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Lyrics & meaning

Edhu Sugam Sugam

From Vandicholai Chinraasu · 1994

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Vandicholai Chinraasu
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
3 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ethu sugam sugam athu
Vendum vendum
Athu dhinam dhinam varum
Meendum meendum
Koodum neram pala yugangal
Kanangal aagum
Neengum neram sila kanangal
Yugangal aagum
Vaa vaa meendum meendum thaalaattu
Ethu sugam sugam athu
Vendum vendum
Athu dhinam dhinam varum
Meendum meendum
Koodum neram pala yugangal
Kanangal aagum
Neengum neram sila kanangal
Yugangal aagum
Vaa vaa meendum meendum thaalaattu
Vaanam enthan tholodu
Saaindhadhenna unnodu
Panju varna nenjodu
Padukkai onnu nee podu
Saama vedham nee odhu
Vaadai theeyai thoovum bodhu
Vaa ini thaangaadhu thaangaadhu
Kannoram inneram sendhooram undaaga
Sugam sugam athu
Vendum vendum
Athu dhinam dhinam varum
Meendum meendum
Koodum neram pala yugangal
Kanangal aagum
Neengum neram sila kanangal
Yugangal aagum
Vaa vaa meendum meendum thaalaattu
Kallum theeyum onnaachu
Kaadhal nenjil undaachu
Kannil indru mullaachu
Adhilae thookkam poyaachu
Paarijaadham un dhegam
Paarkka paarkka bodhai yerum
Nee kodu perinbam
Kaiyodu kai sera meiyodu mei sera
Sugam sugam athu
Vendum vendum
Athu dhinam dhinam varum
Meendum meendum
Koodum neram pala yugangal
Kanangal aagum
Neengum neram sila kanangal
Yugangal aagum
Vaa vaa meendum meendum thaalaattu
Ethu sugam sugam athu
Vendum vendum
Athu dhinam dhinam varum
Meendum meendum
Koodum neram pala yugangal
Kanangal aagum
Neengum neram sila kanangal
Yugangal aagum
Vaa vaa meendum meendum thaalaattu
Whatever this sweet pleasure is,
I want it, I want it.
It will return every single day,
again and again.
When we are together, endless ages
turn into mere moments.
When we are apart, a few moments
feel like endless ages.
Come, come, and lull me again and again.
Whatever this sweet pleasure is,
I want it, I want it.
It will return every single day,
again and again.
When we are together, endless ages
turn into mere moments.
When we are apart, a few moments
feel like endless ages.
Come, come, and lull me again and again.
Why has the entire sky leaned
upon my shoulders along with you?
Against this soft, cotton-like chest,
lay out a bed for us.
Chant your sacred verses of love,
while the chilly breeze showers fire.
Come, I cannot bear this longing anymore!
Let a flush of red blossom at the corner of our eyes right now.
This sweet pleasure,
I want it, I want it.
It will return every single day,
again and again.
When we are together, endless ages
turn into mere moments.
When we are apart, a few moments
feel like endless ages.
Come, come, and lull me again and again.
Stone and spark have struck together,
and love has blossomed in the heart.
Today thorns seem to prick my eyes,
and all my sleep has vanished.
Your body is like a fragrant parijatham (night-flowering jasmine),
the more I look at you, the more intoxicated I become.
Give me that supreme bliss,
as hand joins hand and body unites with body.
This sweet pleasure,
I want it, I want it.
It will return every single day,
again and again.
When we are together, endless ages
turn into mere moments.
When we are apart, a few moments
feel like endless ages.
Come, come, and lull me again and again.
Whatever this sweet pleasure is,
I want it, I want it.
It will return every single day,
again and again.
When we are together, endless ages
turn into mere moments.
When we are apart, a few moments
feel like endless ages.
Come, come, and lull me again and again.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ethu Sugam Sugam Athu' is a romantic song from the Tamil film Vandicholai Chinraasu (1994), penned by Vairamuthu and composed by A. R. Rahman. The track explores themes of deep intimacy, passionate longing, and the perception of time in love. The lyrics beautifully contrast how whole eras feel like mere fleeting moments when lovers are together, whereas mere moments drag on like agonizing ages when they are apart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis (Maranu)

Koodum neram pala yugangal kanangal aagum / Neengum neram sila kanangal yugangal aagum

Juxtaposes the perception of time during union versus separation: many eras become seconds when together, but seconds become eras when apart.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition)

Vendum vendum / Athu dhinam dhinam varum / Meendum meendum

Words are repeated successively for emphasis and rhythm, expressing intense desire.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Paarijaadham un dhegam

Compares the lover's body to a Parijatha flower, symbolizing sublime beauty and intoxicative grace.

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Trivia

'Vandicholai Chinraasu' (1994) starred Sathyaraj and Sukanya. The film's soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman during his early, highly acclaimed period in the mid-1990s.

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