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Lyrics & meaning

Kan Paarum Devi

From Kokkarakko · 1983

Lyricist
P. Sivagamasundari
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kokkarakko
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
19 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aanandhamaana vizhi annamae…
Unnai en aga thaamarai podhilae vaithu…
Vaerae kavalaiyatru vaelutra paravasamaagi
Vaerae kavalaiyatru vaelutra paravasamaagi
Azhiyaadhadhor aanandha vaaridhiyil
Aazhgindradhendru kaan…
Kan paarum dhaevi… dhaevi… en aavi…
Ennai kan paarum dhaevi
En ullaadum aavi
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Kan paarum dhaevi
En ullaadum aavi
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Vazhi kaatta oli veesa varam thaaraayo
Anbu malar kan paarum dhaevi
En ullaadum aavi
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Poo mugathai ninaindhu
Poojaigalai thodarndhaen
Poo mugathai ninaindhu manam magizhndhu
Poojaigalai thodarndhaen
Pon maniyae ennai nee aravanaikkum
Aasaigalil midhandhaen
Kaar kuzhal naayagiyae ammaa…
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Kaar kuzhal naayagiyae
Un kaadhal maevi paadidum aavi
Kan paarum dhaevi
En ullaadum aavi
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Unnai vida enakku yaarum illai thunaikku
Unnai vida enakku ulagam idhil
Yaarum illai thunaikku
Kan maniyae unadhu paarvai pada
Kaathirukkum enadhu
Naer vara vaendum ammaa… ammaa…
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Naer vara vaendum ammaa
En aasai poojai yaavilum neeyae
Kan paarum dhaevi
En ullaadum aavi
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Vazhi kaatta oli veesa varam thaaraayo
Anbu malar kan paarum dhaevi
En ullaadum aavi
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Oh graceful swan with joyful eyes...
Placing you upon the lotus bud of my heart...
Free of all other worries, lost in divine ecstasy,
Free of all other worries, lost in divine ecstasy,
In an endless ocean of joy,
See how my soul is immersed...
Look upon me, Goddess... Goddess... my soul...
Cast your eyes upon me, Goddess,
The soul that dances within me,
Will it not sing your praises?
Cast your eyes upon me, Goddess,
The soul that dances within me,
Will it not sing your praises?
Your holy red kumkum is my sacred chant,
Your holy red kumkum is my sacred chant,
Won't you grant a boon to shine light and show the way?
Look upon me with loving, flower-like eyes, Goddess,
The soul that dances within me,
Will it not sing your praises?
Remembering your flower-like face,
I continued my prayers.
Remembering your flower-like face with a happy heart,
I continued my prayers.
My precious gem, dreaming of your embrace,
I floated in my desires.
O Mother, queen with dark cloud-like hair...
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
O queen with dark cloud-like hair,
Filled with your love, my soul sings,
Cast your eyes upon me, Goddess,
The soul that dances within me,
Will it not sing your praises?
Besides you, I have no one to support me,
In this world, besides you,
I have no one to stand by my side.
My precious gem, for your glance to fall on me,
I have been waiting,
You must appear before me, Mother... Mother...
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
You must appear before me, Mother,
In all my loving prayers, you are everything.
Cast your eyes upon me, Goddess,
The soul that dances within me,
Will it not sing your praises?
Your holy red kumkum is my sacred chant,
Your holy red kumkum is my sacred chant,
Won't you grant a boon to shine light and show the way?
Look upon me with loving, flower-like eyes, Goddess,
The soul that dances within me,
Will it not sing your praises?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a devotional and romantic invocation expressing intense spiritual or emotional devotion towards a beloved figure addressed as a goddess (Dhaevi) or mother. The devotee speaks of placing the divine presence inside the lotus of their heart, losing all earthly worries, and drowning in an ocean of eternal bliss. The lyrics emphasize complete surrender, declaring that the sacred kungumam (vermilion) of the beloved serves as a protective holy mantra to guide their life path.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Unnai en aga thaamarai podhilae vaithu…

Compares the heart to a lotus bud ('aga thaamarai podhu') and bliss to an endless ocean ('aanandha vaaridhi').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Poo mugathai ninaindhu

Compares the beloved's face to a soft flower ('Poo mugam').

Iyaibu (Rhyming / Refrain)

Kan paarum dhaevi / En ullaadum aavi

Repetition of ending sound structures ('dhaevi', 'aavi') creating a soothing musical rhythm.

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Trivia

Written by P. Sivagamasundari for the 1983 Tamil film 'Kokkarakko', the lyrics blend classical Tamil devotional tropes (Bhakti sentiment) with expressive cinematic melodies.

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