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Iru Vizhigal Malarthathamma

From Chinna Mul Peria Mul · 1981

Lyricist
Poonguyilan
Singers
S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Chinna Mul Peria Mul
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
8 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Iru vizhigal thiranthathammaa ulagai kaanavae
Idhayam indru malaranthathammaa malarai polavae
Male :Iyarkkai azhagiyin ilamai kolamo
Idhu naal varaiyil theriyaa azhagai
Indruthaan arinthatho kangal…..
Iru vizhigal thiranthathammaa ulagai kaanavae
Idhayam indru malaranthathammaa malarai polavae
Pudhiya anupavam olirum vizhigal irandilae
Pudhiya anupavam olirum vizhigal irandilae
Oru pudhumai malarum velai
Intha ulagai kaanum paavai
Oru pudhumai malarum velai
Intha ulagai kaanum paavai
Idhayamae kaninthatho inimaiyae thavazhnthatho
Idhayamae kaninthatho inimaiyae thavazhnthatho
Iru vizhigal thiranthathammaa ulagai kaanavae
Idhayam indru malaranthathammaa malarai polavae
Chittu ondru thottu thottu pattu idhazh malarutho
Female :Mottu mugam vittu vittu thotta sugam thodarutho
Male :Malaigal irangi tharum aruvi irangi varum
Female :Azhagai….anbai paadum kavithaigalo
Iru vizhigal thiranthathammaa ulagai kaanavae
Female :Idhayam indru malaranthathammaa malarai polavae
Malarin sirippilae thanimai mayakkam thelinthatho
Malarin sirippilae thanimai mayakkam thelinthatho
Male :Intha maattaram thantha paruvam
Konda yaekkam indru vilagum
Intha maattaram thantha paruvam
Konda yaekkam indru vilagum
Manathilae pudhu sugam nirainthatho valaranthathi
Manathilae pudhu sugam nirainthatho valaranthathi
Iru vizhigal thiranthathammaa ulagai kaanavae
Idhayam indru malaranthathammaa malarai polavae
Iyarkkai azhagiyin ilamai kolamo
Idhu naal varaiyil theriyaa azhagai
Indruthaan arinthatho kangal…..
Indruthaan arinthatho kangal…..
Indruthaan arinthatho kangal…..
………………
Two eyes have opened, oh mother, to see the world.
The heart today has blossomed, oh mother, just like a flower.
Male: Is this the youthful splendour of nature's beauty?
A beauty unknown until this day,
Have the eyes realized it only today...?
Two eyes have opened, oh mother, to see the world.
The heart today has blossomed, oh mother, just like a flower.
A new experience shines in both these eyes.
A new experience shines in both these eyes.
At the time when a novelty blossoms,
The maiden beholds this world.
At the time when a novelty blossoms,
The maiden beholds this world.
Has the heart ripened, has sweetness crawled in?
Has the heart ripened, has sweetness crawled in?
Two eyes have opened, oh mother, to see the world.
The heart today has blossomed, oh mother, just like a flower.
As a little bird touches repeatedly, do silky lips blossom?
Female: Does the bliss touched intermittently on the bud-like face continue?
Male: Descending from mountains, the waterfall comes cascading down,
Female: Are these poems singing of beauty... and love?
Two eyes have opened, oh mother, to see the world.
Female: The heart today has blossomed, oh mother, just like a flower.
Has the stupor of loneliness cleared in the flower's smile?
Has the stupor of loneliness cleared in the flower's smile?
Male: Youth that brought this transformation,
The longing harbored will vanish today.
Youth that brought this transformation,
The longing harbored will vanish today.
Has a new bliss filled the heart, growing further?
Has a new bliss filled the heart, growing further?
Two eyes have opened, oh mother, to see the world.
The heart today has blossomed, oh mother, just like a flower.
Is this the youthful splendour of nature's beauty?
A beauty unknown until this day,
Have the eyes realized it only today...?
Have the eyes realized it only today...?
Have the eyes realized it only today...?
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Chinna Mul Peria Mul (1981) celebrates the joyous awakening of perception, love, and life. The imagery centers on eyes opening to behold the beauty of nature and the blossoming of emotions within the heart, comparing emotional awakening to a flower coming into full bloom. The duet captures a tender moment between lovers as loneliness gives way to newfound warmth and wonder.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Idhayam indru malaranthathammaa malarai polavae

Compares the blossoming of the human heart directly to a flower blooming, using the comparison word 'polavae'.

Alliteration (Monae)

Iru vizhigal thiranthathammaa / Idhayam indru malaranthathammaa

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'I' across consecutive lines creates rhythmic melody.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mottu mugam vittu vittu thotta sugam thodarutho

Refers to the maiden's face directly as a flower bud ('mottu mugam').

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Trivia

Chinna Mul Peria Mul (1981) is a Tamil film directed by N. S. Rajendran. The song lyrics were penned by Poonguyilan and center around themes of sensory discovery and romance.

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