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Lyrics & meaning

Igalogame Inithagume

From Thangamalai Ragasiyam · 1957

Lyricist
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela
Music director
T. G. Lingappa
Movie name
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
27 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Igalogamae inithagamae
Igalogamae inithagamae
Isaiyodu kaaviyam pola
Ullam inaidhaadum peranbinaalae
Igalogamae inithagamae
Igalogamae inithagamae
Isaiyodu kaaviyam pola
Ullam inaidhaadum peranbinaalae
Vizhiyindri oviyam azhagaaguma
Viralindri verum veenai oli kaaanumaa
Vizhiyindri oviyam azhagaaguma
Viralindri verum veenai oli kaaanumaa
Mazhaiyindriyae payir vaaluma
Kanave un anbindri nalam seruma
Igalogamae inithagamae
Male :Igalogamae inithagamae
Female :Appadi illai appadi
Igalogamae inithagamae
Isaiyodu kaaviyam pola
Ullam inaidhaadum peranbinaalae
Haaa…aaa….aaa
Kulirndhoodum poongaatru padham paadudhae
Ilanthalir yaavum kilai meedhil sathiraadudhae
Kulirndhoodum poongaatru padham paadudhae
Ilanthalir yaavum kilai meedhil sathiraadudhae
Vazhiyengum kodi veedu nizhal serkudhae
Malarellam vizhi pola namai paarkudhae
Both :Igalogamae
Male :Inithagamae
Igalogamae inithagamae
Isaiyodu kaaviyam pola
Female :Ullam inaidhaadum peranbinaalae
Vaanavar kaanadha vana raniyae
Yavvana raaniyae..ye ye…
Vaanavar kaanadha vana raniyae
Deva kaanamae pozhikindra kalaivaaniyae
Vaanavar kaanadha vana raniyae
Thaeninum inidhaana mozhi pesiyae..ae..aaa..
Thaeninum inidhaana mozhi pesiyae.
En monathin irul neekka oli veesinaai
En monathin irul neekka oli veesinaai
Iniyaagavae ini endrumae
Iniyaagavae ini endrumae
Kaniyodu suvai pola kalanthaaduvom
This world is a sweet home,
This world is a sweet home,
Like a poem paired with music,
With great love as our hearts unite and dance!
This world is a sweet home,
This world is a sweet home,
Like a poem paired with music,
With great love as our hearts unite and dance!
Can a portrait be beautiful without eyes?
Can a veena (Indian lute) make music without fingers to play it?
Can a portrait be beautiful without eyes?
Can a veena (Indian lute) make music without fingers to play it?
Can crops ever survive without rain?
My dream, can happiness ever come without your love?
This world is a sweet home,
Male: This world is a sweet home,
Female: Not like that, like this!
This world is a sweet home,
Like a poem paired with music,
With great love as our hearts unite and dance!
Ha... aah... aah
The cool, gentle breeze sings a soft melody,
All the tender young leaves dance upon the branches.
The cool, gentle breeze sings a soft melody,
All the tender young leaves dance upon the branches.
All along the path, leafy bowers spread their shade,
And all the flowers gaze at us like watchful eyes.
Both: This world
Male: is a sweet home,
This world is a sweet home,
Like a poem paired with music,
Female: With great love as our hearts unite and dance!
O queen of the forest, unseen even by the gods,
O queen of youth!
O queen of the forest, unseen even by the gods,
O goddess of art, pouring down divine melodies!
O queen of the forest, unseen even by the gods,
Speaking words that are sweeter than honey...
Speaking words that are sweeter than honey...
You shone a light to dispel the darkness of my silence.
You shone a light to dispel the darkness of my silence.
Sweetly, now and forevermore,
Sweetly, now and forevermore,
Let us blend and dance together, like a fruit and its sweetness!
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet celebrates the profound sweetness of life when transformed by true love. The lovers compare their union to classic harmonies in nature and art, such as poetry set to music, rain nourishing crops, and hands bringing melody out of a veena instrument. They view the surrounding forest environment as a living, joyful participant in their romance, where gentle breezes sing and flowers watch them affectionately. Ultimately, they pray for a permanent blending of their souls, akin to the inseparable sweetness within a ripe fruit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Isaiyodu kaaviyam pola”

Compares the unity of loving hearts directly to the fusion of poetry and music.

Rhetorical Question (Vinah-alankaram)

“Vizhiyindri oviyam azhagaaguma”

Employs rhetorical questions highlighting impossibility without love, such as a painting without eyes or a veena without fingers.

Personification

“Kulirndhoodum poongaatru padham paadudhae”

Attributes human actions to nature, depicting the cool breeze as singing a musical stanza.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Vizhiyindri oviyam azhagaaguma”

Rhyming of second consonants across consecutive lines (Vizhiyindri / Viralindri / Mazhaiyindriyae).

Upamai (Simile)

“Kaniyodu suvai pola kalanthaaduvom”

Compares the eternal blending of lovers to the natural integration of fruit and its intrinsic taste.

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Trivia

Thangamalai Ragasiyam (1957) is a iconic adventure-fantasy film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Jamuna. Composed by T. G. Lingappa, this romantic song remains one of the finest duets in classical Tamil film music, celebrated for Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam's poetic Tamil lyrics and the captivating vocal chemistry between T. M. Soundararajan and P. Leela.

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