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Isaiyinile Ragam Pala Nooru

From Malargalile Aval Malligai · 1983

Lyricist
Poovai Senguttavan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Malargalile Aval Malligai
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
16 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Isaiyinilae raagam pala nooru
Inimai tharum vayatho padhinaaru
Isaiyinilae raagam pala nooru
Inimai tharum vayatho padhinaaru
Naalthorum ingae naan paadumpothu
Thaenalli thoovum suga raagamae
Isaiyinilae raagam pala nooru
Inimai tharum vayatho padhinaaru
Medai thani medai manamennum medai
Aasai tharum ninaivugal aadum medai
Neram enneram ponnaana neram
Paadugiraen suvaiyudan paavai naanae
Kai valai tharum oosai kanivodu konja
Kai valai tharum oosai kanivodu konja
Paadidum kuyil iniya isai pudhiya arangilae
Isaiyinilae raagam pala nooru
Inimai tharum vayatho padhinaaru
Geedham en geetdham sangeethamagum
Poovizhiyin jaadaiyil kodi paavam
Paavai penn paavai pannpaadum poovai
Yaezhu saram innisai kolam podum
: Thai magal nadaiyodu nenjil vanthu konja
Thai magal nadaiyodu nenjil vanthu konja
Paadidum kuyil iniya isai pudhya arangilae
Isaiyinilae raagam pala nooru
Inimai tharum vayatho padhinaaru
Naalthorum ingae naan paadumpothu
Thaenalli thoovum suga raagamae
Isaiyinilae raagam pala nooru
Inimai tharum vayatho padhinaaru
…………….
...
In music, there are hundreds of melodies,
And this sweet age of mine is sixteen.
In music, there are hundreds of melodies,
And this sweet age of mine is sixteen.
Every day when I sing right here,
It is a blissful melody that sprinkles honey.
In music, there are hundreds of melodies,
And this sweet age of mine is sixteen.
A stage, a special stage, the stage of my heart,
A stage where sweet desires and memories dance.
Time, this very moment, is a golden time,
And with delight, as a young girl, I sing.
As the sound of bangles tenderly sweet-talks,
As the sound of bangles tenderly sweet-talks,
A singing cuckoo brings sweet music to this new stage.
In music, there are hundreds of melodies,
And this sweet age of mine is sixteen.
My song turns into pure melody,
With countless emotions in a glance from flower-like eyes.
A gentle girl, a graceful young woman who sings with culture,
The seven notes weave a beautiful pattern of music.
With a gentle, daughterly grace, caressing the heart,
With a gentle, daughterly grace, caressing the heart,
A singing cuckoo brings sweet music to this new stage.
In music, there are hundreds of melodies,
And this sweet age of mine is sixteen.
Every day when I sing right here,
It is a blissful melody that sprinkles honey.
In music, there are hundreds of melodies,
And this sweet age of mine is sixteen.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Isaiyinilae Raagam Pala Nooru is a joyful, melodious Tamil song sung from the perspective of a sixteen-year-old girl celebrating the sweetness of her youth and her deep love for music. She describes her mind as a stage where vibrant memories and sweet desires dance, while her voice showers sweet melodies like honey whenever she sings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Isaiyinilae raagam pala nooru / Inimai tharum vayatho padhinaaru”

Matching starting consonant/vowel sounds in line openings (Isaiyinilae / Inimai).

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Medai thani medai manamennum medai”

Comparing the human mind to a theatrical stage ('manamennum medai').

Imagery

“Thaenalli thoovum suga raagamae”

Vivid sensory depiction of melody as honey being gathered and scattered.

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Trivia

Composed by Gangai Amaran for the 1983 film 'Malargalile Aval Malligai', this track features veteran singer P. Susheela delivering a youthful performance, beautifully capturing the classic Tamil poetic theme of connecting the age of sixteen ('padhinaaru') with musical ragas.

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