Jagadeeshwara Devi
From Shyam Singha Roy · 2021
- Lyricist
- Soundara Rajan
- Singer
- Anurag Kulkarni
- Music director
- Mickey J. Meyer
- Details
- Shyam Singha Roy2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Jagadheeswara devi | Goddess of the Supreme Lord of the universe |
| Bhuvaneswarai sadhurvedhi | Ruler of the world, learned in the four Vedas |
| Paripoorana kalaivaani | Complete Goddess of arts and wisdom |
| Karunaahari akilaandaroobi | Ocean of mercy, embodiment of the entire cosmos |
| Male | |
| Dheem thana dheem dheem thana niranthari | Dheem thana dheem, O Eternal One |
| Naanilam kaakum engal thuranthari | Our protector who guards the four corners of the earth |
| Aadhinee andham illa kaadhambari | You are Kadambari, having neither beginning nor end |
| Paaraaiyo vaaraiyo thaayae nee | Won't you look upon us, won't you come, O Mother? |
| Male | |
| Saranaagadhi arulum naadha vinodhini | Delight of musical melody who grants refuge to those who surrender |
| Sagala sowndhari nee | You are the embodiment of all beauty |
| Saabangal sooluthae kaathidu kaikodu | Curses surround us; save us and give us a helping hand |
| Unaiyandri verillaiyae | We have no one else except you |
| Male | |
| Neeyae valigattavaa | Will you not guide the way yourself? |
| Theeyodu vegindra veruku neeragavaa | Will you not become water to the roots burning in fire? |
| Neeyae karai serkkavaa | Will you not help us reach the shore yourself? |
| Aaratha kaayangal saaigindra thozh aagavaa | Will you not become a comforting shoulder for unhealed wounds to rest on? |
| Male | |
| Yaar pilaiyo | Whose fault is this? |
| Yaar sathiyo | Whose conspiracy is this? |
| Yaar ingu koora | Who is here to explain? |
| Yaathumena aanavalae | O Mother, who became everything to us! |
| Vaa thuyar theera | Come to banish our sorrow! |
| Paadhaiyelaam perozhiyaai un thunai kooda | With your companionship as a grand light along the entire path |
| Theernthidum kaar irulae | The dense darkness shall fade away |
| Male | |
| Dheem thana dheem dheem thana niranthari | Dheem thana dheem, O Eternal One |
| Naanilam kaakum engal thuranthari | Our protector who guards the four corners of the earth |
| Aadhinee andham illa kaadhambari | You are Kadambari, having neither beginning nor end |
| Paaraaiyo vaaraiyo thaayae nee | Won't you look upon us, won't you come, O Mother? |
| Male | |
| Saranaagadhi arulum naadha vinodhini | Delight of musical melody who grants refuge to those who surrender |
| Sagala sowndhari nee | You are the embodiment of all beauty |
| Saabangal sooluthe kaathidu kaikodu | Curses surround us; save us and give us a helping hand |
| Unaiyandri verillaiyae | We have no one else except you |
| Male | |
| Dheem thana dheem thana thom | Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom) |
| Dheem thana dheem thana thom | Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom) |
| Dheem thana dheem thana thom | Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom) |
ஜகதீஸ்வர தேவி
புவனேஸ்வரி சதுர்வேதி
பரிபூரண கலைவாணி
கருனாஹரி அகிலாண்டரூபி
Goddess of the Supreme Lord of the universe
Ruler of the world, learned in the four Vedas
Complete Goddess of arts and wisdom
Ocean of mercy, embodiment of the entire cosmos
தீம் தான தீம் தீம் தான நிரந்தரி
நானிலம் காக்கும் எங்கள் துரந்தரி
ஆதிநீ அந்தம் இல்லா காதம்பரி
பாராயோ வாராயோ தாயே நீ
Dheem thana dheem, O Eternal One
Our protector who guards the four corners of the earth
You are Kadambari, having neither beginning nor end
Won't you look upon us, won't you come, O Mother?
சரணாகதி அருளும் நாத விநோதனி
சகல சௌந்தரி நீ
சாபங்கள் சூழுதே காத்திடு கைகொடு
உனையன்றி வேறில்லையே
Delight of musical melody who grants refuge to those who surrender
You are the embodiment of all beauty
Curses surround us; save us and give us a helping hand
We have no one else except you
நீயே வழிகாட்டவா
தீயோடு வேகின்ற வேருக்கு நீராகவா
நீயே கரை சேர்க்கவா
ஆறாத காயங்கள் சாய்கின்ற தோல் ஆகவா
Will you not guide the way yourself?
Will you not become water to the roots burning in fire?
Will you not help us reach the shore yourself?
Will you not become a comforting shoulder for unhealed wounds to rest on?
யார் பிழையோ
யார் சதியோ
யார் இங்கு கூற
யாதுமென ஆனவளே
வா துயர் தீர
பாதையெல்லாம் பேரொளியாய் உன் துணை கூட
தீர்ந்திடும் கார் இருளே
Whose fault is this?
Whose conspiracy is this?
Who is here to explain?
O Mother, who became everything to us!
Come to banish our sorrow!
With your companionship as a grand light along the entire path
The dense darkness shall fade away
தீம் தான தீம் தீம் தான நிரந்தரி
நானிலம் காக்கும் எங்கள் துரந்தரி
ஆதிநீ அந்தம் இல்லா காதம்பரி
பாராயோ வாராயோ தாயே நீ
Dheem thana dheem, O Eternal One
Our protector who guards the four corners of the earth
You are Kadambari, having neither beginning nor end
Won't you look upon us, won't you come, O Mother?
சரணாகதி அருளும் நாத விநோதனி
சகல சௌந்தரி நீ
சாபங்கள் சூழுதே காத்திடு கைகொடு
உனையன்றி வேறில்லையே
Delight of musical melody who grants refuge to those who surrender
You are the embodiment of all beauty
Curses surround us; save us and give us a helping hand
We have no one else except you
தீம் தான தீம் தான தோம்
தீம் தான தீம் தான தோம்
தீம் தான தீம் தான தோம்
Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom)
Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom)
Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom)
Jagadheeswara devi
Goddess of the Supreme Lord of the universe
Bhuvaneswarai sadhurvedhi
Ruler of the world, learned in the four Vedas
Paripoorana kalaivaani
Complete Goddess of arts and wisdom
Karunaahari akilaandaroobi
Ocean of mercy, embodiment of the entire cosmos
Dheem thana dheem dheem thana niranthari
Dheem thana dheem, O Eternal One
Naanilam kaakum engal thuranthari
Our protector who guards the four corners of the earth
Aadhinee andham illa kaadhambari
You are Kadambari, having neither beginning nor end
Paaraaiyo vaaraiyo thaayae nee
Won't you look upon us, won't you come, O Mother?
Saranaagadhi arulum naadha vinodhini
Delight of musical melody who grants refuge to those who surrender
Sagala sowndhari nee
You are the embodiment of all beauty
Saabangal sooluthae kaathidu kaikodu
Curses surround us; save us and give us a helping hand
Unaiyandri verillaiyae
We have no one else except you
Neeyae valigattavaa
Will you not guide the way yourself?
Theeyodu vegindra veruku neeragavaa
Will you not become water to the roots burning in fire?
Neeyae karai serkkavaa
Will you not help us reach the shore yourself?
Aaratha kaayangal saaigindra thozh aagavaa
Will you not become a comforting shoulder for unhealed wounds to rest on?
Yaar pilaiyo
Whose fault is this?
Yaar sathiyo
Whose conspiracy is this?
Yaar ingu koora
Who is here to explain?
Yaathumena aanavalae
O Mother, who became everything to us!
Vaa thuyar theera
Come to banish our sorrow!
Paadhaiyelaam perozhiyaai un thunai kooda
With your companionship as a grand light along the entire path
Theernthidum kaar irulae
The dense darkness shall fade away
Dheem thana dheem dheem thana niranthari
Dheem thana dheem, O Eternal One
Naanilam kaakum engal thuranthari
Our protector who guards the four corners of the earth
Aadhinee andham illa kaadhambari
You are Kadambari, having neither beginning nor end
Paaraaiyo vaaraiyo thaayae nee
Won't you look upon us, won't you come, O Mother?
Saranaagadhi arulum naadha vinodhini
Delight of musical melody who grants refuge to those who surrender
Sagala sowndhari nee
You are the embodiment of all beauty
Saabangal sooluthe kaathidu kaikodu
Curses surround us; save us and give us a helping hand
Unaiyandri verillaiyae
We have no one else except you
Dheem thana dheem thana thom
Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom)
Dheem thana dheem thana thom
Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom)
Dheem thana dheem thana thom
Rhythm syllables (Dheem thana dheem thana thom)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a powerful devotional plea invoking the Divine Mother (represented through attributes of Saraswati, Parvati, and Lakshmi) to seek protection, guidance, and solace in times of deep distress and darkness. The lyrics describe the mother deity as omnipresent, eternal, and the ultimate source of mercy, asking her to act as a guiding light, a cooling touch to burning roots, and a comforting shoulder for deep emotional wounds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Dheem thana dheem dheem thana niranthari / Naanilam kaakum engal thuranthari / Aadhinee andham illa kaadhambari”
The second consonant sound 'ra' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Niranthari', 'Thuranthari', 'Kaadhambari').
Anaphora (Repetition of opening words)
“Yaar pilaiyo / Yaar sathiyo / Yaar ingu koora”
The word 'Yaar' is repeated at the beginning of successive lines to emphasize questioning and helplessness.
Metaphor
“Theeyodu vegindra veruku neeragavaa / Aaratha kaayangal saaigindra thozh aagavaa”
The song uses vivid metaphors like 'water for burning roots' and 'a shoulder for unhealed wounds' to express deep emotional relief.
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Trivia
This track features classical Carnatic fusion elements mixed with contemporary cinematic orchestrations by Mickey J Meyer. The Tamil version retains the classical Sanskritized vocabulary to maintain the grandeur and devotional solemnity present in the original Telugu song from the period film 'Shyam Singha Roy'.
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