- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Salangaiyil Oru Sangeetham
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Feb 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Salangaiyil oru sangeetham…
Ulagelaam adhan omkaaram…
Kalai raajan ingae padham paada…
Kalaivaani igae nadamaada…
Vinnum mannumae ondru koodumae
Eesaa paramaesaa pen poovai nee vaazhtha vaa…
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Aa.a….aaa…..aa…..aa….aa…..
Nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Aa…nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Uyirodu karuvaagi udalodu uruvaagi
Uyirodu karuvaagi udalodu uruvaagi
Vaazhum orae kalai thaanallavaa
Nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Aa… nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Thakka dhimi thaam…
Kitt thakka thaam…
Thakkathajam… dhimithajam… januthajam…
Tharikita thakka thaam
Puli tholil udai kondu poligindra dhegam
Adhu engal umaiyaalin baagam
Puli tholil udai kondu poligindra dhegam
Adhu engal umaiyaalin baagam
Paambodu vaazhgindra paramaeshwaraa..aa..
Badhil enna gangaadharaa aa… aa…aa
Paambodu vaazhgindra paramaeshwaraa..aa..
Badhil enna gangaadharaa aa… aa…aa
Malaigal idiya mazhaiyum pozhiya
Kadalum vazhiya dhisaigal kizhiya
Valamum nee varum dhinam dhinam thozhudhida
Thadheengina thom thadheengina thom
Thadheengina thom thadheengina thom
Nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Aa…nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Uyirodu karuvaagi udalodu uruvaagi
Uyirodu karuvaagi udalodu uruvaagi
Vaazhum orae kalai thaanallavaa
Nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Aa…nadaraajan kudi konda kalai allavaa
Thakka dhimi thakka janu
Thakida dham dham
Pagaivarai ozhithidum valimai vendum
Janu thaka dhimi thaka kitatha dheem dheem
Ulaginil kodumaigal ozhiya vendum
Thakida dham dham
Unadhu vadivam
Janutha dham dham
Neruppin vadivam
Thakida dheem iru karam
Thakida dheem bhayankaram
Thakida dheem iru karam
Thakida dheem bhayankaram
Thakida dheem iru karam bhayankaram
Anda saraasaram aagiya engum
Nindru nilaippadhu sakthiyin sangam
Kanakana kanakana kanakana kanakana
Yagana dham
Dhanadhana dhanadhana dhanadhana
Dhanadhana thakana jam
Thanakana thanakana pagana jam
Thanakana panakana ragana jam
Jagana maganam jagana gaganam
Jagana paganam ragana jaganam
Jagamaga jagagana thagapaga ragajana
Yagana magana jagana gagana pagana jam
Nadaraaja nandhini paramaesan pathini
Nadaraaja nandhini paramaesan pathini
Kulam kaakkum sithini kuraiyaadha sakthi nee
Kulam kaakkum sithini kuraiyaadha sakthi nee
Akilaanda dhevi nee anaiyaadha jothi nee
Akilaanda dhevi nee anaiyaadha jothi nee
Ariyaadha pengalai kaakkattum un sakthi
Magisha raachasa marthini eriyattumae aggini
Magisha raachasa marthini
A melody in the dancing bells...
Its sacred sound of Om echoes across the world...
As the king of arts sings verses here...
As the goddess of arts dances here...
The sky and the earth unite as one.
O Lord Shiva, come bless this gentle maiden...
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Aah... aah... aa... aa... aa...
Isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Ah... isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Conceived in the life within and given form through the body,
Conceived in the life within and given form through the body,
Isn't it the only art that truly lives?
Isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Ah... isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Thakka thimi thaam...
Kitta thakka thaam...
Thakkathajam... thimithajam... janathajam
Tharikitta thakkathaam
A radiant body draped in tiger skin,
Shared as half of our mother Uma (Goddess Parvati).
A radiant body draped in tiger skin,
Shared as half of our mother Uma.
O Supreme Lord who wears serpents,
What is your answer, O bearer of the holy Ganga? Ah... aa... aa...
O Supreme Lord who wears serpents,
What is your answer, O bearer of the holy Ganga? Ah... aa... aa...
As mountains collapse and torrential rains pour,
As the oceans spill over and directions tear apart,
To worship you daily as you circle the universe in your dance,
Dhatheengithom dhatheengithom
Dhatheengithom dhatheengithom
Isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Ah... isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Conceived in the life within and given form through the body,
Conceived in the life within and given form through the body,
Isn't it the only art that truly lives?
Isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Ah... isn't this the art in which Lord Nataraja resides?
Thakathimi thakajanu thakka janu
Thakida tham tham
We need the strength to destroy evil forces,
Januthaka thimi thaka kidatha theem theem
Cruelty must vanish from the world,
Thakida tham tham
Your divine form
Janutha tham tham
Is a blazing form of fire!
Thakida theem, two mighty arms,
Thakida theem, fierce and terrifying,
Thakida theem, two mighty arms,
Thakida theem, fierce and terrifying,
Thakida theem, two mighty arms! Thakida theem, fierce and terrifying!
Throughout the entire universe and all creation,
What endures forever is the rhythm of Shakti (divine energy)!
Gana-gana gana-gana gana-gana gana-gana
Yagana tham
Thana-thana thana-thana thana-thana
Thana-thana thagana jam
Thanagana thanagana bagana jam
Thanagana panagana ragana jam
Jagana maganam jagana gaganam
Jagana baganam ragana jaganam
Jagamaga jagagana thagabaga ragajana
Yagana magana jagana gagana baganaga jam
Beloved of Nataraja, consort of the Supreme Lord Shiva,
Beloved of Nataraja, consort of the Supreme Lord Shiva,
Protector of our lineage, you are boundless power,
Protector of our lineage, you are boundless power,
Goddess of the universe, an unquenchable flame,
Goddess of the universe, an unquenchable flame,
May your divine power protect innocent women!
O slayer of the demon Mahisha, let the sacred fire blaze!
O slayer of the demon Mahisha...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a grand, rhythmic devotion to Lord Shiva (Nataraja) and Goddess Shakti. It praises Bharatanatyam as a divine, living art form in which Lord Nataraja himself dwells. Through rich imagery, it invokes the cosmic form of Shiva—clad in tiger skin and adorned with serpents—while celebrating the Ardhanarishvara form where Shiva and Uma exist as one.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vinnum mannumae ondru koodumae”
The second consonant 'n' rhymes across 'Vinnum' and 'mannumae'.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Malaigal idiya mazhaiyum pozhiya”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound in 'Malaigal' and 'mazhaiyum'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Eesaa paramaesaa pen poovai nee vaazhtha vaa…”
Comparing the female protagonist to a delicate flower ('pen poovai').
Sol Aniyiyal (Rhythmic Onomatopoeia / Jathi)
“Thadheengina thom thadheengina thom”
Use of classical Bharatanatyam rhythm syllables (Sollukattu) to build tempo and dramatic tension.
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Trivia
This composition blends classical Carnatic solkattu (dance syllables) with lyrical devotion to Mahishasuramardini (Goddess Durga/Shakti), creating a powerful climax typical of dance-based Tamil film songs of the 1980s.
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