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Lyrics & meaning

Kundrakudi Konda Vela

From Yamirukka Bayamen · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Kovai Kamala
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Yamirukka Bayamen
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
6 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kundrakudi konda vela
Sankaran bala thaarum aiyaa
Pannirandu kannaal paarum aiyaa
Pannirandu kannaal paarum aiyaa
Paadugalai sonnaal theerum aiyaa
Kundrakudi konda vela
Sankaran bala thaarum aiyaa
Pannirandu kannaal paarum aiyaa
Paadugalai sonnaal theerum aiyaa
Thangai ilanangai kulamangai
Aval sengai
Mana maalai konda naadhar vaazha
Manjal kondu vanji vaazha
Arulae param porule anbu kadale gnyaana kanalae
Arulae param porule anbu kadale gnyaana kanalae
Kundrakudi konda vela
Sankaran bala thaarum aiyaa
Pannirandu kannaal paarum aiyaa
Padi yeridum adiyaar thuyar podiyagida
Vadivel thanai karam yaendhiya perumaan unai
Thozhudhaal vandhu azhudhal kaalil vizhunthaal
Uttra pazhi paavamum pala dhoshamum
Ariyamaiyum abachaaramum
Kadhir thediya pani polavae vilagum
Inbam vilaiyum thunbam vadiyum
Sarba kaavadi naarkodai aada sindhu paada
Undhan sannadhi vaasalai naada
Arul kooda irul oda
Nidham nidham thozhum manam
Ninaithidum varam tharum
Kumara engal amara marai mudhalva arum pudhalvaa
Padhamaadidum vadivangalil
Uyarvaagidum mayil meedhinil
Nadamaadidum kumaraesanum nee andro
Thanthai thaaiyandro adimai naan andro
Unnai oru podhilum maravadhaval
Muruga enum varum vaelaiyil
Visha naagamum vilagaamalae theendumoo
Saabam theerumo enna naerumo
Indha vaelaiyil nee vandhu kaakka
Isai ketka kaiyil vel kondu vaa endhan ellai
Yaarum illai undhan pillai
Unaivida thunaiyaedhu unakkoru inaiyaedhu
Guhanae sakthi maganae aarumuganae kurubaranae
Aadharikka nee irukka
Sodharikku thunbam enna
Murugaa murugaa murugaa
Ammaiendrum appanendrum
Unnaiyindri yaarum illai
Kumara kumara kumara
Pen mugathin kungumathai
Kanivu kondu kaakka vendum
Varuvaai varuvaai varuvaai
Kandhavaelai enni enni
Vandhavaelai kaaval nirkkum
Vadivel vadivel vadivel
O Lord Velayudha of Kundrakkudi,
Son of Shankara, grant us your grace, my Lord!
Look upon us with your twelve eyes, my Lord!
Look upon us with your twelve eyes, my Lord!
If we tell you our troubles, they will vanish, my Lord!
O Lord Velayudha of Kundrakkudi,
Son of Shankara, grant us your grace, my Lord!
Look upon us with your twelve eyes, my Lord!
If we tell you our troubles, they will vanish, my Lord!
My sister, a gentle young woman of noble character,
held in her fair hands,
long live the husband who wed her with a garland,
and may she live long in wedded bliss!
O embodiment of grace, Supreme Being, ocean of love, flame of wisdom!
O embodiment of grace, Supreme Being, ocean of love, flame of wisdom!
O Lord Velayudha of Kundrakkudi,
Son of Shankara, grant us your grace, my Lord!
Look upon us with your twelve eyes, my Lord!
To turn the sorrows of climbing devotees into dust,
you hold the sharp spear in your hand, O Lord;
if we worship you, come crying, and fall at your feet,
all our guilt, sins, and planetary afflictions,
our ignorance and unintentional wrongs,
will melt away like mist before the sun.
Joy will bloom and sorrow will drain away.
Carrying serpent kavadis under festive canopies and singing folk songs,
as we reach the doorway of your shrine,
grace gathers and darkness flees.
To the heart that prays to you every single day,
you grant every boon it longs for,
O Kumara, primal lord of the eternal scriptures, precious son!
Among all the graceful dancing forms,
riding high upon the majestic peacock,
are you not the dancing Lord Kumaresa?
Are you not my father and mother, and am I not your devotee?
She is one who never forgets you for a moment;
at the very moment she calls your name, 'Muruga',
will a venomous snake still strike without turning away?
Will this curse be broken? What will happen now?
At this crucial time, come and protect her!
Hear my plea and come to my doorstep with spear in hand!
I have no one else, I am your child;
what support is there besides you, and who is your equal?
O Guha, son of Shakti, six-faced Lord, supreme guru!
When you are here to protect and support,
what sorrow could ever touch my sister?
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
As my mother and as my father,
there is no one for me but you.
Kumara, Kumara, Kumara!
The sacred kumkum on a woman's forehead,
you must kindly protect with your compassion.
Come to us, come, please come!
Thinking constantly of Lord Kanda,
standing guard at the hour of danger,
is your sacred spear, Vadivel, Vadivel, Vadivel!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This devotional song from the 1983 film 'Yamirukka Bayamen' is an ardent prayer dedicated to Lord Murugan (Kandhan/Velan). The singer desperately pleads for divine intervention to protect a young noble woman and preserve her marital bliss (represented by turmeric and kumkum). The lyrics highlight Lord Murugan's compassion, describing how simple devotion, falling at his feet, and chanting his name can obliterate sins, bad karmas, and existential threats like poisonous snakebites or curses.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Sankaran bala thaarum aiyaa / Pannirandu kannaal paarum aiyaa

Repetition of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines, such as 'Sankaran' and 'Pannirandu' or 'Inbam' and 'Sarba'.

Anaphora / Repetition

Vadivel vadivel vadivel

Rhythmic repetition of phrases like 'Murugaa murugaa murugaa' and 'Vadivel vadivel vadivel' to build emotional intensity and devotional rhythm.

Upamai (Simile)

Kadhir thediya pani polavae vilagum

Comparing the removal of sins and ignorance to the evaporation of morning dew upon contact with sunlight ('Kadhir thediya pani polavae vilagum').

Metaphor

Arulae param porule anbu kadale gnyaana kanalae

Addressing the deity directly as abstract virtues: 'Arulae' (Grace itself), 'Anbu kadale' (Ocean of Love), and 'Gnyaana kanalae' (Spark/Fire of Wisdom).

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Trivia

The film title 'Yamirukka Bayamen' translates to 'Why fear when I am here?', a famous assurance phrase associated with Lord Murugan. Vaali, one of Tamil cinema's legendary lyricists, frequently composed traditional Tamil devotional hymns set in rhythmic meter ('Chhandam') within mainstream films.

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