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Egypt Nattu Cleopatra

From Sivan · 1999

Lyricist: Vaali
Singers: Adithyan, Swarnalatha
Music director: Adithyan
Movie name: Sivan
Movie release year: 1999
Lyrics added on: 7 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Egypt naattu cleopatra

Azhage needhaanaa

Antha minnal idhuthaanaa

Ulagil irukkum kavingan evanum

Solla thaviththathu unathu moganam

Egypt naattu cleopatra

Anbe naanthaanae

Enthan antony needhaanae

Ulagil irukkum avingan evanum

Solla thudippathu namathu kaaviyam

……………….

Ulagam paaraattum umarkayan

Unnai paadamal ponaan

Poovai un vannam paaramalthaan

Puththi piththaaga aanaan

Kallai vaarkkum kannaadi koppai

Kannil irukkum kannaalanae

Paarvai ennum madhuvai arunthu

Aadal pirakkum thaanae

Kadhal mazhaiyil nanaivomaa

Kattil kavithai punaivomaa

Edhugai needhaan monai naanthaan

Mattra ilakkanam idharkku yaedhadi

Egypt naattu cleopatra

Anbe naanthaanae

Enthan antony needhaanae

Ulagil irukkum avingan evanum

Solla thudippathu namathu kaaviyam

Mounam kondaadum monalisa

Mannan muththaada neril

Paris vittinu vanthaalaiyaa

Eera kaattrennum peril

Pakkam varuthu pallaakku nadaiyil

Sekka sevantha cherry pazham

Vetkkam konjam oiveduththu

Vilagi ponaal pothum

Unathan nilaimai puriyaathaa

Adhan valimai theriyaathaa

Thalaivaa thalaivaa medhuvaa medhuvaa

Puyal pugunthathum kulungum poovanam

Egypt naattu cleopatra

Azhage needhaanaa

Antha minnal idhuthaanaa

Ulagil irukkum kavingan evanum

Solla thaviththathu unathu moganam

Egypt naattu cleopatra

Anbe naanthaanae

Enthan antony needhaanae

Ulagil irukkum avingan evanum

Solla thudippathu namathu kaaviyam

……………….

Cleopatra of Egypt,

O beauty, are you the one?

Is this that very flash of lightning?

Every poet in this world

longed to capture your enchanting charm.

Cleopatra of Egypt,

my love, that is indeed me!

And aren't you my Antony?

Every scholar in this world

is eager to tell our epic tale.

...

Omar Khayyam, praised by the whole world,

passed away without writing a song about you.

Only because he never saw your flower-like beauty,

did his mind go mad with obsession.

A glass cup pouring wine

is right in my eyes, my beloved!

Drink the wine of my gaze,

and a dance will awaken on its own.

Shall we drench ourselves in the rain of love?

Shall we compose a poem upon the bed?

You are the rhyme, and I am the alliteration;

what other poetic rules do we need, my girl?

Cleopatra of Egypt,

my love, that is indeed me!

And aren't you my Antony?

Every scholar in this world

is eager to tell our epic tale.

Did Mona Lisa, celebrated for her silence,

come in person to kiss her king,

stepping inside this Paris home

in the guise of a cool breeze?

Approaching with the graceful sway of a palanquin,

here comes a bright red cherry!

If modesty takes a little rest

and simply steps aside, that is enough.

Don't I understand your state of mind?

Don't I know the power of that desire?

My beloved, go slowly, take it slow,

for when a storm rushes in, the flower garden trembles.

Cleopatra of Egypt,

O beauty, are you the one?

Is this that very flash of lightning?

Every poet in this world

longed to capture your enchanting charm.

Cleopatra of Egypt,

my love, that is indeed me!

And aren't you my Antony?

Every scholar in this world

is eager to tell our epic tale.

...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Egypt Naattu Cleopatra is a grand romantic duet where two lovers affectionately elevate their passion and attraction to the scale of historical epics. The male lover praises his partner's breathtaking beauty, comparing her to Cleopatra and Mona Lisa while playfully claiming that famous poets like Omar Khayyam missed the chance to capture her beauty in verse.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Allusion (Aalumaai Kurippu)

“Egypt naattu cleopatra”

References iconic global figures such as Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Persian poet Omar Khayyam, and Da Vinci's Mona Lisa to elevate the grand scale of the lovers' beauty and romance.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Edhugai needhaan monai naanthaan”

The lyricist compares the lovers directly to Tamil prosody elements—'Edhugai' (second-letter rhyme) and 'Monai' (first-letter rhyme)—symbolizing how perfectly matched they are without needing any other rules.

Initial Rhyme (Monai)

“Mounam kondaadum monalisa”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Mounam' and 'Monalisa'.

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Trivia

Lyricist Vaali cleverly weaves classical Tamil poetic grammar terms ('Monai' and 'Edhugai') alongside world-famous historical icons like Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Omar Khayyam, and Mona Lisa, creating a fascinating synthesis of global art history and traditional Tamil prosody.

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