Ingu Ellorukkum Kaval Neeye
From Osai · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Osai1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Allah allah allah allah | Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah |
| Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae | You are the guardian for everyone here |
| Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae | What is life without you? |
| Antha meccavilum unthan aatchi | Your reign extends even to distant Mecca |
| Entha dharkkavilum unthan maatchi | Your glory shines in every holy shrine |
| Allah allah allah allah allah…. | Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah... |
| Chorus | |
| Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae | You are the guardian for everyone here |
| Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae | What is life without you? |
| Male | |
| Madiyinil thaangida thaayumillaiyae | There is no mother to hold the child in her lap |
| Mazhalaiyai kettida vaayum illaiyae | There is no voice to hear the sweet baby babble |
| Mounaththil vaaduthu manimozhi killaiyae | The eloquent parrot-like child is wilting in silence |
| Marupadi pesumo azhagiya pillaiyae | Will the beautiful child speak once again? |
| Male | |
| Nallavar vaazhvilae yaenintha sodhanai | Why this trial in the lives of good people? |
| Neeyariyaayo thanthaiyin vedhanai | Do you not know a father's agony? |
| Aa…aa…aah….aa….aa….aah…. | Aa... aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... |
| Chorus | |
| Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae | You are the guardian for everyone here |
| Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae | What is life without you? |
| Male :Antha meccavilum unthan aatchi | Your reign extends even to distant Mecca |
| Entha dharkkavilum unthan maatchi | Your glory shines in every holy shrine |
| Allah allah allah allah allah…. | Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah... |
| Male | |
| Vishamulla paambugal ulavidum koondilae | In a cage where venomous snakes roam |
| Manithanum vaazhvathi unatharul vendiyae | A human lives seeking your divine grace |
| Oru uyir pesida oru uyir saavatho | Should one life perish so another can speak? |
| Iru uyir bhoomiyil vidhi vazhi povatho | Must both lives follow the path of fate on this earth? |
| Male | |
| Kai thozhum dheivamae karunaiyin vellamae | O worshiped God, O flood of mercy! |
| Yaengidalaamo yaezhaiyim ullamae | Should a poor person's heart be left to yearn? |
| Aa…aa…aah….aa….aa….aah…. | Aa... aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... |
| Chorus | |
| Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae | You are the guardian for everyone here |
| Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae | What is life without you? |
| Male :Antha meccavilum unthan aatchi | Your reign extends even to distant Mecca |
| Entha dharkkavilum unthan maatchi | Your glory shines in every holy shrine |
| Allah allah allah allah allah…. | Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah... |
| Chorus | |
| Nakur aandavaa iraivaa iraivaa | O Lord of Nagore, God, God! |
| Naanmarai naayagaa iraivaa iraivaa | O Master of scriptures, God, God! |
| Matha mainthanae iraivaa iraivaa | O beloved child of faith, God, God! |
| Makkalai kaakkavae iraivaa iraivaa vaa…. | Come to protect the people, God, God, come... |
அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா
இங்கு எல்லோருக்கும் காவல் நீயே
உன்னையல்லாமல்தான் ஏது வாழ்வே
அந்த மெக்காவிலும் உந்தன் ஆட்சி
எந்த தர்க்காவிலும் உந்தன் மாட்சி
அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா......
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah
You are the guardian for everyone here
What is life without you?
Your reign extends even to distant Mecca
Your glory shines in every holy shrine
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah...
இங்கு எல்லோருக்கும் காவல் நீயே
உன்னையல்லாமல்தான் ஏது வாழ்வே
You are the guardian for everyone here
What is life without you?
மடியினில் தாங்கிட தாயுமில்லையே
மழலையை கேட்டிட வாயும் இல்லையே
மௌனத்தில் வாடுது மணிமொழி கிள்ளையே
மறுபடி பேசுமோ அழகிய பிள்ளையே
There is no mother to hold the child in her lap
There is no voice to hear the sweet baby babble
The eloquent parrot-like child is wilting in silence
Will the beautiful child speak once again?
நல்லவர் வாழ்விலே ஏனிந்த சோதனை
நீயறியாயோ தந்தையின் வேதனை......
ஆ....ஆ....ஆஹ்...ஆ....ஆ....ஆஹ்.....
Why this trial in the lives of good people?
Do you not know a father's agony?
Aa... aa... aah... aa... aa... aah...
இங்கு எல்லோருக்கும் காவல் நீயே
உன்னையல்லாமல்தான் ஏது வாழ்வே
அந்த மெக்காவிலும் உந்தன் ஆட்சி
எந்த தர்க்காவிலும் உந்தன் மாட்சி
அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா......
You are the guardian for everyone here
What is life without you?
Your reign extends even to distant Mecca
Your glory shines in every holy shrine
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah...
விஷமுள்ள பாம்புகள் உலவிடும் கூண்டிலே
மனிதனும் வாழ்வதோ உனதருள் வேண்டியே
ஒரு உயிர் பேசிட ஒரு உயிர் சாவதோ
இரு உயிர் பூமியில் விதி வழி போவதோ
In a cage where venomous snakes roam
A human lives seeking your divine grace
Should one life perish so another can speak?
Must both lives follow the path of fate on this earth?
கை தொழும் தெய்வமே கருணையின் வெள்ளமே
ஏங்கிடலாமோ ஏழையின் உள்ளமே.....
ஆ....ஆ....ஆஹ்...ஆ....ஆ....ஆஹ்.....
O worshiped God, O flood of mercy!
Should a poor person's heart be left to yearn?
Aa... aa... aah... aa... aa... aah...
இங்கு எல்லோருக்கும் காவல் நீயே
உன்னையல்லாமல்தான் ஏது வாழ்வே
அந்த மெக்காவிலும் உந்தன் ஆட்சி
எந்த தர்க்காவிலும் உந்தன் மாட்சி
அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா அல்லா......
You are the guardian for everyone here
What is life without you?
Your reign extends even to distant Mecca
Your glory shines in every holy shrine
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah...
நாகூர் ஆண்டவா இறைவா இறைவா
நான்மறை நாயகா இறைவா இறைவா
மாதா மைந்தனே இறைவா இறைவா
மக்களை காக்கவே இறைவா இறைவா வா.....
O Lord of Nagore, God, God!
O Master of scriptures, God, God!
O beloved child of faith, God, God!
Come to protect the people, God, God, come...
Allah allah allah allah
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah
Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae
You are the guardian for everyone here
Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae
What is life without you?
Antha meccavilum unthan aatchi
Your reign extends even to distant Mecca
Entha dharkkavilum unthan maatchi
Your glory shines in every holy shrine
Allah allah allah allah allah….
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah...
Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae
You are the guardian for everyone here
Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae
What is life without you?
Madiyinil thaangida thaayumillaiyae
There is no mother to hold the child in her lap
Mazhalaiyai kettida vaayum illaiyae
There is no voice to hear the sweet baby babble
Mounaththil vaaduthu manimozhi killaiyae
The eloquent parrot-like child is wilting in silence
Marupadi pesumo azhagiya pillaiyae
Will the beautiful child speak once again?
Nallavar vaazhvilae yaenintha sodhanai
Why this trial in the lives of good people?
Neeyariyaayo thanthaiyin vedhanai
Do you not know a father's agony?
Aa…aa…aah….aa….aa….aah….
Aa... aa... aah... aa... aa... aah...
Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae
You are the guardian for everyone here
Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae
What is life without you?
Male :Antha meccavilum unthan aatchi
Your reign extends even to distant Mecca
Entha dharkkavilum unthan maatchi
Your glory shines in every holy shrine
Allah allah allah allah allah….
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah...
Vishamulla paambugal ulavidum koondilae
In a cage where venomous snakes roam
Manithanum vaazhvathi unatharul vendiyae
A human lives seeking your divine grace
Oru uyir pesida oru uyir saavatho
Should one life perish so another can speak?
Iru uyir bhoomiyil vidhi vazhi povatho
Must both lives follow the path of fate on this earth?
Kai thozhum dheivamae karunaiyin vellamae
O worshiped God, O flood of mercy!
Yaengidalaamo yaezhaiyim ullamae
Should a poor person's heart be left to yearn?
Aa…aa…aah….aa….aa….aah….
Aa... aa... aah... aa... aa... aah...
Ingu ellorukkum kaval neeyae
You are the guardian for everyone here
Unaiyallaamalthaan yaedhu vaazhvae
What is life without you?
Male :Antha meccavilum unthan aatchi
Your reign extends even to distant Mecca
Entha dharkkavilum unthan maatchi
Your glory shines in every holy shrine
Allah allah allah allah allah….
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah...
Nakur aandavaa iraivaa iraivaa
O Lord of Nagore, God, God!
Naanmarai naayagaa iraivaa iraivaa
O Master of scriptures, God, God!
Matha mainthanae iraivaa iraivaa
O beloved child of faith, God, God!
Makkalai kaakkavae iraivaa iraivaa vaa….
Come to protect the people, God, God, come...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Allah Allah is a soul-stirring devotional prayer from the 1984 Tamil film Osai, composed by Shankar-Ganesh and sung by K. J. Yesudas. The song expresses a father's heart-wrenching anguish and desperate plea to the Almighty for the well-being and healing of his mute or suffering child, questioning why righteous people must undergo severe tribulations. Through Vaali's poignant lyrics, God is invoked as the universal protector whose glory shines from Mecca to the sacred shrine of Nagore. The track beautifully blends Islamic devotional motifs with universal human emotions of paternal sorrow, resilience, and ultimate faith in divine mercy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyai (End Rhyme)
“Antha meccavilum unthan aatchi / Entha dharkkavilum unthan maatchi”
Matching end sounds in adjacent lines, such as 'aatchi' (reign) and 'maatchi' (glory).
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Mounaththil vaaduthu manimozhi killaiyae”
Comparing the child's sweet speech to a parrot ('killai') and God's compassion to an overwhelming flood ('karunaiyin vellam').
Mona (Initial Alliteration)
“Nakur aandavaa iraivaa iraivaa / Naanmarai naayagaa iraivaa iraivaa”
Repetition of starting consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Na' in 'Nakur' and 'Naanmarai'.
Rhetorical Question
“Nallavar vaazhvilae yaenintha sodhanai / Neeyariyaayo thanthaiyin vedhanai”
Questions posed to God out of despair, highlighting human suffering rather than seeking an explicit factual answer.
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Trivia
Although lyricist Vaali was a devout Hindu known for his classic songs on Hindu deities, he was equally revered for writing deeply touching Islamic devotional songs in Tamil cinema, including this track from Osai (1984) and songs in Nagore Dargah tribute albums. Singer K. J. Yesudas is similarly celebrated across South India for his cross-religious devotional repertoire.
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