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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
Movie name
Ananda Bhairavi
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
3 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Iruvar kanom iniya sorkkam
Male :Iravu endraal periya sorkkam
Oru naalai thirunaal enbom
Male :Oru naalai thirunaal enbom
Female :Oru naalai thirunaal enbom
Male :Intha oru naalai thirunaal enbom
Sugamaga thegangal koodattumae
Suvaiyaana raagangal paadattumae
Sugamaga thegangal koodattumae
Suvaiyaana raagangal paadattumae
Mudhal naalil anandham kanattumae
Mudhal naalil anandham kanattumae
Mudiyum kadhaiyai thodarnthu ezhutha
Female :Mudintha piragu vidiyum pozhuthu
Iruvar kanom iniya sorkkam
Male :Iravu endraal periya sorkkam
Valamaana ilanthendral azhagindrathu
Vasamaana kai naangu anaikkindrathu
Valamaana ilanthendral azhagindrathu
Vasamaana kai naangu anaikkindrathu
Idhamaana pudhu inbam pirakkindrathu
Idhamaana pudhu inbam pirakkindrathu
Inikka inikka kavithai nadaththu
Male :Aduththa kavithai iravu nadaththu
Iruvar kanom
Male :Iniya sorkkam
Female :Iravu endraal
Male :Periya sorkkam
A sweet heaven seen by the two of us
Male: If it is night, it is a great heaven
Let us call this day a celebration
Male: Let us call this day a celebration
Female: Let us call this day a celebration
Male: Let us call this one day a celebration
Let our bodies come together in sweet pleasure
Let delightful melodies be sung
Let our bodies come together in sweet pleasure
Let delightful melodies be sung
Let us find joy on this very first day
Let us find joy on this very first day
To keep writing a story that could end
Female: When dawn breaks after it ends
A sweet heaven seen by the two of us
Male: If it is night, it is a great heaven
The gentle breeze is charming and inviting
Four captivated arms embrace each other
The gentle breeze is charming and inviting
Four captivated arms embrace each other
A soothing new joy is born
A soothing new joy is born
Recite poems that grow sweeter and sweeter
Male: Let the night recite the next poem
Seen by the two of us...
Male: ...a sweet heaven
Female: When it is night...
Male: ...a great heaven
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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