- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Vijay Yesudas
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Narthagi
- Movie release year
- 2011
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Oct 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa
Iththanai naalaai sumandhu vandha
Sumaiyai irakki vaiththuvidu
Eththanai kanavugal neekkandaai
Ellaam palikkum kilambividu
Thaayammaa thunai irukka
Thozhimaargal udanirukka
Pudhu piravi eduthuvidu
Poopola malarndhuvidu
Thangam vairam chellamena
Petra thaai unai azhaithiruppaal
Angam maari vazhndhavudan
Avalae kooda veruthirupaal
Nadhiyil iragaai midhakkum vali
Karaiyil irundhaal theriyathu
Udalai veruthu sumakkum vali
Ulagil yaarukkum puriyaadhu….
Sittukkuruvi polae nee
Vittu viduthalai aagindraai
Sutrum boomiyellaamum
Sondhammaakka pogindraai
Nee neeyaagiraai
Poi ner aagivaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Pennae pennae kaathirundha
Kaalam vandhadhu gummiyadi
Kannam muzhuvadhum vetkathaal
Kadhaigal pesa paarkkudhadi
Unakkum uravugal irukkudhadi
Unpol ellaam sirikkudhadi
Irakkumvaraikkum indha nodi
Nenjil irukkum nallabadi
Inbam inbam inbamena
Inbathilae moozhgividu
Innum konjam santhosham
Irunthaal kooda vaangividu
Nee neeyaagiraai
Vaa ner aagi vaa
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa
Iththanai naalaai sumandhu vandha
Sumaiyai irakki vaiththuvidu
Eththanai kanavugal neekkandaai
Ellaam palikkum kilambividu
Thaayammaa thunai irukka
Thozhimaargal udanirukka
Pudhu piravi eduthuvidu
Poopola malarndhuvidu
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return transformed as a brand new woman!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return with the blessings of our divine Mother!
The heavy load you carried
for all these days, lay it down now.
All the dreams you have ever dreamt,
they will all come true, set off now!
With Mother Thayamma standing by your side,
and all your sisters gathered around you,
take a brand new birth,
and blossom like a lovely flower!
Calling you gold, diamond, and her darling,
the mother who birthed you once held you close.
Yet as your true identity showed as you lived,
even she may have turned away in hatred.
The pain of drifting like a feather in a rushing river
cannot be known by anyone on the riverbank.
The agony of bearing a body you cannot love,
no one else in this world can ever truly understand...
Just like a little sparrow,
you are breaking free at last.
This whole wide spinning earth,
you are going to make entirely your own.
You are finally becoming your true self,
go and return whole and true!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Girl, oh girl, the time you waited for
has arrived, clap your hands and dance!
With a blush spreading across your cheeks,
your face is longing to tell whole stories!
You too have a family of your own now,
all smiling brightly just like you!
Until the very day you die, this moment
will remain safely cherished in your heart.
Tasting pure joy, joy, and nothing but joy,
immerse yourself completely in happiness!
If there is still a little more joy in store,
reach out and take that too!
You are finally becoming your true self,
come, return whole and true!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return transformed as a brand new woman!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return with the blessings of our divine Mother!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return transformed as a brand new woman!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return with the blessings of our divine Mother!
The heavy load you carried
for all these days, lay it down now.
All the dreams you have ever dreamt,
they will all come true, set off now!
With Mother Thayamma standing by your side,
and all your sisters gathered around you,
take a brand new birth,
and blossom like a lovely flower!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return transformed as a brand new woman!
Go forth, my daughter, go forth!
Return with the blessings of our divine Mother!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
Hail Mother Santoshi, hail Mother Santoshi!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Narthagi' (2011) captures a poignant and celebratory moment in the life of a transgender woman undergoing her physical and social transition. Surrounded by her elder maternal figure (Thaayamma) and her community of friends, she is sent off with blessings and prayers to Goddess Santoshi Matha. The lyrics reflect on the immense emotional and physical trauma of living in a body that did not align with her inner gender identity, as well as the heartbreak of rejection by biological parents.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Nadhiyil iragaai midhakkum vali / Karaiyil irundhaal theriyathu”
Compares the protagonist's emotional struggle to a feather adrift in a river, where bystanders on the shore cannot perceive the turmoil.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Sittukkuruvi polae nee / Vittu viduthalai aagindraai”
Compares her newfound freedom to a sparrow breaking free into the sky.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Poopola malarndhuvidu”
Metaphorically describes the physical transition and rebirth as blossoming like a flower.
Anaphora / Refrain
“Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa”
Repetition of devotional praise 'Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa' establishing a ritualistic and sacred sanctuary atmosphere.
Did you know?
Trivia
Narthagi (2011), directed by G. Vijayapadma, is one of the pioneer mainstream Tamil films centered entirely around the life, challenges, and triumph of a transgender woman. The music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with deeply sensitive lyrics penned by the late lyricist Na. Muthukumar.
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