Oru Thaali Varam
From Purusha Lakshanam · 1993
- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singer
- K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Purusha Lakshanam1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| : Kola vizhiyammaa raja kaaliyammaa | Oh Goddess Kali with murder-intense eyes, royal Kali Mother, |
| Palaiyath thaayammaa pangaaru maayammaa | Mother of Samayapuram, golden enchanting mother, |
| Muththu maariyammaa pathra kaliyaammaa | Pearl-like Mariamman, fierce Bhadrakali, |
| Munda kanniyammaa enga senniyammaa | Goddess Mundagakanni, our Senniamman, |
| Female | |
| Kunguma kodhaiyae annaiyae sodhaiyae | Goddess of vermilion, Mother, radiant flame, |
| Senthoora dheivaanai singaara bhoopathi | Goddess Deivanai in vermilion, beautiful King of all, |
| Annai visaalaatchi sowdaambaa viruppaatchchu | Mother Visalakshi, Sowdambigai, Virupatchi, |
| Sundhara neeliyae sownthara maaliyae | Beautiful Neeli, lovely garlanded mother, |
| Female | |
| Valliyammaa engal alliyammaa | Goddess Valli, our Mother Alli, |
| Thanga selliyammaa sella kolliyammaa | Golden Selliamman, beloved Kolliamman, |
| Adi angaalammaa engal sengaalammaa | Oh Angalamman, our Sengalamman, |
| Arul muppaaththammaa anal veppaaththammaa | Goddess of grace, heat-relieving fire mother, |
| Female | |
| Singaari oiyaari sangari umaiyaamapaa | Beautiful, stylish, Goddess Sankari, Goddess Uma, |
| Mannmaari ponmaari sellaayi silambaayi | Shower of earth, shower of gold, Selli and Silambai, |
| Maruvaththoor ammaavae vaa | Oh Mother of Melmaruvathur, come! |
| Chorus | |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Female | |
| Oru thaali varam kettu vanathaen thayammaa | I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother, |
| Kann thiranthu paarammaa Veru thunai yaarammaa | Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge? |
| Oru thaali varam kettu vanathaen thayammaa | I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother, |
| Kann thiranthu paarammaa Veru thunai yaarammaa | Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge? |
| Female | |
| Kuththmillaa oru uththama nenjukku | For a pure, faultless heart, |
| Sodhanaigal edhukku | Why are there so many trials? |
| Avar kattiya thaalikkum pottukkum poovukkum | For the sacred thread he tied, the vermilion, and flowers, |
| Kaaval kodu enakku | Grant me protection! |
| Needhikku kann thandhu sodhikkum thunbaththai | Give eyes to justice and transform this testing sorrow, |
| Nee vanthu maattridammaa | Come and change my fate, oh Mother! |
| Female | |
| Madiyaendhi pichchai ketkiraen | Holding out my lap, I beg like a mendicant, |
| Ammaa maru vaazhvu unnai ketkiraen | Oh Mother, I ask you for a second life, |
| Madiyaendhi pichchai ketkiraen | Holding out my lap, I beg like a mendicant, |
| Ammaa maru vaazhvu unnai ketkiraen | Oh Mother, I ask you for a second life, |
| Female | |
| Oru thaali varam kettu vanathaen thayammaa | I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother, |
| Kann thiranthu paarammaa Veru thunai yaarammaa | Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge? |
| Female | |
| Kaanaatha poi vazhakku veenaaga vanthirukku | An unseen false accusation has come uselessly, |
| Vaadhaada saatchi yaedhammaa | Where is the witness to argue my case, oh Mother? |
| Oor vaazha aatchi seiyyum meenatchi deviyamma | Goddess Meenakshi, who rules so the town may thrive, |
| Naan vaazha needhi koorammaa | Deliver justice so that I may live, |
| Female | |
| Sodhanaiyai vedhanaiyai | All the trials and sufferings, |
| Saerththu vittaen unnadiyil | I have placed at your feet, |
| Sogangalai thurogangalai | The sorrows and betrayals, |
| Theerththuvidu en vazhiyil | Clear them away from my path, |
| Female | |
| Vaazhvarasi aavatharkku thaali thantha kanniyammaa | Virgin Goddess who gave the Mangalsutra to become a queen of life, |
| Vaasal vantha pillai manam | The heart of the child who came to your doorstep, |
| Vaadalaamaa ponniyammaa | Should it wither away, oh Mother Ponni? |
| Akilaanda eshwari sabai yaerammaa | Oh Akhilandeshwari, step up to the court, |
| Avar meedhu veezhntha pazhi theerammaa | Clear the false blame that has fallen upon him, |
| Female | |
| Thirupaththoor gowmaari thiruvaanaikkaavammaa | Gowmari of Tirupattur, Goddess of Tiruvanaikkaval, |
| Maangaattu kaamatchi malaiyaala pagavathi | Kamakshi of Mangadu, Bhagavathi of Kerala, |
| Thanjavur mariyae kanyaakumaariyae | Mariamman of Thanjavur, Goddess Kanyakumari, |
| Malaiyanoor senbagam mayilapur karpagam | Shenbagam of Melmalayanur, Karpagam of Mylapore, |
| Female | |
| Kannigaa parameshvarai annaiyae jegathambaa | Kannika Parameshwari, oh Mother Jagathamba, |
| Thulukkaanathammaavae durgai ammaavae | Thulukkanathamman, Goddess Durga, |
| Mukkuzhi ammaavae kulambi ammaavae | Mukkuzhi Amman, Kulambi Amman, |
| Ellai ammaavae gangai ammaavae | Ellai Amman, Goddess Gangai, |
| Naachchiyammaa thanga pechiyammaa | Nachiyamman, golden Pechiyamman, |
| Female | |
| Annai moogaambigaa engal yogaambigaa | Mother Mookambika, our Yogambika, |
| Adi alamelammaa thaayae varikolammaa | Oh Alamelu, Mother Varikoli, |
| Thooya pachchaiyammaa veera padavettammaa | Pure Pachaiyamman, brave Padaveetu Amman, |
| Bairavi vairavi thaenaatchi thirupaatchchi | Bhairavi, Vairavi, Theenatchi, Thirupatchi, |
| Ammaayi pommaayi azhaammaa kanagammaa | Ammayi, Pommayi, unweeping Kanagamman, |
| Aadhi paraasakthiyae….. | Oh Primal Parasakthi!... |
| Chorus | |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Female | |
| Ooyaatha saththiyamum saayaatha sakkaramum | Ceaseless truth and unshakeable discus, |
| Nedhaanae bhoomi meedhilae | Are truly you upon this earth, |
| Aaththa nee kann thiranthu paarhthaalae | Oh Mother, if you open your eyes and look, |
| Vanjanaigal veezhaatho unthan kaalilae | Will not all deceptions fall at your feet? |
| Female | |
| Penninangal venduvathu | What womanhood prays for, |
| Annai unthan kungumamae | Is your sacred vermilion, oh Mother, |
| Kungumaththil nee irunthu kaakkanum en mangalamae | Residing in the vermilion, you must protect my marital bliss, |
| Saththiyaththai kaakka unthan sakkaraththai suththi vidu | To protect the truth, spin your sacred discus, |
| Ukkiraththil nee ezhunthu unmaikkoru vettri kodu | Rise in your fierce anger and grant victory to truth, |
| Un needhi bhoomiyil thavaraagumaa | Can your justice ever fail on this earth? |
| En vazhvil adhu innum vegu thooramaa | Is it still far away in my life? |
| Chorus | |
| Thaayae periyammaa thaali tharum ammaa | Oh Mother Periyamma, mother who bestows the sacred thread, |
| Theppa kulaththammaa theradi poovammaa | Goddess of the temple tank, blossom at the chariot stand, |
| Mangalam neeyammaa manthveli ammaa | You are auspiciousness, Amman of Mandaveli, |
| Arththnaariyammaa ennai jodhiyammaa | Ardhanariyamma, light of my flame, |
| Chorus | |
| Vadivudaiyammaavae thiripurasundhari | Vadivudaiyamman, Tripurasundari, |
| Verkkaadu maayammaa kasthoori thaayammaa | Enchanting Mother of Thiruverkadu, Mother Kasturi, |
| Urumaari ulagammaa uruthraatcha thilagammaa | Shapeshifting Ulagamma, tilak of Rudraksha, |
| Unnaamulai ammaa pannaari ammaavae | Unnamalai Amman, Pannari Amman, |
| Chorus | |
| Mageshwari sarppa yaakeshvari | Maheshwari, serpent Yageshwari, |
| Adi logeshwari nalla yogeshwari | Oh Logeshwari, good Yogeshwari, |
| Sakthi jegatheeshvari annai parameshwari | Shakti, Jagatheeshwari, Mother Parameshwari, |
| Engal buvaneshwari thaayae rajeshwari | Our Bhuvaneshwari, Mother Rajeshwari, |
| Abiraami sivagaami arulmaari magaamaayi | Abirami, Sivagami, grace-showering Mahamayi, |
| Maamundi saamundi paanjaali aththaayee | Mamundi, Chamundi, Panchali, Athayi, |
| Solaiyoor agaamaayi vaa…. | Goddess Agamayi of Solaiyur, come!... |
| Chorus | |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Female | |
| Kuththmillaa oru uththama nenjukku | For a pure, faultless heart, |
| Sodhanaigal edhukku | Why are there so many trials? |
| Avar kattiya thaalikkum pottukkum poovukkum | For the sacred thread he tied, the vermilion, and flowers, |
| Kaaval kodu enakku | Grant me protection! |
| Needhikku kann thandhu sodhikkum thunbaththai | Give eyes to justice and transform this testing sorrow, |
| Nee vanthu maattridammaa | Come and change my fate, oh Mother! |
| Chorus | |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Om om om om om om om om | Om om om om om om om om |
| Om sakthi om sakthi om sakthi om | Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om |
| Om sakthi om sakthi om sakthi om…. | Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om.... |
கோல விழியம்மா ராஜ காளியம்மா
பாளையத் தாயம்மா பங்காரு மாயம்மா
முத்து மாரியம்மா பத்ர காளியம்மா
முண்டக் கன்னியம்மா எங்க சென்னியம்மா
Oh Goddess Kali with murder-intense eyes, royal Kali Mother,
Mother of Samayapuram, golden enchanting mother,
Pearl-like Mariamman, fierce Bhadrakali,
Goddess Mundagakanni, our Senniamman,
குங்கும கோதையே அன்னையே சோதையே
செந்தூர தெய்வானை சிங்கார பூபதி
அன்னை விசாலாட்சி செளடாம்பா விருப்பாட்சி
சுந்தர நீலியே சௌந்தர மாளியே
Goddess of vermilion, Mother, radiant flame,
Goddess Deivanai in vermilion, beautiful King of all,
Mother Visalakshi, Sowdambigai, Virupatchi,
Beautiful Neeli, lovely garlanded mother,
வல்லியம்மா எங்கள் அல்லியம்மா
தங்க செல்லியம்மா செல்ல கொள்ளியம்மா
அடி அங்களாம்மா எங்கள் செங்காலம்மா
அருள் முப்பாத்தம்மா அனல் வெப்பாத்தம்மா
Goddess Valli, our Mother Alli,
Golden Selliamman, beloved Kolliamman,
Oh Angalamman, our Sengalamman,
Goddess of grace, heat-relieving fire mother,
சிங்காரி ஓய்யாரி சங்கரி உமையாம்பா
மண்மாரி பொன்மாரி செல்லாயி சிலம்பாயி
மருவத்தூர் அம்மாவே வா..
Beautiful, stylish, Goddess Sankari, Goddess Uma,
Shower of earth, shower of gold, Selli and Silambai,
Oh Mother of Melmaruvathur, come!
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்....
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
ஒரு தாலி வரம் கேட்டு வந்தேன் தாயம்மா
கண் திறந்து பாரம்மா வேறு துணை யாரம்மா
ஒரு தாலி வரம் கேட்டு வந்தேன் தாயம்மா
கண் திறந்து பாரம்மா வேறு துணை யாரம்மா
I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother,
Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge?
I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother,
Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge?
குத்தமில்லா ஒரு உத்தம நெஞ்சுக்கு
சோதனைகள் எதுக்கு
அவர் கட்டிய தாலிக்கும் பொட்டுக்கும் பூவுக்கும்
காவல் கொடு எனக்கு
நீதிக்கு கண் தந்து சோதிக்கும் துன்பத்தை
நீ வந்து மாற்றிடம்மா
For a pure, faultless heart,
Why are there so many trials?
For the sacred thread he tied, the vermilion, and flowers,
Grant me protection!
Give eyes to justice and transform this testing sorrow,
Come and change my fate, oh Mother!
மடியேந்தி பிச்சை கேட்கிறேன்
அம்மா மறு வாழ்வு உன்னை கேட்கிறேன்
மடியேந்தி பிச்சை கேட்கிறேன்
அம்மா மறு வாழ்வு உன்னை கேட்கிறேன்
Holding out my lap, I beg like a mendicant,
Oh Mother, I ask you for a second life,
Holding out my lap, I beg like a mendicant,
Oh Mother, I ask you for a second life,
ஒரு தாலி வரம் கேட்டு வந்தேன் தாயம்மா
கண் திறந்து பாரம்மா வேறு துணை யாரம்மா
I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother,
Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge?
காணாத பொய் வழக்கு வீணாக வந்திருக்கு
வாதாட சாட்சி ஏதம்மா
ஊர் வாழ ஆட்சி செய்யும் மீனாட்சி தேவியம்மா
நான் வாழ நீதி கூறம்மா
An unseen false accusation has come uselessly,
Where is the witness to argue my case, oh Mother?
Goddess Meenakshi, who rules so the town may thrive,
Deliver justice so that I may live,
சோதனையை வேதனையை
சேர்த்து விட்டேன் உன்னடியில்
சோகங்களை துரோகங்களை
தீர்த்துவிடு என் வழியில்
All the trials and sufferings,
I have placed at your feet,
The sorrows and betrayals,
Clear them away from my path,
வாழ்வரசி ஆவதற்கு தாலி தந்த கன்னியம்மா
வாசல் வந்த பிள்ளை மனம்
வாடலாமா பொன்னியம்மா
அகிலாண்ட ஈஸ்வரி சபை ஏறம்மா
அவர் மீது வீழ்ந்த பழி தீரம்மா
Virgin Goddess who gave the Mangalsutra to become a queen of life,
The heart of the child who came to your doorstep,
Should it wither away, oh Mother Ponni?
Oh Akhilandeshwari, step up to the court,
Clear the false blame that has fallen upon him,
திருப்பத்தூர் கௌமாரி திருவானைக்காவம்மா
மாங்காட்டு காமாட்சி மலையாள பகவதி
தஞ்சாவூர் மாரியே கன்யாகுமாரியே
மலையனூர் செண்பகம் மயிலாப்பூர் கற்பகம்
Gowmari of Tirupattur, Goddess of Tiruvanaikkaval,
Kamakshi of Mangadu, Bhagavathi of Kerala,
Mariamman of Thanjavur, Goddess Kanyakumari,
Shenbagam of Melmalayanur, Karpagam of Mylapore,
கன்னிகா பரமேஸ்வரி அன்னையே ஜெகதாம்பா
துளுக்கானத்தம்மாவே துர்க்கை அம்மாவே
முக்குழி அம்மாவே குளம்பி அம்மாவே
எல்லை அம்மாவே கங்கை அம்மாவே
நாச்சியம்மா தங்க பேச்சியம்மா
Kannika Parameshwari, oh Mother Jagathamba,
Thulukkanathamman, Goddess Durga,
Mukkuzhi Amman, Kulambi Amman,
Ellai Amman, Goddess Gangai,
Nachiyamman, golden Pechiyamman,
அன்னை மூகாம்பிகா எங்கள் யோகாம்பிகா
அடி அலமேலம்மா தாயே வரிக்கோலம்மா
தூய பச்சையம்மா வீர படவேட்டம்மா
பைரவி வைரவி தேனாட்சி திருப்பாட்சி
அம்மாயி பொம்மாயி அழகம்மா கனகம்மா
ஆதி பராசக்தியே ......
Mother Mookambika, our Yogambika,
Oh Alamelu, Mother Varikoli,
Pure Pachaiyamman, brave Padaveetu Amman,
Bhairavi, Vairavi, Theenatchi, Thirupatchi,
Ammayi, Pommayi, unweeping Kanagamman,
Oh Primal Parasakthi!...
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
ஓயாத சத்தியமும் சாயாத சக்கரமும்
நீதானே பூமி மீதிலே
ஆத்தா நீ கண் திறந்து பார்த்தாலே
வஞ்சனைகள் வீழாதோ உந்தன் காலிலே
Ceaseless truth and unshakeable discus,
Are truly you upon this earth,
Oh Mother, if you open your eyes and look,
Will not all deceptions fall at your feet?
பெண்ணினங்கள் வேண்டுவது
அன்னை உந்தன் குங்குமமே
குங்குமத்தில் நீ இருந்து காக்கணும் என் மங்கலமே
சத்தியத்தை காக்க உந்தன் சக்கரத்தை சுத்தி விடு
உக்கிரத்தில் நீ எழுந்து உண்மைக்கொரு வெற்றி கொடு
உன் நீதி பூமியில் தவறாகுமா
என் வாழ்வில் அது இன்னும் வெகு தூரமா
What womanhood prays for,
Is your sacred vermilion, oh Mother,
Residing in the vermilion, you must protect my marital bliss,
To protect the truth, spin your sacred discus,
Rise in your fierce anger and grant victory to truth,
Can your justice ever fail on this earth?
Is it still far away in my life?
தாயே பெரியம்மா தாலி தரும் அம்மா
தெப்ப குளத்தம்மா தேரடி பூவம்மா
மங்களம் நீயம்மா மந்தவெளி அம்மா
அர்த்தனாரியம்மா அன்னை ஜோதியம்மா
Oh Mother Periyamma, mother who bestows the sacred thread,
Goddess of the temple tank, blossom at the chariot stand,
You are auspiciousness, Amman of Mandaveli,
Ardhanariyamma, light of my flame,
வடிவுடையம்மாவே திரிப்புரசுந்தரி
வேற்காடு மாயம்மா கஸ்தூரி தாயம்மா
உருமாறி உலகம்மா உருத்ரக்ஷா திலகம்மா
உண்ணாமுலை அம்மா பன்னாரி அம்மாவே
Vadivudaiyamman, Tripurasundari,
Enchanting Mother of Thiruverkadu, Mother Kasturi,
Shapeshifting Ulagamma, tilak of Rudraksha,
Unnamalai Amman, Pannari Amman,
மகேஸ்வரி சர்ப்ப யாகெஸ்வரி
அடி லோகேஸ்வரி நல்ல யோகேஸ்வரி
சக்தி ஜெகதீஸ்வரி அன்னை பரமேஸ்வரி
எங்கள் புவனேஸ்வரி தாயே ராஜேஸ்வரி
அபிராமி சிவகாமி அருள்மாரி மகாமாயி
மாமுண்டி சாமுண்டி பாஞ்சாலி அத்தாயீ
சோலையூர் மகாமாயி வா...
Maheshwari, serpent Yageshwari,
Oh Logeshwari, good Yogeshwari,
Shakti, Jagatheeshwari, Mother Parameshwari,
Our Bhuvaneshwari, Mother Rajeshwari,
Abirami, Sivagami, grace-showering Mahamayi,
Mamundi, Chamundi, Panchali, Athayi,
Goddess Agamayi of Solaiyur, come!...
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
ஒரு தாலி வரம் கேட்டு வந்தேன் தாயம்மா
கண் திறந்து பாரம்மா வேறு துணை யாரம்மா
ஒரு தாலி வரம் கேட்டு வந்தேன் தாயம்மா
கண் திறந்து பாரம்மா வேறு துணை யாரம்மா
For a pure, faultless heart,
Why are there so many trials?
For the sacred thread he tied, the vermilion, and flowers,
Grant me protection!
Give eyes to justice and transform this testing sorrow,
Come and change my fate, oh Mother!
குத்தமில்லா ஒரு உத்தம நெஞ்சுக்கு
சோதனைகள் எதுக்கு
அவர் கட்டிய தாலிக்கும் பொட்டுக்கும் பூவுக்கும்
காவல் கொடு எனக்கு...
நீதிக்கு கண் தந்து சோதிக்கும் துன்பத்தை
நீ வந்து மாற்றிடம்மா...
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om
Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om....
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி ஓம்
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி ஓம்....
: Kola vizhiyammaa raja kaaliyammaa
Oh Goddess Kali with murder-intense eyes, royal Kali Mother,
Palaiyath thaayammaa pangaaru maayammaa
Mother of Samayapuram, golden enchanting mother,
Muththu maariyammaa pathra kaliyaammaa
Pearl-like Mariamman, fierce Bhadrakali,
Munda kanniyammaa enga senniyammaa
Goddess Mundagakanni, our Senniamman,
Kunguma kodhaiyae annaiyae sodhaiyae
Goddess of vermilion, Mother, radiant flame,
Senthoora dheivaanai singaara bhoopathi
Goddess Deivanai in vermilion, beautiful King of all,
Annai visaalaatchi sowdaambaa viruppaatchchu
Mother Visalakshi, Sowdambigai, Virupatchi,
Sundhara neeliyae sownthara maaliyae
Beautiful Neeli, lovely garlanded mother,
Valliyammaa engal alliyammaa
Goddess Valli, our Mother Alli,
Thanga selliyammaa sella kolliyammaa
Golden Selliamman, beloved Kolliamman,
Adi angaalammaa engal sengaalammaa
Oh Angalamman, our Sengalamman,
Arul muppaaththammaa anal veppaaththammaa
Goddess of grace, heat-relieving fire mother,
Singaari oiyaari sangari umaiyaamapaa
Beautiful, stylish, Goddess Sankari, Goddess Uma,
Mannmaari ponmaari sellaayi silambaayi
Shower of earth, shower of gold, Selli and Silambai,
Maruvaththoor ammaavae vaa
Oh Mother of Melmaruvathur, come!
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Oru thaali varam kettu vanathaen thayammaa
I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother,
Kann thiranthu paarammaa Veru thunai yaarammaa
Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge?
Oru thaali varam kettu vanathaen thayammaa
I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother,
Kann thiranthu paarammaa Veru thunai yaarammaa
Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge?
Kuththmillaa oru uththama nenjukku
For a pure, faultless heart,
Sodhanaigal edhukku
Why are there so many trials?
Avar kattiya thaalikkum pottukkum poovukkum
For the sacred thread he tied, the vermilion, and flowers,
Kaaval kodu enakku
Grant me protection!
Needhikku kann thandhu sodhikkum thunbaththai
Give eyes to justice and transform this testing sorrow,
Nee vanthu maattridammaa
Come and change my fate, oh Mother!
Madiyaendhi pichchai ketkiraen
Holding out my lap, I beg like a mendicant,
Ammaa maru vaazhvu unnai ketkiraen
Oh Mother, I ask you for a second life,
Madiyaendhi pichchai ketkiraen
Holding out my lap, I beg like a mendicant,
Ammaa maru vaazhvu unnai ketkiraen
Oh Mother, I ask you for a second life,
Oru thaali varam kettu vanathaen thayammaa
I have come seeking the boon of my sacred thread, oh Mother,
Kann thiranthu paarammaa Veru thunai yaarammaa
Open your eyes and look, oh Mother; who else is my refuge?
Kaanaatha poi vazhakku veenaaga vanthirukku
An unseen false accusation has come uselessly,
Vaadhaada saatchi yaedhammaa
Where is the witness to argue my case, oh Mother?
Oor vaazha aatchi seiyyum meenatchi deviyamma
Goddess Meenakshi, who rules so the town may thrive,
Naan vaazha needhi koorammaa
Deliver justice so that I may live,
Sodhanaiyai vedhanaiyai
All the trials and sufferings,
Saerththu vittaen unnadiyil
I have placed at your feet,
Sogangalai thurogangalai
The sorrows and betrayals,
Theerththuvidu en vazhiyil
Clear them away from my path,
Vaazhvarasi aavatharkku thaali thantha kanniyammaa
Virgin Goddess who gave the Mangalsutra to become a queen of life,
Vaasal vantha pillai manam
The heart of the child who came to your doorstep,
Vaadalaamaa ponniyammaa
Should it wither away, oh Mother Ponni?
Akilaanda eshwari sabai yaerammaa
Oh Akhilandeshwari, step up to the court,
Avar meedhu veezhntha pazhi theerammaa
Clear the false blame that has fallen upon him,
Thirupaththoor gowmaari thiruvaanaikkaavammaa
Gowmari of Tirupattur, Goddess of Tiruvanaikkaval,
Maangaattu kaamatchi malaiyaala pagavathi
Kamakshi of Mangadu, Bhagavathi of Kerala,
Thanjavur mariyae kanyaakumaariyae
Mariamman of Thanjavur, Goddess Kanyakumari,
Malaiyanoor senbagam mayilapur karpagam
Shenbagam of Melmalayanur, Karpagam of Mylapore,
Kannigaa parameshvarai annaiyae jegathambaa
Kannika Parameshwari, oh Mother Jagathamba,
Thulukkaanathammaavae durgai ammaavae
Thulukkanathamman, Goddess Durga,
Mukkuzhi ammaavae kulambi ammaavae
Mukkuzhi Amman, Kulambi Amman,
Ellai ammaavae gangai ammaavae
Ellai Amman, Goddess Gangai,
Naachchiyammaa thanga pechiyammaa
Nachiyamman, golden Pechiyamman,
Annai moogaambigaa engal yogaambigaa
Mother Mookambika, our Yogambika,
Adi alamelammaa thaayae varikolammaa
Oh Alamelu, Mother Varikoli,
Thooya pachchaiyammaa veera padavettammaa
Pure Pachaiyamman, brave Padaveetu Amman,
Bairavi vairavi thaenaatchi thirupaatchchi
Bhairavi, Vairavi, Theenatchi, Thirupatchi,
Ammaayi pommaayi azhaammaa kanagammaa
Ammayi, Pommayi, unweeping Kanagamman,
Aadhi paraasakthiyae…..
Oh Primal Parasakthi!...
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Ooyaatha saththiyamum saayaatha sakkaramum
Ceaseless truth and unshakeable discus,
Nedhaanae bhoomi meedhilae
Are truly you upon this earth,
Aaththa nee kann thiranthu paarhthaalae
Oh Mother, if you open your eyes and look,
Vanjanaigal veezhaatho unthan kaalilae
Will not all deceptions fall at your feet?
Penninangal venduvathu
What womanhood prays for,
Annai unthan kungumamae
Is your sacred vermilion, oh Mother,
Kungumaththil nee irunthu kaakkanum en mangalamae
Residing in the vermilion, you must protect my marital bliss,
Saththiyaththai kaakka unthan sakkaraththai suththi vidu
To protect the truth, spin your sacred discus,
Ukkiraththil nee ezhunthu unmaikkoru vettri kodu
Rise in your fierce anger and grant victory to truth,
Un needhi bhoomiyil thavaraagumaa
Can your justice ever fail on this earth?
En vazhvil adhu innum vegu thooramaa
Is it still far away in my life?
Thaayae periyammaa thaali tharum ammaa
Oh Mother Periyamma, mother who bestows the sacred thread,
Theppa kulaththammaa theradi poovammaa
Goddess of the temple tank, blossom at the chariot stand,
Mangalam neeyammaa manthveli ammaa
You are auspiciousness, Amman of Mandaveli,
Arththnaariyammaa ennai jodhiyammaa
Ardhanariyamma, light of my flame,
Vadivudaiyammaavae thiripurasundhari
Vadivudaiyamman, Tripurasundari,
Verkkaadu maayammaa kasthoori thaayammaa
Enchanting Mother of Thiruverkadu, Mother Kasturi,
Urumaari ulagammaa uruthraatcha thilagammaa
Shapeshifting Ulagamma, tilak of Rudraksha,
Unnaamulai ammaa pannaari ammaavae
Unnamalai Amman, Pannari Amman,
Mageshwari sarppa yaakeshvari
Maheshwari, serpent Yageshwari,
Adi logeshwari nalla yogeshwari
Oh Logeshwari, good Yogeshwari,
Sakthi jegatheeshvari annai parameshwari
Shakti, Jagatheeshwari, Mother Parameshwari,
Engal buvaneshwari thaayae rajeshwari
Our Bhuvaneshwari, Mother Rajeshwari,
Abiraami sivagaami arulmaari magaamaayi
Abirami, Sivagami, grace-showering Mahamayi,
Maamundi saamundi paanjaali aththaayee
Mamundi, Chamundi, Panchali, Athayi,
Solaiyoor agaamaayi vaa….
Goddess Agamayi of Solaiyur, come!...
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Kuththmillaa oru uththama nenjukku
For a pure, faultless heart,
Sodhanaigal edhukku
Why are there so many trials?
Avar kattiya thaalikkum pottukkum poovukkum
For the sacred thread he tied, the vermilion, and flowers,
Kaaval kodu enakku
Grant me protection!
Needhikku kann thandhu sodhikkum thunbaththai
Give eyes to justice and transform this testing sorrow,
Nee vanthu maattridammaa
Come and change my fate, oh Mother!
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om om om om om om om om
Om sakthi om sakthi om sakthi om
Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om
Om sakthi om sakthi om sakthi om….
Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional devotional song is a passionate plea by a distressed wife to Goddess Parasakthi (and her various regional manifestations across Tamil Nadu) to protect her husband, defend her marital bliss (Thaali), and vindicate innocence against false accusations. Faced with injustice and betrayal, she surrenders entirely at the Mother Goddess's feet, invoking dozens of localized names and shrines of the Divine Mother to awaken divine intervention and restore justice.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar / Anaphora
“Kola vizhiyammaa raja kaaliyammaa / Palaiyath thaayammaa pangaaru maayammaa...”
Continuous invocation of Goddess names ending with 'ammaa' creates rhythmic repetition and ecstatic devotional energy.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kuththmillaa oru uththama nenjukku / Sodhanaigal edhukku”
The second consonant sound 'th' aligns across the lines to produce a harmonious poetic cadence.
Metaphor
“Madiyaendhi pichchai ketkiraen / Ammaa maru vaazhvu unnai ketkiraen”
Comparing begging with her lap outstretched to asking the Divine Mother for a second life for her husband and family.
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Trivia
The lyricist Kalidasan is well-known for writing intense, highly evocative devotional and emotional songs in 1990s Tamil cinema, often using extensive lists of local Tamil female deities to heighten the drama and spiritual resonance.
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