- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Music director
- Ved Shankar
- Movie name
- Azhagu Kutti Chellam
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 13 May 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song segment incorporates sacred verses from the 'Sivapuranam', written by the 9th-century saint Manikkavacakar as part of the Thiruvasagam. The lyrics express profound devotional surrender to the Divine, exalting God as a being whose grace and unconditional love surpass even that of a mother. By invoking images of pure light, flowering radiance, and sweet nectar, the verses depict the divine presence as both ultimate reality and sweet spiritual solace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Maasattra sothi malarntha malar sudarae”
The divine presence is directly equated to a spotless light ('Maasattra sothi') and the luminous flame of a blossomed flower ('malarntha malar sudarae').
Monaist / Alliteration (Tamil Prosody)
“Thayir chirantha thaya aana thathuvanae”
Repetition of the 'Tha' sound ('Thayir', 'thaya', 'thathuvanae') produces a rhythmic, pleasing musical effect.
Hyperbole / Spiritual Exaltation
“Thayir chirantha thaya aana thathuvanae”
Describing God's compassion as exceeding even a mother's selfless love highlights the incomparable grandeur of divine grace.
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Trivia
These lines are originally from the 9th-century devotional work 'Sivapuranam' composed by Saint Manikkavacakar in Thiruvasagam. The music for the movie 'Azhagu Kutti Chellam' (2016) was composed by Ved Shanker Sugavanam.
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