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Lyrics & meaning

Azhagu Oru Ragam

From Padagotti · 1964

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Padagotti
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
14 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Azhagu oru raagam
Aasai oru thaalam
Azhagu oru raagam
Aasai oru thaalam
Kaadhal pen paavai
Kan paarvai paataaga paadum
Vanna ponmaeni melaadai
Poongaatril aadum
Azhagu oru raagam
Aasai oru thaalam
Kaadhal pen paavai
Kan paarvai paataaga paadum
Vanna ponmaeni melaadai
Poongaatril aadum
{Thaen vaazhaigal
Thandha uthadugal
Kulir punnagai endra
Mozhi pesum} (2)
Pon maanondru penaaga maarida
Kannaana medaiyil thaaviduthae
Enakkum unakkum ethaiyum marakkum
Mayakkam mayakkam ithuvo
Azhagu oru raagam
Aasai oru thaalam
Kaadhal pen paavai
Kan paarvai paataaga paadum
Vanna ponmaeni melaadai
Poongaatril aadum
Varaamalae vandha aasaigal
Ilam thogaiyir kannil sathiradum
Varaamalae vandha aasaigal
Ilam thogaiyir kannil sathiradum
Senthaamarai pennaaga maarida
Kannaana odaiyil neendhiduthae
Ilamai mayakkam irukkum varaikkum
Pirakkum pirakkum sugamo
Azhagu oru raagam
Aasai oru thaalam
Kaadhal pen paavai
Kan paarvai paataaga paadum
Vanna ponmaeni melaadai
Poongaatril aadum
La la la laaaalaaa
Lala la la laaa laaaa
La la la la laa la la laa laa laa..aa..
La la la la laa la la laa laa laa…aa…
Beauty is a melody,
Desire is a rhythm.
Beauty is a melody,
Desire is a rhythm.
A lovely girl in love
Sings a song through her glance;
The garment over her golden body
Sways in the gentle breeze.
Beauty is a melody,
Desire is a rhythm.
A lovely girl in love
Sings a song through her glance;
The garment over her golden body
Sways in the gentle breeze.
Honey-sweet plantains
Shaped these lips to
Speak the language
Called a cool, gentle smile.
As a golden deer turns into a young woman,
She leaps across the stage of loving eyes.
Making both you and me forget everything else,
Is this that intoxicating spell of love?
Beauty is a melody,
Desire is a rhythm.
A lovely girl in love
Sings a song through her glance;
The garment over her golden body
Sways in the gentle breeze.
Desires that arrived unbidden
Dance in the eyes of this young woman.
Desires that arrived unbidden
Dance in the eyes of this young woman.
As a red lotus turns into a maiden,
She swims in the stream of loving eyes.
As long as the sweet spell of youth remains,
Joy will keep blooming and blooming!
Beauty is a melody,
Desire is a rhythm.
A lovely girl in love
Sings a song through her glance;
The garment over her golden body
Sways in the gentle breeze.
La la la laa aa laa aa
Lala la la laa aa laa aaa
La la la la laa la la laa laa laa.. aa..
La la la la laa la la laa laa laa... aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song metaphorically equates feminine beauty and youthful passion to the elements of classical music. Beauty is depicted as a melodic tune ('raagam') while desire serves as its rhythmic beat ('thaalam'). The song describes the enchanting gaze and gentle movements of a maiden whose expressions sing silent melodies of romance. Vaali's lyrics paint vivid imagery comparing her gracefully leaping joy to a golden deer and her elegance to a red lotus swimming in stream waters.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

“Azhagu oru raagam / Aasai oru thaalam”

Equating abstract qualities like beauty and desire directly to musical elements ('raagam' and 'thaalam').

Monaee (Initial Alliteration)

“Kaadhal pen paavai / Kan paarvai paataaga paadum”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('K' in Kaadhal and Kan).

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphorical Transformation)

“Pon maanondru penaaga maarida”

Comparing the maiden's playful actions to a golden deer ('pon maan') leaping onto a stage.

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Trivia

'Azhagu Oru Raagam' features in the 1964 M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi starrer 'Padagotti', composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, sung by P. Susheela and T. M. Soundararajan, with lyrics penned by Vaali.

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