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Lyrics & meaning

Maiyal Migavum

From Kaaval Deivam · 1969

Lyricist
Muthu Thandavar
Singer
Radha Jayalakshmi
Music director
G. Devarajan
Details
Kaaval Deivam1969

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Maiyal migavum meerudhaeMy intense love and desire are overflowing beyond control.
Swaami varuvamal irundhaal naan enna seiguvenOh Lord, if you do not come to me, what shall I do?
Swaami maiyal migavum meerudhaeOh Lord, my intense love is overflowing beyond control.
Swaami varuvamal irundhaal naan enna seiguvenOh Lord, if you do not come to me, what shall I do?
Swaami maiyal migavum meerudhaeOh Lord, my intense love is overflowing beyond control.
Female
Vaiyam pugazhum thillai valar nadhareOh Lord Nataraja of Thillai, who is praised by the whole world!
Vaiyam pugazhum thillai valar nadhareOh Lord Nataraja of Thillai, who is praised by the whole world!
Narumalar methai meedhil iruvarumaaiyirundhuBeing together as two on a bed made of fragrant flowers,
Narumalar methai meedhil iruvarumaaiyirundhuBeing together as two on a bed made of fragrant flowers,
Thazhuvi sural koduthu maruviEmbracing, offering intimate sweetness, and reuniting,
Muthu muthaadaTo shower kisses upon kisses,
Thazhuvi sural koduthu maruviEmbracing, offering intimate sweetness, and reuniting,
Muthu muthaadaTo shower kisses upon kisses,
Muthaada muthaadaTo kiss continuously and lovingly,
Female
Maiyal migavum meerudhaeMy intense love is overflowing beyond control.
Swaami varuvamal irundhaal naan enna seiguvenOh Lord, if you do not come to me, what shall I do?
Swaami maiyal migavum meerudhaeOh Lord, my intense love is overflowing beyond control.
Female
Thillai moodhoorin vaasareOh resident of the ancient and holy town of Thillai!
Moovaayirar dhinam dhinam thozhum eesareOh Lord who is worshipped daily by the three thousand priests!
Thillai moodhoorin vaasareOh resident of the ancient and holy town of Thillai!
Moovaayirar dhinam dhinam thozhum eesareOh Lord who is worshipped daily by the three thousand priests!
Mangai sivagaami magizhum sabaesareOh Sabhesa in whom Goddess Sivagami takes great delight!
Mangai sivagaami magizhum sabaesareOh Sabhesa in whom Goddess Sivagami takes great delight!
Madhavar thozhum porpaadhareOh possessor of golden feet worshipped by great ascetics!
Thamizhirkkoru needhare en prana naadhareOh righteous guardian of Tamil, oh lord of my soul!
Thamizhirkkoru needhare en prana naadhareOh righteous guardian of Tamil, oh lord of my soul!
Female
Maiyal migavum meerudhaeMy intense love is overflowing beyond control.
Swaami varuvamal irundhaal naan enna seiguvenOh Lord, if you do not come to me, what shall I do?
Swaami maiyal migavum meerudhaeOh Lord, my intense love is overflowing beyond control.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic piece composed by Muthu Thandavar belongs to the genre of Carnatic Padam poetry expressing Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava (spiritual love framed as romantic longing). The heroine expresses her overwhelming passion and intense longing (Maiyal) for Lord Nataraja of Chidambaram (Thillai). She vividly describes her desire for intimate divine union on a floral bed and wonders how she can endure her existence if her beloved Lord does not arrive.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moni (Initial Alliteration)

Maiyal migavum meerudhae

Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across words creates a melodic rhythm in the refrain.

Edugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Mangai sivagaami magizhum sabaesare / Madhavar thozhum porpaadhare

The second consonant 'ng' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Mangai' and 'Madhavar').

Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava (Metaphorical Allegory)

Narumalar methai meedhil iruvarumaaiyirundhu

The devotee takes the persona of a yearning maiden seeking physical and spiritual union with Lord Shiva.

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Trivia

This composition is a renowned classical Tamil Padam composed by Muthu Thandavar, one of the prominent early Tamil Carnatic composers. It was rendered in the 1969 film Kaaval Deivam by Radha Jayalakshmi, featuring classical dance.

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