Thaaye Un Seyal
From Iru Sagodharigal · 1957
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- T. V. Rathinam, M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- Details
- Iru Sagodharigal1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thaayae un seiyalallavo | O Mother, is this not your divine doing? |
| Tamil thaayae un seyallalavo | O Mother Tamil, is this not your divine doing? |
| Inba thaalaatti arivendra paaloottum | Singing a blissful lullaby and feeding the milk of wisdom, |
| Senthamizh thaayae un seyallallavo | O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing? |
| Inba thaalaatti arivendra paaloottum | Singing a blissful lullaby and feeding the milk of wisdom, |
| Senthamizh thaayae un seyallallavo | O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing? |
| Female | |
| Neeyae en kalai vaanilae | You alone are in the sky of my arts, |
| Aa…aaa….aa…. | Aa... aaa... aa... |
| Neeyae en kalai vaanilae | You alone are in the sky of my arts, |
| Minnum nithiyaana mathiyallavo | Are you not the eternal moon shining bright? |
| Neeyae en kalai vaanilae | You alone are in the sky of my arts, |
| Minnum nithiyaana mathiyallavo | Are you not the eternal moon shining bright? |
| Kavi ninaivodu vilaiyaadum | Playing delightfully with the poet's thoughts, |
| Thiruvae unai maravaen ini senthamizh | O divine one, I shall never forget you from now, O pure Tamil, |
| Female | |
| Thaayae un seiyalallavo | O Mother, is this not your doing? |
| Female | |
| Iyal isai muraiyodu | With the harmonious order of literature and music, |
| Ezhil mevum rani | The graceful queen, |
| Ilakkiya suvaiyodu | Rich with literary sweetness, |
| Inainthaadum vaani | The goddess Saraswati who dances in unison, |
| Female | |
| Uyirudan meiyyodu ongaaramae…ae | The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants... |
| Uyirudan meiyyodu ongaaramae | The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants, |
| Un mozhiyil ulavum reengaarame | The melodious humming resonance that wanders in your language, |
| Uyirudan meiyyodu ongaaramae | The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants, |
| Un mozhiyil ulavum reengaarame | The melodious humming resonance that wanders in your language, |
| Female | |
| Ulagam pottrum amuthavaari | The ocean of nectar praised by the entire world, |
| Un thirumalar paathamae maravaen | I shall never forget your sacred lotus feet, |
| Ini senthamizh thaayae un seiyalallavo | From now on, O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing? |
| Female | |
| Thaayae un seiyalallavo | O Mother, is this not your doing? |
| Thaayae un seiyalallavo | O Mother, is this not your doing? |
| Thaayae un seiyalallavo | O Mother, is this not your doing? |
| Thaayae un seiyalallavo | O Mother, is this not your doing? |
| Thaayae un seiyalallavo | O Mother, is this not your doing? |
தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
தமிழ் தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
இன்பத் தாலாட்டி அறிவென்ற பாலூட்டும்
செந்தமிழ் தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ.....
இன்பத் தாலாட்டி அறிவென்ற பாலூட்டும்
செந்தமிழ் தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ.....
O Mother, is this not your divine doing?
O Mother Tamil, is this not your divine doing?
Singing a blissful lullaby and feeding the milk of wisdom,
O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing?
Singing a blissful lullaby and feeding the milk of wisdom,
O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing?
நீயே என் கலை வானிலே
ஆ.....ஆஅ..........ஆ...
நீயே என் கலை வானிலே
மின்னும் நிதியான மதியல்லவோ
நீயே என் கலை வானிலே
மின்னும் நிதியான மதியல்லவோ
கவி நினைவோடு விளையாடும்
திருவே உனை மறவேன் இனி செந்தமிழ்
You alone are in the sky of my arts,
Aa... aaa... aa...
You alone are in the sky of my arts,
Are you not the eternal moon shining bright?
You alone are in the sky of my arts,
Are you not the eternal moon shining bright?
Playing delightfully with the poet's thoughts,
O divine one, I shall never forget you from now, O pure Tamil,
தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
O Mother, is this not your doing?
இயல் இசை முறையோடு
எழில் மேவும் ராணி
இலக்கிய சுவையோடு
இணைந்தாடும் வாணி
With the harmonious order of literature and music,
The graceful queen,
Rich with literary sweetness,
The goddess Saraswati who dances in unison,
இயல் இசை முறையோடு
எழில் மேவும் ராணி
இலக்கிய சுவையோடு
இணைந்தாடும் வாணி
The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants...
The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants,
The melodious humming resonance that wanders in your language,
The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants,
The melodious humming resonance that wanders in your language,
உயிருடன் மெய்யோடு ஓங்காரமே.....ஏ.....
உயிருடன் மெய்யோடு ஓங்காரமே
உன் மொழியில் உலவும் ரீங்காரமே
உயிருடன் மெய்யோடு ஓங்காரமே
உன் மொழியில் உலவும் ரீங்காரமே
The ocean of nectar praised by the entire world,
I shall never forget your sacred lotus feet,
From now on, O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing?
உலகம் போற்றும் அமுதவாரி
உன் திருமலர் பாதமே மறவேன்
இனி செந்தமிழ் தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ....
O Mother, is this not your doing?
O Mother, is this not your doing?
O Mother, is this not your doing?
O Mother, is this not your doing?
O Mother, is this not your doing?
தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
தாயே உன் செயலல்லவோ
Thaayae un seiyalallavo
O Mother, is this not your divine doing?
Tamil thaayae un seyallalavo
O Mother Tamil, is this not your divine doing?
Inba thaalaatti arivendra paaloottum
Singing a blissful lullaby and feeding the milk of wisdom,
Senthamizh thaayae un seyallallavo
O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing?
Inba thaalaatti arivendra paaloottum
Singing a blissful lullaby and feeding the milk of wisdom,
Senthamizh thaayae un seyallallavo
O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing?
Neeyae en kalai vaanilae
You alone are in the sky of my arts,
Aa…aaa….aa….
Aa... aaa... aa...
Neeyae en kalai vaanilae
You alone are in the sky of my arts,
Minnum nithiyaana mathiyallavo
Are you not the eternal moon shining bright?
Neeyae en kalai vaanilae
You alone are in the sky of my arts,
Minnum nithiyaana mathiyallavo
Are you not the eternal moon shining bright?
Kavi ninaivodu vilaiyaadum
Playing delightfully with the poet's thoughts,
Thiruvae unai maravaen ini senthamizh
O divine one, I shall never forget you from now, O pure Tamil,
Thaayae un seiyalallavo
O Mother, is this not your doing?
Iyal isai muraiyodu
With the harmonious order of literature and music,
Ezhil mevum rani
The graceful queen,
Ilakkiya suvaiyodu
Rich with literary sweetness,
Inainthaadum vaani
The goddess Saraswati who dances in unison,
Uyirudan meiyyodu ongaaramae…ae
The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants...
Uyirudan meiyyodu ongaaramae
The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants,
Un mozhiyil ulavum reengaarame
The melodious humming resonance that wanders in your language,
Uyirudan meiyyodu ongaaramae
The sacred Om sound intertwined with soul and body, vowels and consonants,
Un mozhiyil ulavum reengaarame
The melodious humming resonance that wanders in your language,
Ulagam pottrum amuthavaari
The ocean of nectar praised by the entire world,
Un thirumalar paathamae maravaen
I shall never forget your sacred lotus feet,
Ini senthamizh thaayae un seiyalallavo
From now on, O Mother of pure Tamil, is this not your doing?
Thaayae un seiyalallavo
O Mother, is this not your doing?
Thaayae un seiyalallavo
O Mother, is this not your doing?
Thaayae un seiyalallavo
O Mother, is this not your doing?
Thaayae un seiyalallavo
O Mother, is this not your doing?
Thaayae un seiyalallavo
O Mother, is this not your doing?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song is a deeply devotional tribute praising Mother Tamil (Tamil Thai) as the divine catalyst for all wisdom, artistic talent, and creative thought. The speaker attributes all musical and literary accomplishments to Mother Tamil, who lulls her devotees with blissful music and feeds them the milk of intelligence. She is poetically envisioned as the eternal moon illuminating the sky of fine arts and as the supreme queen embodying prose, music, and literature. Furthermore, lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass creatively weaves Tamil grammatical terms—'Uyir' (vowels/soul) and 'Meiy' (consonants/body)—into a profound spiritual metaphor, illustrating how Tamil forms the divine vibration (Ongaaram) that fills the universe. The singers offer complete gratitude and surrender, vowing to never forget her sacred lotus feet.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Inba thaalaatti arivendra paaloottum”
Compares wisdom directly to milk ('arivendra paal'), representing how knowledge nurtures the mind like mother's milk.
Visual Imagery & Metaphor
“Neeyae en kalai vaanilae / Minnum nithiyaana mathiyallavo”
Compares Mother Tamil to an eternal moon ('nithiyaana mathi') shining in the sky of creative arts ('kalai vaan').
Siledai / Double Entendre (Grammatical & Spiritual Metaphor)
“Uyirudan meiyyodu ongaaramae”
Plays on the dual meanings of 'Uyir' (Soul/Vowel) and 'Meiy' (Body/Consonant), equating Tamil language structure with cosmic creation and divine sound.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Iyal isai muraiyodu / Ezhil mevum rani”
Features the second-letter rhyming pattern typical of classical Tamil poetry ('Iyal' / 'Ezhil' and 'Ilakkiya' / 'Inainthaadum').
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Trivia
Composed by S. Rajeswara Rao for the 1957 movie 'Iru Sagodharigal', this classical piece stands out as a rare duet between two titans of Carnatic music and Tamil playback singing: T. V. Rathinam and M. L. Vasanthakumari. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass ingeniously integrated Tamil linguistic grammatical terms (Uyir and Meiy) into a devotional song praising Mother Tamil.
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