Jaya Jaya Jaya Rama
From Engal Selvi · 1960
- Lyricist
- Kavi Rajagopal
- Singer
- V. N. Sundaram
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Engal Selvi1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Jaya jaya jaya jaya | Victory, victory, victory, victory! |
| Rama maadhava raggula paalaa raagavaa gunaseelaa | O Rama, Madhava, protector of Raghu's clan, virtuous Raghava! |
| Kaavaa vaa vaa seethaa manaalaa | Protect me, come, come, O groom of Sita! |
| Kaaththirunthaen rompa naalaa | I have been waiting for a very long time! |
| Aanaiyiduveer arasae agilam ariya udan | Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know! |
| Male :Aanaiyiduveer arasae agilam ariya udan | Male : Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know! |
| Male | |
| Andru enakkaliththa antha varanthanilae | Among those boons you granted me back then, |
| Ondru enathu magan bharathan | One is that my son Bharatha |
| Mudi soodi endrum arasaala | Should wear the crown and rule forever, |
| Umathu magan raman indrae | And your son Rama today, |
| Vanam poga venum ena udanae | Must go to the forest immediately! |
| Male | |
| Aanaiyiduveer arasae agilam ariya udan | Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know! |
| Male | |
| Thanthaikku pin mooththa | After the father, for the eldest |
| Thanaiyan aaluvathu | Son to rule the kingdom |
| Tharani vazhakkamadi nee | Is the tradition of this world, O woman! |
| Kondullla peraasai koodaathadi | This immense greed you hold is wrong! |
| Thaaikulaththukkae kalangamadi | It is a stain on all womanhood! |
| Male | |
| Vaakku thavarum mannaa | O King who reneges on his promise, |
| Ummai vaiyagam thoottrum sonnaa | If you fail, the world will revile you! |
| Kaalai vidiyum munnaal | Before the morning dawns, |
| En pinaththai paarum kannaal | Look at my dead body with your own eyes! |
| Male | |
| Inikkum maambazhaththukkullae | Just like the beetle that remains hidden |
| Olinthirukkum vandu adhai polae | Inside a sweet, delicious mango, |
| Mayakkum perazhagin munnae | Behind your captivating, great beauty, |
| Vanjam valarththu vanthaayadi pennae | You harbored deceit all along, O woman! |
| Un manasu pola mudi maganukaatchi mudi | As your heart desires, perform the coronation for your son, |
| Soottu kodi naattu | Crown him and hoist the flag! |
| Male | |
| Azhagennum saaviyinaal kaikeyi mannar | With the key called beauty, Kaikeyi |
| Arivu kadhavai saaththi poottivittaal | Locked the door of the king's wisdom! |
| Kaakam kuyil kunjai virattuthal pol | Just like a crow driving away a cuckoo's chick, |
| Aval kaattukkae raamanaiyum oottivittaal | She drove Rama away into the deep forest! |
ஜெய ஜெய ஜெய ஜெய
ராமா மாதவ ரகுகுல பாலா ராகவா குணசீலா
காவா வா வா சீதா மணாளா
காத்திருந்தேன் ரொம்ப நாளா
ஆணையிடுவீர் அரசே அகிலம் அறிய உடன்
ஆணையிடுவீர் அரசே அகிலம் அறிய உடன்
Victory, victory, victory, victory!
O Rama, Madhava, protector of Raghu's clan, virtuous Raghava!
Protect me, come, come, O groom of Sita!
I have been waiting for a very long time!
Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know!
Male : Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know!
அன்று எனக்களித்த அந்த வரந்தனிலே
ஒன்று எனது மகன் பரதன்
முடி சூடி என்றும் அரசாள
உமது மகன் ராமன் இன்றே
வனம் போக வேணும் என உடனே
Among those boons you granted me back then,
One is that my son Bharatha
Should wear the crown and rule forever,
And your son Rama today,
Must go to the forest immediately!
ஆணையிடுவீர் அரசே அகிலம் அறிய உடன்
Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know!
தந்தைக்குப் பின் மூத்தத்
தனையன் ஆளுவது
தரணி வழக்கமடி நீ
கொண்டுள்ள பேராசைக் கூடாதடி
தாய்க்குலத்துக்கே களங்கமடி...
After the father, for the eldest
Son to rule the kingdom
Is the tradition of this world, O woman!
This immense greed you hold is wrong!
It is a stain on all womanhood!
வாக்கு தவறும் மன்னா
உம்மை வையகம் தூற்றும் சொன்னா
காலை விடியும் முன்னால்
என் பிணத்தைப் பாரும் கண்ணால்...
O King who reneges on his promise,
If you fail, the world will revile you!
Before the morning dawns,
Look at my dead body with your own eyes!
இனிக்கும் மாம்பழத்துக்குள்ளே
ஒளிந்திருக்கும் வண்டு அதைப் போலே
மயக்கும் பேரழகின் முன்னே
வஞ்சம் வளர்த்து வந்தாயடி பெண்ணே
உன் மனசு போல முடி மகனுக்காட்சி முடி
சூட்டு கொடி நாட்டு....
Just like the beetle that remains hidden
Inside a sweet, delicious mango,
Behind your captivating, great beauty,
You harbored deceit all along, O woman!
As your heart desires, perform the coronation for your son,
Crown him and hoist the flag!
அழகென்னும் சாவியினால் கைகேயி மன்னர்
அறிவுக் கதவைச் சாத்தி பூட்டிவிட்டாள்
காகம் குயில் குஞ்சை விரட்டுதல் போல்
அவள் காட்டுக்கே ராமனையும் ஒட்டிவிட்டாள்....
With the key called beauty, Kaikeyi
Locked the door of the king's wisdom!
Just like a crow driving away a cuckoo's chick,
She drove Rama away into the deep forest!
Jaya jaya jaya jaya
Victory, victory, victory, victory!
Rama maadhava raggula paalaa raagavaa gunaseelaa
O Rama, Madhava, protector of Raghu's clan, virtuous Raghava!
Kaavaa vaa vaa seethaa manaalaa
Protect me, come, come, O groom of Sita!
Kaaththirunthaen rompa naalaa
I have been waiting for a very long time!
Aanaiyiduveer arasae agilam ariya udan
Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know!
Male :Aanaiyiduveer arasae agilam ariya udan
Male : Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know!
Andru enakkaliththa antha varanthanilae
Among those boons you granted me back then,
Ondru enathu magan bharathan
One is that my son Bharatha
Mudi soodi endrum arasaala
Should wear the crown and rule forever,
Umathu magan raman indrae
And your son Rama today,
Vanam poga venum ena udanae
Must go to the forest immediately!
Aanaiyiduveer arasae agilam ariya udan
Issue the command, O King, immediately for the whole world to know!
Thanthaikku pin mooththa
After the father, for the eldest
Thanaiyan aaluvathu
Son to rule the kingdom
Tharani vazhakkamadi nee
Is the tradition of this world, O woman!
Kondullla peraasai koodaathadi
This immense greed you hold is wrong!
Thaaikulaththukkae kalangamadi
It is a stain on all womanhood!
Vaakku thavarum mannaa
O King who reneges on his promise,
Ummai vaiyagam thoottrum sonnaa
If you fail, the world will revile you!
Kaalai vidiyum munnaal
Before the morning dawns,
En pinaththai paarum kannaal
Look at my dead body with your own eyes!
Inikkum maambazhaththukkullae
Just like the beetle that remains hidden
Olinthirukkum vandu adhai polae
Inside a sweet, delicious mango,
Mayakkum perazhagin munnae
Behind your captivating, great beauty,
Vanjam valarththu vanthaayadi pennae
You harbored deceit all along, O woman!
Un manasu pola mudi maganukaatchi mudi
As your heart desires, perform the coronation for your son,
Soottu kodi naattu
Crown him and hoist the flag!
Azhagennum saaviyinaal kaikeyi mannar
With the key called beauty, Kaikeyi
Arivu kadhavai saaththi poottivittaal
Locked the door of the king's wisdom!
Kaakam kuyil kunjai virattuthal pol
Just like a crow driving away a cuckoo's chick,
Aval kaattukkae raamanaiyum oottivittaal
She drove Rama away into the deep forest!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a dramatic musical depiction of the crucial Ramayana episode where Queen Kaikeyi demands King Dasaratha to fulfill her two boons. Kaikeyi insists that her son Bharatha be crowned king and that Rama be exiled to the forest for fourteen years. King Dasaratha tries to reason with her, stating that prime lineage succession is the law of the land and warning her that her extreme greed brings dishonor to womanhood, but Kaikeyi threatens self-harm if her demands are not met.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Inikkum maambazhaththukkullae”
Compares Kaikeyi's hidden deceit within her beauty to a destructive beetle hiding inside a sweet mango ('Inikkum maambazhaththukkullae olinthirukkum vandu adhai polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Azhagennum saaviyinaal kaikeyi mannar”
Metaphorically describes Kaikeyi using beauty as a key to lock shut Dasaratha's door of wisdom ('Azhagennum saaviyinaal... arivu kadhavai saaththi poottivittaal').
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Inikkum maambazhaththukkullae”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' across lines 22-25 ('Inikkum', 'Olinthirukkum', 'Mayakkum', 'Vanjam').
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Trivia
This track is a musical drama dance format song (Isai Nadagam) composed by K. V. Mahadevan for 'Engal Selvi' (1960), depicting the iconic confrontation between King Dasaratha and Queen Kaikeyi from the Ramayana.
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