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Malaimel Amarndhu

From Kizhakkum Merkkum Santhikkindrana · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kizhakkum Merkkum Santhikkindrana
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
11 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaasavan marugaa varuga varuga
Nesa kuramagal ninaivon varuga
Aarumuga padaiththa aiyaa varuga
Neeridum velavan niththam varuga
Siragiri velavan seekiram varuga
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Malai maelamranthu mayil meedhirunthu
Varugindra perkku arulgiindra deivam
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Malai maelamranthu mayil meedhirunthu
Varugindra perkku arulgiindra deivam
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Allah ullaahilaa hailallaahoo
Allah ullaahilaa hailallaahoo
Velai kandaal acham theerththu
Vinaiyum theerkkum murugaa
Vellikizhamai viratham irunthaal
Selvam serkkum murugaa
Vellikizhamai viratham irunthaal
Selvam serkkum murugaa
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Malai maelamranthu mayil meedhirunthu
Varugindra perkku arulgiindra deivam
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Moosaa vazhiyil esha nabhikkum
Vedham thanthaai allaah
Moosaa vazhiyil esha nabhikkum
Vedham thanthaai allaah
Munnum pinnum emmai kaakkum
Mudhalvan neeyae allaah
Malaiyai thanthaai nadhiyai thanthaai
Pasiyai theerththaai allaah
Maganai thantha ibrahimin
Vaazhvai kaaththaai allaah
Allaah allaah allaah allaah
Laahi laahaa ilhallaah
Allaah allaah allaah allaah
Laahi laahaa ilhallaah
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Anbennum deiva vadivaaga nindru
Arugae irunthu enai kakka vantha
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Thaayin nizhlaai thamaiyan uravaai
Thunaiyaai nindraar murugaa
Dharmam ennum thaththuva vaanil
Chandhiran avarae murugaa
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Uttraar illai pettraar illai
Ondrodondru allaah
Uttraar illai pettraar illai
Ondrodondru allaah
Ulagil naangal anaathai alla
Unnaal vazhvom allaah
Kaigal naangu ondraaga irunthaal
Ketpathu kidaikkum allaah
Kadalil serum nadhigal polae
Kalanthu nirpom allaah
Allaah allaah allaah allaah
Laahi laahaa ilhallaah
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Allaah allaah allaah allaah
Laahi laahaa ilhallaah
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
Murugaa murugaa murugaa…..
O son-in-law of Indra, welcome, come!
O You who holds the loving hunter-girl Valli in Your thoughts, come!
O noble Lord with six faces, come!
O spear-wielding Lord adorned with sacred ash, come every day!
O spear-bearer of Siragiri hill, come swiftly!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Seated upon the hill, riding atop the peacock,
the God who blesses all who come to Him,
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Seated upon the hill, riding atop the peacock,
the God who blesses all who come to Him,
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Allah, La ilaha illallah...
Allah, La ilaha illallah...
The sight of Your sacred spear removes all fear
and dispels our hardships, O Muruga!
If one observes a fast on Fridays,
You bestow wealth and prosperity, O Muruga!
If one observes a fast on Fridays,
You bestow wealth and prosperity, O Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Seated upon the hill, riding atop the peacock,
the God who blesses all who come to Him,
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
In the tradition of Moses, and to Prophet Jesus too,
You gave the holy scriptures, O Allah!
In the tradition of Moses, and to Prophet Jesus too,
You gave the holy scriptures, O Allah!
Protecting us from before and behind,
You are the Supreme One, O Allah!
You gave mountains, You gave rivers,
You satisfied our hunger, O Allah!
To Ibrahim who was willing to offer his son,
You protected his life and family, O Allah!
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah,
La ilaha illallah!
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah,
La ilaha illallah!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Standing as the divine form of love,
You came to stay beside me and protect me,
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Like a mother's sheltering shadow and a brother's kinship,
he stood by my side as my support, O Muruga!
In the philosophical sky of righteousness,
he shines like the moon, O Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
We have no relatives, we have no parents,
we have only each other, O Allah!
We have no relatives, we have no parents,
we have only each other, O Allah!
Yet we are not orphans in this world,
for we live through Your grace, O Allah!
If our four hands remain united together,
whatever we ask for, we will receive, O Allah!
Like rivers flowing into the sea,
we will merge and stand as one, O Allah!
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah,
La ilaha illallah!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah,
La ilaha illallah!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga!
Muruga, Muruga, Muruga...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This unique devotional song from the film 'Kizhakkum Merkkum Santhikkindrana' (1979) weaves together praise for Lord Murugan and Almighty Allah. It highlights religious harmony and the shared spiritual essence across different faiths, blending Islamic Islamic chants (La ilaha illallah) and references to prophets (Moses, Jesus, Ibrahim) with traditional Murugan invocations (Vel, Siragiri, Valli). The lyrical themes center around unity, divine protection, morality, and communal brotherhood. It expresses that whether worshipping Murugan or Allah, the ultimate truth remains one—advocating that human beings, when united like rivers joining the sea, receive universal divine grace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Second-letter rhyme)

Vaasavan marugaa varuga varuga / Nesa kuramagal ninaivon varuga

The second consonant 'ra' repeats across lines ('marugaa', 'kuramagal').

Simile (Upamai)

Kadalil serum nadhigal polae / Kalanthu nirpom allaah

Comparing people joining together in unity to rivers merging into the vast ocean.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Dharmam ennum thaththuva vaanil / Chandhiran avarae murugaa

Metaphorically describing the person/divine protector as the moon shining in the sky of righteousness (Dharmam).

Anaphora (Repetition)

Murugaa murugaa murugaa….. / Allaah allaah allaah allaah

Rhythmic invocation and repetition of the names 'Murugaa' and 'Allaah' for emotional and musical emphasis.

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Trivia

The film title 'Kizhakkum Merkkum Santhikkindrana' translates to 'East and West Meet'. Fittingly, lyricist Kannadasan and composer M. S. Viswanathan crafted this iconic duet sang by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela to symbolize Hindu-Muslim harmony, seamlessly alternating stanzas of Murugan devotional hymns with Islamic prayer chants.

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