Mahaaraajargale Maharaasigale
From Rathna Kumar · 1949
- Lyricist
- Papanasam Sivan
- Singer
- P. U. Chinnappa
- Music directors
- G. Ramanathan, C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Rathna Kumar1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaaa…aaaaaaaa..aaaaaaaa… | Aaaa…aaaaaaaa..aaaaaaaa… |
| Aaaaaaaaa….aaaaaaaa…..aaaaaaaaa… | Aaaaaaaaa….aaaaaaaa…..aaaaaaaaa… |
| Male | |
| Magaraajargalae | O Great Kings! |
| Magaraasigalae | O Great Queens! |
| Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae | O Great Kings, O Great Queens! |
| Magaraajargalae dharmamigum | O Great Kings, rich in righteousness, |
| Punniyamullorae | O Virtuous ones! |
| Magaraajargalae dharmamigum | O Great Kings, rich in righteousness, |
| Punniyamullorae | O Virtuous ones! |
| Pettra thaayin mikkorae | Greater than the mother who gave birth to us, |
| Engal thandhaiyum neerae | You are also our father! |
| Male | |
| Pettra thaayin mikkorae | Greater than the mother who gave birth to us, |
| Engal thandhaiyum neerae | You are also our father! |
| Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae | O Great Kings, O Great Queens! |
| Magaraasigalae….ae…..aaa…..aa….aa…..aa… | O Great Queens….ae…..aaa…..aa….aa…..aa… |
| Haa…..aaa….aa….aa…. | Haa…..aaa….aa….aa…. |
| Male | |
| Magaraasigalae kaasiduveer | O Great Queens, offer us some coins, |
| Dharmamundu | There is great merit in charity! |
| Male | |
| Magaraasigalae kaasiduveer | O Great Queens, offer us some coins, |
| Dharmamundu | There is great merit in charity! |
| Kulir thaanga illomae | We have nothing to withstand the cold, |
| Pazhandhuni tharuveerae | Please give us your old clothes! |
| Kulir thaanga illomae | We have nothing to withstand the cold, |
| Pazhandhuni tharuveerae | Please give us your old clothes! |
| Male | |
| Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae | O Great Kings, O Great Queens! |
| Ammaa aiyaa ammaa aiyaa | Mother, Sir, Mother, Sir! |
| Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae | O Great Kings, O Great Queens! |
| Male | |
| Engal naadariyom | We know no land of our own, |
| Kudiyirukka veedumillaamae | We have no home to reside in, |
| Veyil vaadum irandaathmaa | Two souls wilting under the harsh sun, |
| Ingu thaedi vandhomae | We have come here seeking your aid! |
| Naadariyom | We know no land of our own, |
| Kudiyirukka veedumillaamae | We have no home to reside in, |
| Veyil vaadum irandaathmaa | Two souls wilting under the harsh sun, |
| Ingu thaedi vandhomae | We have come here seeking your aid! |
| Paaduvadhaalae pasi theerndhidumo | Will our hunger be satisfied merely by singing? |
| Parivaai eliyor mugamae | With compassion, look upon the faces |
| Paarthiduveerae | Of these destitute people! |
| Naadariyom kudiyirukka | We know no land, to reside |
| Veedumillaamae | We have no home, |
| Veyil vaadum irandaathmaa | Two souls wilting under the harsh sun, |
| Ingu thaedi vandhomae | We have come here seeking your aid! |
ஆஅ.......ஆஆஆஆ.......ஆஆஆஆஆஅ......
ஆஆஆஆஆஅ.......ஆஆஆஆஅ.......ஆஆஆஆ.....
Aaaa…aaaaaaaa..aaaaaaaa…
Aaaaaaaaa….aaaaaaaa…..aaaaaaaaa…
மகராஜர்களே
மகராஸிகளே
மகராஜர்களே மகராஸிகளே
மகராஜர்களே தர்மமிகும்
புண்யமுள்ளோரே
மகராஜர்களே தர்மமிகும்
புண்யமுள்ளோரே
பெற்ற தாயின் மிக்கோரே
எங்கள் தந்தையும் நீரே
O Great Kings!
O Great Queens!
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
O Great Kings, rich in righteousness,
O Virtuous ones!
O Great Kings, rich in righteousness,
O Virtuous ones!
Greater than the mother who gave birth to us,
You are also our father!
பெற்ற தாயின் மிக்கோரே
எங்கள் தந்தையும் நீரே
மகராஜர்களே மகராஸிகளே
மகராஸிகளே...அஆ......ஆஅ.....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ....
ஹா......ஆஅ.......ஆ.....ஆ....
Greater than the mother who gave birth to us,
You are also our father!
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
O Great Queens….ae…..aaa…..aa….aa…..aa…
Haa…..aaa….aa….aa….
மகராஸிகளே காசிடுவீர்
தர்மமுண்டு
O Great Queens, offer us some coins,
There is great merit in charity!
மகராஸிகளே காசிடுவீர்
தர்மமுண்டு
குளிர் தாங்க இல்லோமே
பழந்துணி தருவீரே
குளிர் தாங்க இல்லோமே
பழந்துணி தருவீரே
O Great Queens, offer us some coins,
There is great merit in charity!
We have nothing to withstand the cold,
Please give us your old clothes!
We have nothing to withstand the cold,
Please give us your old clothes!
மகராஜர்களே மகராஸிகளே
அம்மா ஐயா அம்மா ஐயா
மகராஜர்களே மகராஸிகளே
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
Mother, Sir, Mother, Sir!
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
எங்கள் நாடறியோம்
குடியிருக்க வீடுமில்லோமே
வெயில் வாடும் இரண்டாத்மா
இங்கு தேடி வந்தோமே
நாடறியோம்
குடியிருக்க வீடுமில்லோமே
வெயில் வாடும் இரண்டாத்மா
இங்கு தேடி வந்தோமே
பாடுவதாலே பசி தீர்ந்திடுமோ
பரிவாய் எளியோர் முகமே
பார்த்திடுவீரே
நாடறியோம் குடியிருக்க
வீடுமில்லோமே
வெயில் வாடும் இரண்டாத்மா
இங்கு தேடி வந்தோமே
We know no land of our own,
We have no home to reside in,
Two souls wilting under the harsh sun,
We have come here seeking your aid!
We know no land of our own,
We have no home to reside in,
Two souls wilting under the harsh sun,
We have come here seeking your aid!
Will our hunger be satisfied merely by singing?
With compassion, look upon the faces
Of these destitute people!
We know no land, to reside
We have no home,
Two souls wilting under the harsh sun,
We have come here seeking your aid!
Aaaa…aaaaaaaa..aaaaaaaa…
Aaaa…aaaaaaaa..aaaaaaaa…
Aaaaaaaaa….aaaaaaaa…..aaaaaaaaa…
Aaaaaaaaa….aaaaaaaa…..aaaaaaaaa…
Magaraajargalae
O Great Kings!
Magaraasigalae
O Great Queens!
Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
Magaraajargalae dharmamigum
O Great Kings, rich in righteousness,
Punniyamullorae
O Virtuous ones!
Magaraajargalae dharmamigum
O Great Kings, rich in righteousness,
Punniyamullorae
O Virtuous ones!
Pettra thaayin mikkorae
Greater than the mother who gave birth to us,
Engal thandhaiyum neerae
You are also our father!
Pettra thaayin mikkorae
Greater than the mother who gave birth to us,
Engal thandhaiyum neerae
You are also our father!
Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
Magaraasigalae….ae…..aaa…..aa….aa…..aa…
O Great Queens….ae…..aaa…..aa….aa…..aa…
Haa…..aaa….aa….aa….
Haa…..aaa….aa….aa….
Magaraasigalae kaasiduveer
O Great Queens, offer us some coins,
Dharmamundu
There is great merit in charity!
Magaraasigalae kaasiduveer
O Great Queens, offer us some coins,
Dharmamundu
There is great merit in charity!
Kulir thaanga illomae
We have nothing to withstand the cold,
Pazhandhuni tharuveerae
Please give us your old clothes!
Kulir thaanga illomae
We have nothing to withstand the cold,
Pazhandhuni tharuveerae
Please give us your old clothes!
Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
Ammaa aiyaa ammaa aiyaa
Mother, Sir, Mother, Sir!
Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae
O Great Kings, O Great Queens!
Engal naadariyom
We know no land of our own,
Kudiyirukka veedumillaamae
We have no home to reside in,
Veyil vaadum irandaathmaa
Two souls wilting under the harsh sun,
Ingu thaedi vandhomae
We have come here seeking your aid!
Naadariyom
We know no land of our own,
Kudiyirukka veedumillaamae
We have no home to reside in,
Veyil vaadum irandaathmaa
Two souls wilting under the harsh sun,
Ingu thaedi vandhomae
We have come here seeking your aid!
Paaduvadhaalae pasi theerndhidumo
Will our hunger be satisfied merely by singing?
Parivaai eliyor mugamae
With compassion, look upon the faces
Paarthiduveerae
Of these destitute people!
Naadariyom kudiyirukka
We know no land, to reside
Veedumillaamae
We have no home,
Veyil vaadum irandaathmaa
Two souls wilting under the harsh sun,
Ingu thaedi vandhomae
We have come here seeking your aid!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant track from the 1949 film 'Rathna Kumar', composed by S. V. Venkatraman and C. R. Subbaraman with lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, is an evocative plea for charity by two destitute wanderers. Addressing the audience and patrons as benevolent kings and queens, they express their plight of having no home, no land to call their own, and no clothing to shield them from the biting cold or scorching heat. Elevating the noble acts of philanthropy, the singers praise generous donors as being even greater than birth parents. They highlight the harsh reality that singing alone cannot fill a hungry stomach and beg for mercy, food, old clothes, and small change, emphasizing that righteous acts of charity bring divine merit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Paaduvadhaalae pasi theerndhidumo / Parivaai eliyor mugamae / Paarthiduveerae”
Repetition of the 'Pa' sound at the start of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic cadence.
Anaphora (Repetitive Refrain)
“Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae”
The address 'Magaraajargalae magaraasigalae' is repeated extensively across stanzas to reinforce the humble pitch for alms.
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“Pettra thaayin mikkorae, Engal thandhaiyum neerae”
Comparing potential donors to be greater than one's birth mother ('Pettra thaayin mikkorae') flatters the listener to invoke deep empathy and charity.
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Trivia
From the 1949 Tamil movie 'Rathna Kumar', starring P. U. Chinnappa and M. G. Ramachandran (MGR). The lyrics were crafted by the renowned Classical Carnatic composer and lyricist Papanasam Sivan, who expertly captured the traditional folk form of 'Pitchai Paattu' (beggar's appeal song) popular in vintage Tamil theatre and cinema.
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