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Lyrics & meaning

Uyirgal Ellam

From Amarakavi · 1952

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
M. K. Thiyagaraja Bagavathar
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Amarakavi
Movie release year
1952
Lyrics added on
11 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Uyirgal ellaam inbamaai
Uyirgal ellaam inbamaai
Vaazha arul purivaai paraasakthi
Ulaga uyirgal ellaam inbamaai
Payirgal ellaam paruvam peiyum mazhaiyaal
Payirgal ellaam paruvam peiyum mazhaiyaal
Uyar nell payan tharavum varumai thuyar aravum
Payan tharavum varumai thuyar aravum
Uyirgal ellaam inbamaai
Immai marumaikkudhavum kalvi porul
Ellorukkum elidhaaga vendum
Immai marumaikkudhavum kalvi porul
Ellorukkum elidhaaga vendum
Innsoll naavum irangum nenjam
Ennaalum ottrumaiyaai nilava vendum
Innsoll naavum irangum nenjam
Ennaalum ottrumaiyaai nilava vendum
Ammai unn adi malar vendum
Ammai unn adi malar vendum
Arivu kurugaamal aruvagai noyikkondu
Vaazhnaal veenaagamal magizhvudanae
Ulaga uyirgal ellaam inbamaai
Arivu kurugaamal aruvagai noyikkondu
Vaazhnaal veenaagamal magizhvudanae
Ulaga uyirgal ellaam inbamaai
Vaazha arul purivaai parasakthi
Ulaga uyirgal ellaam inbamaai
So that all living beings may live in joy,
May all living beings of this world live in happiness,
Grant your grace, O Parasakthi (Supreme Divine Mother)!
May all living beings of this world live in happiness!
From rains that shower in the right season, may all crops
From rains that shower in the right season, may all crops
Yield finest grain and wipe away the misery of poverty,
Yield a rich harvest and wipe away the misery of poverty,
So that all living beings may live in joy!
The wealth of education, which helps in this life and the next,
Must become easily accessible to everyone,
The wealth of education, which helps in this life and the next,
Must become easily accessible to everyone!
With kind words on their tongues and compassion in their hearts,
May people forever live together in harmony,
With kind words on their tongues and compassion in their hearts,
May people forever live together in harmony!
O Mother, we seek your flower-like feet,
O Mother, we seek your flower-like feet,
Without our wisdom shrinking, and without suffering from diseases,
Without letting our life go to waste, and with lasting joy,
May all living beings of this world live in happiness!
Without our wisdom shrinking, and without suffering from diseases,
Without letting our life go to waste, and with lasting joy,
May all living beings of this world live in happiness,
Grant your grace to live in joy, O Parasakthi!
May all living beings of this world live in happiness!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Uyirgal Ellaam Inbamaai from the 1952 film Amarakavi is a benevolent prayer song sung by M. K. Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar, set to music by G. Ramanathan with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi. The song is a heartfelt invocation to Goddess Parasakthi, seeking universal well-being, prosperity, and spiritual fulfillment for all living beings across the world. The singer prays for timely rains to flourish crops and eliminate poverty, equal access to uplifting education and wealth for everyone, and the fostering of sweet speech, compassion, and eternal unity among human beings. Furthermore, the prayer seeks divine refuge at the Goddess's lotus feet, requesting good health free from six major ailments, undiminished wisdom, and a meaningful life filled with joy rather than wasted time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Edukku)

“Uyirgal ellaam inbamaai”

The phrase 'Uyirgal ellaam inbamaai' is repeated continually throughout the song as a refrain to emphasize the central theme of universal happiness.

Assonance / Second-Letter Rhyme (Etukai)

“Uyirgal ellaam inbamaai / Payirgal ellaam paruvam peiyum mazhaiyaal”

Matching of the second consonant sound 'yi' and 'yi' in 'Uyirgal' and 'Payirgal'.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Ammai unn adi malar vendum”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' in 'Ammai', 'adi'.

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)

“Ammai unn adi malar vendum”

Describing the sacred feet of Goddess Parasakthi as 'adi malar' (flower feet), emphasizing softness and purity.

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Trivia

Amarakavi (1952) was one of the major post-jail release comeback films for legendary Tamil singer-actor M. K. Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT). The universal spiritual sentiments expressed in A. Maruthakasi's lyrics heavily mirror the humanist and spiritual philosophies of Saint Vallalar and Subramania Bharati.

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