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Lyrics & meaning

Alunguren Kulunguren

From Chandi Veeran · 2015

Lyricist: Mohan Rajan
Singers: V. V. Prasanna, Namitha Babu
Music director: S. N. Arunagiri
Movie name: Chandi Veeran
Movie release year: 2015
Lyrics added on: 12 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Alunguren kulunguren

Oru aasai nenjula

Adhunguren idhunguren

Onnum pesa thonala

Alunguren kulunguren

Oru aasai nenjula

Adhunguren idhunguren

Onnum pesa thonalaaa…

Panju nee panjula

Padhungi varum noolu naan

Anju nee anjula

Adangi varum naalu naan

Pandhi nee pandhala

Thaangukira kaalu naan

Pandhu nee pandhula

Nerambi nirkum kaathu naan

Aathaadi enna aathuna aathuna

Kaathaagi mela thoothuna thoothuna

Kaadhala meetuna

Kadavula kaatuna

Alunguren kulunguren

Oru aasai nenjula

Adhunguren idhunguren

Onnum pesa thonala

Minnungura sinungura

Thalumbonnu thalumbura

Alunguren kulunguren

Oru aasai nenjula

Adhunguren idhunguren

Onnum pesa thonala

Konala maanala irundha manam nerula

Kaaludhan pogudhey kaadhal enum oorula

Naanala naanala asanja manam aadala

Tholanjathu therinjum naan

Innum yen thedala

Kannellam un kaatchi dhaan

Kaatchi dhaan

Kaadhellam un pechu dhaan

Pechu dhaan

Kaadhala meetuna

Kadavula kaatuna

Alunguren kulunguren

Oru aasai nenjula

Adhunguren idhunguren

Onnum pesa thonala

I am swaying and trembling,

with a desire in my heart.

I stammer this and that,

I just can't find words to speak.

I am swaying and trembling,

with a desire in my heart.

I stammer this and that,

I just can't find words to speak...

You are the cotton, and inside the cotton,

I am the hidden thread.

You are the number five, and within five,

I am the four held inside.

You are the feast, and for the canopy,

I am the pillar holding it up.

You are the ball, and inside the ball,

I am the air filled within.

Oh my, she soothed and comforted me,

turning into a breeze and showering over me,

she awakened love in me,

and showed me God.

I am swaying and trembling,

with a desire in my heart.

I stammer this and that,

I just can't find words to speak.

You shine bright and act shyly playful,

and you brim right over with charm.

I am swaying and trembling,

with a desire in my heart.

I stammer this and that,

I just can't find words to speak.

My mind that was crooked and wandering is now straight,

and my feet are heading to the town of love.

My heart that swayed like a reed is steady now;

even knowing I am lost,

why haven't I searched for myself yet?

Everywhere my eyes look, it is your image,

only your image.

All my ears hear is your voice,

only your voice.

She awakened love in me,

and showed me God.

I am swaying and trembling,

with a desire in my heart.

I stammer this and that,

I just can't find words to speak.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Alunguren Kulunguren from the film Chandi Veeran is a sweet, romantic duet capturing the quiet thrill, bashfulness, and total surrender of falling in love. The song highlights how love turns a chaotic mind serene and leaves the lovers spellbound and speechless in each other's presence. Through vivid folk-inspired metaphors, the couple describes how deeply interconnected their lives have become—comparing themselves to cotton and thread, a canopy and its supporting pillar, and a ball filled with air. Ultimately, love is elevated to a spiritual experience that brings peace and reveals divinity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Alunguren kulunguren / Adhunguren idhunguren”

Matching second consonants in adjacent or complementary lines, such as 'Alunguren' and 'Adhunguren'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kaadhala meetuna / Kadavula kaatuna”

Rhyming line endings creates a melodious rhythm, seen in 'meetuna' and 'kaatuna'.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Pandhu nee pandhula / Nerambi nirkum kaathu naan”

The lyricist compares the intimacy of the lovers to air trapped inside a ball and a supporting pillar of a canopy.

Anaphora / Repetition

“Kannellam un kaatchi dhaan / Kaatchi dhaan”

Repetition of words like 'Kaatchi dhaan' and 'Pechu dhaan' emphasizes the intensity of visual and auditory focus on the beloved.

Did you know?

Trivia

Although the overall score for Chandi Veeran (2015) was composed by V. Selvaganesh, the songs including 'Alunguren Kulunguren' were composed by S. N. Arunagiri. The track was sung by V.V. Prasanna and Vandana Srinivasan, with lyrics penned by Mohan Rajan.

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