண்டாகி
புழுவாகி மரமாகி புவியாகி
வாழ வைத்தாய் ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆ ஆஆ ஆ
As grass, as a plant...
As a worm, as a tree...
As the earth, you made us live...
[Vocalizations]
சொல்லாலும் மனதாலும்
சுடர் கொண்டு தொழுவோரை.....
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ நானா சொல்லாலும்
மனதாலும் சுடர் கொண்டு தொழுவோரை
மென்மேலும் உயர வைத்தாய் ஆஆ ஆ
Through words, through the mind...
Those who worship holding a sacred light...
[Vocalizations]
Through words, through the mind...
Those who worship holding a sacred light...
You raised them higher and higher...
கல்லான உருவமும்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் கனிவான உள்ளமும்
வடிவான சதுர்வதானே ஆஆ
ஹா ஆஆ ஹா ஆ ஆஆ ஆ
வடிவான சதுர்வதானே
A stone-like form...
A compassionate heart...
Oh beautiful embodiment of the four Vedas...
[Vocalizations]
Oh beautiful embodiment of the four Vedas...
கருணை பொழி
மதுரையில் தமிழ் உலகம்
வாழவே கண் கொண்ட சிவ
நாதனே ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆ கண் கொண்ட
சிவ நாதனே.....
In Madurai where mercy rains down...
So that the Tamil world flourishes...
Oh Lord Shiva who possesses eyes...
[Vocalizations]
Oh Lord Shiva who possesses eyes...
Illaadhadhondrillai…eeee….eee….
There is nothing that does not exist...
Ellaamum nee endru…
That you are everything...
Sollaamal solli vaiththaai…aaaa…aaa..
You conveyed silently without speaking...
Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….aaa…aa…aaa…aa…
[Vocalizations]
Illaadhadhondrillai…
There is nothing that does not exist...
Ellaamum nee endru…
That you are everything...
Sollaamal solli vaiththaai…
You conveyed silently without speaking...
Pullaagi… poondaagi…
As grass, as a plant...
Puzhuvaagi… maramaagi…
As a worm, as a tree...
Puviyaagi… vaazha vaiththaai…
As the earth, you made us live...
Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….aaa…aa…aaa…aa…
[Vocalizations]
Sollaalum… manadhaalum…
Through words, through the mind...
Sudar kondu thozhuvorai…eee…ee..
Those who worship holding a sacred light...
Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….nanaa…
[Vocalizations]
Sollaalum… manadhaalum…
Through words, through the mind...
Sudar kondu thozhuvorai…
Those who worship holding a sacred light...
Menmelum uyara vaiththaai…aaa….aa..
You raised them higher and higher...
Kallaana uruvamum…mmm….mm…
A stone-like form...
Kanivaana ullamum…
A compassionate heart...
Vadivaana chathurvaedhanae…
Oh beautiful embodiment of the four Vedas...
Aaaaa..h.aaaa….aaa…haaa…aa…aaa…aa…
[Vocalizations]
Vadivaana chathurvaedhanae…
Oh beautiful embodiment of the four Vedas...
Karunai pozhi madhuraiyil…
In Madurai where mercy rains down...
Thamizh ulagam vaazhavae…
So that the Tamil world flourishes...
Kann konda siva naadhanae…
Oh Lord Shiva who possesses eyes...
Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa….aaa…aa…
[Vocalizations]
Kann konda siva naadhanae..ae…ae….
Oh Lord Shiva who possesses eyes...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This devotional hymn from the movie Thiruvilaiyadal praises Lord Shiva as the ultimate omnipresent reality that encompasses all of creation. It describes how Shiva silently reveals His presence through all life forms—grass, plants, worms, trees, and the earth itself—echoing classical Saivite philosophy on the evolution of souls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Sollaamal solli vaiththaai…”
Sollaamal solli vaiththaai (Saying without speaking) creates a poetic paradox describing how divine truth is revealed through silent omnipresence.
Contrast
“Kallaana uruvamum… Kanivaana ullamum…”
Contrasts the hard external stone idol (Kallaana uruvamum) with the deity's tender, compassionate internal nature (Kanivaana ullamum).
Allusion / Intertextuality
“Pullaagi… poondaagi… Puzhuvaagi… maramaagi…”
Directly alludes to Manikkavasagar's Thiruvasingam ('Pullaagi poondaagi puzhuvaagi maramaagi') describing the cycle of soul evolution through various life forms.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Pullaagi… poondaagi… Puzhuvaagi… maramaagi… Puviyaagi…”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across lines (Pullaagi, Puzhuvaagi, Puviyaagi) creating rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
The lyrics composed by Kannadasan pay tribute to Saint Manikkavasagar's 9th-century masterpiece 'Thiruvasagam' (specifically Sivapuranam). Although credited as unknown in some song metadata, the song was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered powerfully by singer-actor T. R. Mahalingam for the 1965 classic film Thiruvilaiyadal.
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