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Lyrics & meaning

Devamrutham

From Moondru Mugam · 1982

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Moondru Mugam1982

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Dhevaamrutham jeevaamruthamThe divine nectar and the nectar of life
Penn thaanIs woman indeed
Chandrodhayam sooryodhayam kann thaanMoonrise and sunrise are her eyes indeed
Thuravaram enna sugam tharum endrumWhat happiness can asceticism ever bring?
Pennodu konjungal undaagum paerinbamCuddle with a woman always, and supreme bliss will be born
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
DheewaanaaCrazy lover
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Female
Dhevaamrutham jeevaamruthamThe divine nectar and the nectar of life
Penn thaanIs woman indeed
Chandrodhayam sooryodhayam kann thaanMoonrise and sunrise are her eyes indeed
Thuravaram enna sugam tharum endrumWhat happiness can asceticism ever bring?
Pennodu konjungal undaagum paerinbamCuddle with a woman always, and supreme bliss will be born
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
DheewaanaaCrazy lover
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
Igam param sugamaagalaamThis world and the next world can become blissful
Idhazh tharum iniya madhuvilIn the sweet honey offered by her lips
Jabam thavam ini yaedhadiWhy perform chants and penance anymore, my dear?
Manam dhinam unadhu madiyilWhen my heart rests daily in your lap
Female
Idhai vidavaa inba logamIs there a world of joy better than this?
Idhuvallavaa raajayogamIs this not royalty and true luxury?
Idhai vidavaa inba logamIs there a world of joy better than this?
Idhuvallavaa raajayogamIs this not royalty and true luxury?
Urchaagam ullaasam undaagum pennaalae thaanEnthusiasm and joy are created only because of a woman
Male
Dhevaamrutham jeevaamruthamThe divine nectar and the nectar of life
Penn thaanIs woman indeed
Chorus :Laalaalaalaa laaChorus: La la la la la
Female :Chandrodhayam sooryodhayam kann thaanFemale: Moonrise and sunrise are her eyes indeed
Male :EverybodyMale: Everybody
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
DheewaanaaCrazy lover
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
Shaba ri ba ba baShaba ri ba ba ba
Female :Paapaapaa…Female: Pa pa pa...
Chorus
Laalalla laalaa laalalla laalaa laalalla laalaaLa la la la la la la la la la la la
Laalalla laalalla laalalla laalalla laalalla laalalla laaLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Female
Thalar nadai thadumaarudhaeThe faltering gait stumbles
Thalir idai thazhuva thazhuvaAs the tender waist is embraced repeatedly
Kanal sudum nilaiyaanadhuThe burning heat becomes a permanent state
Viral nagam padhiya padhiyaAs fingernails press in deeply
Male
Mana nilaiyai maatri vaithaaiYou transformed my state of mind
Pudhu kanalai yaetri vaithaaiYou ignited a new fire within
Mana nilaiyai maatri vaithaaiYou transformed my state of mind
Pudhu kanalai yaetri vaithaaiYou ignited a new fire within
Thottaalum pattaalum minsaaram paaigindradhaeWhether touched or grazed, electricity flows!
Female
Dhevaamrutham jeevaamruthamThe divine nectar and the nectar of life
Penn thaanIs woman indeed
Chorus :Laalaalaalaa laaChorus: La la la la la
Male :Chandrodhayam sooryodhayam kann thaanMale: Moonrise and sunrise are her eyes indeed
Chorus :Laalaalaalaa laaChorus: La la la la la
Female :Thuravaram enna sugam tharumFemale: What happiness can asceticism give?
Male
Endrum pennodu konjungalAlways cuddle with a woman
Undaagum paerinbam come onSupreme bliss will be born, come on!
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
DheewaanaaCrazy lover
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
DheewaanaaCrazy lover
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover
Male
DheewaanaaCrazy lover
Chorus
Dicso raamaa disco krishnaa disco dheewaanaaDisco Rama, disco Krishna, disco crazy lover

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This upbeat disco track celebrates the ecstatic passion and joy that romantic love bring into human life. The lyrics argue that true spiritual elevation and bliss are found not through ascetic renunciation or penance, but in the tender company and affectionate embrace of a beloved woman. Metaphorically comparing a woman's eyes to the sun and moon and her touch to divine nectar and electric spark, the song portrays love as the ultimate luxury and joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Dhevaamrutham jeevaamrutham Penn thaan

Comparing a woman directly to 'Dhevaamrutham' (divine nectar) and 'Jeevaamrutham' (life nectar).

Rhetorical Question

Thuravaram enna sugam tharum endrum

Using questions like 'Thuravaram enna sugam tharum' (What joy can asceticism bring?) to emphasize that romantic love surpasses religious austerity.

Monorhyme / Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Thalar nadai thadumaarudhae / Thalir idai thazhuva thazhuva

The second consonant 'ga' rhymes between 'Igam' and 'Idhazh' / 'Thalair' and 'Kanal'.

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Trivia

'Devamrutham Jeevamrutham' is a popular western-influenced disco track composed by Shankar-Ganesh for the 1982 blockbuster movie 'Moondru Mugam', starring Superstar Rajinikanth in a famous triple role.

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