- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Miruthanga Chakravarthi
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Gopaalaa govindhaa
Mukundhaa vaikundhaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa} (2)
Maargazhi maasam kaalai idhu
Aahaa bajana pannum vaela idhu
Maargazhi maasam kaalai idhu
Aahaa bajana pannum vaela idhu
Pudavaiyai thirudiya parandhaamaa…
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Pudavaiyai thirudiya parandhaamaa
Un baktharai theruvil vidalaamaa
Gopaalaa govindhaa
Mukundhaa vaikundhaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Ennudaiya vaathiyathai
Vacha idam nalla idam
Aamaa aamaa nalla idam
Ennudaiya vaathiyathai
Vacha idam nalla idam
Eppozhudhum thangi kolla
Vasadhi ellaam ulla idam
Eppozhudhum thangi kolla
Vasadhi ellaam ulla idam
Jaalraava thattungadaa
Mathalatha kottungadaa
Mathalatha kottungadaa
Panchamatha kuralirukku
Panjamatha ettungadaa…
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa…
Panchamatha kuralirukku
Panjamatha ettungadaa…
Gopaalaa govindhaa
Mukundhaa vaikundhaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Pothalula vaaya vachi
Pullaanguzhal oodhurappo
Aamaa aamaa oodhurappo
Pullarichi pogudhappaa
Bakthi rasam oorudhappaa
Pothalula vaaya vachi
Pullaanguzhal oodhurappo
Pullarichi pogudhappaa
Bakthi rasam oorudhappaa
Collegela saerndhirundhum
Kaavigala katta vachaan
Pattadhaari aaga vandhom
Patta naamam poda vachaan
Collegela saerndhirundhum
Kaavigala katta vachaan
Pattadhaari aaga vandhom
Patta naamam poda vachaan
Gopaalaa govindhaa
Mukundhaa vaikundhaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Sinnanjiru pasangala thaan
Kuniya vachi yaeri ninnu
Aamaa aamaa yaeri ninnu
Vennaiyinai vilaiyaattaa
Kannapiraan eduthadhundu
Naayagana paadungadaa
Njaana venna kaiyil varum
Gopiyarin koottamellaam
Kolaattam poda varum
Gopaalaa govindhaa
Mukundhaa vaikundhaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Harae harae paandurangaa
Sarvathsara govindha naama sangeerthanam…
Gopala, Govinda,
Mukunda, Vaikuntha,
Hare Hare Panduranga,
Hare Hare Panduranga!
This is a morning in the month of Margazhi (auspicious winter month),
ah, this is the time to sing devotional songs!
This is a morning in the month of Margazhi,
ah, this is the time to sing devotional songs!
O supreme Lord who stole the clothes of the bathing maidens...
Aah... aah... aah... aah... aah...
O supreme Lord who stole the sarees,
can you leave your devotees stranded on the street?
Gopala, Govinda,
Mukunda, Vaikuntha,
Hare Hare Panduranga,
Hare Hare Panduranga!
The place where I kept
my musical instrument is a wonderful place!
Yes, yes, a wonderful place!
The place where I kept
my musical instrument is a wonderful place!
It has every comfort
to stay there forever!
It has every comfort
to stay there forever!
Strike the cymbals, boys!
Beat the drums!
Beat the drums!
We have the voice for the fifth musical note,
so reach for that high pitch!
Aaaah... aah... aah... aah...
We have the voice for the fifth musical note,
so reach for that high pitch!
Gopala, Govinda,
Mukunda, Vaikuntha,
Hare Hare Panduranga,
Hare Hare Panduranga!
When you place your lips on the holes
and blow into the bamboo flute,
yes, yes, when you blow into it,
it gives thrilling goosebumps,
and pure devotion wells up inside!
When you place your lips on the holes
and blow into the bamboo flute,
it gives thrilling goosebumps,
and pure devotion wells up inside!
Though we enrolled in college,
he made us wear saffron robes!
We came here to earn a degree,
but he made us wear the sacred holy mark on our foreheads!
Though we enrolled in college,
he made us wear saffron robes!
We came here to earn a degree,
but he made us wear the sacred holy mark on our foreheads!
Gopala, Govinda,
Mukunda, Vaikuntha,
Hare Hare Panduranga,
Hare Hare Panduranga!
Making the little boys
bend down and climbing on top of them,
yes, yes, climbing on top of them,
Lord Krishna playfully
stole the freshly churned butter!
Sing in praise of our supreme Lord,
and the butter of wisdom will fill your hands!
The gathering of cowherd maidens
will come to dance the traditional stick dance!
Gopala, Govinda,
Mukunda, Vaikuntha,
Hare Hare Panduranga,
Hare Hare Panduranga!
Hare Hare Panduranga,
Hare Hare Panduranga!
Hare Hare Panduranga,
Hare Hare Panduranga!
Chant all together the sacred name of Govinda...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a lively, satirical, and humorous street Bhajan dedicated to Lord Krishna (Gopala/Govinda/Panduranga), set during the early morning hours of the auspicious Tamil month of Margazhi. The singers use playful banter, street slangs, and traditional devotional themes to call upon the Lord. They make light of their current plight—having abandoned college education and worldly aspirations only to end up as saffron-clad ascetics singing on the streets for a living.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Yamakam / Slemai (Pun and Wordplay)
“Panchamatha kuralirukku / Panjamatha ettungadaa”
Vaali plays on the words 'Panchama' (the 5th musical note in Carnatic music, Pa) and 'Panjam' (poverty/scarcity), linking high-pitched singing to overcoming life's hardship.
Pun / Double Entendre
“Pattadhaari aaga vandhom / Patta naamam poda vachaan”
Witty contrast between 'Pattadhaari' (degree holder/graduate) and 'Patta naamam' (wearing Vaishnavite forehead marks, colloquially meaning 'getting tricked/bankrupted').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Pothalula vaaya vachi / Pullaanguzhal oodhurappo / Pullarichi pogudhappaa”
Repetition of the 'Po/Pu' sound at the beginning of consecutive lines creates rhythmic flow.
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