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Maravene Entha Naalum

From Maaya Mohini · 1956

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
S. N. Thirupathi
Movie name
Maaya Mohini
Movie release year
1956
Lyrics added on
3 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Maravene endha naalum
Irul neeki innal theeraai
Neril nee vaarumaiyaa
Thunai neeyae kaadhar meera
Maravene endha naalum
Irul neeki innal theeraai
Neril nee vaarumaiyaa
Thunai neeyae kaadhar meera
Ulagaalum inba jyothi
Uruvaanadhae prajyadhi
Udalaavi pottrum medhaa
Ulamaevum dharmathatha
Panidhenae sevai dhinamae
Unarvaar undoo innaalae
Aadharavu vendum manidhan
Vaedhanaiyai theerkkum alla
Karunai thandhaala neraai
Kanidhun kannalae paaraai
Maravene endha naalum
Irul neeki innal theeraai
Maravene endha naalum
Sodhanai indrodu maraindhae
En vaazhvin innal arindhae
Un paadha sevai dhinamae
Adaiyum sanmaargam thaaraai
Iniyaenum kannin inmaiyaai
Thunaiyaagi inbam thaaraai
Alla illaamal yedhumae
Aagathu pottri vaaraai
Theeratha thunbam theerum
Jagamae unnalae maarum
Maravene endha naalum
Irul neeki innal theeraai
Maravene endha naalum
Sodhanaiyum yeno maula
Aadharam neeyae alla
Yaavum un baaram paaraai
Enaiyaal magaanae neraaai
Maranthae ennaalum naamae
Megantha kaara peyaal
Uzhandraal sallaaba vaazhvae
Kanalaagi kaanum paaraai
Thaaraai indrae kann paarvaai
Thunai neeyae kaadhar meera
I will never forget you, not for a single day
Dispel my darkness and end my sorrows
Please come to me in person, my Lord
You are my only support, O Kadir Meera...
I will never forget you, not for a single day
Dispel my darkness and end my sorrows
Please come to me in person, my Lord
You are my only support, O Kadir Meera
You are the joyful light that rules over the world
The very embodiment of fame and glory
O wise one revered by body and soul
O generous giver of virtue who dwells in the heart
I bow down to serve you every day
Is there anyone today who truly understands?
A human being is in need of support
O Allah, who cures all pain and distress
Come directly to bestow your mercy and guide me
Look upon me tenderly with your eyes of grace
I will never forget you, not for a single day
Dispel my darkness and end my sorrows
I will never forget you, not for a single day
May this trial vanish starting today
Knowing the sorrow in my life
To serve at your holy feet every day
Show me the righteous path to reach you
From now on, like an eyelid protecting the eye
Stand by my side and grant me joy
Without Allah, nothing
Can ever happen; come, praise Him
Endless sorrow will come to an end
The whole world will be transformed through you...
I will never forget you, not for a single day
Dispel my darkness and end my sorrows
I will never forget you, not for a single day
Why must there be this trial, O Lord?
You are my only refuge, O Allah
Look, all my burdens rest on you
O great saint who guides me, come directly
If we ever forget you
And get trapped by the blinding demon of delusion
Wandering in pursuit of shallow pleasure
Look, this life will only turn into burning embers
Bestow your glance of grace upon me this very day
You are my only support, O Kadir Meera...
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Overall song meaning

Maravene Endha Naalum from Maaya Mohini (1956) is a deeply moving devotional song composed as a prayer for divine intervention and physical healing. The protagonist, suffering from blindness and immense life hardships, surrenders completely to the Almighty, invoking Allah, Maula, and saint Kadar Meera. The lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass uses poignant Tamil spiritual phrasing to articulate the distress of losing sight and the hope for spiritual enlightenment and physical vision. Sung with deep emotion by T. M. Soundarajan, the song emphasizes that worldly pleasures are transient and burn like embers if one strays from godliness, concluding with an urgent appeal for divine grace, restoration of sight, and liberation from worldly suffering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Irul neeki innal theeraai”

The term 'Irul' (darkness) metaphorically signifies both physical blindness and spiritual ignorance or grief.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Irul neeki innal theeraai”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'I' across consecutive words creates a rhythmic and melodic resonance.

Anaphora (Sollin Thiruppam)

“Maravene endha naalum”

The phrase 'Maravene endha naalum' is repeated as a refrain to emphasize unshakeable faith and devotional dedication.

Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Sodhanai indrodu maraindhae”

The second consonant sound 'da' is rhymed between 'Sodhanai' and 'Adaiyum' across musical phrases.

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Trivia

Maaya Mohini (1956) featured music by S. N. Thirupathi and lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The song stands out in 1950s Tamil cinema for blending Islamic devotional terminology (such as Allah, Maula, Kadar Meera) with classical Tamil literary aesthetics, beautifully rendered in the distinct, powerful voice of T. M. Soundarajan.

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