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Aasai Mugam

From Suchithra Album Songs · 2015

Lyricist
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
Singer
Suchitra
Music director
Suchitra
Movie name
Suchithra Album Songs
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
22 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aasai mugam marandhu pochae
Idhai aaridam solvenadi thozhi…
Aasai mugam marandhu pochae
Idhai aaridam solvenadi thozhi…
Nesam marakkavillai nenjam
Nesam marakkavillai nenjam
Nesam marakkavillai nenjam
Enil ninaivu mugam marakkalaamo…..
Nesam marakkavillai nenjam
Enil ninaivu mugam marakkalaamo….
Aasai mugam marandhu pochae
Idhai aaridam solvenadi thozhi…
Kannil theriyudhoru thotram
Adhil kannan azhagu muzhudhillai
Kannil theriyudhoru thotram
Adhil kannan azhagu muzhudhillai
Nannu muga vadivu kaanil
Andha nalla malarchirippai kaanom
Kangal purindhu vitta paavam
Uyir kannan uru marakkalaachu….
Pengal inathil idhu polae
Oru pedhaiyai munbu kandadhundo…..
Aasai mugam marandhu pochae
Idhai aaridam solvenadi thozhi…
Kannan mugam marandhu ponaal
Kannan mugam marandhu ponaal
Kannan mugam marandhu ponaal
Indha kangal irundhum payanundo…
Kannan mugam marandhu ponaal
Indha kangal irundhum payanundo….
Vanna padamum illai kandaai
Ini vaazhum vazhi ennadi thozhi….
Aasai mugam marandhu pochae….
Aasai mugam marandhu pochae…
Aasai mugam marandhu pochae
Idhai aaridam solvenadi thozhi…thozhiii…
I have forgotten the face I loved and longed for,
Who can I tell this to, my friend?
I have forgotten the face I loved and longed for,
Who can I tell this to, my friend?
My heart has not forgotten its love,
My heart has not forgotten its love,
My heart has not forgotten its love,
Yet how could my memory forget his face?
My heart has not forgotten its love,
Yet how could my memory forget his face?
I have forgotten the face I loved and longed for,
Who can I tell this to, my friend?
A vision appears before my eyes,
Yet it lacks the full beauty of Kannan.
A vision appears before my eyes,
Yet it lacks the full beauty of Kannan.
When I try to picture the shape of his face,
His sweet, blooming smile is nowhere to be seen.
What a terrible sin my eyes have committed,
To have forgotten the form of Kannan, my very life!
Among all women,
Have you ever seen such a foolish girl before?
I have forgotten the face I loved and longed for,
Who can I tell this to, my friend?
If I have forgotten Kannan's face,
If I have forgotten Kannan's face,
If I have forgotten Kannan's face,
Is there any point in having these eyes?
If I have forgotten Kannan's face,
Is there any point in having these eyes?
There isn't even a painted picture of him, you see,
How am I supposed to go on living, my friend?
I have forgotten the face I loved and longed for,
I have forgotten the face I loved and longed for,
I have forgotten the face I loved and longed for,
Who can I tell this to, my friend... my friend?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aasai Mugam Marandhu Pochae is a deeply emotional poem written by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar. Expressed in the voice of a heroine (Nayaki) addressing her close companion (Thozhi), the poem captures the profound despair of realizing that she can no longer visualize the exact facial features of her beloved Krishna (Kannan), despite her love for him remaining undiminished in her heart. She laments that while a vague outline appears before her, his divine, blossom-like smile escapes her memory, blaming her own eyes for committing the sin of forgetting his divine form. Without even a portrait to look at, she despairs over the uselessness of her sight and wonders how she can go on living.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Andha nalla malarchirippai kaanom”

Comparing Kannan's gentle, vibrant smile directly to a flower ('Malar chirippu').

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Alangaaram)

“Indha kangal irundhum payanundo…”

Expressing grief through a dramatic question about the uselessness of eyes that cannot recall the divine face.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Nesam marakkavillai nenjam / Enil ninaivu mugam marakkalaamo”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Ne' in 'Nesam' and 'Ninaivu'.

Anaphora / Repetition (Edukkiya Sol)

“Kannan mugam marandhu ponaal”

Repetition of lines to emphasize emotional distress and despair.

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Trivia

Written by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar, this iconic work belongs to the 'Kannan Pattu' series utilizing Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava (the spiritual longing of the human soul represented as a maiden for God represented as the divine lover). It is widely performed in Carnatic music concerts and has been adapted across various modern fusion and film music albums.

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