Kaliamman Koyilile Ponga
From Pattanam Pogalam Vaa · 1981
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pattanam Pogalam Vaa1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaaliyamman koyililae | To the Kaliyamman temple |
| Ponga veikka naanga vandhom | We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering |
| Chorus | |
| Kaaliyamman koyililae | To the Kaliyamman temple |
| Ponga veikka naanga vandhom | We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering |
| Female | |
| Azhagaana kannigalaam | Beautiful young maidens |
| Siru vaazhai thandugalaam | Like slender tender banana stems |
| Chorus | |
| Azhagaana kannigalaam | Beautiful young maidens |
| Siru vaazhai thandugalaam | Like slender tender banana stems |
| Kaaliyamman koyililae | To the Kaliyamman temple |
| Ponga veikka naanga vandhom | We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering |
| Female | |
| Vaanam boomi ava thaan padaichaa | She created the sky and the earth |
| Valarum thadaiyai avathaan azhichaa | She destroyed all growing obstacles |
| Chorus :Vaanam boomi ava thaan padaichaa | Chorus: She created the sky and the earth |
| Valarum thadaiyai avathaan azhichaa | Chorus: She destroyed all growing obstacles |
| Female | |
| Vaeli varappu unakku koduthu kaali kaathiruppaa | Giving you fences and field boundaries, Kali stands guard |
| Chorus :Ava podum kottellaam nee thandi ponaakkaa | Chorus: If you cross the boundaries she sets |
| Vazhi sollum maakaaali thaayae | Great Mother Mahakali will show the true path |
| Chorus | |
| Kaaliyamman koyililae | To the Kaliyamman temple |
| Ponga veikka naanga vandhom | We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Saadhi sanathai sugamaa irukkum | Kith and kin will live in peace and happiness |
| Needhi nilaikka ninaichaa nadakkum | If she wills justice to prevail, it shall happen |
| Chorus | |
| Saadhi sanathai sugamaa irukkum | Kith and kin will live in peace and happiness |
| Needhi nilaikka ninaichaa nadakkum | If she wills justice to prevail, it shall happen |
| Female | |
| Kanni manasu konjam azhudhaa | If a young maiden's heart sheds a tear |
| Thaali thandha aathaa | She is the mother who grants the sacred wedding thread |
| Chorus :Needhaanae ellamum neraaga thaaraayae | Chorus: You are everything, grant us blessings directly |
| Namooru mahakaali thaayae | Mother Mahakali of our village |
| Chorus | |
| Kaaliyaamman koyililae | To the Kaliyamman temple |
| Ponga veikka naanga vandhom | We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering |
| Azhagaana kannigalaam | Beautiful young maidens |
| Siru vaazhai thandugalaam | Like slender tender banana stems |
| Chorus | |
| Thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae…(3) | Thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae... |
காளியம்மன் கோயிலிலே
பொங்க வைக்க நாங்க வந்தோம்
To the Kaliyamman temple
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
காளியம்மன் கோயிலிலே
பொங்க வைக்க நாங்க வந்தோம்
To the Kaliyamman temple
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
அழகான கன்னிகளாம்
சிறுவாழை தண்டுகளாம்.........
Beautiful young maidens
Like slender tender banana stems
அழகான கன்னிகளாம்
சிறுவாழை தண்டுகளாம்.........
காளியம்மன் கோயிலிலே
பொங்க வைக்க நாங்க வந்தோம்
Beautiful young maidens
Like slender tender banana stems
To the Kaliyamman temple
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
வானம் பூமி அவதான் படைச்சா
வளரும் தடையை அவதான் அழிச்சா
She created the sky and the earth
She destroyed all growing obstacles
Chorus: She created the sky and the earth
Chorus: She destroyed all growing obstacles
வானம் பூமி அவதான் படைச்சா
வளரும் தடையை அவதான் அழிச்சா
Giving you fences and field boundaries, Kali stands guard
Chorus: If you cross the boundaries she sets
Great Mother Mahakali will show the true path
வேலி வரப்பு உனக்கு கொடுத்து காளி காத்திருப்பா
குழு :
அவ போடும் கோட்டெல்லாம் நீதாண்டி போனாக்கா
வழிச் சொல்லும் மாகாளித் தாயே.......
To the Kaliyamman temple
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
காளியம்மன் கோயிலிலே
பொங்க வைக்க நாங்க வந்தோம்
........................................
Kith and kin will live in peace and happiness
If she wills justice to prevail, it shall happen
சாதி சனத்தை சுகமா இருக்கும்
நீதி நிலைக்க நினைச்சா நடக்கும்
Kith and kin will live in peace and happiness
If she wills justice to prevail, it shall happen
சாதி சனத்தை சுகமா இருக்கும்
நீதி நிலைக்க நினைச்சா நடக்கும்
If a young maiden's heart sheds a tear
She is the mother who grants the sacred wedding thread
Chorus: You are everything, grant us blessings directly
Mother Mahakali of our village
கன்னி மனசு கொஞ்சம் அழுதா
தாலி தந்தாத்தா
குழு :
நீதானே எல்லாமும் நேராக தாராயே
நம்மூரு மாகாளி தாயே
To the Kaliyamman temple
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
Beautiful young maidens
Like slender tender banana stems
காளியம்மன் கோயிலிலே
பொங்க வைக்க நாங்க வந்தோம்
அழகான கன்னிகளாம்
சிறுவாழை தண்டுகளாம்.........
Thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae...
தானானானே தானானானே தானானானே தன்னானானே
தானானானே தானானானே தானானானே தன்னானானே
தானானானே தானானானே தானானானே தன்னானானே.......
Kaaliyamman koyililae
To the Kaliyamman temple
Ponga veikka naanga vandhom
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
Kaaliyamman koyililae
To the Kaliyamman temple
Ponga veikka naanga vandhom
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
Azhagaana kannigalaam
Beautiful young maidens
Siru vaazhai thandugalaam
Like slender tender banana stems
Azhagaana kannigalaam
Beautiful young maidens
Siru vaazhai thandugalaam
Like slender tender banana stems
Kaaliyamman koyililae
To the Kaliyamman temple
Ponga veikka naanga vandhom
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
Vaanam boomi ava thaan padaichaa
She created the sky and the earth
Valarum thadaiyai avathaan azhichaa
She destroyed all growing obstacles
Chorus :Vaanam boomi ava thaan padaichaa
Chorus: She created the sky and the earth
Valarum thadaiyai avathaan azhichaa
Chorus: She destroyed all growing obstacles
Vaeli varappu unakku koduthu kaali kaathiruppaa
Giving you fences and field boundaries, Kali stands guard
Chorus :Ava podum kottellaam nee thandi ponaakkaa
Chorus: If you cross the boundaries she sets
Vazhi sollum maakaaali thaayae
Great Mother Mahakali will show the true path
Kaaliyamman koyililae
To the Kaliyamman temple
Ponga veikka naanga vandhom
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
……………………………………..
Saadhi sanathai sugamaa irukkum
Kith and kin will live in peace and happiness
Needhi nilaikka ninaichaa nadakkum
If she wills justice to prevail, it shall happen
Saadhi sanathai sugamaa irukkum
Kith and kin will live in peace and happiness
Needhi nilaikka ninaichaa nadakkum
If she wills justice to prevail, it shall happen
Kanni manasu konjam azhudhaa
If a young maiden's heart sheds a tear
Thaali thandha aathaa
She is the mother who grants the sacred wedding thread
Chorus :Needhaanae ellamum neraaga thaaraayae
Chorus: You are everything, grant us blessings directly
Namooru mahakaali thaayae
Mother Mahakali of our village
Kaaliyaamman koyililae
To the Kaliyamman temple
Ponga veikka naanga vandhom
We have come to cook the sacred pongal offering
Azhagaana kannigalaam
Beautiful young maidens
Siru vaazhai thandugalaam
Like slender tender banana stems
Thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae…(3)
Thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae thaanaanaanae...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a vibrant Tamil village folk devotional track sung during a temple festival dedicated to Goddess Kaliyamman. Village women gather at the deity's shrine to prepare the ritual Pongal offering while celebrating the community's bond, rural lifestyle, and faith in Goddess Kali as their supreme protector.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Siru vaazhai thandugalaam”
Comparing young village maidens to tender banana stems ('Siru vaazhai thandugalaam') to highlight their grace, beauty, and youth.
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Vaanam boomi ava thaan padaichaa / Valarum thadaiyai avathaan azhichaa”
Matching second consonants across lines ('Vaanam' and 'Valarum', 'padaichaa' and 'azhichaa') enhancing the rhythmic folk flow.
Refrain / Repetition (Anaphora)
“Kaaliyamman koyililae / Ponga veikka naanga vandhom”
Repetition of chorus lines to capture the communal call-and-response dynamic of traditional Tamil Gramiya Paattu (village folk songs).
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Trivia
Composed by Ilayaraja for the 1981 film 'Pattanam Pogalam Vaa', this song captures authentic Tamil rural folk rhythm and temple festival atmosphere, rendered powerfully by S. Janaki alongside a chorus.
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