P. Susheela voices a devotee’s despair in *Srivalli*, set to G. Ramanathan’s score. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass crafts a direct challenge to divine justice. The Tamil film song frames raw spiritual anguish through Susheela’s delivery.
Unnaiye Deivam
P. Susheela • From “Srivalli”
Unnaiye Deivam Lyrics Translation (from “Srivalli”)
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass questions a god’s twelve hands failing to offer protection. P. Susheela surrenders her life as final recourse in the lyrics: “Without your grace, no refuge remains.”
Unnaiye Deivam EndruBelieving you alone are God
Enni Varum MakkalumThe people who come trusting you
Mannilae Madivadhum SariyoIs it right for them to perish in the dust?
Panniru Karangalal Abayam TharamalaeWith twelve hands, if you won’t offer refuge
Paadhagam Seivadhum MuraiyoIs it justice to let this cruelty happen?
Kanni En Vaazhvilae Ennaiye AriyaamalIn my life as a maiden, helpless and unaware
Ennathaan Naan Seidha KuraiyoWhat terrible sin could I have possibly committed?
Un Arul Illaye Gadhi Yaarum IllaiyeWithout your grace, I’ve got no one to turn to
En Uyiraiyum Yettru Kol MurugaSo you might as well take my life, Muruga
Muruga Muruga MurugaMuruga, Muruga, Muruga
Unnaiye Deivam Music Video
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass’s Tamil lyrics translation examines faith tested by perceived abandonment. The Unnaiye Deivam lyrics meaning centers on conditional devotion amid suffering. Srivalli’s track documents a mortal bargaining with cosmic indifference.