- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Kann Malar
- Movie release year
- 1970
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song opens with the classical Shaivite verse 'Thodudaiya Seviyan', the first hymn composed by Thirugnanasambandar in praise of Lord Shiva. It sets a deeply spiritual and reverent mood, celebrating the Lord who wears the crescent moon and cremation ash, calling Him the divine thief who captures the hearts of His devotees. The lyrics express the joy of meditating on the mystical sound 'Om' and discovering its inner spiritual light.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ullangavar kalvan”
Lord Shiva is metaphorically addressed as a thief ('kalvan') who stealthily steals the hearts and souls of His devotees.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Gangai kondaan en mel / Mangai kondaan enathu”
The second consonant sound 'ng' ('ngai') rhymes between 'Gangai' and 'Mangai' across these stanzas.
Imagery
“Thoovenmathi soodi / Kaadudaiya sudalai podipoosi”
Paints vivid visual imagery of Lord Shiva adorned with the pure crescent moon and smeared with sacred cremation ash.
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Trivia
The opening eight lines of the song are taken directly from 'Thodudaiya Seviyan', the very first stanza of the Tevaram composed by the 7th-century Tamil child saint Thirugnanasambandar at the Sirkazhi temple.
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