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Thillaiyin Nayagane

From Sivagami · 1960

Lyricist
Papanasam Sivan
Singer
M. K. Thiyagaraja Bagavathar
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Sivagami
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thillaiyin naayaganae
Sivagaamavalli manoharanae
Thillaiyin naayaganae
Sivagaamavalli manoharanae
En allal pinikilara
Allal pinikilara
Allal pinikilara thirunaamam
Solla udal silirkkkum
Allal pinikilara thirunaamam
Solla udal silirkkkum
Kanaga sabaesan
Kanaga sabaesan thirunadam
Kaana vizhaidhennae
Kanaga sabaesan
Kanaga sabaesan thirunadam
Kaana vizhaidhennae
Kanavilum veru
Kanavilum veru ninaivindri
Kanavilum veru ninaivindri
Karutharindhenae
Kanavilum veru ninaivindri
En karutharindhenae
Thelliya neezh sadaiyum
Thelliya neezh sadaiyum thirumaeni
Vallalai ennum bodhum
Thelliya neezh sadaiyum thirumaeni
Vallalai ennum bodhum
Ullam magizhdhenae ..ae..
Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha
Vellam amizhdhenae
Ullam magizhdhenae peraanandha
Vellam amizhdhenae
Thillaiyin naayaganae
Sivagaamavalli manoharanae
En allal pinikilara thirunaamam
Solla udal silirkkkum
En allal pinikilara thirunaamam
Solla udal silirkkkum
O Lord of Thillai,
O beloved of Goddess Sivakami,
O Lord of Thillai,
O beloved of Goddess Sivakami,
When my sorrows and afflictions arise,
When my sorrows and afflictions arise,
When my sorrows and afflictions arise, as I chant Your holy name,
my body thrills with devotion.
When my sorrows and afflictions arise, as I chant Your holy name,
my body thrills with devotion.
The Lord of the Golden Hall,
to see the sacred dance of the Lord of the Golden Hall,
how deeply I yearned!
The Lord of the Golden Hall,
to see the sacred dance of the Lord of the Golden Hall,
how deeply I yearned!
Even in my dreams, with no other...
Even in my dreams, with no other thought,
Even in my dreams, with no other thought,
I held only You in my heart.
Even in my dreams, with no other thought,
I held only You in my heart.
With flowing matted locks,
with flowing matted locks and a divine form,
whenever I think of that generous Lord,
with flowing matted locks and a divine form,
whenever I think of that generous Lord,
my heart overflows with joy...
My heart overflows with joy, and in a flood of supreme bliss,
I am completely immersed!
My heart overflows with joy, and in a flood of supreme bliss,
I am completely immersed!
O Lord of Thillai,
O beloved of Goddess Sivakami,
When my sorrows and afflictions arise, chanting Your holy name
makes my body thrill with devotion.
When my sorrows and afflictions arise, chanting Your holy name
makes my body thrill with devotion.
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Overall song meaning

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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