Ullam Urugaatha
From Thisai Maariya Paravaigal · 1979
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Thisai Maariya Paravaigal1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Neeraadi pattuduththi nindravargal yaavarkkum | To all those who stand bathed and dressed in silk, |
| Seeraana vaazhvu tharum selva thiru kumara | Oh divine Kumara, who grants a prosperous life, |
| Maaratha selvamudan vaazha thunai purivaai | Help us live with everlasting wealth and grace, |
| Sooranaiyae vendra thooyavanae senthooraa… | Oh pure one of Senthur, who conquered the demon Sooran! |
| Female | |
| Ullam urugaatha | Will my heart not melt? |
| Enthan oonum urugaathaa | Will my very flesh not melt in devotion? |
| Ullam urugaatha | Will my heart not melt? |
| Enthan oonum urugaathaa | Will my very flesh not melt in devotion? |
| Annai azhaiththaal arugil varuvaai | If a mother calls, you will come near, |
| Peranbu gurunaatha muruga | Lord Muruga, our immensely loving teacher and master. |
| Female | |
| Ullam urugaatha | Will my heart not melt? |
| Enthan oonum urugaathaa | Will my very flesh not melt in devotion? |
| Female | |
| Thangaratham pol mayil vaaganaththil | Riding a peacock mount like a golden chariot, |
| Kanthan vanthaal kavalaigal theerum | If Kanthan arrives, all worries will dissolve. |
| Thangaratham pol mayil vaaganaththil | Riding a peacock mount like a golden chariot, |
| Kanthan vanthaal kavalaigal theerum | If Kanthan arrives, all worries will dissolve. |
| Female | |
| Angam muzhuthum thiruneeru aniyum | Wearing sacred ash all over her body, |
| Annai mugaththil anantham malarum | Joy blossoms on the mother's face. |
| Angam muzhuthum thiruneeru aniyum | Wearing sacred ash all over her body, |
| Annai mugaththil anantham malarum | Joy blossoms on the mother's face. |
| Female | |
| Kanthaa…azhagu thirukumaraa | Oh Kantha... beautiful divine son! |
| Senthil amutha vadivazhagaa | Oh exquisite nectar-like beauty of Senthil! |
| Kanthaa…azhagu thirukumaraa | Oh Kantha... beautiful divine son! |
| Senthil amutha vadivazhagaa | Oh exquisite nectar-like beauty of Senthil! |
| Female | |
| Nallavar ellaam kettathai kodukkum | It grants all that good people ask for, |
| Allal theerkkum kanthanin vedham | The sacred word of Kanthan that dispels all affliction. |
| Entha noyum anuga vidaathae | It will not allow any disease to approach, |
| Endrum kaakkum vaiththiyanaathan | He is the ultimate healer who protects forever. |
| Female | |
| Vela karunai mazhai mugilae | Oh Lord with the spear, raincloud of mercy! |
| Bala pazhani malai arasae | Oh young King of the Palani hill! |
| Female | |
| Ullam urugaatha | Will my heart not melt? |
| Enthan oonum urugaathaa | Will my very flesh not melt in devotion? |
| Annai azhaiththaal arugil varuvaai | If a mother calls, you will come near, |
| Peranbu gurunaatha muruga | Lord Muruga, our immensely loving teacher and master. |
| Female | |
| Ullam urugaatha | Will my heart not melt? |
| Enthan oonum urugaathaa…. | Will my very flesh not melt in devotion? |
நீராடிப் பட்டுடுத்தி நின்றவர்கள் யாவர்க்கும்
சீரான வாழ்வு தரும் செல்வத் திருக் குமரா
மாறாத செல்வமுடன் வாழத் துணை புரிவாய்
சூரனையே வென்ற தூயவனே செந்தூரா......
To all those who stand bathed and dressed in silk,
Oh divine Kumara, who grants a prosperous life,
Help us live with everlasting wealth and grace,
Oh pure one of Senthur, who conquered the demon Sooran!
உள்ளம் உருகாதா
எந்தன் ஊனும் உருகாதா
உள்ளம் உருகாதா
எந்தன் ஊனும் உருகாதா
அன்னை அழைத்தால் அருகில் வருவாய்
பேரன்பு குருநாதா முருகா......
Will my heart not melt?
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
Will my heart not melt?
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
If a mother calls, you will come near,
Lord Muruga, our immensely loving teacher and master.
உள்ளம் உருகாதா
எந்தன் ஊனும் உருகாதா
Will my heart not melt?
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
தங்கரதம் போல் மயில் வாகனத்தில்
கந்தன் வந்தால் கவலைகள் தீரும்
தங்கரதம் போல் மயில் வாகனத்தில்
கந்தன் வந்தால் கவலைகள் தீரும்
Riding a peacock mount like a golden chariot,
If Kanthan arrives, all worries will dissolve.
Riding a peacock mount like a golden chariot,
If Kanthan arrives, all worries will dissolve.
அங்கம் முழுதும் திருநீறு அணியும்
அன்னை முகத்தில் ஆனந்தம் மலரும்
அங்கம் முழுதும் திருநீறு அணியும்
அன்னை முகத்தில் ஆனந்தம் மலரும்
Wearing sacred ash all over her body,
Joy blossoms on the mother's face.
Wearing sacred ash all over her body,
Joy blossoms on the mother's face.
கந்தா.... அழகுத் திருக்குமரா
செந்தில்.... அமுத வடிவழகா......
கந்தா.... அழகுத் திருக்குமரா
செந்தில்.... அமுத வடிவழகா......
Oh Kantha... beautiful divine son!
Oh exquisite nectar-like beauty of Senthil!
Oh Kantha... beautiful divine son!
Oh exquisite nectar-like beauty of Senthil!
நல்லவர் எல்லாம் கேட்டதைக் கொடுக்கும்
அல்லல் தீர்க்கும் கந்தனின் வேதம்
எந்த நோயும் அணுக விடாதே
என்றும் காக்கும் வைத்திய நாதன்
It grants all that good people ask for,
The sacred word of Kanthan that dispels all affliction.
It will not allow any disease to approach,
He is the ultimate healer who protects forever.
வேலா.... கருணை மழை முகிலே
பாலா.... பழநி மலை அரசே......
Oh Lord with the spear, raincloud of mercy!
Oh young King of the Palani hill!
உள்ளம் உருகாதா
எந்தன் ஊனும் உருகாதா
அன்னை அழைத்தால் அருகில் வருவாய்
பேரன்பு குருநாதா முருகா......
Will my heart not melt?
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
If a mother calls, you will come near,
Lord Muruga, our immensely loving teacher and master.
உள்ளம் உருகாதா
எந்தன் ஊனும் உருகாதா
Will my heart not melt?
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
Neeraadi pattuduththi nindravargal yaavarkkum
To all those who stand bathed and dressed in silk,
Seeraana vaazhvu tharum selva thiru kumara
Oh divine Kumara, who grants a prosperous life,
Maaratha selvamudan vaazha thunai purivaai
Help us live with everlasting wealth and grace,
Sooranaiyae vendra thooyavanae senthooraa…
Oh pure one of Senthur, who conquered the demon Sooran!
Ullam urugaatha
Will my heart not melt?
Enthan oonum urugaathaa
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
Ullam urugaatha
Will my heart not melt?
Enthan oonum urugaathaa
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
Annai azhaiththaal arugil varuvaai
If a mother calls, you will come near,
Peranbu gurunaatha muruga
Lord Muruga, our immensely loving teacher and master.
Ullam urugaatha
Will my heart not melt?
Enthan oonum urugaathaa
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
Thangaratham pol mayil vaaganaththil
Riding a peacock mount like a golden chariot,
Kanthan vanthaal kavalaigal theerum
If Kanthan arrives, all worries will dissolve.
Thangaratham pol mayil vaaganaththil
Riding a peacock mount like a golden chariot,
Kanthan vanthaal kavalaigal theerum
If Kanthan arrives, all worries will dissolve.
Angam muzhuthum thiruneeru aniyum
Wearing sacred ash all over her body,
Annai mugaththil anantham malarum
Joy blossoms on the mother's face.
Angam muzhuthum thiruneeru aniyum
Wearing sacred ash all over her body,
Annai mugaththil anantham malarum
Joy blossoms on the mother's face.
Kanthaa…azhagu thirukumaraa
Oh Kantha... beautiful divine son!
Senthil amutha vadivazhagaa
Oh exquisite nectar-like beauty of Senthil!
Kanthaa…azhagu thirukumaraa
Oh Kantha... beautiful divine son!
Senthil amutha vadivazhagaa
Oh exquisite nectar-like beauty of Senthil!
Nallavar ellaam kettathai kodukkum
It grants all that good people ask for,
Allal theerkkum kanthanin vedham
The sacred word of Kanthan that dispels all affliction.
Entha noyum anuga vidaathae
It will not allow any disease to approach,
Endrum kaakkum vaiththiyanaathan
He is the ultimate healer who protects forever.
Vela karunai mazhai mugilae
Oh Lord with the spear, raincloud of mercy!
Bala pazhani malai arasae
Oh young King of the Palani hill!
Ullam urugaatha
Will my heart not melt?
Enthan oonum urugaathaa
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
Annai azhaiththaal arugil varuvaai
If a mother calls, you will come near,
Peranbu gurunaatha muruga
Lord Muruga, our immensely loving teacher and master.
Ullam urugaatha
Will my heart not melt?
Enthan oonum urugaathaa….
Will my very flesh not melt in devotion?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Ullam Urugaatha' is a deeply moving Tamil devotional song addressed to Lord Murugan, composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan and sung by Vani Jairam for the 1979 film Thisai Maariya Paravaigal. The singer pours out her soul in surrender, asking whether her heart and body will not melt in ecstatic love for the Lord, who answers the call of a motherly heart just as a child rushes to its mother. The song highlights Lord Murugan's various divine forms—the conqueror of Sooran at Thiruchendur, the healer Vaidhyanathan, and the child king at Palani—and proclaims that meditating upon his sacred name dispels all worries, illness, and suffering, filling life with joy and auspiciousness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Thangaratham pol mayil vaaganaththil”
'Thangaratham pol' compares the grandeur of Lord Murugan's peacock vehicle (Mayil Vaaganam) to a magnificent golden chariot using the comparative marker 'pol'.
Rhyme (Etukai)
“Ullam urugaatha / Allal theerkkum”
The second letter alignment 'lla' across consecutive lines ('Ullam' and 'Allal') creates a harmonious sound rhythm typical of classical Tamil poetry.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vela karunai mazhai mugilae”
Lord Murugan is metaphorically described as 'Karunai mazhai mugil' (a raincloud of mercy), symbolizing his endless showering of grace upon devotees.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1979 film 'Thisai Maariya Paravaigal', this track remains one of the most iconic devotional melodies composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Vani Jairam's soulful rendition earned immense praise, making it a timeless devotional staple across Tamil Nadu played during Murugan festivals such as Thaipusam and Panguni Uthiram.
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