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Lyrics & meaning

Thiruvasagam

From Azhagu Kutti Chellam · 2016

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Sharanya Srinivas, Madhu Iyer, Saptaparna Chakraborty
Music director
Ved Shankar
Details
Azhagu Kutti Chellam2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm mmm…(4)Humming refrain...
Male
Thayir chirantha thaya aana thathuvanaeOh Supreme Reality, who became even more compassionate than a loving mother!
Maasattra sothi malarntha malar sudaraeOh spotless light, the radiant flame of a fully blossomed flower!
Desanae thaen aar amudhae siva puraanaeOh luminous Lord, sweet flowing nectar, Oh Lord of Sivapuram!
Chorus :Thaayir chirantha thaya aana thathuvanaeChorus: Oh Supreme Reality, who became even more compassionate than a loving mother!
Maasattra sothi malarntha malar sudaraeOh spotless light, the radiant flame of a fully blossomed flower!
Desanae thaen aar amudhae siva puraanaeOh luminous Lord, sweet flowing nectar, Oh Lord of Sivapuram!
Chorus
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm mmm…(4)Humming refrain...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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