Indha Jegame
From Jayasimma · 1955
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- T. V. Raju
- Details
- Jayasimma1955
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hoo o o o hoo o o o | Hoo o o o hoo o o o |
| Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae | This entire world, because of your beauty, |
| Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja | Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king. |
| Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae | This entire world, because of your beauty, |
| Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja | Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king. |
| Female | |
| Vandu poovai kandu | Seeing the blossom, the honeybee |
| Madhuvin thaenai undu | Drinks the sweet nectar of honey, |
| Vandu poovai kandu | Seeing the blossom, the honeybee |
| Madhuvin thaenai undu | Drinks the sweet nectar of honey, |
| Female | |
| Maraindhae pogadhae endru | Pleading, 'Please do not fade away', |
| Mayangi ponenae kandu | I stood spellbound upon seeing you. |
| Maraindhae pogadhae endru | Pleading, 'Please do not fade away', |
| Mayangi ponenae kandu | I stood spellbound upon seeing you. |
| Female | |
| Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae | This entire world, because of your beauty, |
| Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja | Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king. |
| Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae | This entire world, because of your beauty, |
| Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja | Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king. |
| Female | |
| Manadhaara magizha vaaraai | Come to make my heart rejoice completely, |
| Madhana mogana nee | You charming Cupid-like prince, |
| En madhana mogana nee | My enchanting Cupid-like prince, you are! |
| Manadhaara magizha vaaraai | Come to make my heart rejoice completely, |
| Madhana mogana nee | You charming Cupid-like prince, |
| En madhana mogana nee | My enchanting Cupid-like prince, you are! |
| Female | |
| Manakannaal kanavu polae | Like a dream seen through the mind's eye, |
| Magizhvaenoo aavalaale | Will I rejoice with intense longing? |
| Magizhvaenoo aavalaale | Will I rejoice with intense longing? |
| Female | |
| Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae | This entire world, because of your beauty, |
| Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja | Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king. |
| Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae | This entire world, because of your beauty, |
| Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja | Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king. |
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ
இந்த ஜெகமே உன்னழகாலே
அலை மோதுது அன்பான ராஜா
இந்த ஜெகமே உன்னழகாலே
அலை மோதுது அன்பான ராஜா
Hoo o o o hoo o o o
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
வண்டு பூவைக் கண்டு
மதுவின் தேனை உண்டு
வண்டு பூவைக் கண்டு
மதுவின் தேனை உண்டு
Seeing the blossom, the honeybee
Drinks the sweet nectar of honey,
Seeing the blossom, the honeybee
Drinks the sweet nectar of honey,
மறைந்தே போகாதே என்று
மயங்கி போனேனே கண்டு
மறைந்தே போகாதே என்று
மயங்கி போனேனே கண்டு
Pleading, 'Please do not fade away',
I stood spellbound upon seeing you.
Pleading, 'Please do not fade away',
I stood spellbound upon seeing you.
இந்த ஜெகமே உன்னழகாலே
அலை மோதுது அன்பான ராஜா
இந்த ஜெகமே உன்னழகாலே
அலை மோதுது அன்பான ராஜா
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
மனதார மகிழ வாராய்
மதன மோகன நீ
என் மதன மோகனா நீ
மனதார மகிழ வாராய்
மதன மோகன நீ
என் மதன மோகனா நீ
Come to make my heart rejoice completely,
You charming Cupid-like prince,
My enchanting Cupid-like prince, you are!
Come to make my heart rejoice completely,
You charming Cupid-like prince,
My enchanting Cupid-like prince, you are!
மனக் கண்ணால் கனவு போலே
மகிழ்வேனோ ஆவலாலே
மகிழ்வேனோ ஆவலாலே
Like a dream seen through the mind's eye,
Will I rejoice with intense longing?
Will I rejoice with intense longing?
இந்த ஜெகமே உன்னழகாலே
அலை மோதுது அன்பான ராஜா
இந்த ஜெகமே உன்னழகாலே
அலை மோதுது அன்பான ராஜா....
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
Hoo o o o hoo o o o
Hoo o o o hoo o o o
Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
Vandu poovai kandu
Seeing the blossom, the honeybee
Madhuvin thaenai undu
Drinks the sweet nectar of honey,
Vandu poovai kandu
Seeing the blossom, the honeybee
Madhuvin thaenai undu
Drinks the sweet nectar of honey,
Maraindhae pogadhae endru
Pleading, 'Please do not fade away',
Mayangi ponenae kandu
I stood spellbound upon seeing you.
Maraindhae pogadhae endru
Pleading, 'Please do not fade away',
Mayangi ponenae kandu
I stood spellbound upon seeing you.
Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
Manadhaara magizha vaaraai
Come to make my heart rejoice completely,
Madhana mogana nee
You charming Cupid-like prince,
En madhana mogana nee
My enchanting Cupid-like prince, you are!
Manadhaara magizha vaaraai
Come to make my heart rejoice completely,
Madhana mogana nee
You charming Cupid-like prince,
En madhana mogana nee
My enchanting Cupid-like prince, you are!
Manakannaal kanavu polae
Like a dream seen through the mind's eye,
Magizhvaenoo aavalaale
Will I rejoice with intense longing?
Magizhvaenoo aavalaale
Will I rejoice with intense longing?
Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae
This entire world, because of your beauty,
Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja
Is tossed like restless waves, my beloved king.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Indha Jegamae Unnazhagaalae is a romantic classic from the 1955 Tamil film Jayasimma, composed by T. V. Raju with lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and rendered by Jikki. The song expresses a woman's deep love and rapturous admiration for her partner, whose beauty and charm seem to throw the entire world into a state of blissful agitation, likened to surging ocean waves. Using natural metaphors such as a honeybee drawn helplessly to sweet nectar, she describes her enthrallment and her fear of his absence. She tenderly addresses him as her 'Madhana Mogana' (charming Cupid) and yearns for the joy of true union, contemplating whether her cherished dreams will come true.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Manadhaara magizha vaaraai”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound across words in the same line creates a melodic rhythmic flow.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vandu poovai kandu / Madhuvin thaenai undu”
Matching end sounds 'kandu' and 'undu' create internal harmony.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Indha jegamae unnazhagaalae / Alai modhudhu anbaana raaja”
Comparing the overwhelming sensation of beauty on the world to crashing ocean waves ('alai modhudhu').
Simile (Upamai)
“Manakannaal kanavu polae”
The explicit comparison using 'polae' (like) compares inner visualization to a dream seen through the mind's eye.
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Trivia
Jayasimma (1955) starred N. T. Rama Rao and Waheeda Rehman. T. V. Raju's soundtrack was widely praised, and Jikki's sweet vocal rendition made 'Indha Jegamae Unnazhagaalae' one of the most memorable solo romantic tracks of that era.
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