- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sasirekha
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Engal Kural
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Adi vaadi maanae marikkozhunthae
Thaenil oorum ezhil virunthae
{Kaarmegam kuzhalaanatho
Female :Hahaah
Male :Karu naagam niramaanatho
Female :Hahaah} (2)
Madhuvathan saaram idhazhathan
Oram ooruvathennammaa
Pudhu pudhu paavam vizhiyathan
Oram thonuvathennammaa
Harae….parapapaparapapappaarappaara
Adi vaadi maanae marikkozhunthae
Thaenil oorum ezhil virunthae
Kaarmegam kuzhalaanatho
Female :Hahaah
Male :Karu naagam niramaanatho
Female :Hahaah
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Vasanthaththin saayal kandu
Vanthaayo kadhal kondu
Vasanthaththin saayal kandu
Vanthaayo kadhal kondu
Vandendru thindaadinaai
Vaadai kaattrendru enai theendinaai haei
Vandendru thindaadinaai
Vaadai kaattrendru enai theendinaai
Vaarae vaah neer vaazhum meengal vanthu
Neligindra kalaiyai payila
Vaan vaazhum mengal vanthu
Jolikkindra vagaiyai ketkka
Mai vizhi jaalam seigindraal
Maaninam endru yaeikkindraal
Kaalai un varnanai ketkkindra
Penn ennai yaen kolgiraai
Ooohoi…..ooohoi…..ooohoi…..oohoi…..
Male :Harae….parapapaparapapappaarappaara
Adi vaadi maanae marikkozhunthae
Thaenil oorum ezhil virunthae
Kaarmegam kuzhalaanatho
Female :Hahaah
Male :Karu naagam niramaanatho
Female :Hahaah
Poovai un idhazhai kandu
Pesaatha roja pookkal
Poovai un idhazhai kandu
Pesaatha roja pookkal
Niram paarththu thadumaarutho
Adhan padham paarththu thalai kuniyutho
Haahhaah Niram paarththu thadumaarutho
Adhan padham paarththu thalai kuniyutho
Vaarae vaah….nilavangu naanumpothu
Megaththai mukkaadaakku
Nee ennai kaanumpothu
Nilam thaanae ennai paarkkum
Neeralaiyena naanangal
Karai puraluthae kaanungal
Devalogaththil illaatha amuthaththai
Kondaantha semmaangani
Female :Ooohoi…..ooohoi…..ooohoi…..oohoi…..
Male :Harae….parapapaparapapappaarappaara
Adi vaadi maanae marikkozhunthae
Thaenil oorum ezhil virunthae
{Kaarmegam kuzhalaanatho
Female :Hahaah
Male :Karu naagam niramaanatho
Female :Hahaah} (2)
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Come to me, my gentle deer, my sweet marjoram!
A feast of beauty soaked in honey!
Did dark rain clouds turn into your hair?
Female: Haha
Male: Did the black cobra give it its color?
Female: Haha
Is that the sweet taste of wine...
...welling up at the edge of your lips, my girl?
Why are all these new expressions...
...sparkling at the corner of your eyes, my girl?
Hare... parabappa parabappap paarappaara
Come to me, my gentle deer, my sweet marjoram!
A feast of beauty soaked in honey!
Did dark rain clouds turn into your hair?
Female: Haha
Male: Did the black cobra give it its color?
Female: Haha
...
Seeing the colors of spring,
did you come to me filled with love?
Seeing the colors of spring,
did you come to me filled with love?
You hovered around like a restless bee,
and touched me like the chilly winter breeze, hey!
You hovered around like a restless bee,
and touched me like the chilly winter breeze!
Wah, wonderful! As the fish in the water come...
...to learn the art of curving and swaying,
and the stars in the sky come...
...to ask the secret of shining so bright,
she works magic with her kohl-lined eyes,
and tricks everyone into thinking she's a deer!
Listening to your sweet praises this morning,
why do you tease and slay me like this, my love?
Oho... Oho... Oho... Oho...
Male: Hare... parabappa parabappap paarappaara
Come to me, my gentle deer, my sweet marjoram!
A feast of beauty soaked in honey!
Did dark rain clouds turn into your hair?
Female: Haha
Male: Did the black cobra give it its color?
Female: Haha
Looking at your lovely lips, my girl,
the silent rose flowers...
Looking at your lovely lips, my girl,
the silent rose flowers...
do they falter seeing your radiant color?
Do they bow their heads seeing how soft your lips are?
Haha, do they falter seeing your radiant color?
Do they bow their heads seeing how soft your lips are?
Wah, wonderful! When the moon up there feels shy,
it puts on a veil of clouds;
but whenever you look at me,
all I can do is bow my head and look at the ground!
Like rolling waves of water, your bashfulness...
...overflows its shores, just look!
Bringing nectar not found even in heaven,
you are a ripe, luscious red mango!
Female: Oho... Oho... Oho... Oho...
Male: Hare... parabappa parabappap paarappaara
Come to me, my gentle deer, my sweet marjoram!
A feast of beauty soaked in honey!
Did dark rain clouds turn into your hair?
Female: Haha
Male: Did the black cobra give it its color?
Female: Haha
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a romantic, flirtatious duet wherein the lovers praise each other's beauty through elaborate classical Tamil poetic metaphors. The male lead compares his beloved's hair to dark rainclouds, her demeanor to a gentle breeze, and her lips to honeyed roses. In turn, the female lead expresses her shyness, describing her bashfulness overflowing like river waves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)
“Kaarmegam kuzhalaanatho”
Compares her luscious dark hair to a raincloud ('Kaarmegam kuzhalaanatho') and black cobra ('Karu naagam').
Atiyethukai / Second letter rhyme (எதுகை)
“Vasanthaththin saayal kandu / Vanthaayo kadhal kondu”
Rhyming of the second letter 's' in Vasanthaththin and Vanthaayo.
Siledai / Double Entendre (சிேலடை)
“Vaarae vaah neer vaazhum meengal vanthu”
Wordplay on 'meen' which means both fish in water ('neer vaazhum meengal') and stars in the sky ('vaan vaazhum meengal').
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Trivia
'Engal Kural' (1985) was directed by T. Rajendar, who also wrote the lyrics and composed the music for the film. T. Rajendar is renowned in Tamil cinema for his signature rhyming lyricism and energetic musical arrangements.
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