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Indru Muthal Oru Kathal

From Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu · 1978

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
M. S. Vishwanathan, Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
30 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai
Kannan geethai aagindrathu
Un sangamaththaal intha paava nadhi
Oru gangaiyaagindrathu gangaiyaagindrathu
Aahaa haa…aa…aa….aa…aa….aa…..
Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai
Kannan geethai aagindrathu
Un sangamaththaal intha paava nadhi
Oru gangaiyaagindrathu
Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai
Kannan geethai aagindrathu
Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai
Kannan geethai aagindrathu
Un sangamaththaal intha paava nadhi
Oru gangaiyaagindrathu oru gangaiyaagindrathu
Mannilulavargal seitha paavangalai
Gangai sumakkirndrathu
Gangai neeril oru kuttram illaiyena
Kadalum kalakkirathu
Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai
Kannan geethai aagindrathu
Female :Un sangamaththaal intha paava nadhi
Oru gangaiyaagindrathu oru gangaiyaagindrathu
Ponnai vaarththeduththa malaiyil
Vellai panthal podum venn paniyil
Ponnai vaarththeduththa malaiyil
Vellai panthal podum venn paniyil
Kaarkaala neer megam kalyaana vaibogam
Kondaada selgindrattho
Anbu raagangalai meettum
Antha anthi megangal koottam
Anbu raagangalai meettum
Antha anthi megangal koottam
Ponnoonjal aadenru poomaalai soodendru
Unnodu solgindratho
Unnodu solgindratho
Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai
Kannan geethai aagindrathu
Un sangamaththaal intha paava nadhi
Oru gangaiyaagindrathu oru gangaiyaagindrathu
Manjal kungumathin kadhaigal
Intha mangai pesidum kavigal
Manjal kungumathin kadhaigal
Intha mangai pesidum kavigal
Poovodum pottodum pallaandu vaazhattum
Ennodu en kanmani
Mannan kaaladiyin nizhalae
Enthan maada maaligaiyenavae
Mannan kaaladiyin nizhalae
Enthan maada maaligaiyenavae
Manjaththil nenjaththil inneram
Ennaalum vaazhvaen en kannanae
Vaazhvaen en kannanae
Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai
Kannan geethai aagindrathu
Female :Un sangamaththaal intha paava nadhi
Oru gangaiyaagindrathu oru gangaiyaagindrathu
From today, a love story
is turning into Krishna's sacred Gita.
By uniting with you, this river of sins
is becoming the holy Ganga, becoming the Ganga.
Aaha ha… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
From today, a love story
is turning into Krishna's sacred Gita.
By uniting with you, this river of sins
is becoming the holy Ganga.
From today, a love story
is turning into Krishna's sacred Gita.
From today, a love story
is turning into Krishna's sacred Gita.
By uniting with you, this river of sins
is becoming the holy Ganga, becoming the holy Ganga.
All the sins committed by people of this earth,
the Ganga carries them away.
Knowing there is no fault in the waters of the Ganga,
even the vast ocean merges with it.
From today, a love story
is turning into Krishna's sacred Gita.
Female: By uniting with you, this river of sins
is becoming the holy Ganga, becoming the holy Ganga.
Upon the mountains that gleam like cast gold,
under the white snow spreading like a canopy,
upon the mountains that gleam like cast gold,
under the white snow spreading like a canopy,
are the dark monsoon clouds rushing
to celebrate a joyous wedding feast?
Strumming melodies of love,
that gathering of evening clouds,
strumming melodies of love,
that gathering of evening clouds,
asking you to swing on a golden swing and wear a flower garland,
is it telling you this?
Is it telling you this?
From today, a love story
is turning into Krishna's sacred Gita.
By uniting with you, this river of sins
is becoming the holy Ganga, becoming the holy Ganga.
The stories of sacred turmeric and kumkum
are the poems spoken by this woman.
The stories of sacred turmeric and kumkum
are the poems spoken by this woman.
Blessed with flowers and a bindi, may she live for many long years,
right by my side, my darling!
The shadow beneath my king's feet
is my grand palace;
the shadow beneath my king's feet
is my grand palace;
in your bed and in your heart, from this moment
I will live forever, my Krishna!
I will live on, my Krishna!
From today, a love story
is turning into Krishna's sacred Gita.
Female: By uniting with you, this river of sins
is becoming the holy Ganga, becoming the holy Ganga.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Indru Mudhal Oru Kadhal Kadhai is a deeply romantic and sacred duet from the 1978 movie Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu. Lyricist Vaali elevates mortal love to divine heights by comparing the romantic journey of the couple to Lord Krishna's sacred discourse, the Bhagavad Gita, and their union to a sin-cleansing river transforming into the holy Ganges. The song uses rich nature metaphors—golden mountains, snow canopy, monsoon clouds, and evening skies—to depict marriage as a grand celestial celebration. The lovers express unconditional devotion: the woman views the shadow of her beloved's feet as her royal palace, while the man prays for her lifelong happiness adorned with traditional symbols of marital bliss like turmeric, vermilion, and flowers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Indru mudhal oru kadhal kadhai / Kannan geethai aagindrathu”

Compares human love story directly to the sacred Bhagavad Gita spoken by Lord Krishna.

Metaphor & Sacred Imagery

“Un sangamaththaal intha paava nadhi / Oru gangaiyaagindrathu”

Compares the emotional cleansing and transformation brought by love to a ordinary river becoming the holy Ganges.

Katchi Inbam (Visual Imagery)

“Ponnai vaarththeduththa malaiyil / Vellai panthal podum venn paniyil”

Paints a vivid picture of nature preparing for a wedding canopy with snow-covered golden mountains and rain clouds.

Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Ponnai vaarththeduththa malaiyil / Vellai panthal podum venn paniyil”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'n' across lines ('Ponnai' and 'Venn').

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Trivia

Composed by veteran music director M. S. Viswanathan, this song features MSV himself singing along with Vani Jairam and SPB. Lyricist Vaali brilliantly weaves traditional Tamil marital symbols (turmeric, kungumam, pottu, and flowers) alongside Hindu mythological imagery, creating one of MSV's most memorable classical-pop fusion duets from the late 1970s.

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