Irudhayam Kalla Thaiyai
From Jagathalaprathaban – 1961 Film · 1961
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Details
- Jagathalaprathaban – 1961 Film1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo | Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come? |
| Magal nambhiyadhu thunai maadha | Your daughter trusted you as her only support, Mother. |
| Ini saranamum neeyae maadha | From now on, you alone are my sanctuary, Mother. |
| Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo | Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come? |
| Female | |
| Abasagunam palithiduma | Will the ill omen come true? |
| Soozhndhae aabathai paaraiyoo | Look at the danger that surrounds us! |
| Innum sollidavoo | Should I explain even more? |
| Endrum sodhanaiyoo | Is life to be an endless trial? |
| En thanaiyanai paarpadhum neeyae | You are the one who watches over my son. |
| Female | |
| Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo | Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come? |
| Magal nambhiyadhu thunai maadha | Your daughter trusted you as her only support, Mother. |
| Ini saranamum neeyae maadha | From now on, you alone are my sanctuary, Mother. |
| Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo | Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come? |
| Female | |
| Aasai dheebamum anaindhu pogumo | Will the lamp of my hopes be extinguished? |
| Seidhidum poojaiyin balamenakillaiyaa | Is there no fruit for the prayers I offer? |
| Nee varavillaiyael ratchagar yaaro | If you do not come, who else is my savior? |
| Kathida vaaraai oo maadha | Oh Mother, come to protect us! |
இருதயம் கல்லா தயை வரவில்லையோ
மகள் நம்பியதுன்னை மாதா
இனி சரணமும் நீயே மாதா
இருதயம் கல்லா தயை வரவில்லையோ..
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
Your daughter trusted you as her only support, Mother.
From now on, you alone are my sanctuary, Mother.
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
அபசகுனம் பலித்திடுமா
சூழ்ந்தே ஆபத்தைப் பாராயோ
இன்னும் சொல்லிடவோ
என்றும் சோதனையோ
என் தனையனைப் பார்ப்பதும் நீயே......
Will the ill omen come true?
Look at the danger that surrounds us!
Should I explain even more?
Is life to be an endless trial?
You are the one who watches over my son.
இருதயம் கல்லா தயை வரவில்லையோ
மகள் நம்பியதுன்னை மாதா
இனி சரணமும் நீயே மாதா
இருதயம் கல்லா தயை வரவில்லையோ..
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
Your daughter trusted you as her only support, Mother.
From now on, you alone are my sanctuary, Mother.
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
ஆசை தீபமும் அணைந்து போகுமா
செய்திடும் பூஜையின் பலமெனக்கிலையா
நீ வரவில்லையேல் ரட்சகர் யாரோ
காத்திட வாராய் ஓ......மாதா.....
Will the lamp of my hopes be extinguished?
Is there no fruit for the prayers I offer?
If you do not come, who else is my savior?
Oh Mother, come to protect us!
Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
Magal nambhiyadhu thunai maadha
Your daughter trusted you as her only support, Mother.
Ini saranamum neeyae maadha
From now on, you alone are my sanctuary, Mother.
Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
Abasagunam palithiduma
Will the ill omen come true?
Soozhndhae aabathai paaraiyoo
Look at the danger that surrounds us!
Innum sollidavoo
Should I explain even more?
Endrum sodhanaiyoo
Is life to be an endless trial?
En thanaiyanai paarpadhum neeyae
You are the one who watches over my son.
Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
Magal nambhiyadhu thunai maadha
Your daughter trusted you as her only support, Mother.
Ini saranamum neeyae maadha
From now on, you alone are my sanctuary, Mother.
Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo
Has your heart turned to stone, Mother, that you have not come?
Aasai dheebamum anaindhu pogumo
Will the lamp of my hopes be extinguished?
Seidhidum poojaiyin balamenakillaiyaa
Is there no fruit for the prayers I offer?
Nee varavillaiyael ratchagar yaaro
If you do not come, who else is my savior?
Kathida vaaraai oo maadha
Oh Mother, come to protect us!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Irudhayam Kalla is a deeply emotional devotional prayer from the 1961 Tamil film Jagathalaprathaban. Sung with immense pathos by P. Leela, the song captures the desperate cry of a distressed mother seeking divine intervention from the Goddess. Surrounded by impending danger and threatened by bad omens, she questions whether the divine mother's heart has turned to stone, as her prayers seem unanswered. Throughout the song, the protagonist surrenders completely to the Goddess, asking if her lamp of hope will go out and who else will save her child if not the Mother herself. The song highlights themes of absolute faith, maternal anxiety, and divine refuge.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)
“Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo”
Multiple lines ask rhetorical questions to convey grief, helplessness, and urgency.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Aasai dheebamum anaindhu pogumo”
Hopes and desires are metaphorically referred to as a burning lamp ('Aasai dheebam').
Refrain / Repetition
“Irudhayam kalla thaiyai varavillaiyoo”
The chorus line asking if the Mother's heart has turned to stone is repeated to emphasize emotional distress.
Monorhyme / Edhukai
“Innum sollidavoo / Endrum sodhanaiyoo”
Rhythmic pairing and second-letter matching between 'Innum' and 'Endrum'.
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Trivia
This track showcases P. Leela's mastery over devotional and emotional expressions in Tamil cinema. The film's music was composed by Telugu maestro Pendyala Nageswara Rao, blending classical Carnatic nuances into mythological narrative cinema.
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