Thooya Mariye Thaaye
From Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu · 1980
- Lyricist
- Gnaaniyaar
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Agasthiyar
- Details
- Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae | Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary |
| Paavi ennai ratchippayae | Will you save me, a sinner? |
| Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae | They said the wages of sin is death |
| Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae | They said the wages of sin is death |
| Paavi en gadhi enna aagumoo oo oo oo | What will become of my fate, a sinner? |
| Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae | Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary |
| Female | |
| Yelanam seiyum ivvulagam | This world that mocks and scoffs |
| Yesu jeeva oli kaana vazhi tharumoo | Will it show the path to see Jesus, the light of life? |
| Yelanam seiyum ivvulagam | This world that mocks and scoffs |
| Yesu jeeva oli kaana vazhi tharumoo | Will it show the path to see Jesus, the light of life? |
| Female | |
| Baadhaalam sendraalum vidaathae | Even if one descends into the underworld, it will not leave us |
| Nam paavam endru unakku theriyumoo | Do you know that such is the nature of our sin? |
| Baadhaalam sendraalum vidaathae | Even if one descends into the underworld, it will not leave us |
| Nam paavam endru unakku theriyumoo | Do you know that such is the nature of our sin? |
| Female | |
| Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae | Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary |
| Paavi ennai ratchippayae | Will you save me, a sinner? |
| Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae | They said the wages of sin is death |
| Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae | They said the wages of sin is death |
| Paavi en gadhi enna aagumoo oo oo oo | What will become of my fate, a sinner? |
| Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae | Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary |
| Female | |
| Kili sollum kadhai poonai ketkkuma | Will a cat listen to a story told by a parrot? |
| Needhi sollum un kadhai aneedhi ketkkumaa | Will injustice listen to your story that speaks of justice? |
| Kili sollum kadhai poonai ketkkuma | Will a cat listen to a story told by a parrot? |
| Needhi sollum un kadhai aneedhi ketkkumaa | Will injustice listen to your story that speaks of justice? |
| Female | |
| Naan sollum kadhai en uyirai ketkkudhae | The story I tell demands my very life |
| Naan sollum kadhai en uyirai ketkkudhae | The story I tell demands my very life |
| Female | |
| Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae | Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary |
| Thooya mariye thaayae …… | Holy Mother Mary…… |
தூய மரியே தாயே தூய மரியே தாயே
பாவி என்னை ரட்சிப்பாயே
பாவத்தின் சம்பளம் மரணம் என்றாரே
பாவத்தின் சம்பளம் மரணம் என்றாரே
பாவி என் கதி என்ன ஆகுமோ...ஓஓஒ...
தூய மரியே தாயே தூய மரியே தாயே
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Will you save me, a sinner?
They said the wages of sin is death
They said the wages of sin is death
What will become of my fate, a sinner?
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
ஏளனம் செய்யும் இவ்வுலகம்
இயேசு ஜீவ ஒளி காண வழி தருமோ
ஏளனம் செய்யும் இவ்வுலகம்
இயேசு ஜீவ ஒளி காண வழி தருமோ
This world that mocks and scoffs
Will it show the path to see Jesus, the light of life?
This world that mocks and scoffs
Will it show the path to see Jesus, the light of life?
பாதாளம் சென்றாலும் விடாதே
நம் பாவம் என்று உனக்கு தெரியுமோ
பாதாளம் சென்றாலும் விடாதே
நம் பாவம் என்று உனக்கு தெரியுமோ
Even if one descends into the underworld, it will not leave us
Do you know that such is the nature of our sin?
Even if one descends into the underworld, it will not leave us
Do you know that such is the nature of our sin?
தூய மரியே தாயே தூய மரியே தாயே
பாவி என்னை ரட்சிப்பாயே
பாவத்தின் சம்பளம் மரணம் என்றாரே
பாவத்தின் சம்பளம் மரணம் என்றாரே
பாவி என் கதி என்ன ஆகுமோ...ஓஓஒ...
தூய மரியே தாயே தூய மரியே தாயே
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Will you save me, a sinner?
They said the wages of sin is death
They said the wages of sin is death
What will become of my fate, a sinner?
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
கிளி சொல்லும் கதை பூனை கேட்குமா
நீதி சொல்லும் உன் கதை அநீதி கேட்குமா
கிளி சொல்லும் கதை பூனை கேட்குமா
நீதி சொல்லும் உன் கதை அநீதி கேட்குமா
Will a cat listen to a story told by a parrot?
Will injustice listen to your story that speaks of justice?
Will a cat listen to a story told by a parrot?
Will injustice listen to your story that speaks of justice?
நான் சொல்லும் கதை என் உயிரை கேட்குதே
நான் சொல்லும் கதை என் உயிரை கேட்குதே
The story I tell demands my very life
The story I tell demands my very life
தூய மரியே தாயே தூய மரியே தாயே
தூய மரியே தாயே .........
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Holy Mother Mary……
Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Paavi ennai ratchippayae
Will you save me, a sinner?
Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae
They said the wages of sin is death
Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae
They said the wages of sin is death
Paavi en gadhi enna aagumoo oo oo oo
What will become of my fate, a sinner?
Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Yelanam seiyum ivvulagam
This world that mocks and scoffs
Yesu jeeva oli kaana vazhi tharumoo
Will it show the path to see Jesus, the light of life?
Yelanam seiyum ivvulagam
This world that mocks and scoffs
Yesu jeeva oli kaana vazhi tharumoo
Will it show the path to see Jesus, the light of life?
Baadhaalam sendraalum vidaathae
Even if one descends into the underworld, it will not leave us
Nam paavam endru unakku theriyumoo
Do you know that such is the nature of our sin?
Baadhaalam sendraalum vidaathae
Even if one descends into the underworld, it will not leave us
Nam paavam endru unakku theriyumoo
Do you know that such is the nature of our sin?
Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Paavi ennai ratchippayae
Will you save me, a sinner?
Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae
They said the wages of sin is death
Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae
They said the wages of sin is death
Paavi en gadhi enna aagumoo oo oo oo
What will become of my fate, a sinner?
Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Kili sollum kadhai poonai ketkkuma
Will a cat listen to a story told by a parrot?
Needhi sollum un kadhai aneedhi ketkkumaa
Will injustice listen to your story that speaks of justice?
Kili sollum kadhai poonai ketkkuma
Will a cat listen to a story told by a parrot?
Needhi sollum un kadhai aneedhi ketkkumaa
Will injustice listen to your story that speaks of justice?
Naan sollum kadhai en uyirai ketkkudhae
The story I tell demands my very life
Naan sollum kadhai en uyirai ketkkudhae
The story I tell demands my very life
Thooya mariye thaayae thooya mariye thaayae
Holy Mother Mary, Holy Mother Mary
Thooya mariye thaayae ……
Holy Mother Mary……
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional Christian devotional song from 'Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu' (1980) is a deeply moving prayer seeking intercession from Mother Mary. The narrator laments their sinful nature, reflecting on the solemn biblical truth that the wages of sin is death. Filled with existential angst, the speaker questions how a hostile and mocking world could ever guide a soul toward Jesus, who is the light of life. The lyricist uses powerful imagery to contrast good and evil, comparing the futile effort of preaching righteousness to an unjust world with telling a story to a predatory cat. Ultimately, the song expresses a profound sense of anguish where the protagonist's tragic life story threatens their very existence, leaving Mother Mary as their sole spiritual refuge.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Biblical Allusion
“Paavathin sambalam maranam endraarae”
Directly quotes and translates Romans 6:23 ('For the wages of sin is death') into Tamil poetical form.
Metaphor / Analogy (Upamai)
“Kili sollum kadhai poonai ketkkuma”
Uses the natural enmity between a predator (cat) and prey (parrot) to illustrate how an unjust world refuses to hear messages of righteousness.
Metaphor
“Yesu jeeva oli kaana vazhi tharumoo”
Describes Jesus using the spiritual metaphor 'Jeeva oli' (Light of Life).
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kili sollum kadhai poonai ketkkuma”
Employs Tamil second-letter rhyming symmetry with 'Kili' and 'Needhi'.
Did you know?
Trivia
The lyricist Gnaaniyaar incorporated direct Biblical theology into Tamil film music, explicitly quoting Romans 6:23. The film 'Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu' (1980) features this track as a poignant moment of moral and spiritual introspection.
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