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Lyrics & meaning

Iruvar Kandom Iniya Sorkkam

From Ananda Bhairavi · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
R. Ramanujam
Details
Ananda Bhairavi1978

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Iruvar kanom iniya sorkkamWe both witness a sweet heaven
Male :Iravu endraal periya sorkkamMale: If it is night, it is a grand heaven
Female
Oru naalai thirunaal enbomLet us call this one day a festive day
Male :Oru naalai thirunaal enbomMale: Let us call this one day a festive day
Female :Oru naalai thirunaal enbomFemale: Let us call this one day a festive day
Male :Intha oru naalai thirunaal enbomMale: Let us call this single day a festive day
Female
Sugamaga thegangal koodattumaeLet our bodies unite comfortably in bliss
Suvaiyaana raagangal paadattumaeLet delicious melodies be sung
Sugamaga thegangal koodattumaeLet our bodies unite comfortably in bliss
Suvaiyaana raagangal paadattumaeLet delicious melodies be sung
Male
Mudhal naalil anandham kanattumaeLet joy be experienced on the very first day
Mudhal naalil anandham kanattumaeLet joy be experienced on the very first day
Mudiyum kadhaiyai thodarnthu ezhuthaTo continue writing the story that reaches an end
Female :Mudintha piragu vidiyum pozhuthuFemale: When dawn breaks after it ends
Female
Iruvar kanom iniya sorkkamWe both witness a sweet heaven
Male :Iravu endraal periya sorkkamMale: If it is night, it is a grand heaven
Male
Valamaana ilanthendral azhagindrathuThe fertile gentle breeze calls out beautifully
Vasamaana kai naangu anaikkindrathuFour submissive hands embrace each other
Valamaana ilanthendral azhagindrathuThe fertile gentle breeze calls out beautifully
Vasamaana kai naangu anaikkindrathuFour submissive hands embrace each other
Female
Idhamaana pudhu inbam pirakkindrathuA soothing new pleasure is being born
Idhamaana pudhu inbam pirakkindrathuA soothing new pleasure is being born
Inikka inikka kavithai nadaththuRecite poetry that grows continuously sweeter
Male :Aduththa kavithai iravu nadaththuMale: Let the night recite the next poetry
Female
Iruvar kanomWe both witness
Male :Iniya sorkkamMale: A sweet heaven
Female :Iravu endraalFemale: If it is night
Male :Periya sorkkamMale: It is a grand heaven

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This sensual and romantic track portrays the intimate emotional and physical union of two lovers. They celebrate their night of togetherness as a special festive day, comparing the night to a slice of ultimate paradise where music, breeze, and poetry blend into love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Male :Iravu endraal periya sorkkam

Comparing the intimate night to a grand heaven ('Iravu endraal periya sorkkam').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Sugamaga thegangal koodattumae / Suvaiyaana raagangal paadattumae

Rhyming line endings with identical verbal suffixes ('koodattumae' / 'paadattumae').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for effect)

Inikka inikka kavithai nadaththu

Repetition of the word 'Inikka' to emphasize increasing sweetness.

Anaphora (Monaai)

Valamaana ilanthendral azhagindrathu / Vasamaana kai naangu anaikkindrathu

Alliteration of the starting sound 'Va' in 'Valamaana' and 'Vasamaana'.

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Trivia

Written by Kannadasan, this track from the 1978 movie 'Ananda Bhairavi' utilizes classic Tamil poetic metaphors to delicately represent romantic intimacy.

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