Morandu Pidikatha
From Kottai Mariamman · 2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Murandu pidikkaatha | Do not be stubborn, |
| Mundagakanni amma | Mother Mundagakanni! |
| Moraichchu paakkaatha | Do not stare fiercely, |
| Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa | Mother of Samayapuram/Paalaiyam, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Kanna kanna uruttaathaa | Do not roll your eyes so wildly, |
| Karumaari amma | Mother Karumaari! |
| Kaththiya nee kaattatha | Do not show off your sword, |
| Kaalidevi amma | Mother Kaalidevi! |
| Male | |
| Ava aakki vachcha soththa | The cooked rice she prepared for you, |
| Nee mookku mutta pidichcha | You ate until you were stuffed to the brim. |
| Ava ooththi vachcha koozhai | The porridge she poured and served you, |
| Un naakku rusikka kudichcha | You drank to savor its taste on your tongue. |
| Male | |
| Adi sangariyae bhairaviyae | Oh Goddess Sankari! Oh Bhairavi! |
| Pattunu varaththaan ekkuriyae | Why are you refusing to grant boons right away? |
| Paaraendi paaraen | Look at her, oh look, |
| Ava thavippatha | Look at her suffering and distress! |
| Manam maara konjam maara | Will your mind relent a little? |
| Nee kodhippatha | Or will you keep boiling with anger? |
| Male | |
| Murandu pidikkaatha | Do not be stubborn, |
| Mundagakanni amma | Mother Mundagakanni! |
| Moraichchu paakkaatha | Do not stare fiercely, |
| Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa | Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Kanna kanna uruttaathaa | Do not roll your eyes so wildly, |
| Karumaari amma | Mother Karumaari! |
| Kaththiya nee kaattatha | Do not show off your sword, |
| Kaalidevi amma | Mother Kaalidevi! |
| Male | |
| Veppillaiya iduppula suththi | Wrapping neem leaves around her waist, |
| Enga iduppa suththi | Circling our waists with holy foliage, |
| Vendi vendi kovilai suththi | Praying intently while circumambulating the shrine, |
| Un kovila suththi | Circling around your sacred temple, |
| Kannaththula azhaguvael kuththi | Piercing her cheek with a sacred ritual spear (vel), |
| Yammaa azhagu kuththi | Oh Mother, piercing herself beautifully in devotion, |
| Male | |
| Paal kudangal eduththa | Carrying pots of milk upon her head, |
| Antha paalagi mugththai | Look at the face of that young girl! |
| Paaraen paaraen yammaadi | Look, look, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Muttai paalum unakku thanthaa | She offered you bowlfuls of milk, |
| Sutta meenum padaiyal vachcha | And laid roasted fish as a traditional offering. |
| Kattu kazhuththu thaaliya nee | Yet, are you demanding the sacred marital thread (Thali) |
| Kaavu kettu nikkuriyae | From around her neck as a sacrifice? |
| Male | |
| Yamma paththininga virathathukku | Oh Mother, if there is true power |
| Sakthi onnu irukkuthunaa | In the fasting and devotion of chaste women, |
| Peththavalae manam irangu | Oh Mother who gave birth to us, show mercy! |
| Paasaththukkul nee adangu | Surrender yourself to maternal love! |
| Male | |
| Amma kadal neeyae kodhichchuputtaa | Mother, if you yourself, the ocean of mercy, boil over in rage, |
| Soodaththa neeraethu kaali nee | Oh fiery Kali who consumes camphor flames, |
| Meenatchiyaa maarammaa | Transform into compassionate Meenakshi! |
| Amma karpoora deepamenthi | Oh Mother, holding the camphor flame, |
| Kaivilakku potta antha | Think of the life of that chaste woman |
| Karparasi vaazhvai enni paarammaa | Who lit the handheld lamp for you, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Adi penninamthaan | Oh, womanhood itself |
| Adhu endrum unninamthaan | Is forever your own kind and gender! |
| Venduvathum unnidamthaan | All our prayers are directed to you alone! |
| Adi saththiyam pannu saththiyam pannu | Make a promise, make a solemn vow! |
| Paktharai kakla ennidam vanthu | Come to me and promise to protect your devotees, |
| Saththiyam pannu yammaa | Make a solemn vow, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Murandu pidikkaatha | Do not be stubborn, |
| Mundagakanni amma | Mother Mundagakanni! |
| Moraichchu paakkaatha | Do not stare fiercely, |
| Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa | Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Kanna kanna uruttaathaa | Do not roll your eyes so wildly, |
| Karumaari amma | Mother Karumaari! |
| Kaththiya nee kaattatha | Do not show off your sword, |
| Kaalidevi amma | Mother Kaalidevi! |
| Male | |
| Kombu manjal araichchu eduththu | Grinding fresh raw turmeric roots, |
| Amma araichchu eduththu | Grinding them thoroughly, oh Mother, |
| Poosi poosi kulikkavum vachchu | Applying it to bathe you thoroughly, |
| Unnai kulikkavum vachchu | Making you bathe in sacred paste, |
| Male | |
| Uchchi malli maalaiyum katti | Weaving a garland of top-tier jasmine flowers, |
| Un kazhuththil potu | Adorning it around your holy neck, |
| Kumbittava vaazhvai kakka | To protect the life of the woman who worshipped you, |
| Vaadi vaadi vaadi vaadi vaadiyammaa | Come, come, come, come, come down, Mother! |
| Male | |
| Pooppathaiyum kaaippathaiyum | The one who protects the flowering and the fruiting, |
| Kaappavalae amma nee | You are the protectress, Mother! |
| Kaappavalae kolai senjaa | If the protector herself commits murder, |
| Kadavulum poiyaagi amma | Even God becomes a lie, Mother! |
| Male | |
| Kungumaththai koduththa kaiyaal | With the hands that gave the holy vermilion (Kumkum), |
| Mangalaththai parikkalaama | Should you snatch away marital prosperity? |
| Kolaivizhi amma nee | Oh mother with eyes of wrath, |
| Korapali kekkalamaa | Should you demand a gruesome human sacrifice? |
| Male | |
| Amma purushan varam kettu ingae | Oh Mother who stood on one leg in penance, |
| Oru kaalil thavam iruntha | Praying for her husband's well-being, |
| Maangaattu kamatchi vaadiyammaa | Come down as Kamakshi of Mangadu! |
| Amma kudisai mudhal maadi varai | Mother, from tiny huts to multi-storey buildings, |
| Kudumpaththu pengalukku | For women belonging to families, |
| Thaaliyillaa vaazhkkai | A life without the sacred mangalsutra (Thali) |
| Ingae keliyammaa | Is a mocking tragedy here, Mother! |
| Male | |
| Adi vanthuvidu kobam vittu vanthuvidu | Oh, come down, shed your anger and come down! |
| Poovum pottum thanthuvidu | Grant back the sacred flowers and vermilion spot! |
| Adi vanthidu vanthidu nampidum baktharai | Oh come down, come down to protect the faithful devotees, |
| Kaaththitta ingae vanthidammaa vanthidammaa | To safeguard them, come down here, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Murandu pidikkaatha | Do not be stubborn, |
| Mundagakanni amma | Mother Mundagakanni! |
| Moraichchu paakkaatha | Do not stare fiercely, |
| Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa | Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother! |
| Male | |
| Kanna kanna uruttaathaa | Do not roll your eyes so wildly, |
| Karumaari amma | Mother Karumaari! |
| Kaththiya nee kaattatha | Do not show off your sword, |
| Kaalidevi amma | Mother Kaalidevi! |
| Male | |
| Ava aakki vachcha soththa | The cooked rice she prepared for you, |
| Nee mookku mutta pidichcha | You ate until you were stuffed to the brim. |
| Ava ooththi vachcha koozhai | The porridge she poured and served you, |
| Un naakku rusikka kudichcha | You drank to savor its taste on your tongue. |
| Male | |
| Adi sangariyae bhairaviyae | Oh Goddess Sankari! Oh Bhairavi! |
| Pattunu varaththaan ekkuriyae | Why are you refusing to grant boons right away? |
| Paaraendi paaraen | Look at her, oh look, |
| Ava thavippatha | Look at her suffering and distress! |
| Manam maara konjam maara | Will your mind relent a little? |
| Nee kodhippatha | Or will you keep boiling with anger? |
முரண்டு பிடிக்காத
முண்டகக்கண்ணி அம்மா
மொறைச்சு பாக்காத
பாளையத்து அம்மா யம்மா
Do not be stubborn,
Mother Mundagakanni!
Do not stare fiercely,
Mother of Samayapuram/Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
கண்ண கண்ண உருட்டாத
கருமாரி அம்மா
கத்திய நீ காட்டாத
காளிதேவி அம்மா
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Mother Karumaari!
Do not show off your sword,
Mother Kaalidevi!
அவ ஆக்கி வச்ச சோத்த
நீ மூக்கு முட்ட புடிச்ச
அவ ஊத்தி வச்ச கூழை
உன் நாக்கு ருசிக்க குடிச்ச
The cooked rice she prepared for you,
You ate until you were stuffed to the brim.
The porridge she poured and served you,
You drank to savor its taste on your tongue.
அடி சங்கரியே பைரவியே
பட்டுனு வரத்தான் எக்குறியே
பாரேன்டி பாரேன்
அவ தவிப்பத
மனம் மாற கொஞ்சம் மாற
நீ கொதிப்பத
Oh Goddess Sankari! Oh Bhairavi!
Why are you refusing to grant boons right away?
Look at her, oh look,
Look at her suffering and distress!
Will your mind relent a little?
Or will you keep boiling with anger?
முரண்டு பிடிக்காத
முண்டகக்கண்ணி அம்மா
மொறைச்சு பாக்காத
பாளையத்து அம்மா யம்மா
Do not be stubborn,
Mother Mundagakanni!
Do not stare fiercely,
Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
கண்ண கண்ண உருட்டாத
கருமாரி அம்மா
கத்திய நீ காட்டாத
காளிதேவி அம்மா
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Mother Karumaari!
Do not show off your sword,
Mother Kaalidevi!
வேப்பில்லைய இடுப்புல சுத்தி
எங்க இடுப்ப சுத்தி
வேண்டி வேண்டி கோவிலை சுத்தி
உன் கோவில சுத்தி
கன்னத்துல அழகுவேல் குத்தி
யம்மா அழகு குத்தி
Wrapping neem leaves around her waist,
Circling our waists with holy foliage,
Praying intently while circumambulating the shrine,
Circling around your sacred temple,
Piercing her cheek with a sacred ritual spear (vel),
Oh Mother, piercing herself beautifully in devotion,
ஆண்
: பால் குடங்கள் எடுத்த
அந்த பாலகி முகத்தை
பாரேன் பாரேன் யம்மாடி
Carrying pots of milk upon her head,
Look at the face of that young girl!
Look, look, oh Mother!
முட்டை பாலும் உனக்கு தந்தா
சுட்ட மீனும் படையல் வச்சா
கட்டு கழுத்து தாளிய நீ
காவு கேட்டு நிக்குறியே
She offered you bowlfuls of milk,
And laid roasted fish as a traditional offering.
Yet, are you demanding the sacred marital thread (Thali)
From around her neck as a sacrifice?
யம்மா பத்தினிங்க விரதத்துக்கு
சக்தி ஒன்னு இருக்குதுனா
பெத்தவளே மனம் இறங்கு
பாசத்துக்குள் நீ அடங்கு
Oh Mother, if there is true power
In the fasting and devotion of chaste women,
Oh Mother who gave birth to us, show mercy!
Surrender yourself to maternal love!
அம்மா கடல் நீயே கொதிச்சிபுட்டா
சூடாத்த நீரேது காளி நீ
மீனாட்சியா மாறம்மா
அம்மா கற்பூர தீபமேந்தி
கைவிளக்கு போட்ட அந்த
கற்பரசி வாழ்வை எண்ணி பாரம்மா
Mother, if you yourself, the ocean of mercy, boil over in rage,
Oh fiery Kali who consumes camphor flames,
Transform into compassionate Meenakshi!
Oh Mother, holding the camphor flame,
Think of the life of that chaste woman
Who lit the handheld lamp for you, oh Mother!
அடி பெண்ணினம்தான்
அது என்றும் உன்னினம்தான்
வேண்டுவதும் உன்னிடம்தான்
அடி சத்தியம் பண்ணு சத்தியம் பண்ணு
பக்தரை காக்க என்னிடம் வந்து
சத்தியம் பண்ணு யம்மா
Oh, womanhood itself
Is forever your own kind and gender!
All our prayers are directed to you alone!
Make a promise, make a solemn vow!
Come to me and promise to protect your devotees,
Make a solemn vow, oh Mother!
முரண்டு பிடிக்காத
முண்டகக்கண்ணி அம்மா
மொறைச்சு பாக்காத
பாளையத்து அம்மா யம்மா
Do not be stubborn,
Mother Mundagakanni!
Do not stare fiercely,
Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
கண்ண கண்ண உருட்டாத
கருமாரி அம்மா
கத்திய நீ காட்டாத
காளிதேவி அம்மா
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Mother Karumaari!
Do not show off your sword,
Mother Kaalidevi!
கொம்பு மஞ்சள் அரைச்சு எடுத்து
அம்மா அரைச்சு எடுத்து
பூசி பூசி குளிக்கவும் வச்சு
உன்ன குளிக்க வச்சு
Grinding fresh raw turmeric roots,
Grinding them thoroughly, oh Mother,
Applying it to bathe you thoroughly,
Making you bathe in sacred paste,
உச்சி மல்லி மாலையும் கட்டி
உன் கழுத்தில் போட்டு
கும்பிட்டவ வாழ்வை காக்க
வாடி வாடி வாடி வாடி வாடியம்மா
Weaving a garland of top-tier jasmine flowers,
Adorning it around your holy neck,
To protect the life of the woman who worshipped you,
Come, come, come, come, come down, Mother!
பூப்பதையும் காய்ப்பதையும்
காப்பவளே அம்மா நீ
காப்பவளே கொலை செஞ்சா
கடவுளும் பொய்யாகி அம்மா
The one who protects the flowering and the fruiting,
You are the protectress, Mother!
If the protector herself commits murder,
Even God becomes a lie, Mother!
குங்குமத்தை கொடுத்த கையால்
மங்கலத்தை பறிக்கலாமா
கொலைவிழி அம்மா நீ
கோரபலி கேக்கலாமா
With the hands that gave the holy vermilion (Kumkum),
Should you snatch away marital prosperity?
Oh mother with eyes of wrath,
Should you demand a gruesome human sacrifice?
அம்மா புருஷன் வரம் கேட்டு இங்கே
ஒரு காலில் தவம் இருந்த
மாங்காட்டு காமாட்சி வாடியம்மா
அம்மா குடிசை முதல் மாடி வரை
குடும்பத்து பெண்களுக்கு
தாலியில்லா வாழ்க்கை
இங்கே கேளியம்மா
Oh Mother who stood on one leg in penance,
Praying for her husband's well-being,
Come down as Kamakshi of Mangadu!
Mother, from tiny huts to multi-storey buildings,
For women belonging to families,
A life without the sacred mangalsutra (Thali)
Is a mocking tragedy here, Mother!
அடி வந்துவிடு கோபம் விட்டு வந்துவிடு
பூவும் பொட்டும் தந்துவிடு
அடி வந்திடு வந்திடு நம்பிடும் பக்தரை
காத்திட்ட இங்கே வந்திடம்மா வந்திடம்மா
Oh, come down, shed your anger and come down!
Grant back the sacred flowers and vermilion spot!
Oh come down, come down to protect the faithful devotees,
To safeguard them, come down here, oh Mother!
முரண்டு பிடிக்காத
முண்டகக்கண்ணி அம்மா
மொறைச்சு பாக்காத
பாளையத்து அம்மா யம்மா
Do not be stubborn,
Mother Mundagakanni!
Do not stare fiercely,
Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
கண்ண கண்ண உருட்டாத
கருமாரி அம்மா
கத்திய நீ காட்டாத
காளிதேவி அம்மா
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Mother Karumaari!
Do not show off your sword,
Mother Kaalidevi!
அவ ஆக்கி வச்ச சோத்த
நீ மூக்கு முட்ட புடிச்ச
அவ ஊத்தி வச்ச கூழை
உன் நாக்கு ருசிக்க குடிச்ச
The cooked rice she prepared for you,
You ate until you were stuffed to the brim.
The porridge she poured and served you,
You drank to savor its taste on your tongue.
அடி சங்கரியே பைரவியே
பட்டுனு வரத்தான் எக்குறியே
பாரேன்டி பாரேன்
அவ தவிப்பத
மனம் மாற கொஞ்சம் மாற
நீ கொதிப்பத
Oh Goddess Sankari! Oh Bhairavi!
Why are you refusing to grant boons right away?
Look at her, oh look,
Look at her suffering and distress!
Will your mind relent a little?
Or will you keep boiling with anger?
Murandu pidikkaatha
Do not be stubborn,
Mundagakanni amma
Mother Mundagakanni!
Moraichchu paakkaatha
Do not stare fiercely,
Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa
Mother of Samayapuram/Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
Kanna kanna uruttaathaa
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Karumaari amma
Mother Karumaari!
Kaththiya nee kaattatha
Do not show off your sword,
Kaalidevi amma
Mother Kaalidevi!
Ava aakki vachcha soththa
The cooked rice she prepared for you,
Nee mookku mutta pidichcha
You ate until you were stuffed to the brim.
Ava ooththi vachcha koozhai
The porridge she poured and served you,
Un naakku rusikka kudichcha
You drank to savor its taste on your tongue.
Adi sangariyae bhairaviyae
Oh Goddess Sankari! Oh Bhairavi!
Pattunu varaththaan ekkuriyae
Why are you refusing to grant boons right away?
Paaraendi paaraen
Look at her, oh look,
Ava thavippatha
Look at her suffering and distress!
Manam maara konjam maara
Will your mind relent a little?
Nee kodhippatha
Or will you keep boiling with anger?
Murandu pidikkaatha
Do not be stubborn,
Mundagakanni amma
Mother Mundagakanni!
Moraichchu paakkaatha
Do not stare fiercely,
Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa
Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
Kanna kanna uruttaathaa
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Karumaari amma
Mother Karumaari!
Kaththiya nee kaattatha
Do not show off your sword,
Kaalidevi amma
Mother Kaalidevi!
Veppillaiya iduppula suththi
Wrapping neem leaves around her waist,
Enga iduppa suththi
Circling our waists with holy foliage,
Vendi vendi kovilai suththi
Praying intently while circumambulating the shrine,
Un kovila suththi
Circling around your sacred temple,
Kannaththula azhaguvael kuththi
Piercing her cheek with a sacred ritual spear (vel),
Yammaa azhagu kuththi
Oh Mother, piercing herself beautifully in devotion,
Paal kudangal eduththa
Carrying pots of milk upon her head,
Antha paalagi mugththai
Look at the face of that young girl!
Paaraen paaraen yammaadi
Look, look, oh Mother!
Muttai paalum unakku thanthaa
She offered you bowlfuls of milk,
Sutta meenum padaiyal vachcha
And laid roasted fish as a traditional offering.
Kattu kazhuththu thaaliya nee
Yet, are you demanding the sacred marital thread (Thali)
Kaavu kettu nikkuriyae
From around her neck as a sacrifice?
Yamma paththininga virathathukku
Oh Mother, if there is true power
Sakthi onnu irukkuthunaa
In the fasting and devotion of chaste women,
Peththavalae manam irangu
Oh Mother who gave birth to us, show mercy!
Paasaththukkul nee adangu
Surrender yourself to maternal love!
Amma kadal neeyae kodhichchuputtaa
Mother, if you yourself, the ocean of mercy, boil over in rage,
Soodaththa neeraethu kaali nee
Oh fiery Kali who consumes camphor flames,
Meenatchiyaa maarammaa
Transform into compassionate Meenakshi!
Amma karpoora deepamenthi
Oh Mother, holding the camphor flame,
Kaivilakku potta antha
Think of the life of that chaste woman
Karparasi vaazhvai enni paarammaa
Who lit the handheld lamp for you, oh Mother!
Adi penninamthaan
Oh, womanhood itself
Adhu endrum unninamthaan
Is forever your own kind and gender!
Venduvathum unnidamthaan
All our prayers are directed to you alone!
Adi saththiyam pannu saththiyam pannu
Make a promise, make a solemn vow!
Paktharai kakla ennidam vanthu
Come to me and promise to protect your devotees,
Saththiyam pannu yammaa
Make a solemn vow, oh Mother!
Murandu pidikkaatha
Do not be stubborn,
Mundagakanni amma
Mother Mundagakanni!
Moraichchu paakkaatha
Do not stare fiercely,
Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa
Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
Kanna kanna uruttaathaa
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Karumaari amma
Mother Karumaari!
Kaththiya nee kaattatha
Do not show off your sword,
Kaalidevi amma
Mother Kaalidevi!
Kombu manjal araichchu eduththu
Grinding fresh raw turmeric roots,
Amma araichchu eduththu
Grinding them thoroughly, oh Mother,
Poosi poosi kulikkavum vachchu
Applying it to bathe you thoroughly,
Unnai kulikkavum vachchu
Making you bathe in sacred paste,
Uchchi malli maalaiyum katti
Weaving a garland of top-tier jasmine flowers,
Un kazhuththil potu
Adorning it around your holy neck,
Kumbittava vaazhvai kakka
To protect the life of the woman who worshipped you,
Vaadi vaadi vaadi vaadi vaadiyammaa
Come, come, come, come, come down, Mother!
Pooppathaiyum kaaippathaiyum
The one who protects the flowering and the fruiting,
Kaappavalae amma nee
You are the protectress, Mother!
Kaappavalae kolai senjaa
If the protector herself commits murder,
Kadavulum poiyaagi amma
Even God becomes a lie, Mother!
Kungumaththai koduththa kaiyaal
With the hands that gave the holy vermilion (Kumkum),
Mangalaththai parikkalaama
Should you snatch away marital prosperity?
Kolaivizhi amma nee
Oh mother with eyes of wrath,
Korapali kekkalamaa
Should you demand a gruesome human sacrifice?
Amma purushan varam kettu ingae
Oh Mother who stood on one leg in penance,
Oru kaalil thavam iruntha
Praying for her husband's well-being,
Maangaattu kamatchi vaadiyammaa
Come down as Kamakshi of Mangadu!
Amma kudisai mudhal maadi varai
Mother, from tiny huts to multi-storey buildings,
Kudumpaththu pengalukku
For women belonging to families,
Thaaliyillaa vaazhkkai
A life without the sacred mangalsutra (Thali)
Ingae keliyammaa
Is a mocking tragedy here, Mother!
Adi vanthuvidu kobam vittu vanthuvidu
Oh, come down, shed your anger and come down!
Poovum pottum thanthuvidu
Grant back the sacred flowers and vermilion spot!
Adi vanthidu vanthidu nampidum baktharai
Oh come down, come down to protect the faithful devotees,
Kaaththitta ingae vanthidammaa vanthidammaa
To safeguard them, come down here, oh Mother!
Murandu pidikkaatha
Do not be stubborn,
Mundagakanni amma
Mother Mundagakanni!
Moraichchu paakkaatha
Do not stare fiercely,
Paalaiyaththu amma yammaa
Mother of Paalaiyam, oh Mother!
Kanna kanna uruttaathaa
Do not roll your eyes so wildly,
Karumaari amma
Mother Karumaari!
Kaththiya nee kaattatha
Do not show off your sword,
Kaalidevi amma
Mother Kaalidevi!
Ava aakki vachcha soththa
The cooked rice she prepared for you,
Nee mookku mutta pidichcha
You ate until you were stuffed to the brim.
Ava ooththi vachcha koozhai
The porridge she poured and served you,
Un naakku rusikka kudichcha
You drank to savor its taste on your tongue.
Adi sangariyae bhairaviyae
Oh Goddess Sankari! Oh Bhairavi!
Pattunu varaththaan ekkuriyae
Why are you refusing to grant boons right away?
Paaraendi paaraen
Look at her, oh look,
Ava thavippatha
Look at her suffering and distress!
Manam maara konjam maara
Will your mind relent a little?
Nee kodhippatha
Or will you keep boiling with anger?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This devotional song from the film 'Kottai Mariamman' (2001) is a passionate, direct plea by a devotee (sung powerfully by Deva) to Goddess Mariamman/Kali. The singer appeals to various fierce manifestations of the Mother Goddess (Mundagakanni, Paalaiyathu Amman, Karumaari, Kali) to cool her intense anger and show maternal compassion. He reminds the Goddess of all the devotion, rituals, offerings (ragi porridge, milk pots, cheek-piercing with vels, turmeric paste, jasmine garlands), and severe fasts performed by a young, devoted married woman. The lyrics question the Goddess's wrath: how can the mother who protects life demand the life or the mangalsutra (thaali) of a devoted wife's husband? The singer urges the Goddess to transform from her terrifying, blood-demanding Kali form into the gentle, benevolent forms of Meenakshi and Mangaattu Kamatchi, imploring her to bless her devotees with longevity, peace, and marital happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moni / Etukai (Tamil Rhyme & Assonance)
“Murandu pidikkaatha / Moraichchu paakkaatha”
Strong head-rhymes and initial consonant rhyming across lines, such as 'Murandu' / 'Moraichchu' and 'Kanna' / 'Kaththiya'.
Rhetorical Question
“Kungumaththai koduththa kaiyaal / Mangalaththai parikkalaama”
The lyrics use challenging rhetorical questions to evoke divine sympathy, asking if a mother who bestows life can snatch away the husband's life.
Juxtaposition / Contrast
“Soodaththa neeraethu kaali nee / Meenatchiyaa maarammaa”
Contrasting the Goddess's ferocious form (Kali/Bhairavi) with her compassionate, maternal form (Meenakshi/Kamakshi).
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Trivia
'Kottai Mariamman' (2001) is a devotional drama film directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Roja and Karan. Deva composed the soundtrack and himself rendered this iconic high-energy folk-devotional track, which became immensely popular across Tamil Nadu during Amman temple festivals.
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