Thillaiyin Nayagane
From Sivagami · 1960
- Lyricist
- Papanasam Sivan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Sivagami1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thillaiyin naayaganae | O Lord of Thillai! |
| Sivagaamavalli manoharanae | O beloved of Goddess Sivagami! |
| Thillaiyin naayaganae | O Lord of Thillai! |
| Sivagaamavalli manoharanae | O beloved of Goddess Sivagami! |
| En allal pinikilara | To uproot my miseries and afflictions, |
| Allal pinikilara | To clear miseries and afflictions, |
| Allal pinikilara thirunaamam | As I utter Your holy divine name that cures miseries, |
| Solla udal silirkkkum | My body thrills with goosebumps. |
| Allal pinikilara thirunaamam | As I utter Your holy divine name that cures miseries, |
| Solla udal silirkkkum | My body thrills with goosebumps. |
| Male | |
| Kanaga sabaesan | The Lord of the Golden Hall, |
| Kanaga sabaesan thirunadam | To witness the divine cosmic dance of the Lord of Kanagasabha, |
| Kaana vizhaidhennae | I longed and yearned. |
| Kanaga sabaesan | The Lord of the Golden Hall, |
| Kanaga sabaesan thirunadam | To witness the divine cosmic dance of the Lord of Kanagasabha, |
| Kaana vizhaidhennae | I longed and yearned. |
| Kanavilum veru | Even in dreams, no other, |
| Kanavilum veru ninaivindri | Without any other thought even in my dreams, |
| Kanavilum veru ninaivindri | Without any other thought even in my dreams, |
| Karutharindhenae | I realized the spiritual truth in my mind. |
| Kanavilum veru ninaivindri | Without any other thought even in my dreams, |
| En karutharindhenae | I realized the truth within my mind. |
| Male | |
| Thelliya neezh sadaiyum | Your clear, long matted hair, |
| Thelliya neezh sadaiyum thirumaeni | Your sacred form with clear, long matted locks, |
| Vallalai ennum bodhum | Whenever I praise You as the generous benefactor, |
| Thelliya neezh sadaiyum thirumaeni | Your sacred form with clear, long matted locks, |
| Vallalai ennum bodhum | Whenever I praise You as the generous benefactor, |
| Ullam magizhdhenae ..ae.. | My heart rejoiced with joy! |
| Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha | My heart rejoiced, and in a flood of supreme bliss, |
| Vellam amizhdhenae | I was completely immersed! |
| Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha | My heart rejoiced, and in a flood of supreme bliss, |
| Vellam amizhdhenae | I was completely immersed! |
| Male | |
| Thillaiyin naayaganae | O Lord of Thillai! |
| Sivagaamavalli manoharanae | O beloved of Goddess Sivagami! |
| En allal pinikilara thirunaamam | As I utter Your holy divine name that cures my miseries, |
| Solla udal silirkkkum | My body thrills with goosebumps. |
| En allal pinikilara thirunaamam | As I utter Your holy divine name that cures my miseries, |
| Solla udal silirkkkum | My body thrills with goosebumps. |
தில்லையின் நாயகனே
சிவகாமவல்லி மனோஹரனே
தில்லையின் நாயகனே
சிவகாமவல்லி மனோஹரனே
என் அல்லல் பிணிகளற
அல்லல் பிணிகளற
அல்லல் பிணிகளற திருநாமம்
சொல்ல உடல் சிலிர்க்கும்
அல்லல் பிணிகளற திருநாமம்
சொல்ல உடல் சிலிர்க்கும்
O Lord of Thillai!
O beloved of Goddess Sivagami!
O Lord of Thillai!
O beloved of Goddess Sivagami!
To uproot my miseries and afflictions,
To clear miseries and afflictions,
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures miseries,
My body thrills with goosebumps.
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures miseries,
My body thrills with goosebumps.
கனக சபேசன்
கனக சபேசன் திரு நடம்
காண விழைந்தேனே...
கனக சபேசன்
கனக சபேசன் திரு நடம்
காண விழைந்தேனே...
கனவிலும் வேறு நினைவின்றி
கனவிலும் வேறு நினைவின்றி
கருத்தறிந்தேனே...
கனவிலும் வேறு நினைவின்றி
என் கருத்தறிந்தேனே...
The Lord of the Golden Hall,
To witness the divine cosmic dance of the Lord of Kanagasabha,
I longed and yearned.
The Lord of the Golden Hall,
To witness the divine cosmic dance of the Lord of Kanagasabha,
I longed and yearned.
Even in dreams, no other,
Without any other thought even in my dreams,
Without any other thought even in my dreams,
I realized the spiritual truth in my mind.
Without any other thought even in my dreams,
I realized the truth within my mind.
தெள்ளிய நீள் சடையும்
தெள்ளிய நீள் சடையும் திருமேனி
வள்ளலை எண்ணும்போதும்
தெள்ளிய நீள் சடையும் திருமேனி
வள்ளலை எண்ணும்போதும்
உள்ளம் மகிழ்ந்தேனே....
உள்ளம் மகிழ்ந்தேனே பேரானந்த
வெள்ளம் அமிழ்ந்தேனே
உள்ளம் மகிழ்ந்தேனே பேரானந்த
வெள்ளம் அமிழ்ந்தேனே
Your clear, long matted hair,
Your sacred form with clear, long matted locks,
Whenever I praise You as the generous benefactor,
Your sacred form with clear, long matted locks,
Whenever I praise You as the generous benefactor,
My heart rejoiced with joy!
My heart rejoiced, and in a flood of supreme bliss,
I was completely immersed!
My heart rejoiced, and in a flood of supreme bliss,
I was completely immersed!
தில்லையின் நாயகனே
சிவகாமவல்லி மனோஹரனே
என் அல்லல் பிணிகளற திருநாமம்
சொல்ல உடல் சிலிர்க்கும்
என் அல்லல் பிணிகளற திருநாமம்
சொல்ல உடல் சிலிர்க்கும்
O Lord of Thillai!
O beloved of Goddess Sivagami!
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures my miseries,
My body thrills with goosebumps.
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures my miseries,
My body thrills with goosebumps.
Thillaiyin naayaganae
O Lord of Thillai!
Sivagaamavalli manoharanae
O beloved of Goddess Sivagami!
Thillaiyin naayaganae
O Lord of Thillai!
Sivagaamavalli manoharanae
O beloved of Goddess Sivagami!
En allal pinikilara
To uproot my miseries and afflictions,
Allal pinikilara
To clear miseries and afflictions,
Allal pinikilara thirunaamam
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures miseries,
Solla udal silirkkkum
My body thrills with goosebumps.
Allal pinikilara thirunaamam
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures miseries,
Solla udal silirkkkum
My body thrills with goosebumps.
Kanaga sabaesan
The Lord of the Golden Hall,
Kanaga sabaesan thirunadam
To witness the divine cosmic dance of the Lord of Kanagasabha,
Kaana vizhaidhennae
I longed and yearned.
Kanaga sabaesan
The Lord of the Golden Hall,
Kanaga sabaesan thirunadam
To witness the divine cosmic dance of the Lord of Kanagasabha,
Kaana vizhaidhennae
I longed and yearned.
Kanavilum veru
Even in dreams, no other,
Kanavilum veru ninaivindri
Without any other thought even in my dreams,
Kanavilum veru ninaivindri
Without any other thought even in my dreams,
Karutharindhenae
I realized the spiritual truth in my mind.
Kanavilum veru ninaivindri
Without any other thought even in my dreams,
En karutharindhenae
I realized the truth within my mind.
Thelliya neezh sadaiyum
Your clear, long matted hair,
Thelliya neezh sadaiyum thirumaeni
Your sacred form with clear, long matted locks,
Vallalai ennum bodhum
Whenever I praise You as the generous benefactor,
Thelliya neezh sadaiyum thirumaeni
Your sacred form with clear, long matted locks,
Vallalai ennum bodhum
Whenever I praise You as the generous benefactor,
Ullam magizhdhenae ..ae..
My heart rejoiced with joy!
Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha
My heart rejoiced, and in a flood of supreme bliss,
Vellam amizhdhenae
I was completely immersed!
Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha
My heart rejoiced, and in a flood of supreme bliss,
Vellam amizhdhenae
I was completely immersed!
Thillaiyin naayaganae
O Lord of Thillai!
Sivagaamavalli manoharanae
O beloved of Goddess Sivagami!
En allal pinikilara thirunaamam
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures my miseries,
Solla udal silirkkkum
My body thrills with goosebumps.
En allal pinikilara thirunaamam
As I utter Your holy divine name that cures my miseries,
Solla udal silirkkkum
My body thrills with goosebumps.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thillaiyin Naayaganae is a profound Tamil devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva in his manifestation as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer and Lord of Thillai (Chidambaram), alongside his consort Sivagami. The song captures the overwhelming emotional and physical sensations of divine devotion, where merely chanting the Lord's name dispels all earthly suffering and causes chills of ecstasy across the body. The devotee describes a deep, unshakeable contemplation of God that persists even in dreams. Longing to witness Shiva's cosmic dance in the Golden Hall (Kanagasabha), the singer finds complete liberation and bliss, describing the experience of contemplating Shiva's divine form as drowning in a surging flood of supreme divine happiness (peraanandha vellam).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kanaga sabaesan / Kanavilum veru ninaivindri”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' consonant sound across lines creating rhythmic harmony (Kanaga / Kanavilum / Karutharindhenae).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha / Vellam amizhdhenae”
Rhyming line endings ('magizhdhenae' and 'amizhdhenae') reinforcing the sense of joyful immersion.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha / Vellam amizhdhenae”
'Peraanandha vellam' compares spiritual joy to a vast, overflowing flood in which the devotee submerges.
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Trivia
Composed by the legendary Papanasam Sivan, known as the Tamil Tyagaraja, this song highlights the signature high-pitch vocal mastery of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT), Tamil cinema's first superstar singer-actor. The rendition in Ragam Kuntalavarali is celebrated for its technical purity and intense bhakti (devotion).
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