Nee Ariyadhathalla
From Kamatchiyin Karunai · 1978
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Kamatchiyin Karunai1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nee ariyaadhadhalla kaamatchi | O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you. |
| Indru needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi | Is your divine rule lacking justice today? |
| Needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi | Is your divine rule lacking justice? |
| Thaaiyariyaadha pillai yedhamma | Is there any child unknown to its own mother, O Mother? |
| Thaaiyariyaadha pillai yedhamma | Is there any child unknown to its own mother, O Mother? |
| Unnai thavira enakku thunaiyaaramma | Who else is my refuge besides you, Mother? |
| Female | |
| Nee ariyaadhadhalla kaamatchi | O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you. |
| Indru needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi | Is your divine rule lacking justice today? |
| Nee ariyadha alla kaamatchi | O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you. |
| Female | |
| Manjal mugathukku undhan varam vendum | My turmeric-adorned face seeks your boon. |
| En mangalam vaazha undhan arul vendum | My auspicious marital life needs your grace to flourish. |
| Manjal mugathukku undhan varam vendum | My turmeric-adorned face seeks your boon. |
| En mangalam vaazha undhan arul vendum | My auspicious marital life needs your grace to flourish. |
| Kungumam kakka undhan thunai vendum | I need your divine aid to protect my vermilion. |
| Kungumam kakka undhan thunai vendum | I need your divine aid to protect my vermilion. |
| Indha kulamagal kelvikkoru padhil vendum | There must be an answer to this virtuous woman's plea. |
| Female | |
| Nee ariyaadhadhalla kaamatchi | O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you. |
| Indru needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi | Is your divine rule lacking justice today? |
| Nee ariyadha alla kaamatchi | O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you. |
| Female | |
| Sathiyam enbadhu ulagil irundhaal | If truth and righteousness still exist in this world, |
| Sangu mulangaadhoo | Will the holy conch shell not sound? |
| Oru thavaru seiyadhavar naayagan enbadhu | That my beloved husband has committed no wrong, |
| Ulagam vilangaadhoo | Will the world not understand this truth? |
| Female | |
| Thathuvam neeyena unmai endraanaal | If it is true that you are the ultimate philosophy, |
| Sannadhi thirakkadhoo | Will your sanctum doors not open? |
| En thali kayiru tahndhu magizhndhida | To happily restore my sacred wedding thread, |
| Kaalam pirakkaadhoo | Will a time not dawn for me? |
| Female | |
| Thiripurasundhari kaamatchi en | O Tripurasundari Kamatchi, |
| Thiruvinai kakkattum un kaatchi | May your divine presence protect my destiny. |
| Needhikku tharuvaai manasaatchi ini | Grant a conscience to justice from now on; |
| Neeyum illavidil yaar saatchi | If even you fail me, who else remains as witness? |
| Female | |
| Agilaandeeswari arulvaayae | O Akhilandeshwari, shower your divine grace! |
| Raajeswari enai kaappayae | O Rajeswari, protect me! |
| Bhuvaneswari malar pozhivaayae | O Bhuvaneswari, shower flowers of blessings! |
| Maanida vadivinil varuvaayae | Manifest before me in human form! |
நீ அறியாததல்ல காமாட்சி
இன்று நீதி இல்லாததோ உன் அரசாட்சி
நீதி இல்லாததோ உன் அரசாட்சி
தாயறியாத பிள்ளை ஏதம்மா
தாயறியாத பிள்ளை ஏதம்மா
உன்னை தவிர எனக்கு துணையாரம்மா...
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Is your divine rule lacking justice today?
Is your divine rule lacking justice?
Is there any child unknown to its own mother, O Mother?
Is there any child unknown to its own mother, O Mother?
Who else is my refuge besides you, Mother?
நீ அறியாததல்ல காமாட்சி
இன்று நீதி இல்லாததோ உன் அரசாட்சி
நீ அறியாததல்ல காமாட்சி
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Is your divine rule lacking justice today?
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
மஞ்சள் முகத்துக்குந்தன் வரம் வேண்டும்
என் மங்கலம் வாழ உந்தன் அருள் வேண்டும்
மஞ்சள் முகத்துக்குந்தன் வரம் வேண்டும்
என் மங்கலம் வாழ உந்தன் அருள் வேண்டும்
குங்குமம் காக்க உந்தன் துணை வேண்டும்
குங்குமம் காக்க உந்தன் துணை வேண்டும்
இந்த குலமகள் கேள்விக்கொரு பதில் வேண்டும்
My turmeric-adorned face seeks your boon.
My auspicious marital life needs your grace to flourish.
My turmeric-adorned face seeks your boon.
My auspicious marital life needs your grace to flourish.
I need your divine aid to protect my vermilion.
I need your divine aid to protect my vermilion.
There must be an answer to this virtuous woman's plea.
நீ அறியாததல்ல காமாட்சி
இன்று நீதி இல்லாததோ உன் அரசாட்சி
நீ அறியாததல்ல காமாட்சி
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Is your divine rule lacking justice today?
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
சத்தியம் என்பது உலகில் இருந்தால்
சங்கு முழங்காதோ
ஒரு தவறு செய்யாதவர் நாயகன் என்பது
உலகம் விளங்காதோ
If truth and righteousness still exist in this world,
Will the holy conch shell not sound?
That my beloved husband has committed no wrong,
Will the world not understand this truth?
தத்துவம் நீயென உண்மை என்றானால்
சன்னதி திறக்காதோ
என் தாலிக்கயிறு தந்து மகிழ்ந்திட
காலம் பிறக்காதோ
If it is true that you are the ultimate philosophy,
Will your sanctum doors not open?
To happily restore my sacred wedding thread,
Will a time not dawn for me?
திரிபுரசுந்தரி காமாட்சி என்
திருவினைக் காக்கட்டும் உன் காட்சி
நீதிக்கு தருவாய் மனசாட்சி இனி
நீயும் இல்லாவிடில் யார் சாட்சி
O Tripurasundari Kamatchi,
May your divine presence protect my destiny.
Grant a conscience to justice from now on;
If even you fail me, who else remains as witness?
அகிலாண்டேஸ்வரி அருள்வாயே
ராஜேஸ்வரி எனைக் காப்பாயே
புவனேஸ்வரி மலர் பொழிவாயே
மானிட வடிவினில் வருவாயே.........!
O Akhilandeshwari, shower your divine grace!
O Rajeswari, protect me!
O Bhuvaneswari, shower flowers of blessings!
Manifest before me in human form!
Nee ariyaadhadhalla kaamatchi
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Indru needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi
Is your divine rule lacking justice today?
Needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi
Is your divine rule lacking justice?
Thaaiyariyaadha pillai yedhamma
Is there any child unknown to its own mother, O Mother?
Thaaiyariyaadha pillai yedhamma
Is there any child unknown to its own mother, O Mother?
Unnai thavira enakku thunaiyaaramma
Who else is my refuge besides you, Mother?
Nee ariyaadhadhalla kaamatchi
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Indru needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi
Is your divine rule lacking justice today?
Nee ariyadha alla kaamatchi
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Manjal mugathukku undhan varam vendum
My turmeric-adorned face seeks your boon.
En mangalam vaazha undhan arul vendum
My auspicious marital life needs your grace to flourish.
Manjal mugathukku undhan varam vendum
My turmeric-adorned face seeks your boon.
En mangalam vaazha undhan arul vendum
My auspicious marital life needs your grace to flourish.
Kungumam kakka undhan thunai vendum
I need your divine aid to protect my vermilion.
Kungumam kakka undhan thunai vendum
I need your divine aid to protect my vermilion.
Indha kulamagal kelvikkoru padhil vendum
There must be an answer to this virtuous woman's plea.
Nee ariyaadhadhalla kaamatchi
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Indru needhi illadhadho un arasaatchi
Is your divine rule lacking justice today?
Nee ariyadha alla kaamatchi
O Kamatchi, it is not something unknown to you.
Sathiyam enbadhu ulagil irundhaal
If truth and righteousness still exist in this world,
Sangu mulangaadhoo
Will the holy conch shell not sound?
Oru thavaru seiyadhavar naayagan enbadhu
That my beloved husband has committed no wrong,
Ulagam vilangaadhoo
Will the world not understand this truth?
Thathuvam neeyena unmai endraanaal
If it is true that you are the ultimate philosophy,
Sannadhi thirakkadhoo
Will your sanctum doors not open?
En thali kayiru tahndhu magizhndhida
To happily restore my sacred wedding thread,
Kaalam pirakkaadhoo
Will a time not dawn for me?
Thiripurasundhari kaamatchi en
O Tripurasundari Kamatchi,
Thiruvinai kakkattum un kaatchi
May your divine presence protect my destiny.
Needhikku tharuvaai manasaatchi ini
Grant a conscience to justice from now on;
Neeyum illavidil yaar saatchi
If even you fail me, who else remains as witness?
Agilaandeeswari arulvaayae
O Akhilandeshwari, shower your divine grace!
Raajeswari enai kaappayae
O Rajeswari, protect me!
Bhuvaneswari malar pozhivaayae
O Bhuvaneswari, shower flowers of blessings!
Maanida vadivinil varuvaayae
Manifest before me in human form!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply moving devotional prayer addressed to Goddess Kamatchi by a distressed woman fighting for justice and the life of her innocent husband. Expressing her total surrender, she questions if divine justice has vanished from the Goddess's reign, arguing that a mother never turns her back on her suffering child. She pleads for the protection of her marital symbols—turmeric, kumkum, and the sacred mangalsutra (thali). In the second half, the song builds up intensity through rhetorical questions, challenging the divine power to open the temple doors and prove her husband's innocence if truth and righteousness still hold power in the universe. In a climax of devotion, she invokes the Goddess under her grand names—Tripurasundari, Akhilandeshwari, Rajeswari, and Bhuvaneswari—demanding a divine manifestation to restore her honor and save her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metonymy (Aagupeyar)
“Manjal mugathukku undhan varam vendum”
Terms like 'Manjal mugam' (turmeric face) and 'Kungumam' (vermilion) represent 'Mangalyam' or the status and sanctity of married womanhood.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinna Vani)
“Sangu mulangaadhoo”
Repeated use of challenging rhetorical questions ending with '-oo' (mulangaadhoo, vilangaadhoo, thirakkadhoo) to express anguish and invoke divine justice.
Emonai / Second Letter Rhyme (Ethukai)
“Sathiyam enbadhu ulagil irundhaal”
Rhyming of the second syllable across consecutive lines ('Sathiyam' and 'Thathuvam').
Anaphora / Polyptoton
“Agilaandeeswari arulvaayae”
Enumeration of the Goddess's holy names in succession (Akhilandeshwari, Rajeswari, Bhuvaneswari) to intensify the devotional appeal.
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Trivia
The song from 'Kamatchiyin Karunai' (1978) highlights Kannadasan's expertise in Tamil devotional poetry, blending classical temple worship idioms with theatrical pathos. Set to music by Sankar-Ganesh and voiced by P. Susheela, it stands as a memorable devotional song evoking the power of a woman's devotion ('Karpukkarasi') pleading to Goddess Kamatchi of Kanchipuram.
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