Jakkamma Verillai
From Veerapandiya Kattabomman · 1959
- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singers
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Chorus
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Veerapandiya Kattabomman1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Jakkamma aaaaaa aaaa | Oh Mother Jakkamma! Ah... |
| Ver illai thikkamma | We have no other direction or refuge, Goddess. |
| Male | |
| Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma | Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess! |
| Chorus :Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma | Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess! |
| Male and Chorus :Thakka balamullathoru thalapathi izhandhom | We lost a commander who possessed immense strength. |
| Mikka thuyar kondathoru manamadhu thalarndhom | Stricken with great sorrow, our minds grew weary and faltered. |
| Unnadi panindhom | We bowed down at your holy feet. |
| Unnadi panindhom | We bowed down at your holy feet. |
| Vallamai adainthom | We attained strength and power. |
| Vallamai adainthom | We attained strength and power. |
| Anniyarin aanavam azhithida ezhundhom | We rose up to destroy the arrogance of the foreigners. |
| Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma | Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess! |
| Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma | Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess! |
| Male | |
| Vellam polae engal senai | Like a surging flood, within our army's heart, |
| Ullanthorum eedillatha veeram ponga vendum | Unmatched valor must overflow endlessly. |
| Chorus :Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Male :Velum vaalum veesum engal | Beneath the feet of us who wield spears and swords, |
| Kaalinkeezhae vellai koottam | The crowd of white colonizers... |
| Kaalantheera vendum amma jakkamma | Must meet their ultimate demise, Mother Jakkamma! |
| Chorus | |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Male | |
| Jakkamma ..aa….ver illai thikkamma | Oh Jakkamma... ah... we have no other refuge, Goddess! |
| Chorus | |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Chorus | |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
| Amma jakkamma | Mother Jakkamma! |
ஜக்கம்மா ..ஆஆ.ஆஅ..
வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
ஜக்கம்மா வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
குழு :
ஜக்கம்மா வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
Oh Mother Jakkamma! Ah...
We have no other direction or refuge, Goddess.
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
தக்க பலமுள்ளதொரு தளபதி இழந்தோம்
மிக்க துயர் கொண்டதொரு மனமது தளர்ந்தோம்
உன்னடி பணிந்தோம்
உன்னடி பணிந்தோம்
வல்லமையடைந்தோம்
வல்லமையடைந்தோம்
அன்னியரின் ஆணவம் அழித்திட எழுந்தோம்
ஜக்கம்மா வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
ஜக்கம்மா வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
We lost a commander who possessed immense strength.
Stricken with great sorrow, our minds grew weary and faltered.
We bowed down at your holy feet.
We bowed down at your holy feet.
We attained strength and power.
We attained strength and power.
We rose up to destroy the arrogance of the foreigners.
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
வெற்றி வடிவேலேந்தி வீரமொடு செல்வோம்
வெற்றி வடிவேலேந்தி வீரமொடு செல்வோம்
யுத்த வெறி கொண்டவரை ரத்த பலி கொள்வோம்
யுத்த வெறி கொண்டவரை ரத்த பலி கொள்வோம்
ஒற்றுமை கொள்வோம்
உலகத்தை வெல்வோம்
ஒற்றுமை கொள்வோம்
உலகத்தை வெல்வோம்
சத்தியமே இத்தரையில் ஜயமென்று சொல்வோம்
ஜக்கம்மா வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
ஜக்கம்மா வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
Like a surging flood, within our army's heart,
Unmatched valor must overflow endlessly.
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
Beneath the feet of us who wield spears and swords,
The crowd of white colonizers...
Must meet their ultimate demise, Mother Jakkamma!
வெள்ளம் போலே எங்கள் சேனை
உள்ளந்தோறும் ஈடில்லாத வீரம் பொங்க வேண்டும்
குழு :
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
வேலும் வாளும் வீசும் எங்கள்
காலின் கீழே வெள்ளைக் கூட்டம்
காலந்தீர வேண்டும் அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
Oh Jakkamma... ah... we have no other refuge, Goddess!
ஜக்கம்மா ..ஆஆ.ஆஅ..
வேறில்லை திக்கம்மா
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
Mother Jakkamma!
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
அம்மா ஜக்கம்மா
Jakkamma aaaaaa aaaa
Oh Mother Jakkamma! Ah...
Ver illai thikkamma
We have no other direction or refuge, Goddess.
Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
Chorus :Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
Male and Chorus :Thakka balamullathoru thalapathi izhandhom
We lost a commander who possessed immense strength.
Mikka thuyar kondathoru manamadhu thalarndhom
Stricken with great sorrow, our minds grew weary and faltered.
Unnadi panindhom
We bowed down at your holy feet.
Unnadi panindhom
We bowed down at your holy feet.
Vallamai adainthom
We attained strength and power.
Vallamai adainthom
We attained strength and power.
Anniyarin aanavam azhithida ezhundhom
We rose up to destroy the arrogance of the foreigners.
Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
Jakkamma ver illai thikkamma
Oh Jakkamma, we have no other refuge, Goddess!
Vellam polae engal senai
Like a surging flood, within our army's heart,
Ullanthorum eedillatha veeram ponga vendum
Unmatched valor must overflow endlessly.
Chorus :Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Male :Velum vaalum veesum engal
Beneath the feet of us who wield spears and swords,
Kaalinkeezhae vellai koottam
The crowd of white colonizers...
Kaalantheera vendum amma jakkamma
Must meet their ultimate demise, Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Jakkamma ..aa….ver illai thikkamma
Oh Jakkamma... ah... we have no other refuge, Goddess!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Amma jakkamma
Mother Jakkamma!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a solemn yet fierce war prayer addressed to Goddess Jakkamma, the guardian deity of chieftain Veerapandiya Kattabomman's lineage. Following the heartbreaking loss of a formidable commander, the army initially experiences intense grief and exhaustion. However, seeking divine grace by surrendering at the Goddess's feet reinvigorates their spirits with invincible power. Re-energized and determined, the warriors vow to rise up like an unstoppable flood to completely obliterate the arrogant British forces beneath their weapons.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thakka balamullathoru thalapathi izhandhom / Mikka thuyar kondathoru manamadhu thalarndhom”
Matching second consonants 'k' in 'Thakka' and 'Mikka' creates a rhythmic link across consecutive lines.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Unnadi panindhom / Vallamai adainthom / Anniyarin aanavam azhithida ezhundhom”
The verbs end with the matching suffix '-ndhom' ('panindhom', 'adainthom', 'ezhundhom'), establishing a strong cadence.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Vellam polae engal senai”
The army's rising valor is directly compared to a rushing flood ('vellam polae').
Monai (Alliteration)
“Anniyarin aanavam azhithida ezhundhom”
Repetition of the root vowel sound 'A' ('Anniyarin', 'aanavam', 'azhithida') highlights the determination to crush foreign pride.
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Trivia
Goddess Jakkamma is the ancestral deity (Kula Deivam) of the Rajakambalam Nayakar community to which Veerapandiya Kattabomman belonged. Sung by Seerkazhi Govindarajan with rich orchestration by G. Ramanathan, this song powerfully captures the emotional transition from tragedy to martial resurgence in the historic 1959 film starring Sivaji Ganesan.
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