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Lyrics & meaning

Varuvar Azhaithu Vaadi

From Arutperum Jothi · 1971

Lyricist
Ramalinga Adigalar
Singer
Seerkazhi Govindarajan
Music director
T. R. Pappa
Movie name
Arutperum Jothi
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
4 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae
Vanthaal peralaam nalla varamae
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae
Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Thiruvaar ponnampalaththae….aa…aa…aa….
Thiruvaar ponnampalaththae
Sezhikkum kunjitha paathar
Thiruvaar ponnampalaththae
Sezhikkum kunjitha paathar
Siva chithamapara bothar dheiva sabanaathar
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae
Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Melliyal sivagama valliyudan kaliththu
Melliyal sivagama valliyudan kaliththu
Vilaiyaadavaum engali vinaiyodavum oliththu
Ellaiyil inbam tharavum nalla sayamthaan idhu
Ellaiyil inbam tharavum nalla sayamthaan idhu
Ingum angum nadamaadi irukalaam endrapothu….
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae
Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae
Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
To the north of Vadalur,
if you come, you can receive wonderful blessings!
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
To the north of Vadalur,
if you come, you can receive wonderful blessings!
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
In the sacred Golden Hall... Ah... ah... ah...
In the sacred Golden Hall,
the Lord with the lifted dancing foot,
in the sacred Golden Hall,
the Lord with the lifted dancing foot,
the wise master of Chidambaram, the divine Lord of the Hall...
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
To the north of Vadalur,
if you come, you can receive wonderful blessings!
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
Rejoicing in joy with the gentle Goddess Sivakami,
rejoicing in joy with the gentle Goddess Sivakami,
to play His divine games and chase away our past sins,
and grant us boundless happiness, this is the perfect time,
and grant us boundless happiness, this is the perfect time,
when He might be dancing and moving about here and there...
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
To the north of Vadalur,
if you come, you can receive wonderful blessings!
Go call Him, He will come, my friend!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Varuvaar Azhaiththu Vaadi' is a iconic devotional hymn composed by 19th-century Tamil saint Ramalinga Adigalar (Vallalar), featured in the biographical movie 'Arutperum Jothi' (1971). Written in the Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava (the soul as a maiden longing for the Divine Lord), the speaker urges her confidante to bring Lord Shiva to Vadalur. The hymn proclaims that visiting Vadalur, the sacred town of Vallalar's spiritual center, brings immense divine blessings. Lord Nataraja, along with Goddess Sivagami, arrives to dispel the devotees' karmic burdens and grant ultimate spiritual liberation and supreme joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi ... Vadaloor vada dhisaikkae”

Repetition of the 'Va' sound at the beginning of words across consecutive lines (Varuvaar / Vadaloor / Vanthaal).

Edukkaai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Melliyal sivagama valliyudan kaliththu ... Ellaiyil inbam tharavum”

Harmonious repetition of 'll' as the second letter in words like Melliyal and Ellaiyil.

Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava (Devotional Allegory)

“Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi”

The poet addresses the Divine as her beloved through a maidservant/friend (sokhi), expressing deep spiritual yearning.

Anaphora (Refrain)

“Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi”

Repetition of the refrain 'Varuvaar azhaiththu vaadi' to reinforce spiritual anticipation and devotion.

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Trivia

This song is derived directly from Thiruvarutpa, the master compilation of sacred poems composed by Saint Ramalinga Adigalar (popularly known as Vallalar). In the 1971 biographical movie 'Arutperum Jothi', the music was composed by T. R. Pappa and soulfully rendered by classical playback legend Sirkazhi Govindarajan.

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