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Lyrics & meaning

Angam Unathu Angam

From Pudhu Manithan · 1991

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Pudhu Manithan
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
17 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Angam unadhangam mirudhangam
Adhu thangam
Sangam thamizchangam poonguyil pannpaadudhu
Unnaikkandu bhoomiyum nindraadudhu
Angam unadhangam mirudhangam
Adhu thangam
Sangam thamizchangam poonguyil pannpaadudhu
Unnaikkandu bhoomiyum nindraadudhu
Alli thazhuvum palli kuyilae
Alli thazhuvum palli kuyilae
Muththangalin sandhangalil panpaadidu thaenae
Angam unadhangam mirudhangam
Adhu thangam
Sangam thamizchangam poonguyil pannpaadudhu
Unnaikkandu bhoomiyum nindraadudhu
{Bodhai thelindha pinnum kaal vazhukki
Poovil vizhundhuvitten
Female :Thookki nirutha vandhen
Thottavudan tholil vizhundhuvitten} (2)
Kannukullae kappal vitten
Pennukkullae pattam vitten
Female :Ada un per solli solli
Enn perinai naan marandhen
Angam unadhangam mirudhangam
Adhu thangam
Sangam thamizchangam
Female :Poonguyil pannpaadudhu
Unnaikkandu bhoomiyum nindraadudhu
{Kaadhal pirandhuvittaal
Penmai adhai kaattikoduppadhillai
Female :Pookkal thirandhu kondaal
Vandukellaam oolai varaivadhillai} (2)
Solli vitaal dhukkam illai
Vetkkappattaal sorgam illai
Female :Naan kannaal sonnaal paavam
Thannaal yen puriyavillai
Angam unadhangam mirudhangam
Adhu thangam
Sangam thamizchangam
Female :Poonguyil pannpaadudhu
Unnaikkandu bhoomiyum nindraadudhu
Alli thazhuvum palli kuyilae
Alli thazhuvum palli kuyilae
Muththangalin sandhangalil panpaadidu thaenae
Angam unadhangam mirudhangam
Adhu thangam
Sangam thamizchangam poonguyil pannpaadudhu
Unnaikkandu bhoomiyum nindraadudhu
......
Your body is like a rhythmic drum,
glowing like pure gold.
In this Tamil Sangam (ancient literary assembly), a sweet cuckoo sings,
and seeing you, the earth pauses and dances.
Your body is like a rhythmic drum,
glowing like pure gold.
In this Tamil Sangam (ancient literary assembly), a sweet cuckoo sings,
and seeing you, the earth pauses and dances.
O cozy cuckoo embracing the water lily,
O cozy cuckoo embracing the water lily,
Sing your melody to the rhythm of kisses, my sweet honey!
Your body is like a rhythmic drum,
glowing like pure gold.
In this Tamil Sangam (ancient literary assembly), a sweet cuckoo sings,
and seeing you, the earth pauses and dances.
Even after the intoxication faded, my feet slipped
and I fell onto a flower.
Female: I came to help you stand,
but the moment I touched you, I fell onto your shoulder.
I sailed a boat inside your eyes,
and flew a kite inside your heart.
Female: Oh, repeating your name again and again,
I completely forgot my own name.
Your body is like a rhythmic drum,
glowing like pure gold.
A gathering like the Tamil Sangam,
Female: the sweet cuckoo sings a melody,
and seeing you, the earth pauses and dances.
Once love is born,
a woman does not easily show it.
Female: When flowers bloom open,
they do not write invitation letters to the bees.
If you speak your heart, there is no sorrow;
if you remain shy, there is no heaven.
Female: When I say it with my eyes, what a pity,
why did you not understand it on your own?
Your body is like a rhythmic drum,
glowing like pure gold.
A gathering like the Tamil Sangam,
Female: the sweet cuckoo sings a melody,
and seeing you, the earth pauses and dances.
O cozy cuckoo embracing the water lily,
O cozy cuckoo embracing the water lily,
Sing your melody to the rhythm of kisses, my sweet honey!
Your body is like a rhythmic drum,
glowing like pure gold.
In this Tamil Sangam (ancient literary assembly), a sweet cuckoo sings,
and seeing you, the earth pauses and dances.
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet from the film Pudhu Manithan (1991), penned by lyricist Na. Kamarasan and composed by Deva, poetically captures the deep passion, admiration, and affectionate bantering between two lovers. The hero praises the heroine's grace and physical beauty, comparing her form to gold and the reverberating beauty of a mridangam drum, while remarking that nature itself seems mesmerized by her beauty. The lovers exchange playful confessions about falling helplessly in love, losing sense of self, and the sweet bashfulness inherent in romantic expression.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Rhyme (Iyaibu & Ethirukai)

“Angam unadhangam mirudhangam / Adhu thangam”

Extensive use of internal and end-rhymes (Angam, Unadhangam, Mirudhangam, Thangam) creating a musical, rhythmic flow matching the mridangam theme.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Angam unadhangam mirudhangam / Adhu thangam”

Comparing the heroine's physique directly to a sacred percussion instrument (mridangam) and pure gold (thangam).

Analogy / Nature Imagery (Uvamai)

“Pookkal thirandhu kondaal / Vandukellaam oolai varaivadhillai”

Comparing a woman's silent expression of love to flowers blooming without sending explicit letters to bees, highlighting natural instinct over explicit words.

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Trivia

Pudhu Manithan (1991) was directed by Vikraman and starred Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya in the lead roles. The popular musical score was composed by Deva, with this memorable duet sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.

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