Kozhi Silamba |

Thiruvempavai Song 8 - Kozhi Silamba
Rāgam : Dhanyāsi
Tālam : Adi
Transliteration (IAST)
kozhi silamba
silambum kurugeṅgum
ezhil iyamba iyambum
veṇ saṅkeṅkum
kezhil parañjoti
kezhil paraṅkaruṇai
kezhil vizhupporul̤gal̤
pāḍiṉom keṭṭilaiyo
vāzhi ideṉṉa
uṟakkamo vāytiṟavāy
āzhiyāṉ aṉbuḍaimai
āmāṟum ivvāṟo
ūzhi mudalvaṉāy
niṉṟao oruvaṉai
ezhai paṅgāl̤aṉaiye
pāḍelor empavāy.
Gist : The eighth pathigam implores devotees to surrender to Lord Shiva, and overcome alasya (laziness). The song emphasizes the depth of the love that Lord Vishnu holds for Lord Shiva, and encourages us to similarly stay strong in our devotion, and overcome our alasya to embrace the divine.
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Thiruvempavai’ are a set of twenty songs that are sung in Shiva temples in the month of Margazhi. The songs are sung early in the morning, one on every day, followed by ten songs of the ‘Thirupalliyeluchi’.
The paavai songs are part of an ancient tradition amongst unmarried young girls, where they would light lamps in the early mornings of Margazhi, and sing songs in praise of Lord Shiva. It was believed that such rituals would bring prosperity and a suitable husband.
The ‘Thiruvempavai’ songs, along with the ‘Thiruppavai’ songs composed in honour of Lord Vishnu, resound in temples across Tamil Nadu during the cold days of December and January.The songs are even sung during the coronation of the King of Thailand!
The twenty songs of the ‘Thiruvempavai’ form a part of the ‘Thiruvasakam’, a set of ancient Tamil hymns that date back to the 9 CE, and were composed in Annamalaiyar temple by the poet-saint Manickavasagar. Each song in the ‘Thiruvempavai’ is a fervent expression of the poet's deep devotion and surrender to the divine, and quest for spiritual enlightenment.
The songs are written as conversations between a sleeping maiden, reluctant to wake up early, and her friends who try to persuade her to accompany them to the temple.
Listen to the Thiruvempavai songs here • Thiruvempavai | Margaz...
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Credits:
Lyrics - Thiru Manickavasagar
Concept, direction & vocals - Madhu Iyer
Cinematography - Aravind Rajagopalan
Translation and transliteration - Anuradha Srinivasan
Video edits, thumbnails and social media - Saroja Vasanth
Edits, Mix and Master - Sankararaman, Conch Music House
Recording - At Atrium sounds by Anish Mohan.
Art - Vishnuprabha of Vishnu Arts
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[@rscreation8194]

Sangengum not sengengum.. singing is delighting

[@shyamrajagopal5246]

Sweetly rendered with grace, poise and melody. Artists like Madhu Iyer enhance the cultural landscape of Bharat. God bless the artist

[@shanmugamsubramaniam8652]

Om Namah Shivaya!🙏

[@sureshraghavan7622]

Dhanyasi made to look easy with a smooth rendition...if it is clean it becomes suddhaDhanyasi ragam :-)

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Oum namashivaya. 🙏

[@sadashivaacharya4123]

Excellent presentation God bls u thk u

[@lalithasrinivasan3768]

Excellent rendition

[@kanank13]

nice rendition, clear voice. sorry about the nitpicking. you sang வெண் செங்கெங்கும் instead of வெண் சங்கெங்கும் . apologies if I am wrong or if my hearing has defects. Cheers!

[@DheebhanMahalingamVoiceWorks]

Amidst people who read simple sentences in News Channels wrongly these days, in singing such a difficult song, certain pronunciation glitches can be forgone, in my opinion. Bright divine singing Sis ✨️!!

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Deiveegamaana kural

[@gnagarajan193]

Do you also sang thiruppavai?

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