Aval Oru Mogana Raagam
From Thaniyatha Thagam · 1982
- Lyricist
- Uma Nagabushanam
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- A. A. Raj
- Details
- Thaniyatha Thagam1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Enai vittu thaniyae pirinthitta pothum | Even though she left me and separated alone |
| En mana kovilin dheepam | She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart |
| Iraivaa ennidam yaenintha kobam | Oh Lord, why this anger towards me? |
| Male | |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Male | |
| Nilavillaa vaanam azhagillaa kolam | A sky without a moon, an unadorned pattern |
| Avalillaa nenjam thanimaiyil vaadum | A heart without her wilts in loneliness |
| Nilavillaa vaanam azhagillaa kolam | A sky without a moon, an unadorned pattern |
| Avalillaa nenjam thanimaiyil vaadum | A heart without her wilts in loneliness |
| Male | |
| Enakkenna paadal adharkkenna raagam | What song is left for me, and what melody does it need? |
| Enakkenna paadal adharkkenna raagam | What song is left for me, and what melody does it need? |
| En idhayaththin paadal | The song of my heart |
| Aval ninaivaiyae paadum | Sings only of her memories |
| Male | |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Enai vittu thaniyae pirinthitta pothum | Even though she left me and separated alone |
| En mana kovilin dheepam | She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart |
| Iraivaa ennidam yaenintha kobam | Oh Lord, why this anger towards me? |
| Male | |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Male | |
| Ennaasai ellaam ondraaga saerththu | Gathering all my desires together |
| Un meethu vaiththaen maalaiyaai korththu | I placed them upon you, strung like a garland |
| Ennaasai ellaam ondraaga saerththu | Gathering all my desires together |
| Un meethu vaiththaen maalaiyaai korththu | I placed them upon you, strung like a garland |
| Male | |
| Poojaikku vanthaen nee angu illai | I came for the worship, but you were not there |
| Poojaikku vanthaen nee angu illai | I came for the worship, but you were not there |
| En paadal ketpaar yaaringae kannae | Who is here to listen to my song, my dear? |
| En paadal ketpaar yaaringae kannae | Who is here to listen to my song, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Enai vittu thaniyae pirinthitta pothum | Even though she left me and separated alone |
| En mana kovilin dheepam | She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart |
| Iraivaa ennidam yaenintha kobam | Oh Lord, why this anger towards me? |
| Male | |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
| Aval oru mogana raagam | She is an enchanting musical ragam |
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
எனை விட்டு தனியே பிரிந்திட்ட போதும்
என் மனக் கோவிலின் தீபம்
இறைவா என்னிடம் ஏனிந்த கோபம்
She is an enchanting musical ragam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Even though she left me and separated alone
She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart
Oh Lord, why this anger towards me?
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
She is an enchanting musical ragam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
நிலவில்லா வானம் அழகில்லா கோலம்
அவளில்லா நெஞ்சம் தனிமையில் வாடும்
நிலவில்லா வானம் அழகில்லா கோலம்
அவளில்லா நெஞ்சம் தனிமையில் வாடும்
A sky without a moon, an unadorned pattern
A heart without her wilts in loneliness
A sky without a moon, an unadorned pattern
A heart without her wilts in loneliness
எனக்கென்ன பாடல் அதற்கென்ன ராகம்
எனக்கென்ன பாடல் அதற்கென்ன ராகம்
என் இதயத்தின் பாடல்
அவள் நினைவையே பாடும்....
What song is left for me, and what melody does it need?
What song is left for me, and what melody does it need?
The song of my heart
Sings only of her memories
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
எனை விட்டு தனியே பிரிந்திட்ட போதும்
என் மனக் கோவிலின் தீபம்
இறைவா என்னிடம் ஏனிந்த கோபம்
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Even though she left me and separated alone
She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart
Oh Lord, why this anger towards me?
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
She is an enchanting musical ragam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
என்னாசை எல்லாம் ஒன்றாக சேர்த்து
உன் மீது வைத்தேன் மாலையாய் கோர்த்து
என்னாசை எல்லாம் ஒன்றாக சேர்த்து
உன் மீது வைத்தேன் மாலையாய் கோர்த்து
Gathering all my desires together
I placed them upon you, strung like a garland
Gathering all my desires together
I placed them upon you, strung like a garland
பூஜைக்கு வந்தேன் நீ அங்கு இல்லை
பூஜைக்கு வந்தேன் நீ அங்கு இல்லை
என் பாடல் கேட்பார் யாரிங்கே கண்ணே
என் பாடல் கேட்பார் யாரிங்கே கண்ணே...
I came for the worship, but you were not there
I came for the worship, but you were not there
Who is here to listen to my song, my dear?
Who is here to listen to my song, my dear?
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
எனை விட்டு தனியே பிரிந்திட்ட போதும்
என் மனக் கோவிலின் தீபம்
இறைவா என்னிடம் ஏனிந்த கோபம்
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Even though she left me and separated alone
She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart
Oh Lord, why this anger towards me?
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
அவள் ஒரு மோகன ராகம்
She is an enchanting musical ragam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Enai vittu thaniyae pirinthitta pothum
Even though she left me and separated alone
En mana kovilin dheepam
She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart
Iraivaa ennidam yaenintha kobam
Oh Lord, why this anger towards me?
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Nilavillaa vaanam azhagillaa kolam
A sky without a moon, an unadorned pattern
Avalillaa nenjam thanimaiyil vaadum
A heart without her wilts in loneliness
Nilavillaa vaanam azhagillaa kolam
A sky without a moon, an unadorned pattern
Avalillaa nenjam thanimaiyil vaadum
A heart without her wilts in loneliness
Enakkenna paadal adharkkenna raagam
What song is left for me, and what melody does it need?
Enakkenna paadal adharkkenna raagam
What song is left for me, and what melody does it need?
En idhayaththin paadal
The song of my heart
Aval ninaivaiyae paadum
Sings only of her memories
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Enai vittu thaniyae pirinthitta pothum
Even though she left me and separated alone
En mana kovilin dheepam
She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart
Iraivaa ennidam yaenintha kobam
Oh Lord, why this anger towards me?
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Ennaasai ellaam ondraaga saerththu
Gathering all my desires together
Un meethu vaiththaen maalaiyaai korththu
I placed them upon you, strung like a garland
Ennaasai ellaam ondraaga saerththu
Gathering all my desires together
Un meethu vaiththaen maalaiyaai korththu
I placed them upon you, strung like a garland
Poojaikku vanthaen nee angu illai
I came for the worship, but you were not there
Poojaikku vanthaen nee angu illai
I came for the worship, but you were not there
En paadal ketpaar yaaringae kannae
Who is here to listen to my song, my dear?
En paadal ketpaar yaaringae kannae
Who is here to listen to my song, my dear?
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Enai vittu thaniyae pirinthitta pothum
Even though she left me and separated alone
En mana kovilin dheepam
She remains the lamp in the temple of my heart
Iraivaa ennidam yaenintha kobam
Oh Lord, why this anger towards me?
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Aval oru mogana raagam
She is an enchanting musical ragam
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aval Oru Mogana Raagam is a poignant Tamil melody expressing deep anguish and love following separation. The protagonist portrays his beloved as an enchanting musical raga and the divine lamp illuminating the temple of his heart. Despite her absence, her memories remain deeply rooted within him, making his life feel empty and bleak like a sky without a moon or an unadorned design. He questions divine fate for causing this heartbreak and longs for her return while singing his tragic love song.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagatai)
“Aval oru mogana raagam / En mana kovilin dheepam”
Directly compares the beloved to an enchanting ragam ('Mogana raagam') and a divine lamp inside the heart's temple ('Mana kovilin dheepam').
Analogy & Simile (Uvamai)
“Nilavillaa vaanam azhagillaa kolam / Avalillaa nenjam thanimaiyil vaadum”
Compares a heart without her love to a moonless night sky ('Nilavillaa vaanam') and an unadorned kolam ('Azhagillaa kolam').
Second-Letter Rhyming (Etukai)
“Nilavillaa vaanam / Avalillaa nenjam”
The second consonant 'la/li' rhymes between lines ('Nilavillaa' and 'Avalillaa').
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Trivia
Thaniyatha Thagam (1982) features music composed by A. A. Raj with soulful vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The track gained appreciation among classical film music enthusiasts for its melodic framing based on the Mohanam raga.
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