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Lyrics & meaning

Gum Zaare

From Kadavul Irukaan kumaru · 2016

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Al Rufin, Malavika Sundar
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Kadavul Irukaan kumaru
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
21 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Gum zaare kku
Zaare kku
Zaare kku gumma
Gum zaare kku zaare kku
Gummu gummuraan } (2)
Eh konji pesuna
Minji pesura
Minji pesuna
Konji pesura
Konjam konjama
Sokka vaikura
Kenji ketkuren
Sutha vaikura
Kannadi kannadi nenjil
Kanveesi kal veesura
Munnadi munnadi vandhu
Andha kalla vachi
Tajmahal katta solluran
{Gum zaare kku
Zaare kku
Zaare kku gumma
Gum zaare kku zaare kku
Gummu gummuraan } (2)
Eh konji pesuna
Minji pesura
Minji pesuna
Konji pesura
Konjam konjama
Sokka vaikura
Kenji ketkuren
Sutha vaikura
……………………
En thottathil poo poothathae
Adhu un tholil malai aaguma
En jannalin saaral mazhai
Adhu un marbil kudai ketkuma
Singam onnu maanu Rrendu
Theriyama selaikulla maatikichu
Kaatukulla katcheri thaan
Nee endha pakkam oodinalum
Ichu ichu thaan
Kannadi kannadi nenjil
Kanveesi kal veesura
Munnadi munnadi vandhu
Andha kalla vachi
Tajmahal katta solluran
…………………………..
Kaar kaalathil veyilai pol ival
Sullunu sooda yethura
Kodaiyila mazhaiya pol
Iva sillunu mooda yethura
Satta paiyil roja poova
Chikkunu thaan enna vachika da
Achedutha kuchi ice ah
Enna vachi vachi
Pichi pichi thinnukoyen da
Kannadi kannadi nenjil
Kanveesi kal veesura
Munnadi munnadi vandhu
Andha kalla vachi
Tajmahal katta solluran
{Gum zaare kku
Zaare kku
Zaare kku gumma
Gum zaare kku zaare kku
Gummu gummuraan } (2)
{Gum jaare kku
Jaare kku
Jaare kku gumma
Gum jaare kku jaare kku
It's grooving hard} (2)
Hey, if I talk lovingly,
she talks back with attitude.
If I act tough,
she speaks so sweetly.
Little by little,
she casts a spell on me.
When I beg and plead,
she makes me run in circles.
At my glass-like heart,
she glances and hurls a stone.
Coming right in front of me,
with that very stone,
she tells me to build a Taj Mahal!
{Gum jaare kku
Jaare kku
Jaare kku gumma
Gum jaare kku jaare kku
It's grooving hard} (2)
Hey, if I talk lovingly,
she talks back with attitude.
If I act tough,
she speaks so sweetly.
Little by little,
she casts a spell on me.
When I beg and plead,
she makes me run in circles.
...
A flower blossomed in my garden;
will it become a garland on your shoulders?
The drizzling rain at my window;
will it seek shelter against your chest?
One lion and two deer
got trapped inside the saree unknowingly.
It's a celebration in the forest;
whichever direction you run,
all you get are sweet kisses!
At my glass-like heart,
she glances and hurls a stone.
Coming right in front of me,
with that very stone,
she tells me to build a Taj Mahal!
...
Like the sun during the rainy season,
she stings sharp and raises the heat!
Like rain in the peak of summer,
she cools things down and sets the mood.
Like a rose in your shirt pocket,
keep me tucked close and snug, darling!
Like a molded popsicle on a stick,
take your sweet time,
bite into me and relish me piece by piece, my boy!
At my glass-like heart,
she glances and hurls a stone.
Coming right in front of me,
with that very stone,
she tells me to build a Taj Mahal!
{Gum jaare kku
Jaare kku
Jaare kku gumma
Gum jaare kku jaare kku
It's grooving hard} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Gum Zaare' from 'Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru' is an energetic, high-tempo romantic track filled with youthful banter and playful affection. The male protagonist sings about the captivating yet unpredictable nature of his lover—how she constantly keeps him guessing by alternating between affection and teasing dominance. He poetically describes his heart as fragile glass, while she playfully hurls stones at it only to command him to build a Taj Mahal out of them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis)

“Eh konji pesuna / Minji pesura / Minji pesuna / Konji pesura”

Contrasting pairs of emotional responses (speaking gently vs. speaking assertively) used to highlight the lover's playful and contradictory behavior.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Kannadi kannadi nenjil”

The lover's heart is directly compared to glass ('kannadi'), emphasizing its delicate and vulnerable state.

Iyaipu (Rhyming)

“Sokka vaikura / Sutha vaikura”

End-rhyming with 'vaikura' creates a rhythmic and melodic flow suited for a fast-paced dance song.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kaar kaalathil veyilai pol ival ... Kodaiyila mazhaiya pol”

The heroine's presence is compared to unexpected sunshine in monsoon and refreshing rain in summer.

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Trivia

The film 'Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru' (2016) was directed by M. Rajesh and stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also composed the soundtrack. The song features lyrics by the late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, making this soundtrack one of his final posthumously released works following his untimely passing in August 2016.

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