- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Jaya Vijaya
- Movie name
- Shanmuga Priya
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Apr 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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