Sonnaal Inikkudhu
From Saranam Ayyappa · 1980
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Saranam Ayyappa1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu | Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting |
| Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu | Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems |
| Female | |
| Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu | Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting |
| Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu | Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems |
| Male | |
| Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu | Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting |
| Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu | Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems |
| Male | |
| Harihara puthira avadhaaramae | O divine incarnation born as the son of Hari and Hara |
| Adhikaalai kaetkindra bhoobaalamae | O Bhoopalam melody heard in the early dawn |
| Female | |
| Harihara puthira avadhaaramae | O divine incarnation born as the son of Hari and Hara |
| Adhikaalai kaetkindra bhoobaalamae | O Bhoopalam melody heard in the early dawn |
| Male | |
| Anuvukkul anuvaana aadhaaramae | O ultimate foundation residing as the atom within an atom |
| Anuvukkul anuvaana aadhaaramae | O ultimate foundation residing as the atom within an atom |
| Naan andraadam padikkindra dhaevaaramae | O sacred Thevaram hymn that I recite every day |
| Female | |
| Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu | Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting |
| Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu | Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems |
| Female | |
| Vaedhathin vidhaiyaaga vizhundhavanae | O one who descended as the very seed of the Vedas |
| Veerathin kanaiyaaga pirandhavanae | O one born as the fierce arrow of valor |
| Male | |
| Vaedhathin vidhaiyaaga vizhundhavanae | O one who descended as the very seed of the Vedas |
| Veerathin kanaiyaaga pirandhavanae | O one born as the fierce arrow of valor |
| Female | |
| Baedhathai poraadi azhithavanae | O one who fought against and destroyed discrimination |
| Baedhathai poraadi azhithavanae | O one who fought against and destroyed discrimination |
| Gnaana vaedhaandha porulaaga thigazhbavanae | O one who shines as the true essence of spiritual wisdom |
| Male | |
| Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu | Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting |
| Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu | Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems |
| Male | |
| Villudan ambudan vaengai puliyudan | With bow and arrow, alongside the fierce tiger |
| Porkkalam pugundhavanae | O hero who stepped onto the battlefield |
| Male | |
| Solli mudithidum mun varum | Even before a devotee finishes uttering a prayer |
| Pagaiyai killi erindhavanae | O one who nips enmity in the bud and destroys it |
| Alli eduthu arul tharubavanae | O one who gathers devotees in love and bestows abundant grace |
| Anbae vadivaai iruppavanae….yae…. | O one who is the personification of pure love |
| Un pugazhai…. | Chanting your glory... |
| Male | |
| Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu | Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting |
| Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu | Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems |
சொன்னால் இனிக்குது சுகமாயிருக்குது
பொன்னாய் மணியாய் உன் முகம் ஜொலிக்குது
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
சொன்னால் இனிக்குது சுகமாயிருக்குது
பொன்னாய் மணியாய் உன் முகம் ஜொலிக்குது.....
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
சொன்னால் இனிக்குது சுகமாயிருக்குது
பொன்னாய் மணியாய் உன் முகம் ஜொலிக்குது
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
ஹரிஹர புத்திர அவதாரமே
அதிகாலை கேட்கின்ற பூபாளமே
O divine incarnation born as the son of Hari and Hara
O Bhoopalam melody heard in the early dawn
ஹரிஹர புத்திர அவதாரமே
அதிகாலை கேட்கின்ற பூபாளமே
O divine incarnation born as the son of Hari and Hara
O Bhoopalam melody heard in the early dawn
அணுவுக்குள் அணுவான ஆதாரமே
அணுவுக்குள் அணுவான ஆதாரமே
நான் அன்றாடம் படிக்கின்ற தேவாரமே.....
O ultimate foundation residing as the atom within an atom
O ultimate foundation residing as the atom within an atom
O sacred Thevaram hymn that I recite every day
சொன்னால் இனிக்குது சுகமாயிருக்குது
பொன்னாய் மணியாய் உன் முகம் ஜொலிக்குது.....
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
வேதத்தின் விதையாக விழுந்தவனே
வீரத்தின் கணையாகப் பிறந்தவனே
O one who descended as the very seed of the Vedas
O one born as the fierce arrow of valor
வேதத்தின் விதையாக விழுந்தவனே
வீரத்தின் கணையாகப் பிறந்தவனே
O one who descended as the very seed of the Vedas
O one born as the fierce arrow of valor
பேதத்தைப் போராடி அழித்தவனே
பேதத்தைப் போராடி அழித்தவனே
ஞான வேதாந்தப் பொருளாகத் திகழ்பவனே.....
O one who fought against and destroyed discrimination
O one who fought against and destroyed discrimination
O one who shines as the true essence of spiritual wisdom
சொன்னால் இனிக்குது சுகமாயிருக்குது
பொன்னாய் மணியாய் உன் முகம் ஜொலிக்குது
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
வில்லுடன் அம்புடன் வேங்கைப் புலியுடன்
போர்க்களம் புகுந்தவனே
With bow and arrow, alongside the fierce tiger
O hero who stepped onto the battlefield
சொல்லி முடித்திடும் முன் வரும்
பகையைக் கிள்ளி எறிந்தவனே
அள்ளி எடுத்து அருள் தருபவனே
அன்பே வடிவாய் இருப்பவனே....யே.....
உன் புகழை.......
Even before a devotee finishes uttering a prayer
O one who nips enmity in the bud and destroys it
O one who gathers devotees in love and bestows abundant grace
O one who is the personification of pure love
Chanting your glory...
சொன்னால் இனிக்குது சுகமாயிருக்குது
பொன்னாய் மணியாய் உன் முகம் ஜொலிக்குது
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
சொன்னால் இனிக்குது சுகமாயிருக்குது
பொன்னாய் மணியாய் உன் முகம் ஜொலிக்குது
Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
Harihara puthira avadhaaramae
O divine incarnation born as the son of Hari and Hara
Adhikaalai kaetkindra bhoobaalamae
O Bhoopalam melody heard in the early dawn
Harihara puthira avadhaaramae
O divine incarnation born as the son of Hari and Hara
Adhikaalai kaetkindra bhoobaalamae
O Bhoopalam melody heard in the early dawn
Anuvukkul anuvaana aadhaaramae
O ultimate foundation residing as the atom within an atom
Anuvukkul anuvaana aadhaaramae
O ultimate foundation residing as the atom within an atom
Naan andraadam padikkindra dhaevaaramae
O sacred Thevaram hymn that I recite every day
Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
Vaedhathin vidhaiyaaga vizhundhavanae
O one who descended as the very seed of the Vedas
Veerathin kanaiyaaga pirandhavanae
O one born as the fierce arrow of valor
Vaedhathin vidhaiyaaga vizhundhavanae
O one who descended as the very seed of the Vedas
Veerathin kanaiyaaga pirandhavanae
O one born as the fierce arrow of valor
Baedhathai poraadi azhithavanae
O one who fought against and destroyed discrimination
Baedhathai poraadi azhithavanae
O one who fought against and destroyed discrimination
Gnaana vaedhaandha porulaaga thigazhbavanae
O one who shines as the true essence of spiritual wisdom
Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
Villudan ambudan vaengai puliyudan
With bow and arrow, alongside the fierce tiger
Porkkalam pugundhavanae
O hero who stepped onto the battlefield
Solli mudithidum mun varum
Even before a devotee finishes uttering a prayer
Pagaiyai killi erindhavanae
O one who nips enmity in the bud and destroys it
Alli eduthu arul tharubavanae
O one who gathers devotees in love and bestows abundant grace
Anbae vadivaai iruppavanae….yae….
O one who is the personification of pure love
Un pugazhai….
Chanting your glory...
Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu
Saying your name tastes sweet and feels pleasantly comforting
Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu
Your face shines brilliantly like gold and precious gems
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sonnaal Inikkudhu is a renowned Tamil devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Ayyappan from the film Saranam Ayyappa (1980), penned by Kannadasan. The lyrics express the boundless bliss and sweet contentment experienced by a devotee when chanting the name of Lord Ayyappa. The deity's divine face is described as radiating brilliance like pure gold and glittering gems, filling the worshipper's heart with peace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Ponnaai maniyaai un mugam jolikkudhu”
Compares the radiant face of Lord Ayyappa directly to shiny gold and glittering gems.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Vaedhathin vidhaiyaaga vizhundhavanae”
Metaphorically addresses the deity as the seed of Vedic wisdom, the arrow of valor, and a morning Bhoopalam raaga.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Vaedhathin vidhaiyaaga vizhundhavanae”
Matching second consonant patterns across consecutive lines ('Vaedhathin', 'Veerathin', 'Baedhathai').
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Sonnaal inikkudhu sugamaai irukkudhu”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds creating musicality and rhythmic flow ('Sonnaal', 'sugamaai').
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Trivia
This song is a staple in Tamil Nadu during the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season (Mandala-Makaravilakku). Kannadasan's lyrical framing of Ayyappan as both an ultimate cosmic atom (Anuvukkul anuvaana) and an embodiment of pure love highlights traditional Advaita Vedanta philosophy woven into accessible devotional music.
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