Kan Paarum Devi
From Kokkarakko · 1983
- Lyricist
- P. Sivagamasundari
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kokkarakko1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aanandhamaana vizhi annamae… | Oh swan with joyful eyes... |
| Unnai en aga thaamarai podhilae vaithu… | Placing you inside the lotus bud of my heart... |
| Vaerae kavalaiyatru vaelutra paravasamaagi | Becoming ecstatic, freed from all other worries |
| Vaerae kavalaiyatru vaelutra paravasamaagi | Becoming ecstatic, freed from all other worries |
| Azhiyaadhadhor aanandha vaaridhiyil | In an imperishable ocean of bliss |
| Aazhgindradhendru kaan… | See that it immerses... |
| Male | |
| Kan paarum dhaevi… dhaevi… en aavi… | Look upon me goddess... goddess... my soul... |
| Male | |
| Ennai kan paarum dhaevi | Look upon me, oh goddess |
| En ullaadum aavi | Will my inner dancing soul |
| Paadaadho un pugazhai | Not sing your praises? |
| Kan paarum dhaevi | Look upon me, oh goddess |
| En ullaadum aavi | Will my inner dancing soul |
| Paadaadho un pugazhai | Not sing your praises? |
| Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram | Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant |
| Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram | Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant |
| Vazhi kaatta oli veesa varam thaaraayo | Won't you grant a boon to light up and show the path? |
| Male | |
| Anbu malar kan paarum dhaevi | Flower of love, look upon me, goddess |
| En ullaadum aavi | Will my inner dancing soul |
| Paadaadho un pugazhai | Not sing your praises? |
| Male | |
| Poo mugathai ninaindhu | Thinking of your flower-like face |
| Poojaigalai thodarndhaen | I continued my rituals |
| Poo mugathai ninaindhu manam magizhndhu | Thinking of your flower-like face and rejoicing in mind |
| Poojaigalai thodarndhaen | I continued my rituals |
| Pon maniyae ennai nee aravanaikkum | Oh golden jewel, in the desires of your embrace |
| Aasaigalil midhandhaen | I floated away |
| Kaar kuzhal naayagiyae ammaa… | Oh mistress with dark locks, mother... |
| Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… | Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... |
| Kaar kuzhal naayagiyae | Oh mistress with dark locks |
| Un kaadhal maevi paadidum aavi | Imbued with love for you, my soul sings |
| Male | |
| Kan paarum dhaevi | Look upon me, oh goddess |
| En ullaadum aavi | Will my inner dancing soul |
| Paadaadho un pugazhai | Not sing your praises? |
| Male | |
| Unnai vida enakku yaarum illai thunaikku | Besides you, I have no one for support |
| Unnai vida enakku ulagam idhil | In this world, besides you |
| Yaarum illai thunaikku | I have no one for support |
| Kan maniyae unadhu paarvai pada | Oh apple of my eye, for your gaze to fall upon me |
| Kaathirukkum enadhu | I am waiting |
| Naer vara vaendum ammaa… ammaa… | You must appear before me, mother... mother... |
| Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… | Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... |
| Naer vara vaendum ammaa | You must appear before me, mother |
| En aasai poojai yaavilum neeyae | You are the essence in all my cherished worship |
| Male | |
| Kan paarum dhaevi | Look upon me, oh goddess |
| En ullaadum aavi | Will my inner dancing soul |
| Paadaadho un pugazhai | Not sing your praises? |
| Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram | Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant |
| Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram | Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant |
| Vazhi kaatta oli veesa varam thaaraayo | Won't you grant a boon to light up and show the path? |
| Male | |
| Anbu malar kan paarum dhaevi | Flower of love, look upon me, goddess |
| En ullaadum aavi | Will my inner dancing soul |
| Paadaadho un pugazhai | Not sing your praises? |
ஆனந்தமான விழியன்னமே
உன்னை என் அகத்தாமரை பூவிலே வைத்து
வேறே கவலையற்று மேலுற்ற பரவசமாகி
வேறே கவலையற்று மேலுற்ற பரவசமாகி
அழியாததோர் ஆனந்த மாருதியில்
ஆகின்றதென்று காண்.....
Oh swan with joyful eyes...
Placing you inside the lotus bud of my heart...
Becoming ecstatic, freed from all other worries
Becoming ecstatic, freed from all other worries
In an imperishable ocean of bliss
See that it immerses...
கண் பாரும் தேவி.....தேவி....என்னாவி.....
Look upon me goddess... goddess... my soul...
என்னை கண் பாரும் தேவி
என் உள்ளாடும் ஆவி
பாடாதோ உன் புகழை......
கண் பாரும் தேவி....
என் உள்ளாடும் ஆவி
உன் திரு குங்குமம் உன் திருமந்திரம்
உன் திரு குங்குமம் உன் திருமந்திரம்
வழிக் காட்ட ஒளி வீச வரம் தாராயோ
Look upon me, oh goddess
Will my inner dancing soul
Not sing your praises?
Look upon me, oh goddess
Will my inner dancing soul
Not sing your praises?
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Won't you grant a boon to light up and show the path?
அன்பு மலர் கண் பாரும் தேவி
என் உள்ளாடும் ஆவி
பாடாதோ உன் புகழை......
Flower of love, look upon me, goddess
Will my inner dancing soul
Not sing your praises?
பூ முகத்தை நினைந்து
பூஜைகள் தொடர்ந்தேன்
பூ முகத்தை நினைந்து மனம் மகிழ்ந்து
பூஜைகள் தொடர்ந்தேன்
பொன் மணியே என்னை நீ அரவணைக்கும்
ஆசைகளில் மிதந்தேன்
கார்க்குழல் நாயகியே அம்மா......
ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ......
கார்க்குழல் நாயகியே
உன் காதல் மேவி பாடிடும் ஆவி
Thinking of your flower-like face
I continued my rituals
Thinking of your flower-like face and rejoicing in mind
I continued my rituals
Oh golden jewel, in the desires of your embrace
I floated away
Oh mistress with dark locks, mother...
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Oh mistress with dark locks
Imbued with love for you, my soul sings
கண் பாரும் தேவி
என் உள்ளாடும் ஆவி
பாடாதோ உன் புகழை......
Look upon me, oh goddess
Will my inner dancing soul
Not sing your praises?
உன்னை விட எனக்கு யாருமில்லை துணைக்கு
உன்னை விட எனக்கு உலகம் இதில்
யாருமில்லை துணைக்கு
கண்மணி உனது பார்வை பட
காத்திருக்கும் எனது
நேர்வர வேண்டுமம்மா அம்மா......அம்மா......
ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ......
நேர்வர வேண்டுமம்மா
என் ஆசை பூஜை யாவிலும் நீயே......
Besides you, I have no one for support
In this world, besides you
I have no one for support
Oh apple of my eye, for your gaze to fall upon me
I am waiting
You must appear before me, mother... mother...
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
You must appear before me, mother
You are the essence in all my cherished worship
கண் பாரும் தேவி
என் உள்ளாடும் ஆவி
பாடாதோ உன் புகழை......
உன் திரு குங்குமம் உன் திருமந்திரம்
உன் திரு குங்குமம் உன் திருமந்திரம்
வழிக் காட்ட ஒளி வீச வரம் தாராயோ
Look upon me, oh goddess
Will my inner dancing soul
Not sing your praises?
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Won't you grant a boon to light up and show the path?
அன்பு மலர் கண் பாரும் தேவி
என் உள்ளாடும் ஆவி
பாடாதோ உன் புகழை......
Flower of love, look upon me, goddess
Will my inner dancing soul
Not sing your praises?
Aanandhamaana vizhi annamae…
Oh swan with joyful eyes...
Unnai en aga thaamarai podhilae vaithu…
Placing you inside the lotus bud of my heart...
Vaerae kavalaiyatru vaelutra paravasamaagi
Becoming ecstatic, freed from all other worries
Vaerae kavalaiyatru vaelutra paravasamaagi
Becoming ecstatic, freed from all other worries
Azhiyaadhadhor aanandha vaaridhiyil
In an imperishable ocean of bliss
Aazhgindradhendru kaan…
See that it immerses...
Kan paarum dhaevi… dhaevi… en aavi…
Look upon me goddess... goddess... my soul...
Ennai kan paarum dhaevi
Look upon me, oh goddess
En ullaadum aavi
Will my inner dancing soul
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Not sing your praises?
Kan paarum dhaevi
Look upon me, oh goddess
En ullaadum aavi
Will my inner dancing soul
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Not sing your praises?
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Vazhi kaatta oli veesa varam thaaraayo
Won't you grant a boon to light up and show the path?
Anbu malar kan paarum dhaevi
Flower of love, look upon me, goddess
En ullaadum aavi
Will my inner dancing soul
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Not sing your praises?
Poo mugathai ninaindhu
Thinking of your flower-like face
Poojaigalai thodarndhaen
I continued my rituals
Poo mugathai ninaindhu manam magizhndhu
Thinking of your flower-like face and rejoicing in mind
Poojaigalai thodarndhaen
I continued my rituals
Pon maniyae ennai nee aravanaikkum
Oh golden jewel, in the desires of your embrace
Aasaigalil midhandhaen
I floated away
Kaar kuzhal naayagiyae ammaa…
Oh mistress with dark locks, mother...
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Kaar kuzhal naayagiyae
Oh mistress with dark locks
Un kaadhal maevi paadidum aavi
Imbued with love for you, my soul sings
Kan paarum dhaevi
Look upon me, oh goddess
En ullaadum aavi
Will my inner dancing soul
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Not sing your praises?
Unnai vida enakku yaarum illai thunaikku
Besides you, I have no one for support
Unnai vida enakku ulagam idhil
In this world, besides you
Yaarum illai thunaikku
I have no one for support
Kan maniyae unadhu paarvai pada
Oh apple of my eye, for your gaze to fall upon me
Kaathirukkum enadhu
I am waiting
Naer vara vaendum ammaa… ammaa…
You must appear before me, mother... mother...
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Naer vara vaendum ammaa
You must appear before me, mother
En aasai poojai yaavilum neeyae
You are the essence in all my cherished worship
Kan paarum dhaevi
Look upon me, oh goddess
En ullaadum aavi
Will my inner dancing soul
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Not sing your praises?
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Un thirukkungumam en thirumandhiram
Your sacred vermilion is my holy chant
Vazhi kaatta oli veesa varam thaaraayo
Won't you grant a boon to light up and show the path?
Anbu malar kan paarum dhaevi
Flower of love, look upon me, goddess
En ullaadum aavi
Will my inner dancing soul
Paadaadho un pugazhai
Not sing your praises?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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