Maiyai Thottu Ezhuthiyavar
From Thulasi Maadam · 1963
- Lyricist
- Trichy Thiyagarajan
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Thulasi Maadam1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar | The one who wrote by dipping in ink |
| En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar | Has touched and written upon my heart |
| Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar | The one who wrote by dipping in ink |
| En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar | Has touched and written upon my heart |
| Female | |
| Padathil azhagaai sirippavarae | The one who smiles beautifully in the picture |
| En pakkathil oru naal sirithiduvaar | Will smile beside me one day |
| Padathil azhagaai sirippavarae | The one who smiles beautifully in the picture |
| En pakkathil oru naal sirithiduvaar | Will smile beside me one day |
| Kudathul vilakkaai irukkindren | I remain hidden like a lamp inside a pot |
| Mana kolathil kaiyai pidithiduvaar | He will hold my hand in holy matrimony |
| Female | |
| Kolamittu maalaiyittu | Drawing decorative kolams and placing garlands |
| Kuthu vilakkai yetri vaithae | Lighting the sacred standing lamp |
| Kolamittu maalaiyittu | Drawing decorative kolams and placing garlands |
| Kuthu vilakkai yetri vaithae | Lighting the sacred standing lamp |
| Kaalamellaam vanagugindren | I worship you for all eternity |
| Kan paaraai thulasi ammaa | Glance upon me with grace, Mother Thulasi |
| Kaalamellaam vanagugindren | I worship you for all eternity |
| Kan paaraai thulasi ammaa | Glance upon me with grace, Mother Thulasi |
| Female | |
| Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar | The one who wrote by dipping in ink |
| En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar | Has touched and written upon my heart |
| Female | |
| Meetiya veenai naan endraal | If I am the strummed veena |
| Adhan mellisai inbam avarthaanae | The sweet joy of its soft music is him alone |
| Meetiya veenai naan endraal | If I am the strummed veena |
| Adhan mellisai inbam avarthaanae | The sweet joy of its soft music is him alone |
| Pattu paadum neram ellaam | Whenever a song is sung |
| Adhan pallaviyae avar peyar thaanae | Its main refrain is his name alone |
| Female | |
| Kanniyar manamoo kattaaru | A maiden's heart is a wild stream |
| Adhu kaaveri aaraai maaridavae | For it to transform into the serene Kaveri river |
| Kanniyar manamoo kattaaru | A maiden's heart is a wild stream |
| Adhu kaaveri aaraai maaridavae | For it to transform into the serene Kaveri river |
| Mannavar avarae maalaiyida | So that he, my lord, garlands me |
| Maadha nee arul purivaai | Mother, please bestow your divine grace |
| Mannavar avarae maalaiyida | So that he, my lord, garlands me |
| Maadha nee arul purivaai | Mother, please bestow your divine grace |
| Female | |
| Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar | The one who wrote by dipping in ink |
| En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar | Has touched and written upon my heart |
மையை தொட்டு எழுதியவர் என்
மனதை தொட்டு எழுதிவிட்டார்
மையை தொட்டு எழுதியவர் என்
மனதை தொட்டு எழுதிவிட்டார்.....
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
Has touched and written upon my heart
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
Has touched and written upon my heart
படத்தில் அழகாய் சிரிப்பவரே
என் பக்கத்தில் ஒரு நாள் சிரித்திடுவார்
படத்தில் அழகாய் சிரிப்பவரே
என் பக்கத்தில் ஒரு நாள் சிரித்திடுவார்
குடத்துள் விளக்காய் இருக்கின்றேன்
மணக் கோலத்தில் கையை பிடித்திடுவார்..
The one who smiles beautifully in the picture
Will smile beside me one day
The one who smiles beautifully in the picture
Will smile beside me one day
I remain hidden like a lamp inside a pot
He will hold my hand in holy matrimony
கோலமிட்டு மாலையிட்டு
குத்து விளக்கை ஏற்றி வைத்தே
கோலமிட்டு மாலையிட்டு
குத்து விளக்கை ஏற்றி வைத்தே
காலமெல்லாம் வணங்குகின்றேன்
கண் பாராய் துளசி அம்மா...
காலமெல்லாம் வணங்குகின்றேன்
கண் பாராய் துளசி அம்மா..
Drawing decorative kolams and placing garlands
Lighting the sacred standing lamp
Drawing decorative kolams and placing garlands
Lighting the sacred standing lamp
I worship you for all eternity
Glance upon me with grace, Mother Thulasi
I worship you for all eternity
Glance upon me with grace, Mother Thulasi
மையை தொட்டு எழுதியவர் என்
மனதை தொட்டு எழுதிவிட்டார்
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
Has touched and written upon my heart
மீட்டிய வீணை நானென்றால் அதன்
மெல்லிசை இன்பம் அவர்தானே
மீட்டிய வீணை நானென்றால் அதன்
மெல்லிசை இன்பம் அவர்தானே
பாட்டு பாடும் நேரமெல்லாம் அதன்
பல்லவியே அவர் பெயர்தானே...
If I am the strummed veena
The sweet joy of its soft music is him alone
If I am the strummed veena
The sweet joy of its soft music is him alone
Whenever a song is sung
Its main refrain is his name alone
கன்னியர் மனமோ காட்டாறு அது
காவிரி ஆறாய் மாறிடவே
கன்னியர் மனமோ காட்டாறு அது
காவிரி ஆறாய் மாறிடவே
மன்னவர் அவரே மாலையிட
மாதா நீ அருள் புரிவாய்...
மன்னவர் அவரே மாலையிட
மாதா நீ அருள் புரிவாய்...
A maiden's heart is a wild stream
For it to transform into the serene Kaveri river
A maiden's heart is a wild stream
For it to transform into the serene Kaveri river
So that he, my lord, garlands me
Mother, please bestow your divine grace
So that he, my lord, garlands me
Mother, please bestow your divine grace
மையை தொட்டு எழுதியவர் என்
மனதை தொட்டு எழுதிவிட்டார்
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
Has touched and written upon my heart
மையை தொட்டு எழுதியவர் என்
மனதை தொட்டு எழுதிவிட்டார்
Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar
Has touched and written upon my heart
Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar
Has touched and written upon my heart
Padathil azhagaai sirippavarae
The one who smiles beautifully in the picture
En pakkathil oru naal sirithiduvaar
Will smile beside me one day
Padathil azhagaai sirippavarae
The one who smiles beautifully in the picture
En pakkathil oru naal sirithiduvaar
Will smile beside me one day
Kudathul vilakkaai irukkindren
I remain hidden like a lamp inside a pot
Mana kolathil kaiyai pidithiduvaar
He will hold my hand in holy matrimony
Kolamittu maalaiyittu
Drawing decorative kolams and placing garlands
Kuthu vilakkai yetri vaithae
Lighting the sacred standing lamp
Kolamittu maalaiyittu
Drawing decorative kolams and placing garlands
Kuthu vilakkai yetri vaithae
Lighting the sacred standing lamp
Kaalamellaam vanagugindren
I worship you for all eternity
Kan paaraai thulasi ammaa
Glance upon me with grace, Mother Thulasi
Kaalamellaam vanagugindren
I worship you for all eternity
Kan paaraai thulasi ammaa
Glance upon me with grace, Mother Thulasi
Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar
Has touched and written upon my heart
Meetiya veenai naan endraal
If I am the strummed veena
Adhan mellisai inbam avarthaanae
The sweet joy of its soft music is him alone
Meetiya veenai naan endraal
If I am the strummed veena
Adhan mellisai inbam avarthaanae
The sweet joy of its soft music is him alone
Pattu paadum neram ellaam
Whenever a song is sung
Adhan pallaviyae avar peyar thaanae
Its main refrain is his name alone
Kanniyar manamoo kattaaru
A maiden's heart is a wild stream
Adhu kaaveri aaraai maaridavae
For it to transform into the serene Kaveri river
Kanniyar manamoo kattaaru
A maiden's heart is a wild stream
Adhu kaaveri aaraai maaridavae
For it to transform into the serene Kaveri river
Mannavar avarae maalaiyida
So that he, my lord, garlands me
Maadha nee arul purivaai
Mother, please bestow your divine grace
Mannavar avarae maalaiyida
So that he, my lord, garlands me
Maadha nee arul purivaai
Mother, please bestow your divine grace
Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar
The one who wrote by dipping in ink
En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar
Has touched and written upon my heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song expresses the deep devotion and yearning of a young woman for her beloved. She compares herself to a lamp hidden under a pot and a strummed veena whose music belongs to him, expressing hope that the man whose picture she admires will one day hold her hand in marriage. She prays to Mother Thulasi (the sacred basil plant) to bless her love, asking that her wild, unchanneled emotions be transformed into a serene and auspicious union with her lord.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kudathul vilakkaai irukkindren”
Compares her current unacknowledged state to a lamp hidden inside a pot ('Kudathul vilakkaai'), a traditional Tamil proverb representing hidden value.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Meetiya veenai naan endraal / Adhan mellisai inbam avarthaanae”
Compares herself to a veena and her beloved to the sweet music produced when strummed.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kanniyar manamoo kattaaru / Adhu kaaveri aaraai maaridavae”
Compares a young woman's turbulent mind to a wild mountain stream ('kattaaru') that calms into the sacred Kaveri river upon finding fulfillment.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Maiyai thottu ezhudhiyavar / En manadhai thottu ezhudhivittaar”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' across words like 'Maiyai' and 'Manadhai'.
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Trivia
'Thulasi Maadam' (1963) featured classic compositions by the legendary K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics penned by Trichy Thiyagarajan. The song beautifully blends romantic longing with traditional devotional worship of the sacred Thulasi plant.
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