Lyrics for kaithala niraikani - arunagiri swaminathar

[smala]

beautiful poetry with looping alliteration...sung by several artists including MSS

Would appreciate a translation as well.

[SKA]

Song 1 - kaiththala niRaikani (VinAyagar thuthi)

kaiththala niRaikani appamodu avalpori
kappiya karimugan ...... adipENi

katridum adiyavar buddhiyil uRaibava
kaRpagam enavinai ...... kadidhEgum

maththamum madhiyamum vaiththidum aranmagan
maRporu thiraLbuya ...... madhayAnai

maththaLa vayiRanai uththami pudhalvanai
mattavizh malarkodu ...... paNivEnE

muththamizh adaivinai muRpadu girithanil
muRpada ezhudhiya ...... mudhalvOnE

muppuram eriseydha acchivan uRairatham
acchadhu podiseydha ...... athidheerA

aththuyar adhukodu subbira maNipadum
appunam adhanidai ...... ibamAgi

akkuRa magaLudan acchiRu muruganai
akkaNam maNamaruL ...... perumALE.

......... Meaning .........

kaiththala niRaikani: A handfull of fruits,

appamodu avalpori: appam (a sweet dish made of rice-flour and brown sugar), puffed rice and fried rice

kappiya karimugan: these dishes are devoured by the elephant-headed God, GanEshA;

adi pENi: (That GanEshA's) feet will always be worshipped in their mind;

katridum adiyavar: (if they say) "for us the learners and Your devotees,

buddhiyil uRaibava kaRpagam: You reside in our intellect, Oh Giver, like the wish-yielding KaRpaga Tree (in the Heavens)"

enavinai kadidhEgum: then, their karmas will flee.

maththamum madhiyamum vaiththidum aranmagan: He is the Son of SivA, who is adorned with Umaththam flower and the crescent moon;

maRporu thiraL buya madhayAnai: His shoulders are broad like those of a fierce elephant ready for a wrestling bout;

maththaLa vayiRanai: His pot-belly is like a maththaLam (big drum);

uththami pudhalvanai: and He is the Son of virtuous PArvathi.

mattavizh malar kodu paNivEnE: I shall worship Him with fragrance-dripping flowers.

muththamizh adaivinai: The entire Tamil language, with three branches, (literature, music and drama)

muRpadu girithanil muRpada ezhuthiya muthalvOnE: was written by You, the Prime worshipful One, at the foremost hill (of Meru)!

muppuram eriseydha: The one, who burnt down the Thiripuram,

acchivan uRairatham acchadhu: Lord SivA, his chariot's axle

podiseydha athidheerA: was smashed to pieces by You, Great Warrior!*

aththuyar adhukodu subbira maNi: Being tormented by love for VaLLi, Your younger brother Subramaniam

padum appunam adhanidai ibamAgi: was roaming in a millet-field where You appeared as an elephant;

akkuRa magaLudan acchiRu muruganai: that KuRava girl VaLLi and Your younger brother Murugan

akkaNam maNamaruL perumALE.: got married by You that very moment, Oh Great One!



Courtesey : Kaumaram.com

Thirppugazh songs are set to rune by Guruji Sri A S Raghavan and the same are available for download on Kaumaram.com, of course we need to thank Sri Gopala Sundaram for this heculean task and service in providing translations and transliterations to almost all Thiruppugazh songs.

[smala]

Thank you SKA - amazing song.