Lyrics and meaning (stories) for Aadal Kaneero classical fil

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 11 Nov 2009, 14:06

Please pass me the lyrics for Aadal Kaneero classical film song by Dr. MLV and in movie Madurai Veeran.
By listening i understand that there a few stories intertwined in the song on Lord Shiva.

Also i feel that the lyrics for this song maybe there in Rasikas but despite searching with various words am unable to retrive.

Pl help

Harish

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 11 Nov 2009, 17:52

The song is available at musicindiaonline.com

smala · Post by **smala** » 12 Nov 2009, 03:42

Found this from googling........

lyricist : Kannadasan Movie : Madurai Veeran

Raagam : Charukesi

aadal kaaNeerO
aadal kaaNeerO
viLaiyaadal kaaNeerO
thiruviLaiyaadal kaaNeerO...Ooo..
aadal kaaNeerO

paadal madhuraiyil raajasoundira..
aaa...aaa....aaaa...aaa....aaa..
paadal madhuraiyil raajasoundira
paandiyanaam engaL aaNdavan
thiruviLaiyaadal kaaNeerO..Ooo..

koottu peruththaalae
unnai koottum vaigai ennum
aattru veLLam thadukkavae...aeee...
koottu peruththaalae
unnai koottum vaigai ennum
aattru veLLam thadukkavae
veettukkoraaL thandhu
vaendhanin aaNai thanai
veettukkoraaL thandhu
vaendhanin aaNai thanai
yaettru vinai mudikkavae...
paettradayaadha oru
vandhiyin kooli aaLaai..
piLLai paettradayaadha oru
vandhiyin kooli aaLaai
pittukku maN sumakkavae..
vandhu siththanai pOla
kai pirambaalae patta adi !
siththanai pOla
kai pirambaalae patta adi
paesidum sagala jeeva raasigaL
mudugilum pattu valuvuttra eesan -
viLaiyaadal kaaNeerO..Ooo..

narithanai pariyaakki
parithanai nariyaakki
naaraikku mukthi koduththu...
narithanai pariyaakki
parithanai nariyaakki
naaraikku mukthi koduththu
uyar naangveda poruL solli
naagaththaiyum vadhaiththu
naangveda poruL solli
naagaththaiyum vadhaiththu
narkeerar pugazh naesiththu...
varaguNa paaNdiyarkku sivalOgam kaatti
varaguNa paaNdiyarkku sivalOgam kaatti
valai veesi meen pidiththu...
vaai-thiravaadha kal yaanaikku karumbootti
vaai-thiravaadha kal yaanaikku karumbootti
vaira vaLai muththu vaLai rathna vaLai vitra -
viLaiyaadal kaaNeerO..
paadal madhuraiyil raajasoundira
paandiyanaam engaL aaNdavan
thiruviLaiyaadal kaaNeerO..Ooo..

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 12 Nov 2009, 04:31

It should be rAjasaundarya instead of rAjapondarya.

smala · Post by **smala** » 12 Nov 2009, 05:56

Thanks Lakshman-ji - I have edited the post.

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 12 Nov 2009, 10:08

Actually in the song it is pronounced as raja soundira !!
Thanks a lot for the lyrics.

Meaning of the song please

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Nov 2009, 04:27

Here is my attempt at the meaning, with some of the stories (the ones I know) explained:

ADal kANIrO, viLaiyADal kANIrO, tiruviLaiyADal kANIrO
pADal maduraiyil rAja soundira pANDiyanAm yeNgaL ANDavan tiru (viLaiyADal"¦)

Please behold (kANIrO) the dance (ADal), the play (viLaiyADal), the divine drama/show (tiruviLaiyADal) that our (yeNgaL) lord and master (ANDavan), the king (rAja) sundarESvara (soundira pANDiyan) [1] put on in the city of Madurai (maduraiyil) that is so celebrated (pADal) [2]!

UTTu perukkAlE unai kUTTum vaigaiy ennum
ATRu veLLam taDukkavE vITTukkOr AL tandu
vEndaiyin ANaitanai yETRu vinai muDiakkavE
pEr kiDaiyAda, piLLai pErkiDaiyAda vanjiyin
kUliALAi piTTukku maN SumakkavE vandu
pittanai pOlE kai pirambAlE paTTa aDi
pESiDum sakala jIva rAsigal mudigilum paTTu
vazhuvuTRavE ISan viLaiyADal kANIrO (ADal...)

(Please behold the drama when"¦) to accede (yETRu) to the King's (vEndaiyin) decree (ANai) that one (Or) able-bodied person (AL) had to be spared/given (tandu) from each house/household (vITTukku) to put and end (muDikkavE) to the threat (vinai) from the (veLLam) river (ATRu) called (ennum) vaigai that was rising alarmingly as a consequence of the swelling (UTTu perukkAlE) waters (veLLam), the Lord/Siva (ISan) became a laborer (kUliALAi) employed by an old woman (vanjiyin) who had no (kiDaiyAda) kith/sons (piLlai pEr) of her own to carry (sumakkavE) huge bags of sand/soil (maN) to shore up the bunds in exchange for a delicacy called 'piTTu' [3], and pretended to slack off like (pOlE) a madman (pittanai), which enraged the King who was supervising the job. The lash (aDi) he received from a hand-held (kai) cane (pirmbAlE) was not just felt (paTTu) by all (sakala) living (jIva) beings (rAsigal) that were capable of speech (pESiDum) [4] on their backs (mudugilum), but it created (uTRavE) a scar (vazhu) as well!

naritanai pariyAkki, paritanai nariyAkki
nAraikku mukti koDuttu
uyar nAl vEda poruL solli nAgattaiyum vadaittu
nakIrar pugazh EndiTTu
varaguNa pANDiyarkku sivalOkam kATTi
valai vISi mIn piDittu
vAi tiravAda kal yAnaikku karumbUTTi
vaira vaLai, muttu vaLai, ratna vaLai viTRa (viLaiyADal...)

(Please behold as the drama unfolds when"¦) he changed a leash of foxes (naritanai) into a herd of horses (pari Akki), and then, when he changed the herd of horses (pari tanai) back into a leash of foxes (nari Akki) [5]! (And when) he granted (koDuttu) salvation (mukti) to a stork (nAraikku) [6], expounded (Solli) the essence (poruL) of the four (nAl) vEdas [7], and subdued/killed (vadaittu) a snake (nAgattaiyum) [8]. (And when) he elevated (EndiTTu) nakkIrar's fame (pugazh) for the world to see [9], spread (vISi) a net (valai) into the sea and caught (piDittu) a huge man-eating fish/shark (mIn) [10], and showed (kATTi) a vision of paradise (SivalOkam) to the pANDyan (pANDiyarkku) king varaguNa. (And when) he fed (UTTi) a piece of sugarcane (karumbu) to a stone (kal) elephant (yAnikku) that could not open (tiravAda) its mouth (vAi) [11], and sold (viTRa) bangles (vaLai) studded with diamonds (vaira), pearls (muttu) and gemstones (ratna) [13].

FOOTNOTES
[1] soundira/soundara pANDiyan comes about because, as the handsome one in madurai, he is sundaraESvara, and by marrying the pANDyan princess, mInAkshi, and ruling Madurai he becomes a pANDyan himself
[2] pADal - pADal peTRa sthalam - a place/town/temple eulogized in the songs of a saint, and made famous
[3] piTTu - I will let Shyama-Priya, our resident culinary expert to describe what this is
[4] I guess this means all humans
[5] When varaguNa pANDiyan ruled Madurai, he sent his minister to a coastal city to buy a herd of Arabian steeds. The minister is waylaid by Siva in the guise of a 'guru' who initiates the minister. The minister uses the money the king gave him to build a temple (AvuDaiyAr kOvil) for Siva under his guru's influence. The king sends for the minister and the horses - and the minister, in a panic turns to Siva for help. Siva turns a leash of foxes into Arabian steeds and the king is immensely pleased and houses them in his stable. Unfortunately, at midnight, they turn into foxes and start howling. The angry king punishes his minister, only to be told in his dream of the true sequence of events. He releases the minister and seeks forgiveness
[6] Story of how a stork, who is a devotee of Siva comes to madurai, seeking release from the cycle of rebirths. He also is grieved that many of his kith and kin are committing the sin of killing another living being when they eat fish from the poTRAmarai kuLam - the pond of the golden lotus. Siva grants salvation to the stork, and decrees that there be no fish or other aquatic life in the poTRAmarai kuLam, so that the stork's kith and kin will no longer be able to commit the sin of killing another living creature
[7] Do not know the story about this
[8] Don't know the story for this
[9] The story of how Siva dueled with nakkIrar and the latter won - about naturally fragrant hair
[10] The story of pArvati being born as a fisherman's (matanga) daughter - a large shark kills the fisherman when they go to fish in the seas, and the whole community is under siege. matanga announces that he will give his daughter's hand in marriage to the one who kills the shark. Siva, in the guise of another fisherman, kills the shark and marries pArvati - (mAtangI)
[11] The story of how Siva feeds a piece of sugarcane to a stone statue of an elephant
[12] Before marrying mInAkshi, Siva enters Madurai as a bangle seller, selling different types of bangles, and makes his way into the 'antahpuram' where he places a bangle on mInAkshi's wrists - at the touch of his hand, she recognizes him

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Nov 2009, 04:30

My regard for Sri Kannadasan as a composer went up several notches after I realized that he had written these lyrics.

smala · Post by **smala** » 13 Nov 2009, 06:00

Just LOVELY !

Ravi - I am going edit those lyrics I took off the net - using your text as guide - it is too beautiful a composition to be botched up in any way - your elaborate meaning is so wonderful to look forward to with all the footnotes....I am going to make myself a cup of pudina-ginger black tea, play the song and savor your translation slowly, between sips.....

Kannadasan was a genius - some of his compositions like KalangaLiL avaL vasantham...and many others......are just jewels, timeless tributes to woman and womanhood....life and its myriad dimensions....

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Nov 2009, 07:00

S-P - thank you! When you get to FOOTNOTE #3, can you do the needful??

smala · Post by **smala** » 13 Nov 2009, 13:25

rshankar wrote:S-P - thank you! When you get to FOOTNOTE #3, can you do the needful??

Pittu/Puttu has made to the NYT..........http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/13/dining/134SREX.html

For a hands-on version watch Geetha maami and Radhu maama, at their Srirangam home for celebrations and offering to Ambal on Navarathiri Friday, describe the maavu pakkuvam technique beautifully....pidichA pidikkanam vitta uthuranam......video in 5 parts.....enjoy !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8UtDvRQP88

While the sweet version is treated as neivEdhiyam, the salted version, served with kadala curry in neighboring Kerala, makes a popular breakfast.

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 15 Nov 2009, 10:31

Really very very wonderful stories. When i heard this song i was not able to comprehend the meaning and context of the stories. But now thanks to the explanation from rshankar it is very clear.
Somehow am not convinced that Kannadasan has written the lyrics for this song but whoever has penned it, it is a masterpeice composition weaving so many nice stories into a samll song.

Dr MLV has sung this song ever so wonderfully.

Will some of the other reader pl explain the stories not provided by rshankar.

Why these kind of dance pieces are not taken for elaboration in classical dance concerts. This song is not less than a krithi - is it ??

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 15 Nov 2009, 10:32

Sweet pittu is made in our house during navarathri for prasadam !

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 15 Nov 2009, 15:54

Beautiful translation of a beautiful song. The visuals of this song are a treat too.

The two missing stories are these:
[8] During the reign of Anantha Guna Pandiyan, some Samana priests performed an evil Yagna from which a monster snake emerged and terrorized Madurai. The king with Shiva's blessings killed it, but its venom engulfed the city. Again the king sought refuge in Shiva who sprinkled some drops of nectar(Amritha) from the moon on his head. This restored the city.

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 15 Nov 2009, 17:34

Will post the full details of story 7 in a day or two.

Meanwhle found this nice write-up on this topic here :

http://hindutemples.sulekha.com/blog/po ... temple.htm

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 15 Nov 2009, 19:28

Rajani wrote:Beautiful translation of a beautiful song.

Thank you!

Rajani wrote:The visuals of this song are a treat too.

I could not agree more - Padmini's performance with MLV's vocals certainly elevated this composition into a league of its own. I remember seeing a clip on youtube, but can't seem to find it anymore.

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 15 Nov 2009, 19:40

Could # 7 be the dakSiNAmurti aspect of Siva, who explained the matter of the veda-s to munis while remaining silent..?

And #8 - One of the meanings of nAga in SanskRt is elephant (hence naga-swara for the indian trumpet) and if Tamil accepts this meaning, it could refer to Siva killing GajAsura, whose hide he later fashioned into a windcheater..!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 15 Nov 2009, 21:15

Thank You-rshankar,rajani, keerthi; because of such old songs being discussed, we are starting to remember many old stories.Look forward to reading these.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 16 Nov 2009, 01:34

Keerthi - the composition is an encapsulation of the tiruviLaiyADal purANam - gajasamhAra is not part of it, AFAIK (nAga does mean elephant as well in tamizh, BTW).

Punarvasu - yes - these do bring back memories, don't they?

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 16 Nov 2009, 04:55

Thanks Ravi for the excellent translation. I did not know it was by kaNNadAsan.

This song has been in heavy rotation for me for the past year since this song got in an MLV mixed cd I made. It was easy to see the song is about the various thiruvilayadal stories but this level of detail is going to enhance the listening experience. Ravi, I agree it would be great to watch the video of the song. Please post if and whenever you happen to find it. I will also search.

Earlier this year we visited the AvuDayAr Koil and got the refresher on the mANikkaVachagar stories. Here is a sattelite view of AvuDayAr Koil. It is not that far from the sea.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 8&t=h&z=13

And a view of the madurai mInakshi temple: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&ll= ... 06968&z=18

There is a neat drumming at the beginning of the song in different gathi ( atleast it sounds to be so, starting in Misram )
as it nicely transition into the song. Also the last line "vaira vaLai, muttu vaLai, ratna vaLai viTRa" sounds like it is in a different gathi.

Here is the song: http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/9Um ... As1NMvHdW/

Sundara Rajan · Post by **Sundara Rajan** » 16 Nov 2009, 09:30

Vasanthakokilam: The website for AvudyAr kOvil you have given takes one to ThanjAvUr temple. The AvudArkOvil is near Pudukkottai, I believe. I plan to visit the temple on my trip to India coming January 2010. The architecture there is said to be the best in India. How did you find the visit ? How did you get there?

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 16 Nov 2009, 11:33

Sundara Rajan, The left hand side may show Tanjore, but the satellite map should show avuDayAr kOil towards the left center edge with the ocean to the right. I just wanted to show that it is close to the ocean. You should be able to zoom out and see the nearby towns and roads

Aranthangi and Pudukkottai are the big towns nearby. We went by a car from Tanjore. Left Tanjore around 7 A.M. and reached there by around 10:30 A.M. I think they close the temple past noon.

Yes, the sculptural work is beyond description. There are just way too many things to observe in terms of rock work and also the murals in the ceilings. If you are deeply interested in all that, it is better to give yourself at least 4 hours.

On the religious side, the mANikkavAchagar is the utsava mUrthy. The priests who do the poojas for the main deity are different from those who do the same for the utsava mUrthy. They are supposed to come from the lineage of the people who were with the 'Guru' during the encounter with mANikkavAchagar.

The darshan at the amman sannidhi is not the usual one. you can only see through some small spaces in an otherwise closed door ( it is not even a door, it is more like a sattam on a window ). There is also something special about the neivedyam they prepare for Shiva. There are also some musical pillars.

I am enclosing some pictures taken during this visit.

The main gopuram

This is the mandapam in the front part of the temple that has a lot of rock sculptures where you can spend a lot of time

Some Murals in a mandapam in the front part of the temple...

Happened to see this in front of the temple...

Kanrin kuralaik kettu kanindu varum pasu pol..

Enraikku Sivakripai varumo

Kanrin kuralaik kettu kanindu varum pasu pol..

Enraikku Sivakripai varumo

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 16 Nov 2009, 19:40

VK, that is one nice photo with apt heading.

Sundara Rajan · Post by **Sundara Rajan** » 16 Nov 2009, 23:35

Thank you VK for the useful information. I also read that there is no lingam in the sanctum sanctoram (main altar) but only a peetam and that the rays of setting sun fall directly in to the sanctum. It should be an intersting visit for me. Your picture and Neelakanta Sivan's pallavi are praiseworthy. Where else but in India could you see such a sight of a calf suckling, while organized dairy farms use milking machines never giving a chance for the cow to feed its own calf. This is also true of mothers breast feeding their infants except in rural India. I found Ranjani & Gayatri's rendering of the song enjoyable and emotive. I guess it is available in You tube.

smala · Post by **smala** » 21 Nov 2009, 08:08

HarishankarK wrote: Somehow am not convinced that Kannadasan has written the lyrics for this song but whoever has penned it, it is a masterpeice composition weaving so many nice stories into a Tamll song............

If Kannadasan could have penned Ariyadhu Ariyadhu in Kandan Karunai - he could have penned this song too - no need for any doubts - his abilities far exceeded the beautiful lyrics he penned for use in films, if those songs are any indication of his genius.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 21 Nov 2009, 09:51

keerthi wrote:And #8 - One of the meanings of nAga in SanskRt is elephant (hence naga-swara for the indian trumpet) and if Tamil accepts this meaning, it could refer to Siva killing GajAsura, whose hide he later fashioned into a windcheater..!

Keerthi, most of the viLaiyADals in this purANam were conducted either in madurai itself or in the pANDiya dESam, His kingdom. So, I think Rajani's explanation with the snake and poison seem to make sense. I think that madurai is called hAlAsya puram - Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswati in his kAmAkshi suprabhAtam refers to the dEvi as 'tvam viSvanAthasya viSAla nEtra, hAlasya nAthasyanu mIna nEtra, EkAmranAthasyanu kAma nEtra, kAmESa jAyE kuru suprabhatam', and Sri Raghavan in the mInAkshi suprabhAtam says 'hAlasya nAtha iti hanta jagat prasiddhihi patyustavAstu yadi tasya tu nA bhavishyati'. It probably denotes the connection to the snake/poison story.