Friday, September 26, 2025

Amudha Mooru

 Tamil lyrics take from here but he has English as well. I'm creating from from my grandfather's recording and so I can understand each of the words better as the separations done by me are for words rather than the way it was originally poetically written. I've just learned from this site that this song is from Thiruppugazh.

Amudha mooru sollaagiya thogayar
porul ulaarai yaenaanayan naanaiyaen
arugu veedidhu thaanathil vaarumaen - uraikoorum

Achadu maathar kuvaadhu chol  kaedikal
thaeruvin meedhu kulavi ulaavikal
avarkal maayai padaamal kaedaamal nin - arulthaarai

kumari kaali varaagi makaeswari
Gavuri modi suraari niraapari
kodiya sooli sudaarani yaamali - magamaayii

kuralu roopa murari sagothari
ulaka thaari udhaari paraapari
kuru paraari vikaari namokari - abhiraami

samara neeli puraari than naayaki
malai kumaari kabaali nanaarani
salila maari sivaya manogari - paraiyogi

savuri veeri muneer vida bhojani
thigiri maevu kaiyaali seiyaaloru
sakala vaedhamum aayina thaayumai - arulbaala

thimitha maadu suraari nisaasarar
mudigal soru kataavi idae oru

silapa saasu kunaali ninaamuna - vidum vaelaa

thiruvulaavu sonae saranaa malai
mukilulaavu vimaana navo nilai
sikara meethu kulaavi ulaaviya - paerumaalae

Yaathumaagi nindrai Kaali by Barathiyar

This song was composed by Mahakavi Bharathiyar but the lyrics come from a recording of my grandfather's singing. Please let me know if you see any mistakes so I can correct them!

Pallavi

Yaathumaagi nindrai Kaali
Engum nee niraindhaai

Charanam 1

theethu nanmai ellam kaali
unthan leelai andro

bootham ainthum aanaai kali
porigal ainthum aanaai

bodham aagi nindrai kali
poriai minji nindrai

(yaathum)

Charanam 2

inbamaagivittai kali
ennulae pugundhai

pinbu ninnai illal kali (?)
piridhu naanum undo

anbalithuvittai kali 
aanmai thanthuvittai

thunbam neekivittai kali
thollai pookivittai

(yathum)

Charanam 3

yendranullavelliyil gnaana thiravi aeravaendum
kundra mothaa tholum meruk kola mutha vadivum

nandrai naadum manamum
nee en naaalum eethal vaendum

pondrai vittu mattror thuyaril
uzhalum nenjam vendaam

kaali meethu nenjam endrum
kalandhu nirka vaendum

vaelai otraviralum paaril
vaendha nerthu pugazhum 

yaali yutha valiyum
endrum inbam nirkum manamum

vaazhi eethal vendum annaai
vaaazhga nindran arulae 

(yathum)

Lyrics taking from a version that my grandfather sang.

Monday, September 15, 2025

Unnai Saranadainthen by Trivendram Sisters


Unnai Saranadainthaen neeyae gathi 

sivashakthi enai yardhari

unnaal naan ena uruvagiya pinnar

ennaale ondrethadi

annai nee tharum amutham podhumadi

vaerenna vendumadi

kannil oli nee oyaadha om oli

pannaaga olirkithadi


naan yaar endradhum nee thaan naan endrae

ododi vandhaayadi

neeyar embadhum nenjil nindradhum

kandaen karunakari

thaen pol inithathu devi nin kuraladhu

vanvazhi vandhadhadi

aenthano athu ennul pugundhadi

ezhai en baagyam adi


thayum neeyadi thanthai nee adi

sonthangal nee thaan adi

kaayum neeyadi pazhamum neeadi

vithaithaale maram thaan adi

neeyae kaatradi nilamum neeyadi

nilam soozh neerumadi

aagaaiyam nee agniyadum nee

aimbudham aanaayadi


elumbum neeyadi narambugal neeyadi

raththam dasai nee adi

kudalum nee adi udalukkul murai

uyirum nee unmayadi

thotram vazhvu mudivu enum moondrume

thodarndhe nadakkudadi

aetram irakkam ellaamun kayiladi

ammanai attam adi


kaalai nanpakal maalai iravu endru

kaalangal thoatram adi

podai ilavaenil vaadai mazhaiendru

paruvangal paatramadi

maasam varushamena odum sakkaran thaan 

oyvadhu eppodhadi

neeyum naanum ondraaga chendra pin 

sutruvadhu nindradhadi


keelvi neeyadi bathilaum neeyadi

kaettaavadhu ennadi?

velvi neeyadi veeyum neeiadhum

needhaanadi solladi

mantram enthram tantram ellam nee

maayaajaalam adi

un dhayavillaadhu oru seyalum aedhu

ulladhai maraikaadhedi


aanondru pennondru padaithathu edharku 

sol vaedikkai thaanoodi

aenno veenaana vilayattu thaanadi

vidhdhaikku peyarennadi

eppodhu idhavittai thappittu chelvadhu

eppadi ena cholladi

ikkarai kadandhu akkarikku chellave

upaayam adhai kooradi


kaamam ennai seidhom solladi thayee 

parvardha vardhini

koabam kollaadhe gunavathi neeyadi

kudhakkangal vaendaamadi

vaegam podhumadi ambaa gowri

vedhanai theerthidadi

--moagam agatridu thaagathai thanithidadi

illaipaara vaendumadi


karpagamaam tharu kaamadhenu undhan

kai kaatta vandhidume

kaanal neerilae maadalaiv poole

aennalaya vittayadi

indradi devar irrukum idam kaattavae 

innum manam illayodi

irrukkum idame podhum podhumadi

enrudane irundhidadi


kaaldi nizhal padum oaridum podhumae

ammavin mugham paarkavae

kaana kaana oru aanandha paravasam 

kannakilae adangaadhadi

naan paesa nee paese

naaaledhu pozhudhaedhu

nammakullae nadakkatumae

monamum mozhi thaan muttrum thelhindha pinnae

ikkadamae sorgam adi


neeyum naanum aega bogham 

nammidaye aedhu vedham

thaayum saeyum veeru veerai

thondirnaalum ondrudhaanae


sakthi veeru sivanum vaeru endru solvar thavaru seivar

sakthi indrae sivanum illai sakthi vazhga vazhga vazhga

sakthi indrae sivanum illai sakthi vazhga vazhgave


Lyrics typed from the Youtube video:  Unnai Saranadaindhen