Thiruthani Muruga
From Neelagiri Express · 1968
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Neelagiri Express1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa.aaa..aaa..aaa….haaa..aa…aa.. | Vocalizing melodic notes |
| Female | |
| Thenparangundram sendhur mandram | Thiruparankundram and Thiruchendur are divine abodes |
| Thenparangundram sendhur mandram | Thiruparankundram and Thiruchendur are divine abodes |
| Sendhamil sangam thirunaal engum | It is a festive day for the Sangam of pure Tamil everywhere |
| Sendhamil sangam thirunaal engum | It is a festive day for the Sangam of pure Tamil everywhere |
| Female | |
| Vadivel sevai ninaindhaal paavai..ee | When this maiden contemplates serving the sharp Vel |
| Haaa aa aa aa aa aa aa … | Vocalizing melodic notes |
| Both :Haaa aa aa aa aa aa aa … | Both: Vocalizing melodic notes |
| Female :Vadivel sevai ninaindhaal paavai | Female: When this maiden contemplates serving the sharp Vel |
| Kaanum kannil engum | Wherever the eye can behold |
| Kandal undhan therai | If seen, it is your divine chariot |
| Both Female :Kaanum kannil engum | Both Female: Wherever the eye can behold |
| Kandal undhan therai | If seen, it is your divine chariot |
| Female | |
| Kandha velai endha velum velluvadhillai | No other spear can ever defeat Lord Murugan's Vel |
| Female | |
| Undhan perai andri veru solluvadhillai | I utter no other name except yours |
| Female | |
| Unnai ennum ullam yedhum kolluvadhillai | The heart that thinks of you desires nothing else |
| Female | |
| Indru naalai endrum thunbam anduvadhillai | Today, tomorrow, and forever, sorrow shall never approach |
| Female | |
| Malaiyum neeyae | You are the mountain |
| Female :Kadalum neeyae | Female: You are the ocean |
| Female :Vaanum neeyae | Female: You are the sky |
| Female :Nilamum neeyae | Female: You are the earth |
| Female :Panja boodham ondru koodum mandram | Female: The sacred hall where the five elements unite |
| Female :Vandha perkku vaazhvu nalgum kundram | Female: The holy hill that bestows life upon those who arrive |
| Female | |
| Panja boodham ondru koodum mandram | The sacred hall where the five elements unite |
| Female :Vandha perkku vaazhvu nalgum kundram | Female: The holy hill that bestows life upon those who arrive |
| Female :Sandhanam kungumam kinkini mangalam | Female: Sandalwood, vermilion, anklet chimes, and auspiciousness |
| Female :Om enum mandhiram yaavaiyum sangamam | Female: The ultimate confluence of all mantras including 'Om' |
| Female :Aathiyaagi andhamaagi needhiyaagi nenjamaagi | Female: Becoming the beginning, the end, justice, and the very heart |
ஹா ..ஆஅ...ஆஆ..ஆஅ...ஹா...ஆஅ...ஆஅ
Vocalizing melodic notes
தாம் தித் தாம் தை தித் தை
தாம் தித் தாம் தை தித் தை
தாம் தித் தாம் தை தித் தை
தாம் தித் தாம் தை தித் தை
Thiruparankundram and Thiruchendur are divine abodes
Thiruparankundram and Thiruchendur are divine abodes
It is a festive day for the Sangam of pure Tamil everywhere
It is a festive day for the Sangam of pure Tamil everywhere
திருத்தணி முருகா தென்னவர் தலைவா
சேவலும் மயிலும் காவலில் வருமா
திருத்தணி முருகா தென்னவர் தலைவா
சேவலும் மயிலும் காவலில் வருமா
திருத்தணி முருகா ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ..
When this maiden contemplates serving the sharp Vel
Vocalizing melodic notes
Both: Vocalizing melodic notes
Female: When this maiden contemplates serving the sharp Vel
Wherever the eye can behold
If seen, it is your divine chariot
Both Female: Wherever the eye can behold
If seen, it is your divine chariot
தென்பரங்குன்றம் செந்தூர் மன்றம்
தென்பரங்குன்றம் செந்தூர் மன்றம்
செந்தமிழ்ச் சங்கம் திருநாள் எங்கும்
செந்தமிழ்ச் சங்கம் திருநாள் எங்கும்
No other spear can ever defeat Lord Murugan's Vel
வடிவேல் சேவை நினைந்தாள் பாவை...
ஹா ...ஆஅ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ..
I utter no other name except yours
ஹா ...ஆஅ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ..
வடிவேல் சேவை நினைந்தாள் பாவை
காணும் கண்ணில் எங்கும்
கண்டாள் உந்தன் தேரை
இருவர் :
காணும் கண்ணில் எங்கும்
கண்டாள் உந்தன் தேரை
The heart that thinks of you desires nothing else
திருத்தணி முருகா தென்னவர் தலைவா
சேவலும் மயிலும் காவலில் வருமா
திருத்தணி முருகா...ஆஆஆஆ......
Today, tomorrow, and forever, sorrow shall never approach
கந்த வேலை எந்த வேலும் வெல்லுவதில்லை!
உந்தன் பேரை அன்றி வேறு சொல்லுவதில்லை!
உன்னை எண்ணும் உள்ளம் ஏதும் கொள்ளுவதில்லை!
இன்று நாளை என்றும் துன்பம் அண்டுவதில்லை!
You are the mountain
Female: You are the ocean
Female: You are the sky
Female: You are the earth
Female: The sacred hall where the five elements unite
Female: The holy hill that bestows life upon those who arrive
மலையும் நீயே
கடலும் நீயே
வானும் நீயே
நிலமும் நீயே
பஞ்ச பூதம் ஒன்று கூடும் மன்றம்
வந்த பேர்க்கு வாழ்வு நல்கும் குன்றம்
சந்தனம் குங்குமம் கிண்கிணி மங்கலம்
ஓம் எனும் மந்திரம் யாவையும் சங்கமம்
The sacred hall where the five elements unite
Female: The holy hill that bestows life upon those who arrive
Female: Sandalwood, vermilion, anklet chimes, and auspiciousness
Female: The ultimate confluence of all mantras including 'Om'
Female: Becoming the beginning, the end, justice, and the very heart
சந்தனம் குங்குமம் கிண்கிணி மங்கலம்
ஓம் எனும் மந்திரம் யாவையும் சங்கமம்
ஆதியாகி அந்தமாகி நீதியாகி நெஞ்சமாகி
இருவர் :
அலைகள் கலகலென இலைகள் சலசலென
மலைகள் மடமடென உலகம் இசை பொழிய
வரு முருகா! ஒரு முருகா! திரு முருகா!
ஹா...ஆஆ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ..
Haa.aaa..aaa..aaa….haaa..aa…aa..
Vocalizing melodic notes
Thenparangundram sendhur mandram
Thiruparankundram and Thiruchendur are divine abodes
Thenparangundram sendhur mandram
Thiruparankundram and Thiruchendur are divine abodes
Sendhamil sangam thirunaal engum
It is a festive day for the Sangam of pure Tamil everywhere
Sendhamil sangam thirunaal engum
It is a festive day for the Sangam of pure Tamil everywhere
Vadivel sevai ninaindhaal paavai..ee
When this maiden contemplates serving the sharp Vel
Haaa aa aa aa aa aa aa …
Vocalizing melodic notes
Both :Haaa aa aa aa aa aa aa …
Both: Vocalizing melodic notes
Female :Vadivel sevai ninaindhaal paavai
Female: When this maiden contemplates serving the sharp Vel
Kaanum kannil engum
Wherever the eye can behold
Kandal undhan therai
If seen, it is your divine chariot
Both Female :Kaanum kannil engum
Both Female: Wherever the eye can behold
Kandal undhan therai
If seen, it is your divine chariot
Kandha velai endha velum velluvadhillai
No other spear can ever defeat Lord Murugan's Vel
Undhan perai andri veru solluvadhillai
I utter no other name except yours
Unnai ennum ullam yedhum kolluvadhillai
The heart that thinks of you desires nothing else
Indru naalai endrum thunbam anduvadhillai
Today, tomorrow, and forever, sorrow shall never approach
Malaiyum neeyae
You are the mountain
Female :Kadalum neeyae
Female: You are the ocean
Female :Vaanum neeyae
Female: You are the sky
Female :Nilamum neeyae
Female: You are the earth
Female :Panja boodham ondru koodum mandram
Female: The sacred hall where the five elements unite
Female :Vandha perkku vaazhvu nalgum kundram
Female: The holy hill that bestows life upon those who arrive
Panja boodham ondru koodum mandram
The sacred hall where the five elements unite
Female :Vandha perkku vaazhvu nalgum kundram
Female: The holy hill that bestows life upon those who arrive
Female :Sandhanam kungumam kinkini mangalam
Female: Sandalwood, vermilion, anklet chimes, and auspiciousness
Female :Om enum mandhiram yaavaiyum sangamam
Female: The ultimate confluence of all mantras including 'Om'
Female :Aathiyaagi andhamaagi needhiyaagi nenjamaagi
Female: Becoming the beginning, the end, justice, and the very heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This famous devotional song from the 1968 film 'Neelagiri Express' is dedicated to Lord Murugan. Lyricist Kannadasan extols Murugan's abodes—Thiruparankundram and Thiruchendur—as epic centers of spiritual energy and classical Tamil heritage. The singers praise the almighty power of Murugan's Vel (spear) and convey that sincere devotion to Him eliminates all grief and suffering across past, present, and future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kandha velai endha velum velluvadhillai / Undhan perai andri veru solluvadhillai / Unnai ennum ullam yedhum kolluvadhillai / Indru naalai endrum thunbam anduvadhillai Flowing repetitive end-rhyme (-uvadhillai) reinforcing spiritual absolute certainty.”
Anaphora / Repetitive Parallel Structure
“Malaiyum neeyae / Kadalum neeyae / Vaanum neeyae / Nilamum neeyae”
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Panja boodham ondru koodum mandram / Vandha perkku vaazhvu nalgum kundram”
Alliteration & Monai (Consonance)
“Sandhanam kungumam kinkini mangalam”
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Trivia
Composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy after his separation from M. S. Viswanathan, this track remains one of his most celebrated solo compositions. Sung as a duet by P. Susheela and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, the song stands out as a timeless classical devotional jewel within a murder-mystery thriller film like 'Neelagiri Express'.
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