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Thaaye

From Kaiyum Kalavum · 2022

Lyricist
Mukundan Raman
Singer
Karthika Vaidyanathan
Music director
Satish Raghunathan
Details
Kaiyum Kalavum2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Haaa…aaaa…aaaa….aaa…Haaa…aaaa…aaaa….aaa…
Female
Thaayae unatharuludan pozhiyum suramae.. (2)Oh Mother, musical notes shower with your divine grace.. (2)
Isai tharum enMy music-gifting
Thaayae unatharuludan pozhiyum suramae..Oh Mother, musical notes shower with your divine grace..
Isai tharum enMy music-gifting
Thaayae unatharuludan pozhiyum suramae..Oh Mother, musical notes shower with your divine grace..
Isai tharum enMy music-gifting
Thaayae unatharuludan pozhiyum suramae.. ae….Oh Mother, musical notes shower with your divine grace.. ae….
Female
En kural un naadham..mmm..mm..mm..My voice is your tone..mmm..mm..mm..
Haaa..aaaa..aaa..haa..aa..Haaa..aaaa..aaa..haa..aa..
En kural un naadhamMy voice is your musical tone
Adaindhen un paadhamI have reached your feet
Un sangeetham endhan vedhamYour music is my Veda (sacred scripture)
En kural un naadhamMy voice is your musical tone
Adaindhen un paadhamI have reached your feet
Un sangeetham endhan vedhamYour music is my Veda (sacred scripture)
Female
Suruthiyilae dhinamumIn pitch and harmony, daily
Suzhalum agilamaeThe entire universe spins
Unatholiyin suruthiyilaeIn the pitch of your divine sound
Dhinamum suzhalum agilamaeThe entire universe spins daily
Karuvaraiyilae unatholiyin suruthiyilaeIn the pitch of your divine sound within the sanctum sanctorum
Dhinamum suzhalum agilamaeThe entire universe spins daily
Karuvaraiyilae thayai puriyumBestowing motherly love in the sanctum sanctorum
Kalaigalin dheviyaeGoddess of the arts
Karunaiyin aazhiyaeOcean of compassion
Female
Oli tharum enadhu thaayaeMy mother who bestows light
Unatharuludan pozhiyum suramaeMusical notes shower with your divine grace
Female
Suruthiyilae dhinamumIn pitch and harmony, daily
Suzhalum agilamaeThe entire universe spins
Karuvaraiyilae thayai puriyumBestowing motherly love in the sanctum sanctorum
Kalaigalin dheviyaeGoddess of the arts
Karunaiyin aazhiyaeOcean of compassion
Oli tharum enadhu thaayaeMy mother who bestows light
Unatharuludan pozhiyum suramaeMusical notes shower with your divine grace
Isai tharum en thaayaeMy mother who gifts music
Unatharuludan pozhiyum suramae..ae…Musical notes shower with your divine grace..ae…
Hae…aaaa..aaa…aa…..Hae…aaaa..aaa…aa…..
Haaaa..aaa…Haaaa..aaa…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This devotional classical composition serves as a revered hymn to Goddess Saraswati, the deity of art, knowledge, and music, while symbolically equating her to a divine mother figure. The singer submits her voice completely to the goddess, asserting that her voice originates from the divine sound (Naadham) and that musical devotion forms the ultimate truth of her existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Mogana Yugam / Rhyme (Monoreyme & Rhyming)

En kural un naadham / Adaindhen un paadham / Un sangeetham endhan vedham

The usage of matching end sounds like 'Naadham', 'Paadham', and 'Vedham' creates a traditional Carnatic rhythmic cadence (Iyaibu).

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Un sangeetham endhan vedham

Comparing music directly to the Veda ('sangeetham endhan vedham') and the divine mother to an ocean of compassion ('Karunaiyin aazhiyae').

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Karuvaraiyilae thayai puriyum / Kalaigalin dheviyae / Karunaiyin aazhiyae

Repetition of initial consonants like 'Ka' in 'Karuvaraiyilae', 'Kalaigalin', and 'Karunaiyin' enhances melodic continuity.

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Trivia

Satish Raghunathan composed this track for the SonyLIV web series 'Kaiyum Kalavum' (2022). The song utilizes classical Carnatic music vocalization techniques (Aalap) combined with rich lyrical Tamil to create a traditional prayer atmosphere.

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