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Azhaikkaamalae Vandhaan

From Kula Gouravam · 1974

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Suseela
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Kula Gouravam
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
5 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Azhaikkaamale vanthaan
Azhaikaamalae vanthaan
En aadalai paarkkavum
Paadalai ketkkavum
Aadalai paarkkavum
Paadalai ketkkavum
Azhaikkaamale vanthaan
Mazhai kaala maegam pol
Mayil thogai enakkaaga
Mazhai kaala maegam pol
Mayil thogai enakkaaga
Kadal nira mannan en mannan
En kannan….
Azhaikkaamale vanthaan
Gangaiyil pala odam
Kannanukku irunthaalum
Aa….aaa….aa….aa….
Gangaiyil pala odam
Kannanukku irunthaalum
Mangaiyin mana oodam marappaano…
Mangaiyin mana oodam marappaano…
Gogulam thani kannan
Maaligai irunthaalum
Gogulam thani kannan
Maaligai irunthaalum
Kodhaiyin mana veettai
Verupaano….
Kadal mannan en mannan
En kannan….aa….aa….
Azhaikaamalae vanthaan
En aadalai paarkkavum
Paadalai ketkkavum
Aadalai paarkkavum
Paadalai ketkkavum
Azhaikkaamale vanthaan
Azhaikaamalae vanthaan
Poonguzhal mada varakkam
Ponn manam kalavaada
Poonguzhal mada varakkam
Ponn manam kalavaada
Vaenguzhal isai kondu varuvaano
Vaenguzhal isai kondu varuvaano
Nerinil amarnthaalum
Nenjinil amaranthaadum
Nerinil amarnthaalum
Nenjinil amaranthaadum
Naayagan malar maalai tharuvaano….oo…oo
Naayagan malar maalai tharuvaano….
Kadal mannan en mannan
En kannan….
Naan azhaikaamalae vanthaan
En aadalai paarkkavum
Paadalai ketkkavum
Aadalai paarkkavum
Paadalai ketkkavum
Azhaikkaamale vanthaan
Azhaikaamalae vanthaan
En kannan….
Azhaikaamalae vanthaan
He came without being invited
He came without being invited
To watch my dance
And to hear my song
To watch my dance
And to hear my song
He came without being invited
Like a cloud in the rainy season
For me, spreading my feathers like a peacock
Like a cloud in the rainy season
For me, spreading my feathers like a peacock
The ocean-hued king, my king,
My Kannan (Krishna)...
He came without being invited
Though there are many boats in the Ganges
For Kannan to ride,
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Though there are many boats in the Ganges
For Kannan to ride,
Will he forget the boat of this girl's heart?
Will he forget the boat of this girl's heart?
Though Kannan has grand mansions
Of his own in Gokulam,
Though Kannan has grand mansions
Of his own in Gokulam,
Will he turn away from the home
In this girl's heart?
The ocean-hued king, my king,
My Kannan... ah... ah...
He came without being invited
To watch my dance
And to hear my song
To watch my dance
And to hear my song
He came without being invited
He came without being invited
From this flower-adorned girl,
To steal away her golden heart,
From this flower-adorned girl,
To steal away her golden heart,
Will he come playing his bamboo flute?
Will he come playing his bamboo flute?
Though he sits before my eyes,
And dances within my heart,
Though he sits before my eyes,
And dances within my heart,
Will my lord give me a flower garland? Oo... oo...
Will my lord give me a flower garland?
The ocean-hued king, my king,
My Kannan...
He came without me even calling him,
To watch my dance
And to hear my song
To watch my dance
And to hear my song
He came without being invited
He came without being invited
My Kannan...
He came without being invited
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses the intense devotion and romantic longing of a maiden for Lord Kannan (Krishna). She rejoices in the surprise arrival of her beloved, who comes unbidden merely to witness her dance and hear her song. She draws parallels between Krishna's divine blue hue and the dark rain clouds, feeling her heart bloom like a peacock spreading its feathers in joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Mazhai kaala maegam pol

Compares Lord Kannan's arrival and hue to a rain-bearing cloud that brings joy to a peacock.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Paadalai ketkkavum / Paadalai ketkkavum

Repetition of the 'Pa' sound at the beginning of adjacent rhythmic lines.

Rhetorical Question

Mangaiyin mana oodam marappaano…

The heroine poetically asks if the divine Krishna will forget or despise her humble affection.

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Trivia

This track features classic devotional-romantic imagery typical of Vaali's lyrics inspired by the traditional Sangam and Bhakti poetry centered on Lord Krishna and Radha/Gopis.

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