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Lyrics & meaning

Gongura Gongura Gundooru Gonguraa

From Viswanath · 1996

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Viswanath
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
7 Jun 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Gongura gongura
Gundooru gonguraa
Yenguraa yenguraa
Ennaalum yenguraa} (2)
En godhavari krishna nadhi
Velakku vechaa elachu ninnaalaa
En panganapalli pangajavalli
Elachu ninnu vevaram sonnaalaa
Ichu koduthaa kuchuppudithaan
Matha vishayam athuppadithaan
Gongura gongura
Gundooru gonguraa
Yenguraa yenguraa
Ennaalum yenguraa
Kokkarako nu koovum
Potta kozhi en mel thaavum
Vakkanaiyaana seval
Itha vachukka unakku kaaval hoi
Aaluthaan karuppu
Nenjuthaan veluppu
Nalla manasum irukku
Vayasum irukku vaayaa..
Ammammaa ilasu
Angange urasu
Intha odambu muzhukka
Kothichu pochu theeyaa
Ippo nee kick yeri
Vaikkaathe kacheri
Ippo nee kick yeri
Vaikkaathe kacheri
Oru paattu kattavum
Thaalam kottavum
Neram vanthidum kaalam vanthidum
Gongura gongura
Gundooru gonguraa
Yenguraa yenguraa
Ennaalum yenguraa
Panguni maasa veyyilu
Naan pandiya naattu kuyilu
Pothura thogai mayilu
Nee oattura kaathal rayilu
Thattinaa thavilu
Kuthinaa oralu
Ithu therinja kanakku
Purinja vazhakku vaa ma
Ennai nee gavani
Thithikkum pathani
Intha udhattil irukku
Eduthu unakku thaaren
Kannaalam kattaathu
Onnaaga ottaathu
Kannaalam kattaathu
Onnaaga ottaathu
Adi sela kattura…
Raavil enakku thookkam varalaye
{Gongura gongura
Gundooru gonguraa
Yenguraa yenguraa
Ennaalum yenguraa} (2)
Un godhavari krishna nadhi
Velakku vechaa elachu ninnaalaa
En panganapalli pangajavalli
Elachu ninnu vevaram sonnaalaa
Ichu koduthaa kuchuppudithaan
Matha vishayam athuppadithaan
Gonguraa gonguraa
Gundooru gonguraa
Yenguraa yenguraa
Ennaalum yenguraa
{Gongura, gongura,
Guntur gongura,
She yearns, she yearns,
She yearns every single day} (2)
My Godavari and Krishna river,
Did she stand pining when dusk fell?
My Banganapalli Pankajavalli,
Did she stand breathless and tell you everything?
Give her a kiss, and it is like Kuchipudi dance,
And all the rest is second nature to her!
Gongura, gongura,
Guntur gongura,
She yearns, she yearns,
She yearns every single day!
Crowing "cock-a-doodle-doo",
The hen leaps right onto me!
Here is a clever rooster,
Keep him around to guard you, hoy!
My skin may be dark,
But my heart is pure and true,
I have a good heart,
And youth on my side—come on, boy!
Oh my, so tender and young,
Brush against me here and there,
This entire body of mine
Is burning up like fire!
Do not get all high right now
And start putting on a show!
Do not get all high right now
And start putting on a show!
To show off a song
And beat out the rhythm,
The right time and hour will surely come!
Gongura, gongura,
Guntur gongura,
She yearns, she yearns,
She yearns every single day!
Like the blazing Panguni summer sun,
I am the cuckoo of the Pandya land!
A peacock strutting with feathers spread wide,
While you drive this train of love!
Strike it, and it is a drum,
Pound it, and it is a mortar,
This is a well-known calculation,
An understood custom—come on, girl!
Pay close attention to me,
Sweet like fresh palm sap,
There is sweetness on these lips,
I will take it and give it to you!
Without tying the wedding knot,
We cannot stick together as one!
Without tying the wedding knot,
We cannot stick together as one!
Hey girl draped in a saree...
At night, sleep just will not come to me!
{Gongura, gongura,
Guntur gongura,
She yearns, she yearns,
She yearns every single day} (2)
Your Godavari and Krishna river,
Did she stand pining when dusk fell?
My Banganapalli Pankajavalli,
Did she stand breathless and tell you everything?
Give her a kiss, and it is like Kuchipudi dance,
And all the rest is second nature to her!
Gongura, gongura,
Guntur gongura,
She yearns, she yearns,
She yearns every single day!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Gongura Gongura' is an energetic folk duet from the 1996 Tamil film 'Viswanath', featuring music composed by Deva with lyrics by Vaali. The song captures a high-spirited, playful exchange between two lovers filled with teasing courtship and romantic yearning. Vaali ingeniously mixes cultural metaphors from Andhra Pradesh—such as Guntur Gongura (sorrel leaves), the Godavari and Krishna rivers, Kuchipudi dance, and Banganapalle mangoes—with Tamil folk imagery like the Panguni summer heat and the Pandya cuckoo.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Gundooru gonguraa / En panganapalli pangajavalli”

Comparing the heroine's allure and sweetness to popular regional delicacies like Guntur Gongura (sour sorrel leaves) and Banganapalle mangoes.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Thattinaa thavilu / Kuthinaa oralu”

The second consonant sound ('t/th') rhymes between 'Thattinaa' and 'Kuthinaa'.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Ippo nee kick yeri / Vaikkaathe kacheri”

Both lines end with the matching rhyming sound '-eri'.

Monai (First Letter Rhyme)

“Panguni maasa veyyilu / Naan pandiya naattu kuyilu”

The first letter 'Pa' is repeated in 'Panguni' and 'Pandiya' across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Composed by Deva and written by the legendary Vaali, the song prominently incorporates Telugu regional references (Gongura, Guntur, Kuchipudi, Krishna, Godavari) blended into Tamil folk beats. Sung by Mano and Swarnalatha, who were one of the most prolific playback duos for energetic folk and dance numbers in 1990s Tamil cinema.

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