Maname Muruganin
From Motor Sundaram Pillai · 1966
- Lyricist
- Kothamangalam Subbu
- Singer
- Radha Jayalakshmi
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Motor Sundaram Pillai1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam | Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan |
| Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam | Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan |
| En maanthalir meniye gugan aalayam | My tender leaf-like body is the temple of Lord Gugan |
| Female | |
| Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam | Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan |
| En maanthalir meniye gugan aalayam | My tender leaf-like body is the temple of Lord Gugan |
| Female | |
| En kurale sendhoorin koyil mani | My voice is the temple bell of Tiruchendur |
| Haa……aaa…..aa…..aa…..aa…..aaaa…. | Haa……aaa…..aa…..aa…..aa…..aaaa…. |
| Kurale sendhoorin koyil mani | The voice is the temple bell of Tiruchendur |
| Adhu gugane shanmugane endroli koori nee | Ringing out in resonance calling, O Gugan! O Shanmuga! |
| Adhu gugane shanmugane endroli koori nee | Ringing out in resonance calling, O Gugan! O Shanmuga! |
| Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam | Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan |
| Female | |
| Nin ni th pa ni mayil vaaganam | Nin ni th pa ni, the peacock vehicle |
| Tha ni tha tha ni ni tha tha pa tha ni ni pa pa | Solfege notes: Tha ni tha tha ni ni tha tha pa tha ni ni pa pa |
| Tha tha ga ga pa pa tha tha ma ma tha tha ma ma | Solfege notes: Tha tha ga ga pa pa tha tha ma ma tha tha ma ma |
| Tha tha sa ra ga tha tha ka ma ma tha | Solfege notes: Tha tha sa ra ga tha tha ka ma ma tha |
| Muruganin mayil vaaganam | Lord Murugan's peacock vehicle |
| Female | |
| Ga ga tha ma tha ma ga ma ni ga tha ma ni ni | Solfege notes: Ga ga tha ma tha ma ga ma ni ga tha ma ni ni |
| Tha ga ni na ni tha ma ga pa tha maga tha tha | Solfege notes: Tha ga ni na ni tha ma ga pa tha maga tha tha |
| Ni tha ni tha ni tha ka tha ma ga tha tha | Solfege notes: Ni tha ni tha ni tha ka tha ma ga tha tha |
| Ni tha ni tha ni tha ga | Solfege notes: Ni tha ni tha ni tha ga |
| Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam | Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan |
மனமே முருகனின் மயில் வாகனம்
மனமே முருகனின் மயில் வாகனம்
என் மாந்தளிர் மேனியே குகனாலயம்
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
My tender leaf-like body is the temple of Lord Gugan
மனமே முருகனின் மயில் வாகனம்
என் மாந்தளிர் மேனியே குகனாலயம்
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
My tender leaf-like body is the temple of Lord Gugan
என் குரலே செந்தூரின் கோவில் மணி
ஹா ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆ......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....
குரலே செந்தூரின் கோவில் மணி
அது குகனே ஷண்முகனே என்றொலி கூறி நீ
அது குகனே ஷண்முகனே என்றொலி கூறி நீ
மனமே முருகனின் மயில் வாகனம்.....ம்...
My voice is the temple bell of Tiruchendur
Haa……aaa…..aa…..aa…..aa…..aaaa….
The voice is the temple bell of Tiruchendur
Ringing out in resonance calling, O Gugan! O Shanmuga!
Ringing out in resonance calling, O Gugan! O Shanmuga!
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
நின் நி த ப நி மயில் வாகனம்
த நி த த நி நி த த ப த நி நி ப ப
த த க க ப ப த த ம ம த த ம ம
த த ச ர க த த க ம ம த
முருகனின் மயில் வாகனம்.....
Nin ni th pa ni, the peacock vehicle
Solfege notes: Tha ni tha tha ni ni tha tha pa tha ni ni pa pa
Solfege notes: Tha tha ga ga pa pa tha tha ma ma tha tha ma ma
Solfege notes: Tha tha sa ra ga tha tha ka ma ma tha
Lord Murugan's peacock vehicle
க க த ம த ம க ம நி க த ம நி நி
த க நி ந நி த ம க ப த ம க த த
நி த நி த நி த க த ம க த த
நி த நி த நி த க
மனமே முருகனின் மயில் வாகனம்....
Solfege notes: Ga ga tha ma tha ma ga ma ni ga tha ma ni ni
Solfege notes: Tha ga ni na ni tha ma ga pa tha maga tha tha
Solfege notes: Ni tha ni tha ni tha ka tha ma ga tha tha
Solfege notes: Ni tha ni tha ni tha ga
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
En maanthalir meniye gugan aalayam
My tender leaf-like body is the temple of Lord Gugan
Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
En maanthalir meniye gugan aalayam
My tender leaf-like body is the temple of Lord Gugan
En kurale sendhoorin koyil mani
My voice is the temple bell of Tiruchendur
Haa……aaa…..aa…..aa…..aa…..aaaa….
Haa……aaa…..aa…..aa…..aa…..aaaa….
Kurale sendhoorin koyil mani
The voice is the temple bell of Tiruchendur
Adhu gugane shanmugane endroli koori nee
Ringing out in resonance calling, O Gugan! O Shanmuga!
Adhu gugane shanmugane endroli koori nee
Ringing out in resonance calling, O Gugan! O Shanmuga!
Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
Nin ni th pa ni mayil vaaganam
Nin ni th pa ni, the peacock vehicle
Tha ni tha tha ni ni tha tha pa tha ni ni pa pa
Solfege notes: Tha ni tha tha ni ni tha tha pa tha ni ni pa pa
Tha tha ga ga pa pa tha tha ma ma tha tha ma ma
Solfege notes: Tha tha ga ga pa pa tha tha ma ma tha tha ma ma
Tha tha sa ra ga tha tha ka ma ma tha
Solfege notes: Tha tha sa ra ga tha tha ka ma ma tha
Muruganin mayil vaaganam
Lord Murugan's peacock vehicle
Ga ga tha ma tha ma ga ma ni ga tha ma ni ni
Solfege notes: Ga ga tha ma tha ma ga ma ni ga tha ma ni ni
Tha ga ni na ni tha ma ga pa tha maga tha tha
Solfege notes: Tha ga ni na ni tha ma ga pa tha maga tha tha
Ni tha ni tha ni tha ka tha ma ga tha tha
Solfege notes: Ni tha ni tha ni tha ka tha ma ga tha tha
Ni tha ni tha ni tha ga
Solfege notes: Ni tha ni tha ni tha ga
Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam
Oh my mind is the peacock vehicle of Lord Murugan
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this classical devotional song, the lyricist metaphorically transforms human physical and mental existence into sacred attributes dedicated to Lord Murugan. The singer expresses that her mind acts as the peacock mount (Mayil Vaaganam) carrying the deity, her tender youth-like body serves as His holy abode (Gugan Aalayam), and her voice functions as the ringing temple bell at Tiruchendur (Sendhoor). The composition weaves poetic imagery with intricate Carnatic swara passages (solfege) to signify total surrender of thought, body, and voice to Lord Shanmuga.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvameyam)
“Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam / En maanthalir meniye gugan aalayam”
Directly equates the mind to Murugan's peacock mount and the physical body to His temple without using explicit comparative conjunctions.
Auditory Imagery & Metaphor
“En kurale sendhoorin koyil mani”
Compares the human voice to the sacred chime of temple bells at Tiruchendur, evoking a vivid soundscape of temple worship.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maname muruganin mayil vaaganam”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound across words ('Maname', 'muruganin', 'mayil') creates melodic symmetry in Tamil prosody.
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Trivia
This classical song from the 1966 film 'Motor Sundaram Pillai' features lyrics written by the celebrated writer, poet, and scholar Kothamangalam Subbu. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Although presented in a feature film, the song gained immense popularity as a standalone Carnatic devotional classic dedicated to Lord Murugan.
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