Ongara Kaali Magali Lyrics Translation: Raja Sevai | Chorus | S. C. Krishnan

“Ongara Kaali Magali” by S. C. Krishnan and Chorus is from the film Raja Sevai. Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass wrote the lyrics, and T. V. Raju composed the music. The song opens with the line “Unnaiye Nambinom Bhadrakali,” establishing a direct plea to the goddess.

Ongara Kaali Magali Lyrics Translation: Raja Sevai | Chorus | S. C. Krishnan

Ongara Kaali Magali

Chorus | S. C. Krishnan • From “Raja Sevai”

Lyricist: Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Composer: T. V. Raju

Raja Sevai’s Ongara Kaali Magali Lyrics Translation

The lyrics pivot from personal hardship to a wider social critique. Singers ask for their sweat to become rosewater, seeking value for their labor. They also directly demand that the “cowardly ruler’s mind” be corrected and class divisions erased.

Ongara Kali MahakaliOh, primal Kali, great Kali

Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe believe only in you, Bhadrakali

Nanga Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe put all our faith in you, Bhadrakali

Thaye Ongara Kali MahakaliOh Mother, primal Kali, great Kali

Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe believe only in you, Bhadrakali

Nanga Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe put all our faith in you, Bhadrakali

Palum Vervai Thuli Panneer AganumLet our milk and drops of sweat become rosewater

Pasiyin Vedhanai Parandhu PoganumMay the agony of hunger vanish completely

Palum Vervai Thuli Panneer AganumLet our labor and toil be turned to fragrance

Pasiyin Vedhanai Parandhu PoganumAnd may the pain of starvation take flight

Kozhai Rajavin Moolai ThirundhanumThe cowardly ruler’s mind must be set right

Ezhai Panakkaran Bhedamellam TheeranumAll divisions between the poor and the wealthy must be erased

Ongara Kali MahakaliOh, primal Kali, great Kali

Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe believe only in you, Bhadrakali

Nanga Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe put all our faith in you, Bhadrakali

Aniyayaththai Kandal Asandhu PoganumLet injustice itself be shaken to its core

Andasarasaram Avizhnthu PoganumLet the fabric of the universe unravel

Aniyayaththai Kandal Asandhu PoganumLet all wickedness be brought to a halt

Andasarasaram Avizhnthu PoganumLet the whole of creation fall apart

Ongara Kali MahakaliOh, primal Kali, great Kali

Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe believe only in you, Bhadrakali

Nanga Unnaiye Nambinom Bhadrakali ThayeWe put all our faith in you, Mother Bhadrakali

Ongara Kali MahakaliOh, primal Kali, great Kali

Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe believe only in you, Bhadrakali

Nanga Unnaiye Nambinom BhadrakaliWe put all our faith in you, Bhadrakali

Ongara Kaali Magali Music Video

The song is a powerful ultimatum presented as a prayer. It moves from a plea for relief into a firm demand for political change from divine and earthly rulers. The meaning of the ‘Ongara Kaali Magali’ lyrics is about using faith as an active force for justice.