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Lyrics & meaning

Chandrodayam

From Chandhrodhayam · 1966

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Chandhrodhayam
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
22 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Chandrodayam
Oru pennanadho
Senthamarai iru kannanadho} (2)
Ponoviyam
Endru peraanadho
En vaasal vazhiyaaga
Valam vanthadho
Chandrodayam
Oru pennanadho
Senthamarai iru kannanadho
{ Kulir
Kaatru killaadha
Malarallavo kili
Vandhu kothaadha
Kani allavo } (2)
Nizhal
Megam thazhuvaadha
Nilavallavo nenjodu
Nee sertha porulallavo
Ennaalum
Piriyaadha uravallavo
Ilam sooriyan undhan
Vadivaanadho sevvaanamae
Undhan niramaanadho
Pon maaligai
Undhan manamaanadho
En kaadhal uyir vaazha
Idam thanthadho
Ilam sooriyan undhan
Vadivaanadho sevvaanamae
Undhan niramaanadho
…………………………
{ Muthaaram
Sirikindra siripallavo
Ull nenjai thodugindra
Nerupallavo } (2)
Sangeetham
Pozhigindra mozhiyallavo
Santhosam varugindra vazhiyallavo
En kovil kudikonda silaiyallavo
Chandrodayam
Oru pennanadho
Senthamarai iru kannanadho
Alaiyodu
Piravadha kadal illaiyae
Nizhalodu nadakaadha
Udal illaiyae
Thudikaadha
Imaiyodu vizhi illaiyae
Thunaiyodu seraadha
Inam illaiyae en meni
Unathandri enadhillaiyae
Ezhilodu
Ezhil serthu imai
Moodavo enakindha
Sugam vaanga thunai thedavo
Malar meni
Thanai kandu
Magizhnthaadavo
Manakindra
Thamizh mannil
Vilaiyaadavo kan
Jaadai kavi solla isai paadavo
Ilam sooriyan undhan
Vadivaanadho sevvaanamae
Undhan niramaanadho
Chandrodayam
Oru pennanadho
Senthamarai iru kannanadho
……………………
Did the rising moon
become a woman?
Did red lotuses become her two eyes?
Is "golden painting"
the name she took?
Did she walk gracefully
through my doorway?
Did the rising moon
become a woman?
Did red lotuses become her two eyes?
Is she not a flower
unplucked by the cool breeze?
Is she not a fruit
that no parrot has come
to peck?
Is she not a moon
untouched by shadowing clouds?
Is she not the treasure
you embraced close to your heart?
Is this not a bond
that will never part?
Did the morning sun become
your form? Did the crimson sky
become your color?
Did a golden palace
become your heart?
To let my love live,
did it give a home?
Did the morning sun become
your form? Did the crimson sky
become your color?
...
Isn't that laughter
like a shining string of pearls?
Isn't it a fire
that touches deep within the heart?
Isn't her speech
showering sweet music?
Isn't she the path through which happiness arrives?
Isn't she the idol enshrined in my temple?
Did the rising moon
become a woman?
Did red lotuses become her two eyes?
There is no sea
born without waves.
There is no body
that walks without a shadow.
There is no eye
without a blinking eyelid.
There is no living kind
that doesn't join its mate. My body
is yours, no longer mine.
Adding beauty
to beauty, should I close my eyes?
To welcome this sweet joy,
should I seek my companion?
Seeing this
flower-like form,
should I dance with delight?
On this fragrant
Tamil soil,
should I play? As my eyes
speak poetry, should I sing a melody?
Did the morning sun become
your form? Did the crimson sky
become your color?
Did the rising moon
become a woman?
Did red lotuses become her two eyes?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song is a poetic exchange extolling the peerless grace and physical beauty of the beloved. The protagonist wonders if the gentle moonrise itself has taken human form as a woman with lotus-like eyes, pure like an untouched blossom or unblemished fruit. In response, her beauty and loving heart are praised as radiant like the morning sun, warm red sky, and a golden sanctuary. The lovers celebrate their deep emotional oneness, comparing their unity to the inseparable relationship between an ocean and its waves, or a body and its shadow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Chandrodayam Oru pennanadho”

Compares the heroine's arrival and elegance to moonrise taking the form of a woman.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)

“Senthamarai iru kannanadho”

Uses poetic questions to emphasize the stunning, unbelievable beauty of the beloved.

Analogy / Simile (Uvamaani)

“Alaiyodu Piravadha kadal illaiyae”

Compares eternal togetherness to natural indivisible pairs like the ocean and waves, or a body and its shadow.

Did you know?

Trivia

The iconic song 'Chandrodayam Oru Pennanadho' features M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and J. Jayalalithaa in the 1966 hit movie Chandhrodhayam. Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Vaali, the song was rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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