Mayiladum Paraiyil
From Shanmuga Priya · 1973
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Jaya Vijaya
- Details
- Shanmuga Priya1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mayilaadum paaraiyil un mayil nadakka | As your peacock walks on the rock where peacocks dance, |
| Valar seval mannulagil vazhi nadakka | As the growing rooster walks its path upon this earthly world, |
| Kayalaadum punalodu nadhi nadakka | As the river flows carrying waters where fish play, |
| Kandha nee padiththathuthaan kaal nadakka | Oh Kandha, as legs move according to your divine order, |
| Female | |
| Peruyirgal ellaamum nadakkavittu | Having made all great living beings move and thrive, |
| Pinju magan asaiyaathu saainthirukka | While my tender young child lies still and helpless, |
| Thedugiraen angangal ezhunthu nirkka | I yearn and search for his limbs to rise and stand. |
| Thirumuruga asaiyaatho unathu ullam | Oh Holy Muruga, will your divine heart not melt with compassion? |
| Female | |
| Asaiyaatho unathu ullam | Will your heart not move? |
| Asaiyaatho pillai angam muruga | Will this child's limbs not move, Oh Muruga? |
மயிலாடும் பாறையில் உன் மயில் நடக்க
வளர் சேவல் மண்ணுலகில் வழி நடக்க
கயலாடும் புனலோடு நதி நடக்க
கந்தா நீ படித்ததுதான் கால் நடக்க
As your peacock walks on the rock where peacocks dance,
As the growing rooster walks its path upon this earthly world,
As the river flows carrying waters where fish play,
Oh Kandha, as legs move according to your divine order,
பேருயிர்கள் எல்லாமும் நடக்கவிட்டு
பிஞ்சு மகன் அசையாது சாய்ந்திருக்க
தேடுகிறேன் அங்கங்கள் எழுந்து நிற்க
திருமுருகா அசையாதோ உனது உள்ளம்
Having made all great living beings move and thrive,
While my tender young child lies still and helpless,
I yearn and search for his limbs to rise and stand.
Oh Holy Muruga, will your divine heart not melt with compassion?
அசையாதோ உனது உள்ளம்
அசையாதோ பிள்ளை அங்கம் முருகா......
Will your heart not move?
Will this child's limbs not move, Oh Muruga?
Mayilaadum paaraiyil un mayil nadakka
As your peacock walks on the rock where peacocks dance,
Valar seval mannulagil vazhi nadakka
As the growing rooster walks its path upon this earthly world,
Kayalaadum punalodu nadhi nadakka
As the river flows carrying waters where fish play,
Kandha nee padiththathuthaan kaal nadakka
Oh Kandha, as legs move according to your divine order,
Peruyirgal ellaamum nadakkavittu
Having made all great living beings move and thrive,
Pinju magan asaiyaathu saainthirukka
While my tender young child lies still and helpless,
Thedugiraen angangal ezhunthu nirkka
I yearn and search for his limbs to rise and stand.
Thirumuruga asaiyaatho unathu ullam
Oh Holy Muruga, will your divine heart not melt with compassion?
Asaiyaatho unathu ullam
Will your heart not move?
Asaiyaatho pillai angam muruga
Will this child's limbs not move, Oh Muruga?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song is a mother's despairing prayer to Lord Muruga seeking healing for her paralyzed or motionless child. She points out the cruel irony that while the entire universe—peacocks, roosters, rivers, and all living beings—moves seamlessly according to divine will, her own innocent child lies immobile. She pleads directly with Lord Muruga, questioning if His heart is so unyielding that it will not melt with compassion to restore movement to the child's helpless limbs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme) & Anaphora
“Mayilaadum paaraiyil un mayil nadakka”
The lines feature consistent rhythmic repetition ending with 'nadakka' (walk/move), establishing a contrast between universal movement and the child's immobility.
Rhetorical Question
“Thirumuruga asaiyaatho unathu ullam”
The lyricist uses poignant rhetorical questioning ('Asaiyaatho' - Will it not move?) to invoke emotional depth and plead for divine grace.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Peruyirgal ellaamum nadakkavittu / Pinju magan asaiyaathu saainthirukka”
Juxtaposes the active movement of nature ('peruyirgal ellaamum nadakkavittu') with the agonizing stillness of the child ('pinju magan asaiyaathu saainthirukka').
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Trivia
The film score was composed by the devotional musician duo Jaya Vijaya (brothers J.V. Vijayan and J.V. Raghavulu), known for bringing rich Carnatic classical and devotional nuances to Tamil cinema.
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