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Engengum Aval Mugam

From Neruppile Pootha Malar · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Jayachandran
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Neruppile Pootha Malar
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
16 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Engengum aval mugam
Angellaam en manam
Yaenthizhai aval udal thangam
Aval iyal isai naadaga sangam
Engengum aval mugam
Angellaam en manam
Yaenthizhai aval udal thangam
Aval iyal isai naadaga sangam
Engengum aval mugam
Eththanai anantha kilarchchi
En idhayaththil aayiram unarchchi
Eththanai anantha kilarchchi
En idhayaththil aayiram unarchchi
Aththaai devathai kavarchchi
Aththaai devathai kavarchchi
Aval asaivathu thaamarai malarchchi
Neela niram konda aadai
Adhil meeriya pudhumalar vaadai
Aalilai pol oru jaadai
Adhu anantha naattiya medai
Engengum aval mugam
Angellaam en manam
Yaenthizhai aval udal thangam
Aval iyal isai naadaga sangam
Engengum aval mugam
Aani pon meniyai padaiththu
Adhil aayiram vairangal pathiththu
Aani pon meniyai padaiththu
Adhil aayiram vairangal pathiththu
Maanikka punnagai koduththu
Maanikka punnagai koduththu
Aval malarnthuvittaal ennai ninaiththu
Aval melliya paadhangal mithiththaal
Than menikku anantham endrae
Malligai malranthathu mannil
Adhan vaasanai nadanthathu vinnil
Engengum aval mugam
Angellaam en manam
Yaenthizhai aval udal thangam
Aval iyal isai naadaga sangam
Hmmm….mmm…hheem…..mmm….
Her face is everywhere I look,
And my heart is right there with it.
Adorned with jewels, her body is pure gold;
She is the Sangam (confluence) of literature, music, and drama.
Her face is everywhere I look,
And my heart is right there with it.
Adorned with jewels, her body is pure gold;
She is the Sangam (confluence) of literature, music, and drama.
Her face is everywhere I look.
What a thrilling rush of joy,
A thousand emotions rising in my heart!
What a thrilling rush of joy,
A thousand emotions rising in my heart!
She holds all the charm of an angel,
She holds all the charm of an angel;
The way she moves is like a lotus blossoming.
Dressed in shades of blue,
With the fragrance of fresh flowers rising from it,
A graceful form curved like a banyan leaf,
She is a stage of joyful dance.
Her face is everywhere I look,
And my heart is right there with it.
Adorned with jewels, her body is pure gold;
She is the Sangam (confluence) of literature, music, and drama.
Her face is everywhere I look.
Crafted with a body of purest gold,
Set with a thousand diamonds,
Crafted with a body of purest gold,
Set with a thousand diamonds,
Blessed with a ruby-bright smile,
Blessed with a ruby-bright smile,
She has blossomed, thinking of me.
Thinking that if her tender feet step on it,
It would bring bliss to its body,
The jasmine bloomed upon the earth,
And its fragrance drifted into the sky.
Her face is everywhere I look,
And my heart is right there with it.
Adorned with jewels, her body is pure gold;
She is the Sangam (confluence) of literature, music, and drama.
Mmm... mmm... hmm... mmm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Engengum Aval Mugam is a romantic track from the 1981 film Neruppile Pootha Malar, featuring music by K. V. Mahadevan, lyrics by Kannadasan, and vocals by P. Jayachandran. The song expresses the protagonist's profound infatuation and awe toward his beloved, whose face he perceives everywhere he looks. He praises her form as pure gold embedded with diamonds, her smile as glowing rubies, and compares her divine grace to Muthamizh—the classic Tamil blend of literature, music, and drama. The lyrical narrative vividly captures the physical and emotional bliss experienced in true love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Aval iyal isai naadaga sangam”

Compares the beloved directly to Muthamizh (the synthesis of literature, music, and drama).

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Engengum aval mugam / Angellaam en manam”

The second consonant sound 'ng' rhymes across 'Engengum' and 'Angellaam'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Maanikka punnagai koduththu”

Compares her radiant smile directly to precious rubies (Maanikkam).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani)

“Malligai malranthathu mannil / Adhan vaasanai nadanthathu vinnil”

Exaggerates the fragrance of a blooming jasmine on earth traveling all the way into the heavens.

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Trivia

Neruppile Pootha Malar (1981) features classical-pop fusion music by the renowned 'Tirai Isai Thilagam' K. V. Mahadevan. Sung soulfully by P. Jayachandran, the track stands out for lyricist Kannadasan's elegant Tamil imagery, reflecting the quintessential romantic poetry of the Golden Era of Tamil film music.

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