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Lyrics & meaning

Aarambamagum Anantha Ragam

From Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi · 1984

Lyricist
Idhaya Chandran
Singers
Rajkumar Bharathi, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
20 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa….haa….aaha….haa….
Male :Aa….aa….aa….aaha….haa…..
Aarambamaagum aanatha raagam
Naam paadalaam moganam
Aarambamaagum aanatha raagam
Naam paadalaam moganam
Pon mega vaanil poonthendral theril
Naam pogalaam oorvalam
Pon mega vaanil poonthendral theril
Naam pogalaam oorvalam
Aarambamaagum aanatha raagam
Naam paadalaam moganam
Neela kannil oonjalaadum imaiyaaga vaa
Female :Aa….aa….aa…..aah….
Male :Neela kannil oonjalaadum imaiyaaga vaa
En rathai naavil oorum thaenin suvaiyaaga vaa
Mazhai neeyaaga vaa nilam naanagavaa
Mazhai neeyaaga vaa nilam naanagavaa
Naan naalthorum thol serum kodiyaaga vaa
Naan naalthorum thol serum kodiyaaga vaa
Aarambamaagum aanatha raagam
Naam paadalaam moganam
Kaaman vanthu vedham solla naan theduvaen
Female :Aa….aa….aa…..aah….
Female :Kaaman vanthu vedham solla naan theduvaen
Senthaazhampoovil thottil katti thaalaattuvaen
Ini thaangaathammaa imai thoongaathammaa
Ini thaangaathammaa imai thoongaathammaa
Nee melaadai paai pottu parimaarammaa
Nee melaadai paai pottu parimaarammaa
Aarambamaagum
Male :Aanatha raagam
Female :Naam paadalaam moganam
Pon mega vaanil
Female :Poonthendral theril
Male :Naam pogalaam oorvalam…mmmm….
Female :Naam pogalaam oorvalam…mmmm….
Aa... haa... aahaa... haa...
Male: Aa... aa... aa... aahaa... haa...
A melody of joy begins
Let us sing Mohanam (a melodious raga)
A melody of joy begins
Let us sing Mohanam (a melodious raga)
In the sky of golden clouds, on a chariot of gentle breeze
We can ride in a joyful procession
In the sky of golden clouds, on a chariot of gentle breeze
We can ride in a joyful procession
A melody of joy begins
Let us sing Mohanam (a melodious raga)
Come like an eyelid swaying over blue eyes
Female: Aa... aa... aa... aah...
Male: Come like an eyelid swaying over blue eyes
Come as the sweet taste of honey on my tongue
Come as the rain, and let me be the earth
Come as the rain, and let me be the earth
Come as a vine that wraps around my shoulders every day
Come as a vine that wraps around my shoulders every day
A melody of joy begins
Let us sing Mohanam (a melodious raga)
When the god of love comes to whisper his secrets, I will seek you
Female: Aa... aa... aa... aah...
Female: When the god of love comes to whisper his secrets, I will seek you
I will make a cradle of fragrant screwpine flowers and lull you to sleep
I can bear this longing no more, my eyes cannot sleep
I can bear this longing no more, my eyes cannot sleep
Spread your scarf as a bed and serve me your love
Spread your scarf as a bed and serve me your love
It is beginning
Male: A melody of joy
Female: Let us sing Mohanam (a melodious raga)
In the sky of golden clouds
Female: On a chariot of gentle breeze
Male: We can ride in a procession... mmm...
Female: We can ride in a procession... mmm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Aarambamaagum Aanatha Raagam' is a deeply romantic duet from the film 'Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi', set to music by legendary composer M. S. Viswanathan. The song captures the blissful union of two lovers who view their romance as a beautiful musical performance set in Raga Mohanam. They dream of floating together through golden skies on a chariot of gentle breeze.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Mazhai neeyaaga vaa nilam naanagavaa

The lyrics compare the lover to rain and the other to earth ('Mazhai neeyaaga vaa nilam naanagavaa'), symbolizing nature's ultimate union.

Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pon mega vaanil poonthendral theril

The second consonant 'n' in 'Pon mega' rhymes with 'poonthendral'.

Monai (First-letter Alliteration)

Aarambamaagum aanatha raagam

Alliteration of the 'Aa' sound across 'Aarambamaagum' and 'aanatha'.

Personification / Cultural Allusion

Kaaman vanthu vedham solla naan theduvaen

Kamadeva (the Hindu god of love) is personified as a teacher coming to preach the scriptures of romance.

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Trivia

Singer Rajkumar Bharathi, who performed this duet alongside Vani Jairam, is the great-grandson of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar, one of Tamil literature's greatest poets.

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