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Lyrics & meaning

Solladi Abirami

From Aathi Parasakthi · 1971

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Aathi Parasakthi
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
22 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maniyae maniyin oliyae
Olirum anipunaindha vaniyae
Athum anikalagae
Anugadhavarkku piniyae
Pinikku marundhae
Amarar perum virundhae
Paniyen oruvarai
Nin padma paadham panindha pinnae
Solladi abiraami solladi abiraami
{Vaanil sudar varumoo
Enakku idar varumoo
Bathil solladi abiraami} (2)
Nilladi munnalae nilladi munnalae
Muzhu nilavinai kattu un kannalae
Solladi abiraami
{Paluyirum padaitha
Paramanukkae
Sakthi padaithathellam
Undhan seyal allavoo} (2)
Nee sollukellaam sirantha
Sol allavoo
Nee sollukellaam sirantha
Sol allavoo
Indha sodhanai enakkalla unakkallavoo
Solladi abiraami
{Vaaraayoo
Oru bathil kooraayoo
Nilavena paaraayoo
Arul mazhai thaaraayoo} (2)
Vaanam idipadavum
Bhoomi podipadavum
Naduvil nindraadum vadivazhgae
Kodigal aada mudigal aada
Pudi pada elunthu aadum kalaiazhagae
Pillai ullam thullum vannam
Devi nee
Kotti varum mathalamum saththamida
Vaaraayoo
Oru bathil kooraayoo
Nilavena paaraayoo
Arul mazhai thaaraayoo
Senkaiyil vandu galin galin endru
Jayam jayam endraada
Idai sangatham endru
Silambhu pulambodu thandai kalanthaada
Iru kongai kodum pagai endrenna
Mendru kulainthu kulainthaada
Malar pangaiyamae unai paadia
Pillai nilavum elunthaada
Viraindhu vaaraayoo
Elunthu vaaraayoo
Kanindhu vaaraayoo
Kaali bayangari sooli madhangani
Kangalil therigindraal
Kangal sivandhidum vannam elunthoru
Kaatchiyai tharugindraal
Vaadiya magan ivan
Vaazhiya endru oru
Vaazhthum solgindraal
Vaanagam vaiyagam enganumae
Oru vadivaai therigindraal
Ezhil vadivaai theringindraal
Annai theringindraal
En ammai therigindraal
Annai theringindraal
En ammai therigindraal
Om shakthi om
Om shakthi om
Om shakthi om
O precious gem, light of the gem!
O beauty adorned with glowing jewels!
O grace that adds beauty even to ornaments!
An illness to those who do not turn to you,
The healing cure for every illness,
The great feast of the immortal gods!
I will bow to no one else,
After bowing at your lotus feet!
Speak to me, Abirami, speak to me!
Will the bright moon appear in the sky,
Or will ruin fall upon me?
Give me your answer, Abirami!
Stand before me, stand before me!
Reveal the full moon through the grace of your eyes!
Speak to me, Abirami!
For the Supreme Lord
Who created all living beings,
Giving Him the power to create them—
Isn't that entirely your doing?
Aren't you the greatest word
Above all words?
Aren't you the greatest word
Above all words?
Is this test for me, or is it truly yours?
Speak to me, Abirami!
Won't you come?
Won't you give me an answer?
Won't you gaze upon me like the gentle moon?
Won't you shower your rain of grace?
As the heavens roar with thunder,
And the earth shatters to dust,
O beautiful form dancing in their midst!
With flags fluttering and crowns swaying,
O graceful dancer rising in full majesty!
Making your child's heart leap with joy,
O Goddess, as you come,
While the pounding drums resound!
Won't you come?
Won't you give me an answer?
Won't you gaze upon me like the gentle moon?
Won't you shower your rain of grace?
With bangles jingling on your rosy hands,
Calling out "Victory, victory!" as you dance,
As your slender waist sways in rhythm,
While your anklets and foot bells chime together,
While your waist bends and sways gently,
Yielding delicately under the weight of your bosom,
O lotus-dwelling Mother, as the child who sang of you
Sees the crescent moon rise and dance,
Won't you come swiftly?
Won't you arise and come?
Won't you come with tender love?
Kali, the fierce one, the trident-bearer, Matangi—
She appears before my very eyes!
Rising with her eyes glowing crimson,
She grants me this wondrous vision!
Saying, "May this suffering son of mine
Live long and prosper,"
She gives her divine blessing!
Across the heavens and all over the earth,
She appears as a single cosmic form!
She appears in all her radiant beauty!
The Mother appears!
My Mother appears!
The Mother appears!
My Mother appears!
Om Shakti Om!
Om Shakti Om!
Om Shakti Om!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a dramatic devotional composition based on the famous legend of Abirami Pattar, a 18th-century Tamil saint and devotee of Goddess Abirami. When the King tests Pattar's divine vision by asking what day it was, Pattar—absorbed in divine contemplation—mistakenly says it is a Full Moon night on a New Moon day. Facing execution, Pattar sings praises to Goddess Abirami, challenging her divine grace to save his honor and prove his faith. The song transitions from intense devotion and pleading to ultimate divine epiphany, as the Goddess throws her sparkling earring into the sky to create the illusion of a full moon, vindicating her devotee.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Maniyae maniyin oliyae

Matching second consonants across lines ('Maniyae' / 'Olirum').

Antithesis / Paradox

Anugadhavarkku piniyae / Pinikku marundhae

Contrasting 'piniyae' (affliction to non-believers) with 'marundhae' (cure for believers).

Anaphora (Repetition)

Solladi abiraami solladi abiraami

Repeated intense calling upon the deity 'Solladi abiraami'.

Imagery / Visual Metaphor

Vaanam idipadavum Bhoomi podipadavum

Visual imagery of cosmic destruction juxtaposed with divine beauty dancing in between.

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Trivia

This iconic scene and song from the movie 'Aathi Parasakthi' (1971) depicts Sirkazhi Govindarajan singing as Abirami Pattar. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan, rooted in the historical events narrated in the Abirami Anthadhi.

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