Janarthana Jaganadha
From Meera (1945) Film · 1945
- Lyricist
- Parthi Bhaskar
- Singer
- M. S. Subbulakshmi
- Music director
- S. V. Venkatraman
- Details
- Meera (1945) Film1945
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Janaarthanaa jagan naadhaa | Oh Janardhana, Lord of the Universe! |
| Janaarthanaa jagan naadhaa aaa aaa | Oh Janardhana, Lord of the Universe! Ah... ah... |
| Nee en naadhan andro | Are You not my Lord and Master? |
| Suraasurar panipaadhaa | Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike, |
| Arul tharaadha kaaranamaedho | What is the reason for withholding Your grace? |
| Suraasurar panipaadhaa | Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike, |
| Arul tharaadha kaaranamaedho | What is the reason for withholding Your grace? |
| Thaal malar viduveno | Will I ever let go of Your lotus feet? |
| Thaamadham ini thaalenae | I can no longer tolerate any further delay! |
| Thaal malar viduveno | Will I ever let go of Your lotus feet? |
| Thaamadham ini thaalenae | I can no longer tolerate any further delay! |
| Suraasurar panipaadhaa | Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike, |
| Arul tharaadha kaaranamaedho | What is the reason for withholding Your grace? |
| Female | |
| Kannanae naan patta paadu | Oh Krishna, seeing the suffering I have endured, |
| Kandu kallum karaiyum | Even a stone would melt. |
| Kannanae naan patta paadu | Oh Krishna, seeing the suffering I have endured, |
| Kandu kallum karaiyum | Even a stone would melt. |
| Kadalil kulithoru | Having dived into the ocean, |
| Mutheduthaen naan | I retrieved a precious pearl. |
| Kadalil kulithoru | Having dived into the ocean, |
| Mutheduthaen | I retrieved a pearl. |
| Kai nazhuva viduvaayo | Will You let it slip away from my hands? |
| Karunaiyae purivaayo | Will You not shower Your mercy? |
| Karunaiyae purivaayo | Will You not shower Your mercy? |
| Female | |
| Gadhiyilaen giridhaari | I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari! |
| Karunaiyae purivaayo | Will You not shower Your mercy? |
| Gadhiyilaen giridhaari | I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari! |
| Karunaiyae purivaayo | Will You not shower Your mercy? |
| Gadhiyilaen giridhaari | I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari! |
| Karunaiyae purivaayo | Will You not shower Your mercy? |
| Gadhiyilaen giridhaari | I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari! |
| Karunaiyae purivaayo | Will You not shower Your mercy? |
| Gadhiyilaen giridhaari | I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari! |
| Karunaiyae purivaayo | Oh resident of the sacred city of Dwaraka, |
| Gadhiyilaen giridhaari | Is this ordeal not enough? |
| Female | |
| Dhwaarakaa purivaasaa | Blocking me from beholding Your divine vision, |
| Sodhanai podhaadho | Will the doors not open? |
| Dharisanam kaana thadai seiyum | That Meera is Your humble servant, |
| Kadhavum thiravaadho | Has Your divine mind forgotten this? |
| Meeraa un adimai enbadhum | This humble servant Meera... |
| Thiruvullam marandhadho | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Adiyaal mereraaa | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aa… aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa… | He made Meera's heart His temple, |
| Aa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa… | He claimed her as His eternal servant. |
| Meeraa hrudhayam kovil kondaan | |
| Meelaa adimai kondaan | |
ஜனார்த்தனா ஜெகன்னாதா
ஜனார்த்தனா ஜெகன்னாதா...ஆஆ........அஆ...
நீ என் நாதன் அன்றோ
சுராசுரர் பணிபாதா
அருள் தராத காரணமேதோ
சுராசுரர் பணிபாதா
அருள் தராத காரணமேதோ
தாள் மலர் விடுவேனோ
தாமதம் இனி தாளேனே
தாள் மலர் விடுவேனோ
தாமதம் இனி தாளேனே
சுராசுரர் பணிபாதா
அருள் தராத காரணமேதோ
Oh Janardhana, Lord of the Universe!
Oh Janardhana, Lord of the Universe! Ah... ah...
Are You not my Lord and Master?
Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike,
What is the reason for withholding Your grace?
Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike,
What is the reason for withholding Your grace?
Will I ever let go of Your lotus feet?
I can no longer tolerate any further delay!
Will I ever let go of Your lotus feet?
I can no longer tolerate any further delay!
Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike,
What is the reason for withholding Your grace?
கண்ணனே நான் பட்ட பாடு
கண்டு கல்லும் கரையும்
கண்ணனே நான் பட்ட பாடு
கண்டு கல்லும் கரையும்
கடலில் குளித்தொரு
முத்தெடுத்தேன் நான்
கடலில் குளித்தொரு
முத்தெடுத்தேன்
கை நழுவ விடுவாயோ
கருணையே புரிவாயோ
Oh Krishna, seeing the suffering I have endured,
Even a stone would melt.
Oh Krishna, seeing the suffering I have endured,
Even a stone would melt.
Having dived into the ocean,
I retrieved a precious pearl.
Having dived into the ocean,
I retrieved a pearl.
Will You let it slip away from my hands?
Will You not shower Your mercy?
Will You not shower Your mercy?
கதியிலேன் கிரிதாரி
கருணை புரிவாயோ
கதியிலேன் கிரிதாரி
கருணை புரிவாயோ
கதியிலேன் கிரிதாரி
கருணை புரிவாயோ
கதியிலேன் கிரிதாரி
கருணை புரிவாயோ
கதியிலேன் கிரிதாரி
கருணை புரிவாயோ
கதியிலேன் கிரிதாரி
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Will You not shower Your mercy?
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Will You not shower Your mercy?
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Will You not shower Your mercy?
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Will You not shower Your mercy?
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Oh resident of the sacred city of Dwaraka,
Is this ordeal not enough?
துவாரகா புரிவாஸா
சோதனை போதாதோ
தரிசனம் காணத் தடை செய்யும்
கதவும் திறவாதோ
மீரா உன் அடிமை என்பதும்
திருவுள்ளம் மறந்ததோ
Blocking me from beholding Your divine vision,
Will the doors not open?
That Meera is Your humble servant,
Has Your divine mind forgotten this?
This humble servant Meera...
Ah... ah... ah...
அடியாள் மேரேரா
ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ....ஆஅ
ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ....ஆஅ
மீரா ஹ்ருதயம் கோவில் கொண்டான்
மீளா அடிமை கொண்டான்
Ah... ah... ah...
He made Meera's heart His temple,
He claimed her as His eternal servant.
பெண் மற்றும் குழு :
மீரா ஹ்ருதயம் கோவில் கொண்டான்
மீளா அடிமை கொண்டான்
மாறி மாறி வரும் பிறவிகள் தனிலும்
மாறா ப்ரேம்மை தந்தான்
கண்ணன் லீலைகள் செய்வானே
லீலைகள் செய்வான் பாலகோபாலன்
நீல முகில் மணிவண்ணன்
கண்ணன் லீலைகள் செய்வானே
கண்ணன் மாயைகள் புரிவானே
Janaarthanaa jagan naadhaa
Oh Janardhana, Lord of the Universe!
Janaarthanaa jagan naadhaa aaa aaa
Oh Janardhana, Lord of the Universe! Ah... ah...
Nee en naadhan andro
Are You not my Lord and Master?
Suraasurar panipaadhaa
Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike,
Arul tharaadha kaaranamaedho
What is the reason for withholding Your grace?
Suraasurar panipaadhaa
Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike,
Arul tharaadha kaaranamaedho
What is the reason for withholding Your grace?
Thaal malar viduveno
Will I ever let go of Your lotus feet?
Thaamadham ini thaalenae
I can no longer tolerate any further delay!
Thaal malar viduveno
Will I ever let go of Your lotus feet?
Thaamadham ini thaalenae
I can no longer tolerate any further delay!
Suraasurar panipaadhaa
Whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and demons alike,
Arul tharaadha kaaranamaedho
What is the reason for withholding Your grace?
Kannanae naan patta paadu
Oh Krishna, seeing the suffering I have endured,
Kandu kallum karaiyum
Even a stone would melt.
Kannanae naan patta paadu
Oh Krishna, seeing the suffering I have endured,
Kandu kallum karaiyum
Even a stone would melt.
Kadalil kulithoru
Having dived into the ocean,
Mutheduthaen naan
I retrieved a precious pearl.
Kadalil kulithoru
Having dived into the ocean,
Mutheduthaen
I retrieved a pearl.
Kai nazhuva viduvaayo
Will You let it slip away from my hands?
Karunaiyae purivaayo
Will You not shower Your mercy?
Karunaiyae purivaayo
Will You not shower Your mercy?
Gadhiyilaen giridhaari
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Karunaiyae purivaayo
Will You not shower Your mercy?
Gadhiyilaen giridhaari
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Karunaiyae purivaayo
Will You not shower Your mercy?
Gadhiyilaen giridhaari
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Karunaiyae purivaayo
Will You not shower Your mercy?
Gadhiyilaen giridhaari
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Karunaiyae purivaayo
Will You not shower Your mercy?
Gadhiyilaen giridhaari
I have no refuge, Oh Giridhari!
Karunaiyae purivaayo
Oh resident of the sacred city of Dwaraka,
Gadhiyilaen giridhaari
Is this ordeal not enough?
Dhwaarakaa purivaasaa
Blocking me from beholding Your divine vision,
Sodhanai podhaadho
Will the doors not open?
Dharisanam kaana thadai seiyum
That Meera is Your humble servant,
Kadhavum thiravaadho
Has Your divine mind forgotten this?
Meeraa un adimai enbadhum
This humble servant Meera...
Thiruvullam marandhadho
Ah... ah... ah...
Adiyaal mereraaa
Ah... ah... ah...
Aa… aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
He made Meera's heart His temple,
Aa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…
He claimed her as His eternal servant.
Meeraa hrudhayam kovil kondaan
Meelaa adimai kondaan
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful devotional composition from the movie 'Meera' depicts saint-poetess Meera's intense yearning for Lord Krishna. Addressing Krishna by various divine names such as Janardhana, Giridhari, and Dwarakadhish, Meera questions why He continues to withhold His divine grace. She cries out that even inanimate stones would melt if they witnessed the agony she endures for His love. Likening her spiritual devotion to a precious pearl retrieved after diving deep into the sea, she begs Krishna not to let it slip from her hands. As the song progresses, Meera pleads for the doors of the temple to open so she may finally have His divine vision (darshan). She implores Him to remember her unwavering status as His eternal servant. In the climax, the spiritual connection culminates with Lord Krishna residing permanently in the temple of Meera's heart, accepting her total surrender.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kadalil kulithoru Mutheduthaen”
Meera's lifelong spiritual quest and intense devotion are metaphorically depicted as diving deep into the ocean to extract a rare pearl.
Hyperbole (Uvacharam)
“Kandu kallum karaiyum”
Exaggeration used to emphasize extreme emotional pain, stating that even lifeless stones would melt upon observing her suffering.
Anaphora / Repetend
“Karunaiyae purivaayo Gadhiyilaen giridhaari”
The frantic rhythmic repetition of 'Karunaiyae purivaayo Gadhiyilaen giridhaari' underlines the devotee's utter desperation and complete surrender.
Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Janaarthanaa jagan naadhaa”
Rhythmic matching of initial consonant sounds ('J' sound in Janaarthanaa and jagan) creates a musical, chant-like invocation.
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Trivia
This classic song features the legendary Carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi, who starred as Meera in the 1945 Tamil film directed by American filmmaker Ellis R. Dungan. Her immortal renditions in this film catapulted her to nationwide fame, paving the way for the 1947 Hindi version which was personally introduced on screen by Sarojini Naidu.
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