Mohan Sithara and Madhu Balakrishnan offer Alphabet from the album Ezhuthola. Lyricist Kaithapram crafts a tribute to the Malayalam language. Composer Mohan Sithara blends education with cultural pride in this melodic piece.
Released: July 1, 2024
Alphabet
Madhu Balakrishnan | Mohan Sithara • From “Ezhuthola”
Lyricist
Kaithapram
Composer
Mohan Sithara
Ezhuthola’s Alphabet Malayalam Lyrics English Translation
Kaithapram writes about fingers writing beautiful poems in evening sand. He mentions moonbeams in rivers etching Kerala’s literary works. The song asks for unity with ‘one mind, one color, one spirit’ and honors writers whose pens fought like swords.
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
O Oo Aun Am AhO Oo Aun Am Ah
Ka Kha Ga Gha NgaKa Kha Ga Gha Nga
Cha Chha Ja Jha NjaCha Chha Ja Jha Nja
Ta Tta Da Dda NaTa Tta Da Dda Na
Tha Ththa Da Ddha NaTha Ththa Da Ddha Na
Pa Pha Ba Bha MaPa Pha Ba Bha Ma
Ya Ra La Va Sha Sha Sa Ha La Zha Ra Sha KshamYa Ra La Va Sha Sha Sa Ha La Zha Ra Sha Ksham
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
Nin Viralukal SandhyaamanalithilYour fingers, in the evening sand,
Thaane Ezhuthee Bhaashaa SundarakavithakalWrote beautiful poems in our language all on their own.
Venpuzhakalil ThinkalkathirukalIn the white rivers, the moonbeams,
Thaane Ezhuthi Bhaashaa KeralarachanakalWrote the great works of Kerala all on their own.
Oru Manam Oru NiramOne mind, one color,
Oru Gunam AniyanamAnd one spirit is what we must wear.
Oru Manamoruniramorugunamoru SvaramOne mind, one color, one spirit, one voice,
Oru MadamoruganamorulayaOne passion, one song, one rhythm,
MaqilavumAnd joy.
Thalararuthidayaruthiniyoru Naalum Naam Naam NaamWe can’t get tired, we can’t give up, not for a single day, not us.
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
Ponpulariyil PoonthenmalariyilIn the golden dawn, in a flower full of honey,
Sneham Thedaan KelaiikeralaThe dance of Kerala sets out to find love,
KathakaliThe ‘Kathakali’.
Thaaymozhikalil Chantham NirayuvaanTo fill our mother tongue with beauty,
Thunchan Paatee RaamaayanakilimozhikalThunchan sang the ‘Ramayana’ in his ‘parrot-song’ style.
Sahyaadrithan OunnathyameOh, the greatness of the ‘Sahyadri’ mountains!
Yoddhaakkale KunjungaleOh, warriors and little ones!
Thoolika Padayudavaalaay PoruthanaThe pen fought like a soldier’s sword,
Mathuvazhi Nammude Naadin Perumakalulakithil EvideyuCarving a path so our nation’s greatness is known across the world,
Mariyanamengum NaamA glory we must all share.
Naam NaamIt’s up to us, all of us.
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
O Oo Aun Am AhO Oo Aun Am Ah
Ka Kha Ga Gha NgaKa Kha Ga Gha Nga
Cha Chha Ja Jha NjaCha Chha Ja Jha Nja
Ta Tta Da Dda NaTa Tta Da Dda Na
Tha Ththa Da Ddha NaTha Ththa Da Ddha Na
Pa Pha Ba Bha MaPa Pha Ba Bha Ma
Ya Ra La Va Sha Sha Sa Ha La Zha Ra Sha KshamYa Ra La Va Sha Sha Sa Ha La Zha Ra Sha Ksham
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
A Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea AiA Aa E Ee U Uu Ru E Ea Ai
The Alphabet lyrics meaning connects Kerala’s alphabets to its natural beauty and heritage. Madhu Balakrishnan sings of Sahyadri mountains and Thunchath Ezhuthachan’s Ramayana. This piece shows language as the heartbeat of a culture.
