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Lyrics & meaning

Amutha Tamizhil

From Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan · 1978

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Vani Jairam, Jayachandran
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan1978

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Amudha thamizhil…In sweet nectar-like Tamil…
Ezhudhum kavidhai…The poem written…
Pudhumai pulavan nee…You are an innovative poet…
Female
Amudha thamizhil…In sweet nectar-like Tamil…
Ezhudhum kavidhai…The poem written…
Pudhumai pulavan nee…You are an innovative poet…
Puvi arasar kulamumEven the lineage of world kings
Vanangum pugazhinWorships your fame
Puratchi thalaivan neeYou are the revolutionary leader
Puratchi thalaivan nee ..neeYou are the revolutionary leader… you
Female
Amudha thamizhil…In sweet nectar-like Tamil…
Ezhudhum kavidhai…The poem written…
Pudhumai pulavan nee…You are an innovative poet…
Male
Idhazhil ezhudhi vizhiyil padikkumWritten on lips and read by the eyes
Kavidhai nayamum neeYou are the poetic subtlety itself
Idhazhil ezhudhi vizhiyil padikkumWritten on lips and read by the eyes
Kavidhai nayamum neeYou are the poetic subtlety itself
Siru idaiyil ulagin sugathai unarthumExplaining the pleasures of the world in a slender waist
Vilakka uraiyum nee vilakka uraiyum neeYou are the explanatory commentary, you are the explanatory commentary
Female
Naanam oru puramumShyness on one side
Aasai oru puramumDesire on the other side
Nenjil midhappadhennaWhy do they float in the heart?
Naanam oru puramumShyness on one side
Aasai oru puramumDesire on the other side
Nenjil midhappadhennaWhy do they float in the heart?
Female
Unnai oru kanamumThinking of you for one moment
Ennai maru kanamumThinking of me in the next moment
Ullam ninaippadhennaWhy does the heart keep thinking so?
Ullam ninaippadhennaWhy does the heart keep thinking so?
Male
Naadham isaithu varumCreating sweet musical sound
Paadha manichilambuThe anklet on the feet
Ennai azhaippadhennaWhy does it call me?
Naadham isaithu varumCreating sweet musical sound
Paadha manichilambuThe anklet on the feet
Ennai azhaippadhennaWhy does it call me?
Oonjal asaindhu varumSwinging like a cradle
Neela vizhi irandinThe two blue eyes
Vannam sivappadhennaWhy do they turn red in color?
Vannam sivappadhennaWhy do they turn red in color?
Female
Yedhugai adhu unadhuRhyme (Yedhugai) is yours
Iru kai adhil yenadhuIn those two hands, my
Penmai aadattumaeWomanhood shall dance
Yedhugai adhu unadhuRhyme (Yedhugai) is yours
Iru kai adhil yenadhuIn those two hands, my
Penmai aadattumaeWomanhood shall dance
Male
Oru kai kuzhal thazhuvaOne hand caressing the locks of hair
Maru kai udal thazhuvaThe other hand caressing the body
Inbam thaedattumaeLet it seek bliss
Inbam thaedattumaeLet it seek bliss
Female
Vaigai anai nerungiApproaching the Vaigai dam
Vaigai anai madhuraiMadurai of the Vaigai dam
Vaigai anai polavaeJust like the Vaigai dam
Male
Mangai yenum amudhaThe woman named nectar
Gangai peruguvadhuThe overflowing Ganges
Neendhi karai kaanavaeTo swim and reach the shore
Neendhi karai kaanavaeTo swim and reach the shore
Female
Amudha thamizhilIn sweet nectar-like Tamil
Ezhudhum kavidhaiThe poem written
Pudhumai pulavan neeYou are an innovative poet
Puvi arasar kulamumEven the lineage of world kings
Vanangum pugazhinWorships your fame
Puratchi thalaivan neeYou are the revolutionary leader
Puratchi thalaivan neeYou are the revolutionary leader

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic Tamil film track blends romantic affection with rich literary metaphors. The female lead praises her beloved as a groundbreaking poet and revolutionary leader whose fame commands respect across kings. She expresses her romantic affection through Tamil literary devices, calling him her poetic nuance and explanatory commentary, while describing how shyness and longing collide within her heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pudhumai pulavan nee

Compares the hero directly to a modern poet ('Pudhumai pulavan') and an explanatory literary commentary ('Vilakka urai').

Meta-Poetic Reference

Yedhugai adhu unadhu

Explicitly uses Tamil prosodic terms like 'Yedhugai' (second-letter rhyming) as a metaphor for physical and emotional harmony.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Vaigai anai polavae

Compares the beloved woman's emotional surge to the damming and overflowing of the Vaigai river.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan for the M.G. Ramachandran-starrer 'Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan' (1978), the song features lyrics by Pulamaipithan that ingeniously incorporate technical Tamil poetic prosody terms like 'Yedhugai' into romantic wordplay.

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