K.S. Chitra’s voice carries emotional weight in ‘Maata Ivvamma Chelli’ from the film Mavichiguru, starring Aamani and Jagapati Babu. Lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry crafts a plea from a dying woman to her sister. S.V. Krishna Reddy’s somber melody underscores the request to sustain household traditions.
Maata Ivvamma Chelli
K.S. Chitra • From “Mavichiguru”
Mavichiguru’s Maata Ivvamma Chelli Telugu Lyrics English Translation
The dying woman transfers responsibility with phrases like ‘light the lamp in my home.’ She compares her spouse to Lord Rama, demanding reverence. A later verse requests rebirth as the sister’s child to experience parental love.
Maata Ivvamma Chelli Marichipoke Naa ThalliGive me your word, sister, and don’t forget it, my dear.
Naa Intilo Nuvvu Malli Deepanni Pettamma VelliGo and light the lamp in my home once again.
Matti Palavuthunna Naa Aashalanni Neelo Malli ChigurinchaliAll my hopes, which are turning to dust, must bloom again through you.
Appagisthunnanu Ninne Nammi Nithyam Kolise Naa RamunniI’m entrusting my Rama, whom I worship daily, to you with complete faith.
Bangaru Seethammavai PoojinchukuntananiPromise that you’ll be his golden ‘Seetha’ and honor him.
Kalakalamu Pachhaga Kanipetti UntanananiPromise that you’ll look after him and keep his life prosperous forever.
Maata Ivvamma Chelli Marichipoke Naa ThalliGive me your word, sister, and don’t forget it, my dear.
Naa Intilo Nuvvu Malli Deepanni Pettamma VelliGo and light the lamp in my home once again.
Pathikella Penimitan Papayila ChusukunnaI’ve looked after my husband of twenty-five years like he’s my own baby.
Kalu Jaruthundo Emo Ani Kallallone DachukunnaI kept him safe in my sight, always worried he might stumble.
Kanna Bidda Kanna Mogudi Meedane Naa Benga EllappuduI’ve always worried about my husband more than I would about my own child.
Pichhi Thallino Gadasu Pillano Cheppalenenu IppuduI can’t tell now if I’ve been a doting mother or a spirited girl.
Enadaina Okka Maataina Analedamma Verri NayanaThat innocent soul never said a single harsh word to me.
Atuvanti Maharajuki Thagu Janta AvuthananiPromise that you’ll be a worthy partner to such a noble man.
Thwaralone Naa Usuni Marapimpa ChesthananiPromise that you’ll soon make him forget the pain of my absence.
Maata Ivvamma Chelli Marichipoke Naa ThalliGive me your word, sister, and don’t forget it, my dear.
Naa Intilo Nuvvu Malli Deepanni Pettamma VelliGo and light the lamp in my home once again.
Mathaiduvuga Paiki Velle Bhaghyanni Pondanu KanakaSince I’ve been blessed with the fortune of dying as a ‘Sumangali’ ‘a woman who dies before her husband’…
Vasthanu Thwaralone Malli Aa Punyame Thodu RagaI’ll return soon, guided by the merit of my good deeds.
Emi Chesina Kanna Thandrila Kapadu Srivari PremaMy husband’s love protected me like a father, no matter what I did.
Entha Pondina Thanivi Theerade Kavali Inkokka JanmaNo matter how much I receive, I’m never satisfied; I need another life with him.
Aa Chethullo Chitti Papanai Uyyalalooge Thrupthi KosamaiJust for the joy of being a little baby swinging in your arms…
Vachhedi Neneneanani GurtunchukuntananiPromise that you’ll remember it’s really me coming back to you.
Aa Kottha Janmaniki Naa Pere PedathananiPromise that you’ll give my name to that new life.
Maata Ivvamma Chelli Marichipoke Naa ThalliGive me your word, sister, and don’t forget it, my dear.
Naa Intilo Nuvvu Malli Deepanni Pettamma VelliGo and light the lamp in my home once again.
Matti Palavuthunna Naa Aashalanni Neelo Malli ChigurinchaliAll my hopes, which are turning to dust, must bloom again through you.
Appagisthunnanu Ninne Nammi Nithyam Kolise Naa RamunniI’m entrusting my Rama, whom I worship daily, to you with complete faith.
Bangaru Seethammavai PoojinchukuntananiPromise that you’ll be his golden ‘Seetha’ and honor him.
Kalakalamu Pachhaga Kanipetti UntanananiPromise that you’ll look after him and keep his life prosperous forever.
Maata Ivvamma Chelli Marichipoke Naa ThalliGive me your word, sister, and don’t forget it, my dear.
Naa Intilo Nuvvu Malli Deepanni Pettamma VelliGo and light the lamp in my home once again.
Maata Ivvamma Chelli Music Video
Mavichiguru’s Telugu lyrics meaning centers on a final vow securing family continuity after death. Sastry’s words show how duty persists beyond loss. The Maata Ivvamma Chelli lyrics translation documents this cultural act of preservation.