- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Kanna Nalama
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Oct 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pettreduththa ullaam
Endrum deivam deivam
Pettreduththa ullaam
Endrum deivam deivam
: Adhu pesugindra vaarththai
Endrum mounam mounam
Raththathudan saernththantha paasam paasam
Adhu naal kadanthum pillaiyudan pesum pesum
Adhu naal kadanthum pillaiyudan pesum pesum
Androru naal mannan solomon-nudaiya sabhaiyil
Oru vishiththiramaana vazhkku vanthathu
Oru pillai irandu thaaimaargal
Irandu perum adhu thannudaiya pillai engiraargal
Pillaikko than thaai yaarendru
Solla theriyavillai
Oru thaayaar pala pillai peruvathundu
Iru thaaikku oru pillai varuvathundo
Asal yaaro nagal yaaro
Ariyaenendru adhisayaththa mannan
Sonnaan mudivil ondru mudivil ondru
Irandu perumae idhu than pillai enbathaal
Yaaridam oppadaippathendru theriyavillai
Aagavae kaavalaa intha pillaiyai aalukku
Paathiyaaga kodu endraan
Kaavalan sendraan
Idai vaalai eduththaan
Antha maganai izhuththaan
Vaalai oonginaan
Vaalai oonginaan
Mannaa mannaa….aa….aa….
Amma endroru kuralil
Oru penn kanneer vadikkindraal
Innoru penno vaalai kandum
Punnagai purigindraal punnagai purigindraal
Paathi kodungal endrae avalo
Mannanai ketkindraal
Mannaa vendaam endrae ivalo
Mannanai thadukindraal
Intha endravan antha pennidam
Maganai tharugindraan
Ivalthaan unmai thaayena
Mannan solomon mudikindraan
Solomon mudikindraan
Pettreduththa ullaam
Endrum deivam deivam
Adhu pesugindra vaarththai
Endrum mounam mounam
Raththathudan saernththantha paasam paasam
Adhu naal kadanthum pillaiyudan pesum pesum
Adhu naal kadanthum pillaiyudan pesum pesum
Pettreduththa ullaam
Endrum deivam deivam
Adhu pesugindra vaarththai
Endrum mounam mounam
Sakthi vadivaanavalae annai annai
Sakthi vadivaanavalae annai annai
Val thaanarivaalthaan
Valarththa kannai kannai
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Bakthiyilum annaithaan mudhalil deivam
Intha paar muzhuthum aval
Valaththa selvam selvam
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Pathiyam vaiththa maram pudhiya
Thottamthanil nindru vaazhvathundu
Pudhiyathaaga varum uravu yaavum
Adhan sonthamaavathillai
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Udhiram kondu varum idhayam pola
Oru unmai anbu illai
Urugum ullamena tamizh kooruvathu
Annai endra sollai
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Poovum manjaludan pongum
Devi aval bhuvaneshwari
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Poojai seithu varum
Maathar kaaval tharum rajeshwari
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Paasam pongi varum devi
Sakthi aval Jegatheeswari
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Paarvai thannil uyar needhi
Solla varum parameshwari
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Male :Bhuvaneshwari
Chorus :Sakthi om…..sakthi om…..
Pettreduththa ullaam
Endrum deivam deivam
Adhu pesugindra vaarththai
Endrum mounam mounam
The mother's heart that gave birth
is always divine, truly divine.
The mother's heart that gave birth
is always divine, truly divine.
The words it speaks
are always silence, pure silence.
The love that runs in our blood
will speak to the child through all the passing years.
It will speak to the child through all the passing years.
One day, in King Solomon's court,
a strange dispute was brought forward.
One child and two mothers;
both claimed, "This is my own child!"
But the little child did not know
how to tell who his mother was.
A mother may bear many children,
but can two mothers have one child?
"Who is genuine, and who is the fake?"
Wondering and puzzled, the king
gave one final verdict in the end.
"Since both of you claim this child as your own,
and it is hard to decide who should have him,
guard, split this child in two
and give half to each," said the king.
The guard stepped forward,
drew the sword from his side,
pulled the child toward him,
and raised his sword high.
He raised his sword high.
"O King! O King! Ah..."
With a crying voice calling "Mother!",
one woman breaks into tears.
While the other woman, seeing the sword,
wears a smile, wears a cold smile.
"Give me my half!" she says
and asks of the king.
"No, O King, please don't!" cries the other,
rushing to stop the king.
"Here, take him," the king says
and hands the son over to her.
"She alone is the true mother,"
King Solomon concludes.
Solomon concludes.
The mother's heart that gave birth
is always divine, truly divine.
The words it speaks
are always silence, pure silence.
The love that runs in our blood
will speak to the child through all the passing years.
It will speak to the child through all the passing years.
The mother's heart that gave birth
is always divine, truly divine.
The words it speaks
are always silence, pure silence.
The mother is the very form of Shakti,
the mother is the very form of Shakti.
She knows only how to bless
the darling child she raised.
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Even in devotion, mother is the very first God.
This entire world is the treasure
raised and nurtured by her.
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
A grafted plant may take root
and flourish in a new garden,
but new relationships that come along
can never become one's own blood.
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Like the heart born of one's own blood,
there is no truer love.
What Tamil calls a melting heart
is the word "Mother".
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Radiant with flowers and turmeric,
she is Goddess Bhuvaneshwari.
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
She is Rajeswari, who protects the women
who worship her with prayers.
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
She is the goddess overflowing with affection,
the divine power, Jagadeeswari.
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
She is Parameshwari, who delivers
supreme justice with her very gaze.
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
Male: Bhuvaneshwari!
Chorus: Om Shakti... Om Shakti...
The mother's heart that gave birth
is always divine, truly divine.
The words it speaks
are always silence, pure silence.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a profound homage to motherhood, celebrating a mother's selfless, divine, and unconditional love. Kannadasan weaves together philosophical reflection, narrative storytelling, and spiritual devotion. The song narrates the famous biblical parable of King Solomon's judgment to illustrate how a true mother would rather relinquish her claim on her child to save his life than see him harmed, thereby proving her genuine maternal bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Endrum deivam deivam”
Words like 'Deivam deivam', 'Mounam mounam', and 'Paasam paasam' are repeated in quick succession to emphasize the divine and eternal nature of motherly affection.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Sakthi vadivaanavalae annai annai”
Comparing the mother to Goddess Sakthi and various divine manifestations (Bhuvaneshwari, Rajeshwari, Parameshwari).
Narrative Parable (Kathaalankaram)
“Androru naal mannan solomon-nudaiya sabhaiyil”
The song incorporates the story of King Solomon's wisdom to provide a vivid, dramatic illustration of true maternal sacrifice.
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Trivia
This iconic track showcases T. M. Soundararajan's expressive storytelling abilities, blending theatrical narrative singing with devotional melody set by M. S. Viswanathan.
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