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Lyrics & meaning

Kundrangal Aadi

From Shanmuga Priya · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Jaya Vijaya
Details
Shanmuga Priya1973

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kundrangal aadi oru kodi pottu maanidarinDancing upon the hills and wearing a sacred mark of a crore, for mankind
Kurai theerkka vantha murugaOh Muruga who came to resolve human grievances!
Mandrangal thorumoru mayilodu vanthuArriving with your peacock at every gathering
Vinai maattruvaai engal muruga murugaYou will transform our karma, our Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Female
Kundrangal aadi oru kodi pottu maanidarinDancing upon the hills and wearing a sacred mark of a crore, for mankind
Kurai theerkka vantha murugaOh Muruga who came to resolve human grievances!
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Female
Sendrengu nindraalum seval kurallaanguWherever you go and stand, there the sound of the rooster call
Thirupali theerkkum murugaFulfills sacred offerings and debts, Oh Muruga!
Indringu vaavendru enninnom ketkiromAsking you to come here today, we pray with high hope
Emaiyaala varuvaai murugaaCome to rule and protect us, Oh Muruga!
Emaiyaala varuvaai murugaaCome to rule and protect us, Oh Muruga!
Female
Kundrangal aadi oru kodi pottu maanidarinDancing upon the hills and wearing a sacred mark of a crore, for mankind
Kurai theerkka vantha murugaOh Muruga who came to resolve human grievances!
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Female
Chinnamani kaalazhagu seyalaattru ponathenaWondering why the beauty of those little gem-adorned feet has ceased to move
Thigaikkirom vanna muruga murugaWe stand bewildered, Oh colorful Muruga, Muruga!
Annamena aadivarum azhagu magan palliyinaiThe resting place of the beautiful son who sways like a swan
Arulodu kakka varuvaai muruga murugaCome with grace to protect it, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Female
Kundrangal aadi oru kodi pottu maanidarinDancing upon the hills and wearing a sacred mark of a crore, for mankind
Kurai theerkka vantha murugaOh Muruga who came to resolve human grievances!
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Female
Than ninaivum than seyalum thanpillai endru urugumWhose thoughts and actions melt only thinking of her child
Than ninaivum than seyalum thanpillai endru urugumWhose thoughts and actions melt only thinking of her child
Thaayaarai kakka varuvaai murugaCome to protect the mother, Oh Muruga!
Sonnavudan odivarum jothu vayaloor valarumYou who rush instantly when called, radiant in Vayaloor
Thooyanae varuga muruga muruga murugaOh Pure One, welcome, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Female
Kundrangal aadi oru kodi pottu maanidarinDancing upon the hills and wearing a sacred mark of a crore, for mankind
Kurai theerkka vantha murugaOh Muruga who came to resolve human grievances!
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Female
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga
Muruga muruga muruga murugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kundrangal Aadi is a soul-stirring devotional prayer addressed to Lord Murugan from the film Shanmuga Priya (1973). Written by Kannadasan and set to tune by duo Jaya Vijaya, the song features a desperate plea to Lord Murugan to alleviate human suffering, remove bad karma, and protect a mother whose entire existence centers on her child. The lyrics evoke Murugan's traditional iconographies—his peacock, his rooster emblem, his holy abode at Vayaloor, and his benevolent presence that responds instantly to the genuine call of a devotee.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition / Epizeuxis)

Muruga muruga muruga muruga

Continuous repetition of the word 'Muruga' to build intense emotional fervor and rhythmic chanting.

Edhai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kundrangal aadi... / Mandrangal thorumoru...

Rhyming of the second consonant 'ndra' between 'Kundrangal' and 'Mandrangal' across lines.

Upamai (Simile)

Annamena aadivarum azhagu magan palliyinai

Comparing the child's graceful movement to that of a swan using 'annamena'.

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Trivia

The music was composed by the twin brothers Jaya-Vijaya, who were celebrated in South India for their classical and devotional tunes. The lyricist Kannadasan specifically highlights the deity's abode at Vayaloor ('Vayaloor valarum'), a temple closely associated with Murugan devotion and poet Saint Arunagirinathar.

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