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Vaaranamayiram

From Thirumal Perumai · 1968

Lyricist
Nachiar Tirumozhi
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thirumal Perumai
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
12 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Vaaranamaayiram soozha valam seidhu…uu…
Naaranan nambi nadakkindraan endru…uu….uu..
Edhir poorana por kudam vaithu
Puram engum thoranam naatta
Kanaa kanden thozhi naan…
Karanam ennavendru keladi thozhi
Andha kannan ennidam sonna
Kavidhaigal kodi
Karanam ennavendru keladi thozhi
Naaranan nambiyin gokulam thaedi
Kanavil nadandhadhellaam solli
Badhil kondu vaadi
Karanam ennavendru keladi thozhi
Kannanenum kalvan kan vazhi sendraan
Kanni en nenjinil thiru palli kondaan
Kannanenum kalvan kan vazhi sendraan
Kanni en nenjinil thiru palli kondaan
Mannanai ul vaithu kadhavinai adaithaen
Mannanai ul vaithu kadhavinai adaithaen
Indha maayathai
Avan seidha jaalathai nee sendru
Kaaranam ennavendru keladi thozhi
Brundhaavanathil pala gopiyar undu ….
Aa… brundhaavanathil pala gopiyar undu
En perumaan thanakku iru dheviyar undu
Brundhaavanathil pala gopiyar undu
En perumaan thanakku iru dheviyar undu
Irundhum avan ennai adaindhadhu enna
Irundhum avan ennai adaindhadhu enna
Avan ennathai
Avan thandha inbathai nee sendru
Kaaranam ennavendru keladi thozhi
Andha kannan ennidam sonna
Kavidhaigal kodi
Karanam ennavendru keladi thozhi
Surrounded by a thousand elephants, processing all around...
Lord Narayana is walking towards me...
With full golden pots placed to welcome him,
And festive decorations hung everywhere,
I had a dream, my friend...
Ask him what the reason is, my dear friend,
For the countless sweet verses
That Kannan whispered to me.
Ask him what the reason is, my dear friend.
Go searching for the Gokulam of Lord Narayana,
Tell him everything that happened in my dream,
And bring me back his reply.
Ask him what the reason is, my dear friend.
That thief called Kannan entered through my eyes,
And made his resting place inside my young heart.
That thief called Kannan entered through my eyes,
And made his resting place inside my young heart.
Keeping that king inside, I locked the doors,
Keeping that king inside, I locked the doors.
About this mystery,
And the playful wonders he performed, go and...
Ask him what the reason is, my dear friend.
There are so many cowherd girls in Brindavan,
Ah... there are so many cowherd girls in Brindavan,
And in my Lord Thirumal's abode, two goddesses reside.
There are so many cowherd girls in Brindavan,
And in my Lord Thirumal's abode, two goddesses reside.
Even so, why did he come to embrace me?
Even so, why did he come to embrace me?
About his intentions,
And the pure joy he gave me, go and...
Ask him what the reason is, my dear friend,
For the countless sweet verses
That Kannan whispered to me.
Ask him what the reason is, my dear friend.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the deep bridal mysticism (Nayaki Bhava) of Saint Andal, who narrates her divine dream to her companion (Thozhi). In her vision, Lord Narayana arrives in a grand procession surrounded by a thousand elephants and festive decorations, entering her heart through her eyes and establishing his abode within her soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Rhyme / Second letter agreement)

“Kannanenum kalvan kan vazhi sendraan / Kanni en nenjinil thiru palli kondaanHV30000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000”

Metaphor (Rupaka)

“Kannanenum kalvan kan vazhi sendraan / Kanni en nenjinil thiru palli kondaan”

Krishna is described as a 'Kalvan' (thief) who entered through the eyes and made her heart his sacred resting place ('Thiru palli').

Visual Imagery

“Edhir poorana por kudam vaithu / Puram engum thoranam naatta”

Paints a magnificent sight of a festive town with festive festoons (thoranam) and golden water pots (por kudam) awaiting a grand divine arrival.

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Trivia

This composition draws directly from 'Vaaranamaayiram', a set of 10 hymns written by Saint Andal in the 8th-century work 'Nachiar Tirumozhi' (part of Naalayira Divya Prabandham). It was presented in the 1968 classic film 'Thirumal Perumai' directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring Sivaji Ganesan, with music score by K. V. Mahadevan.

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