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Lyrics & meaning

Jambulingame Jadaadaraa

From Kasethan Kadavulada · 1972

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Kovai Soundararajan, Dharapuram Sundarrajan, K. Veeramani
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Kasethan Kadavulada1972

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaalanai udhaitha enappanaeOh my father who kicked the god of death!
Unnai kaalaal udhaithaan kannappanaeYet Kannappan kicked you with his foot!
Ae…ae….Ae... ae...
Male :Mahadeva…Male :ViswanathaaMale: Mahadeva... Male: Viswanatha
Male :Kaalanai udhaitha enappanaeMale: Oh my father who kicked the god of death!
Unnai kaalaal udhaithaan kannappanaeYet Kannappan kicked you with his foot!
Male :Athae athae sabapathaeMale: That is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Athae athae sabapathaeThat is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Male :Paambai adikkum aandavanaeMale: Oh Lord who handles snakes!
Male
Pambai adikkum aandavanaeOh Lord who plays the Pambai drum!
Unai pirambaal adithaan paandiyanaeThe Pandiyan king beat you with a cane!
Male :Pambai adikkum aandavanaeMale: Oh Lord who plays the Pambai drum!
Unai pirambaal adithaan paandiyanaeThe Pandiyan king beat you with a cane!
Male
Athae athae sabapathaeThat is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Athae athae sabapathaeThat is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Male
Saivapporulaai iruppavanae…Oh supreme Saivite entity...
Male :Saivapporulaai iruppavanaeMale: Oh supreme Saivite entity!
Andru hotel kariyai kettavanaeWho once asked for hotel meat!
Male :Pillai kaniyai kettavanaeMale: Who asked for the meat of a child!
Male
Athae athae sabapathaeThat is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Athae athae sabapathaeThat is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Male :Kaatchipporulaai nindravanaeOh Lord who stood as a grand divine vision!
Andru saatchi solla vandhavanaeWho came to give witness on that day!
Males :Athae athae sabapathaeMales: That is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Athae athae sabapathaeThat is so, that is so, Sabapathi!
Male
Maganidam paadam padithavanaeOh Lord who learned a lesson from his own son!
Andru kaamanai kannaal erithavanae…aeWho burned Kamadeva with his third eye... ae!
Male :Ae…ae…..Male: Ae... ae...
Male :Maganidam paadam padithavanaeMale: Oh Lord who learned a lesson from his own son!
Andru kaamanai kannaal erithavanaeWho burned Kamadeva with his third eye!
Male :Mala kashaayathai kudithavanaeWho drank the herbal potion!
Male
Maha vishathai kudithavanaeWho drank the deadly poison!
Thillai veliyil aadi mudithavanaeWho completed his cosmic dance in the open arena of Thillai!
Male :Aanai mugathil oru pillaiMale: One child with an elephant face!
Innum aarumugathil oru pillaiAnother child with six faces!
Aanai mugathil oru pillaiMale: One child with an elephant face!
Innum aarumugathil oru pillaiAnother child with six faces!
Male
Naanum kooda un pillaiI am also your child!
Oru gnayanam illaatha siru pillaiA small child with no wisdom!
Oru gnayanam illaatha siru pillaiA small child with no wisdom!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic track from Kasethan Kadavulada (1972) uses a traditional Tamil poetic style called Nindha Stuthi, where praise for Lord Shiva is expressed through apparent sarcasm and highlighting paradoxical events from his mythology. Lyricist Vaali weaves famous legends of Shiva—kicking Yama to save Markandeya, receiving Kannappa Nayanar's affectionate foot-touch, taking cane blows from the Pandya king, demanding Siruthondar's sacrifice, learning the Om mantra from his son Murugan, and drinking the cosmic poison—into a lighthearted and catchy rhythm. The speaker concludes by placing himself alongside Lord Shiva's divine children, Ganesha and Murugan, asking for grace as an ignorant child lacking wisdom.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Nindha Stuthi (Irony/Paradoxical Praise)

Unnai kaalaal udhaithaan kannappanae

A traditional Tamil literary tradition of praising a deity by playfully recounting instances where they were struck, scolded, or humbler than their devotees.

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kaalanai udhaitha enappanae / Unnai kaalaal udhaithaan kannappanae

Matching of initial consonant sounds across adjacent lines or words.

Refrain

Athae athae sabapathae

Repeated rhythmic chorus line adding comedic and devotional cadence.

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Trivia

In the film 'Kasethan Kadavulada' (1972), this song plays during a hilarious sequence where characters pose as fake ascetics in a bogus ashram setup to trick a greedy matriarch into giving up hidden wealth. Vaali cleverly juxtaposed sacred myth with modern comedic references like 'hotel kari'.

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