♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Velmurugaa muruga murugaa
Velmurugaa muruga murugaa
Velmurugaa muruga murugaa
Vandu vizhi valli magal
Kandu magizh kandhanukku
Kondu vanthaen tholil oru kaavadi
Naan kumbiduvaen shanmuganin sevadi
Vandu vizhi valli magal
Kandu magizh kandhanukku
Kondu vanthaen tholil oru kaavadi
Naan kumbiduvaen shanmuganin sevadi
Anbu nirai ullamodu
Then pazhani thedi varum
Anbu nirai ullamodu
Then pazhani thedi varum
Sembu nirai paalirukkum kaavadi
Idhu sera vendum aarumugan sevadi
Vel pidiththa velanukku vel kavadi
Tamil paal kudiththa paalanukku paal kaavadi
Vel pidiththa velanukku vel kavadi
Tamil paal kudiththa paalanukku paal kaavadi
Pannirendu kannanukku panneer kaavadi
Neeru pooththirukkum vannanukku pushpa
Aadi varum kaavadiyai thaedi varuvaan
Avan yaar azhaiththa pothilumae odi varuvaan
Paadi varum baktharidam naadi varuvaan
Avan ketta varam kettapadi kodi tharuvaan
Paadi varum baktharidam naadi varuvaan
Avan ketta varam kettapadi kodi tharuvaan
Oyilaaga vadivelan utkaarum ezhil vanna
Mayilaaga naan maara vendume
Maiyal thoondumae mugam thondrumae
Oyilaaga vadivelan utkaarum ezhil vanna
Mayilaaga naan maara vendume
Maiyal thoondumae mugam thondrumae
Gaana kuyilaaga isaipaadi kumaresan thudhi paadi
Thogai viriththaadi varum yaekkamae
Ennai thaakkumae athu thookkamae
Oru pothilum maravaathavan thiruppaathangal
Ninaivaargal ullam kalik kondaada ennumae
Bakthi pannumae koyil annumae pakkam
Irumathargal pudai soozhnthida varum naayagan thirumaeni
Tharsikka kann kollaa
Both :Inbamae chanthira bimbamae theerum thunbamae
O Vel Muruga! Muruga! Muruga!
O Vel Muruga! Muruga! Muruga!
O Vel Muruga! Muruga! Muruga!
To Skanda, who is filled with joy
at seeing Valli, the daughter with eyes like bees,
I have brought a kavadi (ritual shoulder-burden) upon my shoulder.
I will bow before Shanmukha's holy feet.
To Skanda, who is filled with joy
at seeing Valli, the daughter with eyes like bees,
I have brought a kavadi upon my shoulder.
I will bow before Shanmukha's holy feet.
With a heart overflowing with love,
coming in search of Southern Palani,
with a heart overflowing with love,
coming in search of Southern Palani,
here is a kavadi with brass pots full of milk.
This must reach the holy feet of the six-faced Lord!
A spear-kavadi for Velan who holds the spear,
a milk-kavadi for the divine child nurtured on Tamil,
a spear-kavadi for Velan who holds the spear,
a milk-kavadi for the divine child nurtured on Tamil,
a rosewater-kavadi for the twelve-eyed Lord,
a flower-kavadi for the radiant Lord adorned with sacred ash!
He will come seeking the swaying kavadi,
and whoever calls upon Him, He will come running.
He will seek out the devotees who come singing,
and grant ten million boons just as they ask!
He will seek out the devotees who come singing,
and grant ten million boons just as they ask!
I wish to turn into a graceful, colorful peacock
upon which handsome Velan may sit!
It stirs sweet longing in me, and His face appears before my eyes!
I wish to turn into a graceful, colorful peacock
upon which handsome Velan may sit!
It stirs sweet longing in me, and His face appears before my eyes!
Singing like a woodland cuckoo, singing praises to Kumaresan,
the deep longing to dance with feathers spread wide
overwhelms me and lifts my spirits!
The holy feet of the Lord who is never forgotten—
the hearts of those who remember them long to rejoice with joy!
They worship in devotion and draw close to His temple;
to behold the sacred form of the Lord surrounded by His two consorts
is a sight the eyes cannot hold enough of!
Both: What pure joy! A face like the glowing moon! All sorrow comes to an end!
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