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Lyrics & meaning

Iru Vizhi Parugum Virundhu

From Sengottai Singam · 1958

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
Jikki
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Sengottai Singam1958

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Iru vizhi parugum virunthuA feast to be drunk by two eyes,
Iyarkkai singaaram evarkkum ennaalumNature's adornment for everyone, forever,
Ayarvai neekkum marunthuIs a medicine that cures fatigue.
Iru vizhi parugum virunthuA feast to be drunk by two eyes,
Iyarkkai singaaram evarkkum ennaalumNature's adornment for everyone, forever,
Ayarvai neekkum marunthuIs a medicine that cures fatigue.
Iru vizhi parugum virunthuA feast to be drunk by two eyes.
Female
Mandhai kaarmegha koottamellamAll the herds of dark rain clouds,
Sondha veedaaga enniConsidering it as their own home,
Mandhai kaarmegha koottamellamAll the herds of dark rain clouds,
Sondha veedaaga enniConsidering it as their own home,
Vandhu ondraaga thoongum indha malai melaeCome together to sleep atop this mountain,
Vandhu ondraaga thoongum indha malai melaeCome together to sleep atop this mountain.
Engu paarthaalum inithidum kaatchiWherever one looks, a sweet sight
Inba thaen sindhudhaeSpills blissful honey.
Engu paarthaalum inithidum kaatchiWherever one looks, a sweet sight
Inba thaen sindhudhaeSpills blissful honey.
Female
Iru vizhi parugum virunthuA feast to be drunk by two eyes.
Female
Aazham kaanatha pallathilaeIn the bottomless valley,
Poovil vandaadum solaiIn the grove where bees dance on flowers,
Megam kandaadum thogai adhilThe peacock that dances upon seeing the clouds, within,
Minnal kodi polaeResembles a streak of lightning.
Aazham kaanatha pallathilaeIn the bottomless valley,
Poovil vandaadum solaiIn the grove where bees dance on flowers,
Megam kandaadum thogai adhilThe peacock that dances upon seeing the clouds, within,
Minnal kodi polaeResembles a streak of lightning.
Engu paarthaalum inithidum kaatchiWherever one looks, a sweet sight
Inba thaen sindhudhaeSpills blissful honey.
Engu paarthaalum inithidum kaatchiWherever one looks, a sweet sight
Inba thaen sindhudhaeSpills blissful honey.
Female
Iru vizhi parugum virunthuA feast to be drunk by two eyes,
Iyarkkai singaaram evarkkum ennaalumNature's adornment for everyone, forever,
Ayarvai neekkum marunthuIs a medicine that cures fatigue.
Iru vizhi parugum virunthuA feast to be drunk by two eyes.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic song from Sengottai Singam celebrates the breathtaking beauty of nature as a soothing, joyful feast for human eyes. It describes how scenic landscapes, mountains resting under rain clouds, valleys teeming with dancing bees, and peacocks spreading their feathers like lightning act as a natural remedy to relieve all weariness and bring pure happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvameyam)

Iru vizhi parugum virunthu

Nature's beauty is poetically described as a 'feast' (virunthu) consumed through eyes and a 'medicine' (marunthu) that cures exhaustion.

Simile (Uvamai)

Minnal kodi polae

The movement and fan of the dancing peacock feather when clouds gather is compared to a brilliant streak of lightning using 'polae' (like).

Personification

Sondha veedaaga enni ... Vandhu ondraaga thoongum indha malai melae

Rain clouds are personified as herds of creatures considering the mountain peak as their home to sleep.

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Trivia

'Sengottai Singam' (1958) starred M. R. Radha and Ujala, with timeless melody compositions by 'Thirai Isai Thilagam' K. V. Mahadevan. Singer Jikki's vibrant and expressive vocal rendering made nature-praise tracks like this highly popular during the golden era of Tamil cinema.

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