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Nithya Sumangali Neeye

From Vetri Vinayagar · 1996

Lyricist
Kamakodiyan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Vetri Vinayagar
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
6 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nithiya sumangali neeyae ena
Nilaiyaai nindridum thaayae
Nithiya sumangali neeyae ena
Nilaiyaai nindridum thaayae
Sathiyam adhuvenil bhakthai en kungumam
Nilaithida arul peruvaaiyae
Sathiyam adhuvenil bhakthai en kungumam
Nilaithida arul peruvaaiyae
Amma durga thaayae ambikae
Amma durga thaayae ambikae
Engumae niraindha sakthi
Edhinilum kalandha sakthi
Ennullam irukkum dheviyae
Thanjam endru vandhavarkku
Anjael endru arul purindhu
Sangadam thavirkkum kaaliyae
Engumae niraindha sakthi
Edhinilum kalandha sakthi
Ennullam irukkum dheviyae
Thanjam endru vandhavarkku
Anjael endru arul purindhu
Sangadam thavirkkum kaaliyae
Ellorum un pillai allava
Idhil nalloor theeyoor baedham solvadha
Ellorum un pillai allava
Idhil nalloor theeyoor baedham solvadha
Yogi nee puraadhani mogini mandhaagini
Yogi nee puraadhani mogini mandhaagini
Naan tharitha maangalyam
Nee parikka vendum yenil
Naanae un paadhathil veikkindren
Naadhan aavi pogum munn
Kabaala maalai thannil korkka
Naanum endhan aavi ingu serkkindren
Naan tharitha maangalyam
Nee parikka vendum yenil
Naanae un paadhathil veikkindren
Naadhan aavi pogum munn
Kabaala maalai thannil korkka
Naanum endhan aavi ingu serkkindren
Ooruyirai indrae nee kaappaya
Illai eeruyirum serndhingu yerppaaya
Ooruyirai indrae nee kaappaya
Illai eeruyirum serndhingu yerppaaya
Maalini madhaangini sooli nee kabaali nee
Maalini madhaangini sooli nee kabaali nee
As you are known as the eternal Sumangali (ever-wedded Goddess),
O Mother who stands unchanging and eternal!
As you are known as the eternal Sumangali (ever-wedded Goddess),
O Mother who stands unchanging and eternal!
If that is the absolute truth, then for this devotee, my kumkum (sacred mark of marriage),
Grant your grace so that it endures forever!
If that is the absolute truth, then for this devotee, my kumkum (sacred mark of marriage),
Grant your grace so that it endures forever!
O Mother Durga, O Mother Ambika!
O Mother Durga, O Mother Ambika!
O Shakti, power filling everything everywhere,
O Shakti, divine energy present in all things,
O Goddess who lives inside my heart!
To those who come surrendering at your feet,
You say "Do not fear" and grant your blessing,
O Kali, who removes every sorrow and suffering!
O Shakti, power filling everything everywhere,
O Shakti, divine energy present in all things,
O Goddess who lives inside my heart!
To those who come surrendering at your feet,
You say "Do not fear" and grant your blessing,
O Kali, who removes every sorrow and suffering!
Are we not all your own children?
Why make a distinction between the good and the bad?
Are we not all your own children?
Why make a distinction between the good and the bad?
You are the ascetic, the ancient Goddess, the enchantress, the holy river Mandakini!
You are the ascetic, the ancient Goddess, the enchantress, the holy river Mandakini!
The sacred wedding knot that I wear,
If you must snatch it away from me,
I will place it at your feet with my own hands!
Before my husband's life departs,
To be strung onto your garland of skulls,
I will offer my own life here as well!
The sacred wedding knot that I wear,
If you must snatch it away from me,
I will place it at your feet with my own hands!
Before my husband's life departs,
To be strung onto your garland of skulls,
I will offer my own life here as well!
Will you save one life today,
Or will you accept both of our lives together here?
Will you save one life today,
Or will you accept both of our lives together here?
You are Malini, Matangini, the trident-bearing Shoolini, and Kapalini!
You are Malini, Matangini, the trident-bearing Shoolini, and Kapalini!
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Female
Female
Female
Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is an intense devotional plea addressed to Goddess Durga and Kaali by a devoted wife fighting for her husband's life. She appeals to the Divine Mother, who is eternally auspicious and omnipresent, begging for her husband's life to be spared so that her marital status (symbolized by the sacred kungumam/vermilion) remains intact. She highlights that all humans are the Goddess's children, questioning why distinction would be made in bestowing mercy. In a dramatic climax of supreme surrender and devotion, she offers her own life force alongside her mangalsutra at the Goddess's feet. If the Goddess demands her husband's life to add to her garland of skulls, she insists on joining him in death so that both their souls are taken together. The track captures deep emotional angst, absolute devotion, and uncompromising marital loyalty.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Assonance/Alliteration)

“Engumae niraindha sakthi / Edhinilum kalandha sakthi / Ennullam irukkum dheviyae”

Alliteration of the initial vowel sound 'E' across consecutive lines (Engumae, Edhinilum, Ennullam).

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Thanjam endru vandhavarkku / Anjael endru arul purindhu / Sangadam thavirkkum kaaliyae”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'n' / 'nj' / 'ng' across consecutive lines.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme & Rhythm)

“Maalini madhaangini sooli nee kabaali nee”

Internal end-rhyming epithets ending with the suffix '-ini' and the repeated pronoun 'nee'.

Imagery

“Kabaala maalai thannil korkka”

Vivid imagery depicting Goddess Kaali's terrifying iconography of wearing a garland of skulls.

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Trivia

This high-pitched devotional hymn from 'Vetri Vinayagar' (1996) features music composed by the veteran music director M. S. Vishwanathan and lyrics by Kamakodiyan. Sung with dramatic intensity by Vani Jayaram, the song showcases her extraordinary vocal range in expressing intense grief, surrender, and unwavering devotion.

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