Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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Shree02
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Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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https://youtu.be/muGTncSg9z0?si=fGxGQlEevXweanRp

Can anyone please give me th lyrics and meaning of above song?

Thank you

Lakshman
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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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kAlai tUkki ADiDum. rAgA: bAgEshrI. t/Adi tALA. composer unknown.

P: kAlai tUkki ADiDum cidambara perumAnE
A: kayilai vAsa haranE karuNAnidhi svarUpanE
kanakasabhaiyil dhimi dhimiyena ADiya perumAnE
C: Arumukhan vandADa kamalanayanan pADa
karam kuvitta munivargaLum kalyANaguNa sadAshiva
gAnangaLum mrdangamuDane ADiya perumAnE

Shree02
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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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Thank you so much 🙏🏻

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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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Is it possible to give word to word meaning as well?

Rajani
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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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P: kAlai tUkki ADiDum cidambara perumAnE
ciTrambala perumAnE - O Lord of Chidamabaram,
ADiDum - dancing
tUkki - lifting
kAlai - (your) foot !
(oru kAlai = (your) one foot)

A: kayilai vAsa haranE karuNAnidhi pashupatE

kayilai vAsa - O resident of Kailasa!
haranE - O Hara!
karuNAnidhi E - O treasure-house of mercy!
pashupatE - O Pashupati!

kanakasabhaiyil dhimi dhimiyena ADiya perumAnE

perumAnE - O Lord
ADiya - who danced
dhimi dhimiyena - to the beats of Dhimi Dhimi
kanakasabhaiyil - in the Golden Hall!
Last edited by Rajani on 27 May 2025, 07:30, edited 2 times in total.

Rajani
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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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karimukhan - As Ganapati
vandu ADa - comes and dances (along),

kamalanayanan - As the lotus-eyed VIshnu
pADa - sings,

munivargaLuDan - As the rishis
karam kuvikka - join their hands (in Anjali),

kalyANaguNa sadAshiva - O Sadashiva with auspicious virtues!

perumAnE - O Lord
ADiya - who danced
mrdangamuDane - along with the Mrudangam (playing)
gAnangaLum - and songs.
Last edited by Rajani on 27 May 2025, 07:30, edited 2 times in total.

Shree02
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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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Thank you 🙏🏻 this is very helpful 🙏🏻

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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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I found this another video where few words are different.
https://youtu.be/U32wYILLyf8?si=C86Qx4mn2-vFOvQG
Which one is correct?

Rajani
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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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Edited as per this video, which seems to be more accurate

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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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kAlai tUkki ADiDum. rAgA: bAgEshrI. t/Adi tALA. composer unknown.

P: kAlai tUkki ADiDum ciTrambala perumAnE
A: kayilai vAsa haranE karuNAnidhi pashupatE
kanakasabhaiyil dhimi dhimiyena ADiya perumAnE
C: karimukhan vandADa kamalanayanan pADa
karam kuvikka munivargaLum kalyANaguNa sadAshiva
gAnangaLum mrdangamuDane ADiya perumAnE

Shree02
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Re: Lyrics and meaning of oru Kalai thooki aadidum

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Great! Thank you so much🙏🏻

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