(Translation on request for NT)
A song about Lord Ayyappan the deity of Sabarimala from Ayyan- A holistic phenomenon by Bijibal and B.K. Harinarayanan
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Nee thanne aanu njan ennu oathi nilkkunna kaanana jyothi aanu Ayyan
Maanavan kaanunnathinu appuram neelunna prarthana sathyam aanu Ayyan
[The one who chants “You and I are the same”, that holy fire in the forest is Ayyan
The one which extends beyond human vision, that prayerful truth is Ayyan]
Kaala karinkallin ange vashathulla kaadinte karalezhuthu Ayyan
[On the other side of the boulder of Time, a heartfelt poem penned by the jungle is Ayyan]
Swami Ayyan, snehagami Ayyan,
panchabhoothangalkku nadhan Ayyan
[Ayyan is Lord, Ayyan is one who travels the path of love
Ayyan is the master of all five elements of nature*]
Rithumathiye aachaaram athinaal thadanjidum aarya vedassu allithu Ayyan
Rithumathiye aachaaram athinaal thadanjidum aarya vedassu allithu Ayyan
[An aryan achievement which restricts menstruating women with conventions is not Ayyan]
Bhedangal ellam vibhoothi aayi maarunna aathmanubhoothi aanu Ayyan
Irumudiyil alla nin hrydayathil aanu ente girimudi ithu ennu oathum Ayyan
[The feeling in the soul which converts all divisions (between people) into ashes is Ayyan
“My mountaintop is not in the irumudi**, but it is in your heart” says Ayyan]
Swami Ayyan, snehagami Ayyan,
panchabhoothangalkku nadhan Ayyan
[Ayyan is Lord, Ayyan is one who travels the path of love
Ayyan is the master of all five elements of nature]
Aadi malayan than thapassal paduthathaam dravida vihaaram aanu Ayyan
Aadi malayan than thapassal paduthathaam dravida vihaaram aanu Ayyan
[A dravidian monastery which is built on the asceticism of the first tribal is Ayyan]
Thanthra manthraanthatha alla nilaavinte spandanam aanu enikku Ayyan
Maalinyam ellam swayam aettu vaangunna novinte pampa aanu Ayyan
[Neither a trick nor a spell, for me Ayyan is the heartbeat of moonbeams
Like a Pampa river of pain which receives all filth(our sins) on to itself is Ayyan]
Swami Ayyan, snehagami Ayyan,
panchabhoothangalkku nadhan Ayyan
[Ayyan is Lord, Ayyan is one who travels the path of love
Ayyan is the master of all five elements of nature]
Swami Ayyan, snehagami Ayyan,
panchabhoothangalkku nadhan Ayyan
[Ayyan is Lord, Ayyan is one who travels the path of love
Ayyan is the master of all five elements of nature]
*Five elements of nature are earth, water, fire, air, and space.
**Irumudi or irumudi kettu is a two compartment pouch which the pilgrims carry on top of their head to Shabarimala. It contains items for pooja in one compartment and personal belongings in the other. The word irumudi is a combination of two words iru (double/two) and mudi (hair/crown of the head) when read together a two compartment bag on the crown/top of the head.
+ The history of Lord Ayyappan has different narratives. Some believe he was a tribal deity and later with the popularity of Bhrahmanism in Kerala, he was given a story of being the son of Hari-Hara (Lord Vishnu who became Mohini and Lord Shiva). The lyricist may be referring to this contrast in the first and second stanza by saying Ayyan is not an aryan ideology which follows conventions to restrict entry for young women in the temple, but the result of the penance of a tribal person, a dravidian.
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