Mogathai Kondru Vidu
From Ini Oru Sudhanthiram · 1987
- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Ini Oru Sudhanthiram1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mogathai kondru vidu allaal | Kill off this infatuation, or else |
| Endhan moochai niruthi vidu | Stop my breath completely. |
| Mogathai kondru vidu allaal | Kill off this infatuation, or else |
| Endhan moochai niruthi vidu | Stop my breath completely. |
| Female | |
| Dhegathai saaithu vidu allaal | Fell this body to the ground, or else |
| Adhil sindhanai maaithu vidu | Eradicate the thoughts within it. |
| Mogathai kondru vidu allaal | Kill off this infatuation, or else |
| Endhan moochai niruthi vidu | Stop my breath completely. |
| Female | |
| Bandhathai neeki vidu allaal | Sever my worldly attachments, or else |
| Uyir baarathai pokki vidu | Relieve the heavy burden of my life. |
| Bandhathai neeki vidu allaal | Sever my worldly attachments, or else |
| Uyir baarathai pokki vidu | Relieve the heavy burden of my life. |
| Female | |
| Sindhai thelivaakku allaal | Grant clarity to my mind, or else |
| Idhai setha udalaakku | Turn this form into a corpse. |
| Sindhai thelivaakku allaal | Grant clarity to my mind, or else |
| Idhai setha udalaakku..setha udalaakku | Turn this form into a corpse... turn it into a corpse. |
| Female | |
| Mogathai kondru vidu allaal | Kill off this infatuation, or else |
| Endhan moochai niruthi vidu | Stop my breath completely. |
| Female | |
| Thoondir puluvinai pol | Like a worm squirming on a fish hook, |
| Veliyae sudar vilakkinai pol | Like a lamp flame flickering in the open wind, |
| Neenda pozhuthaaga | For a agonizingly long time, |
| Enadhu nenjam thudithadhadi | My heart throbbed in distress, oh my dear. |
| Female | |
| Koondu kiliyinai pol | Like a bird trapped inside a cage, |
| Thanimai kondu migavunondhen | I suffered deeply in my solitude. |
| Vendum porulai ellaam | All the material things I once desired, |
| Manadhu veruthu vittadhadi | My mind has grown to detest, oh my dear. |
| Veruthu vittadhadi | Has grown to detest entirely. |
| Male | |
| Mogathai kondru vidu allaal | Kill off this infatuation, or else |
| Endhan moochai niruthi vidu | Stop my breath completely. |
| Dhegathai saaithu vidu allaal | Fell this body to the ground, or else |
| Adhil sindhanai maaithu vidu | Eradicate the thoughts within it. |
| Mogathai kondru vidu allaal | Kill off this infatuation, or else |
| Endhan moochai niruthi vidu | Stop my breath completely. |
மோகத்தை கொன்று விடு அல்லால்
எந்தன் மூச்சை நிறுத்திவிடு
மோகத்தை கொன்று விடு அல்லால்
எந்தன் மூச்சை நிறுத்திவிடு
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Stop my breath completely.
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Stop my breath completely.
தேகத்தை சாய்த்திவிடு அல்லால்
அதில் சிந்தனை மாய்த்துவிடு
மோகத்தை கொன்று விடு அல்லால்
எந்தன் மூச்சை நிறுத்திவிடு
Fell this body to the ground, or else
Eradicate the thoughts within it.
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Stop my breath completely.
பந்தத்தை நீக்கி விடு அல்லால்
உயிர் பாரத்தை போக்கி விடு
பந்தத்தை நீக்கி விடு அல்லால்
உயிர் பாரத்தை போக்கி விடு
Sever my worldly attachments, or else
Relieve the heavy burden of my life.
Sever my worldly attachments, or else
Relieve the heavy burden of my life.
சிந்தை தெளிவாக்கு அல்லால்
இதை செத்த உடலாக்கு
சிந்தை தெளிவாக்கு அல்லால்
இதை செத்த உடலாக்கு செத்த உடலாக்கு
Grant clarity to my mind, or else
Turn this form into a corpse.
Grant clarity to my mind, or else
Turn this form into a corpse... turn it into a corpse.
மோகத்தை கொன்று விடு அல்லால்
எந்தன் மூச்சை நிறுத்திவிடு
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Stop my breath completely.
தூண்டிற் புழுவினை போல்
வெளியே சுடர் விளக்கினை போல்
நீண்ட பொழுதாக எனது நெஞ்சம் துடித்தடி
Like a worm squirming on a fish hook,
Like a lamp flame flickering in the open wind,
For a agonizingly long time,
My heart throbbed in distress, oh my dear.
கூண்டு கிளியினை போல்
தனிமை கொண்டு மிகவுநோந்தேன்
வேண்டும் பொருளை எல்லாம்
மனது வெறுத்து விட்டதடி
வெறுத்து விட்டதடி
Like a bird trapped inside a cage,
I suffered deeply in my solitude.
All the material things I once desired,
My mind has grown to detest, oh my dear.
Has grown to detest entirely.
மோகத்தை கொன்று விடு அல்லால்
எந்தன் மூச்சை நிறுத்திவிடு
தேகத்தை சாய்த்திவிடு அல்லால்
அதில் சிந்தனை மாய்த்துவிடு
மோகத்தை கொன்று விடு அல்லால்
எந்தன் மூச்சை நிறுத்திவிடு......
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Stop my breath completely.
Fell this body to the ground, or else
Eradicate the thoughts within it.
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Stop my breath completely.
Mogathai kondru vidu allaal
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Endhan moochai niruthi vidu
Stop my breath completely.
Mogathai kondru vidu allaal
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Endhan moochai niruthi vidu
Stop my breath completely.
Dhegathai saaithu vidu allaal
Fell this body to the ground, or else
Adhil sindhanai maaithu vidu
Eradicate the thoughts within it.
Mogathai kondru vidu allaal
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Endhan moochai niruthi vidu
Stop my breath completely.
Bandhathai neeki vidu allaal
Sever my worldly attachments, or else
Uyir baarathai pokki vidu
Relieve the heavy burden of my life.
Bandhathai neeki vidu allaal
Sever my worldly attachments, or else
Uyir baarathai pokki vidu
Relieve the heavy burden of my life.
Sindhai thelivaakku allaal
Grant clarity to my mind, or else
Idhai setha udalaakku
Turn this form into a corpse.
Sindhai thelivaakku allaal
Grant clarity to my mind, or else
Idhai setha udalaakku..setha udalaakku
Turn this form into a corpse... turn it into a corpse.
Mogathai kondru vidu allaal
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Endhan moochai niruthi vidu
Stop my breath completely.
Thoondir puluvinai pol
Like a worm squirming on a fish hook,
Veliyae sudar vilakkinai pol
Like a lamp flame flickering in the open wind,
Neenda pozhuthaaga
For a agonizingly long time,
Enadhu nenjam thudithadhadi
My heart throbbed in distress, oh my dear.
Koondu kiliyinai pol
Like a bird trapped inside a cage,
Thanimai kondu migavunondhen
I suffered deeply in my solitude.
Vendum porulai ellaam
All the material things I once desired,
Manadhu veruthu vittadhadi
My mind has grown to detest, oh my dear.
Veruthu vittadhadi
Has grown to detest entirely.
Mogathai kondru vidu allaal
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Endhan moochai niruthi vidu
Stop my breath completely.
Dhegathai saaithu vidu allaal
Fell this body to the ground, or else
Adhil sindhanai maaithu vidu
Eradicate the thoughts within it.
Mogathai kondru vidu allaal
Kill off this infatuation, or else
Endhan moochai niruthi vidu
Stop my breath completely.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
"Mogathai Kondru Vidu" is a famous passionate devotional poem composed by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar, in which he appeals intensely to the Supreme Mother (Parasakti) for spiritual liberation. The poet expresses profound existential anguish caused by worldly desires, mind chatter, and material attachment. He presents an ultimatum to the Divine: either grant him total mental clarity and eradicate his inner infatuations, or end his physical life, as living in mental chaos is akin to death. To depict his inner turmoil, Bharathiyar employs powerful imagery, comparing his restless mind to a worm caught on a hook, a flame exposed to violent winds, and a bird trapped in a cage. The song marks a moment of absolute detachment (Vairagya) where all earthly desires are rejected in favor of divine wisdom and ultimate freedom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Thoondir puluvinai pol / Veliyae sudar vilakkinai pol / Koondu kiliyinai pol”
Compares the suffering of the mind to a squirming fish-hook worm, a flickering lamp flame in the wind, and a caged bird using the comparative marker 'pol'.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mogathai / Dhegathai”
The second consonant sound matches across initial lines ('g' sound in Mogathai and Dhegathai).
Anaphora / Repetition
“Mogathai kondru vidu allaal”
The phrase 'vidu allaal' (do this, or else) is repeated at the end of alternating lines to emphasize the urgency of the poet's ultimatum to the Divine.
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Trivia
Written originally by Subramanya Bharathiyar as a prayer to Parasakthi, this poem is widely sung in Carnatic music concerts. It was featured in the 1987 Tamil film 'Ini Oru Sudhanthiram', which had a score composed by Gangai Amaran.
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