- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Azhagiya Kanne
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a profound devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Mookambika of Kollur. It praises her divine grace, which liberates devotees from the karmic cycle of birth and rebirth (pala jenmam). The lyrics extol her motherly affection and compassionate gaze that can give speech to the mute and sustain all living beings like sweet honey from a lotus flower. The song celebrates her dual nature as both a gentle mother bestowing boons and a powerful protector equipped with a trident and sword to uphold Dharma. By meditating daily on her divine names, devotees seek refuge at her sacred feet for spiritual liberation and peace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Pala jenmam jen maanthara / Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'P' across words in the opening line.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Virumbum varangal vazhangum aval poo karangal”
Comparing the Goddess's soft, tender hands directly to blossoms ('poo karangal').
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Vennthaamaraiyil sinthum thaenthuliyil / Malar poonguzhalaal mani paarvaiyinaal”
End-rhyming with symmetrical rhythm across consecutive lines ('sinthum thaenthuliyil' / 'mani paarvaiyinaal').
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Trivia
This song from the 1982 film 'Azhagiya Kanne' pays homage to Goddess Mookambika of Kollur, Karnataka. According to popular legend, Goddess Mookambika restored speech to a mute child, a theme referenced directly in Vaali's line 'Entha oomaiyum mozhi pesum'.
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