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Maari Magamaayi

From Sivappathigaram · 2006

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Chinna Ponnu
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Sivappathigaram
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
26 Apr 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maari magamaayiamma
Mana koraiya theerkkumamma
Iru velli veratham solli
Eduththu varom mozhapaari
{Thaanaanae thaanaanai
Thaanaanae thaanaanae….} (2)
Kaaththu mattum
Vanthu pogum
Kattabomman kotta pola
Veyyil padaa ola pinni
Vethachu vechom mozhapaari
Veyyil padaa ola pinni
Vethachu vechom mozhapaari
Thaanaanae thaanaanai
Thaanaanae thaanaanae….
Naduvinilae pothi vecha
Nalla nalla ottil ellaam
Vetha vethama payir vethachu
Vekkazhikku podungamma
Vetha vethama payir vethachu
Vekkazhikku podungamma
Paasi payiru potta kaiyyil
Pavun pavuna nelaikkum amma
Thattaan payiru potta kaiyyil
Tharani ellaam kedaikkum amma
Thattaan payiru potta kaiyyil
Tharani ellaam kedaikkum amma
Thaanaanae thaanaanai
Thaanaanae thaanaanae….
Pachcha payaru potta kaiyyil
Ochchi pini ozhiyumamma
Mozhapaari somantha kaiyyil
Mummaari pozhiyumamma
Mozhapaari somantha kaiyyil
Mummaari pozhiyumamma
Thaanaanae thaanaanai
Thaanaanae thaanaanae….
Thonaama thonangaama
Modavanaattu thanni vazhi
Mozhapaari pogaiyilla
Maariamma nalantharuva
Mozhapaari pogaiyilla
Maariamma nalantharuva
{Thaanaanae thaanaanai
Thaanaanae thaanaanae….} (2)
Mari, Mother Mahamayi,
will heal every sorrow in our hearts.
Keeping our fast across two Fridays,
we bring the Mulaipari (sprouted grain offering).
{Thanaane thaananai
Thanaane thaanaane....} (2)
Where only the breeze
can come and go,
like the fortress of Kattabomman,
weaving palm leaves to shut out the sun,
we sowed and raised the Mulaipari.
Weaving palm leaves to shut out the sun,
we sowed and raised the Mulaipari.
Thanaane thaananai
Thanaane thaanaane....
Nestling fertile soil in the middle,
inside fine earthen pots,
sowing different varieties of grains,
set them out in rows, O women!
Sowing different varieties of grains,
set them out in rows, O women!
In the hands that sowed the moong beans,
gold upon gold will remain, O mother!
In the hands that sowed the cowpeas,
the wealth of the whole world will be gained, O mother!
In the hands that sowed the cowpeas,
the wealth of the whole world will be gained, O mother!
Thanaane thaananai
Thanaane thaanaane....
In the hands that sowed the green gram,
all illness and pain will vanish, O mother!
In the hands that carried the Mulaipari,
the rains will pour three times a month, O mother!
In the hands that carried the Mulaipari,
the rains will pour three times a month, O mother!
Thanaane thaananai
Thanaane thaanaane....
Without tiring or faltering,
along the waterways of Modavanadu,
as the Mulaipari moves in procession,
Mother Mariamman will bless us with well-being.
As the Mulaipari moves in procession,
Mother Mariamman will bless us with well-being.
{Thanaane thaananai
Thanaane thaanaane....} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song represents a traditional Tamil folk hymn centered on the sacred ritual of 'Mulaipari' (sprouted grain pot offerings) dedicated to Goddess Mariamman during village temple festivals. Women fast on consecutive Fridays and plant various grains—such as green gram, cowpeas, and lentils—in earthenware pots protected from direct sunlight inside woven palm-leaf enclosures. As the sprouts grow, the women carry the pots in a joyful communal procession to a local water body, singing folk melodies to pray for abundant rain, fertile crops, relief from illnesses, and overall prosperity for their village.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kattabomman kotta pola”

Compares the dark, shaded palm-leaf enclosure built for sprouted seeds to the fortress of Veerapandiya Kattabomman.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Mozhapaari somantha kaiyyil / Mummaari pozhiyumamma”

Matching second consonants between 'Mozhapaari' and 'Mummaari' creates melodic flow.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Pachcha payaru potta kaiyyil”

Alliteration of the initial 'P' sound ('Pachcha', 'potta') enhancing the rhythmic folk delivery.

Refrain (Madakku)

“Thaanaanae thaanaanai / Thaanaanae thaanaanae….”

Repeated traditional folk refrain used in Gramiya songs to maintain collective singing cadence.

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Trivia

This track from the 2006 movie 'Sivappathigaram' features music composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay. It authentically reproduces the traditional Mulaipari folk song format popular in southern Tamil Nadu village goddess festivals.

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