Jil Jil Jil Rani
From Guna Sundari · 1955
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Details
- Guna Sundari1955
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Jil jil jil raani | The cool and cheerful queen |
| Bul bul bul raani | The sweet nightingale queen |
| Vaanam padi polae | Like a skylark soaring in the sky |
| Naan gaanam paaduven | I will sing a song |
| Inba gaanam paaduven hoii | I will sing a delightful song, hoii! |
| Female | |
| Jil jil jil raani | The cool and cheerful queen |
| Bul bul bul raani | The sweet nightingale queen |
| Vaanam padi polae | Like a skylark soaring in the sky |
| Naan gaanam paaduven | I will sing a song |
| Inba gaanam paaduven | I will sing a delightful song |
| Female | |
| Vanna kalaabamennum | Like colorful peacock plumage |
| Pennaalum naanae | I am that beautiful woman |
| Pennai kandaal rasikkum | That appreciates beauty when seeing a woman |
| Kannaaga naanae | I am those very admiring eyes |
| Pennai kandaal rasikkum | That appreciates beauty when seeing a woman |
| Kannaaga naanae | I am those very admiring eyes |
| Kannai parikkum minnal | Like dazzling lightning that catches the eye |
| Kalaiyaaginenae…haaa….hoooo | I have transformed into a living art form... haaa... hoooo |
| Female | |
| Jil jil jil raani | The cool and cheerful queen |
| Bul bul bul raani | The sweet nightingale queen |
| Vaanam padi polae | Like a skylark soaring in the sky |
| Naan gaanam paaduven | I will sing a song |
| Inba gaanam paaduven | I will sing a delightful song |
| Female | |
| Thendral nilaavil konjum | Caressed by the gentle breeze and moonlight |
| Malaraagi naaanae | I became a flower |
| Thaen malar mel thazhuvum | Caressing over the honey-laden flower |
| Madhuvaagi naanae | I became the sweet nectar |
| Thaen malar mel thazhuvum | Caressing over the honey-laden flower |
| Madhuvaagi naanae | I became the sweet nectar |
| Sindhum madhuvil | In the overflowing nectar |
| Kenjam vandaaginenae …haaa….hoooo | I became a yearning honeybee... haaa... hoooo |
| Female | |
| Jil jil jil raani | The cool and cheerful queen |
| Bul bul bul raani | The sweet nightingale queen |
| Vaanam padi polae | Like a skylark soaring in the sky |
| Naan gaanam paaduven | I will sing a song |
| Inba gaanam paaduven hoii | I will sing a delightful song, hoii! |
| Female | |
| Jil jil jil raani | The cool and cheerful queen |
| Bul bul bul raani | The sweet nightingale queen |
| Vaanam padi polae | Like a skylark soaring in the sky |
| Naan gaanam paaduven | I will sing a song |
| Inba gaanam paaduven | I will sing a delightful song |
ஜில் ஜில் ஜில் ராணி
புல் புல் புல் ராணி
வானம்பாடி போலே
நான் கானம் பாடுவேன்
இன்ப கானம் பாடுவேன் ஹோய்
The cool and cheerful queen
The sweet nightingale queen
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
I will sing a song
I will sing a delightful song, hoii!
ஜில் ஜில் ஜில் ராணி
புல் புல் புல் ராணி
வானம்பாடி போலே
நான் கானம் பாடுவேன்
இன்ப கானம் பாடுவேன்
The cool and cheerful queen
The sweet nightingale queen
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
I will sing a song
I will sing a delightful song
வண்ணக் கலாபமெனும்
பெண்ணாளும் நானே
பெண்ணைக் கண்டால் ரசிக்கும்
கண்ணாக நானே
கண்ணைப் பறிக்கும் மின்னல்
கலையாகினேனே.....ஹா....ஹோ......
Like colorful peacock plumage
I am that beautiful woman
That appreciates beauty when seeing a woman
I am those very admiring eyes
That appreciates beauty when seeing a woman
I am those very admiring eyes
Like dazzling lightning that catches the eye
I have transformed into a living art form... haaa... hoooo
ஜில் ஜில் ஜில் ராணி
புல் புல் புல் ராணி
வானம்பாடி போலே
நான் கானம் பாடுவேன்
இன்ப கானம் பாடுவேன்
The cool and cheerful queen
The sweet nightingale queen
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
I will sing a song
I will sing a delightful song
தென்றல் நிலாவில் கொஞ்சும்
மலராகி நானே
தேன் மலர் மேல் தவழும்
மதுவாகி நானே
சிந்தும் மதுவில்
கொஞ்சும் வண்டாகினேனே....ஹா.....ஹோ.....
Caressed by the gentle breeze and moonlight
I became a flower
Caressing over the honey-laden flower
I became the sweet nectar
Caressing over the honey-laden flower
I became the sweet nectar
In the overflowing nectar
I became a yearning honeybee... haaa... hoooo
ஜில் ஜில் ஜில் ராணி
புல் புல் புல் ராணி
வானம்பாடி போலே
நான் கானம் பாடுவேன்
இன்ப கானம் பாடுவேன் ஹோய்
The cool and cheerful queen
The sweet nightingale queen
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
I will sing a song
I will sing a delightful song, hoii!
ஜில் ஜில் ஜில் ராணி
புல் புல் புல் ராணி
வானம்பாடி போலே
நான் கானம் பாடுவேன்
இன்ப கானம் பாடுவேன்
The cool and cheerful queen
The sweet nightingale queen
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
I will sing a song
I will sing a delightful song
Jil jil jil raani
The cool and cheerful queen
Bul bul bul raani
The sweet nightingale queen
Vaanam padi polae
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
Naan gaanam paaduven
I will sing a song
Inba gaanam paaduven hoii
I will sing a delightful song, hoii!
Jil jil jil raani
The cool and cheerful queen
Bul bul bul raani
The sweet nightingale queen
Vaanam padi polae
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
Naan gaanam paaduven
I will sing a song
Inba gaanam paaduven
I will sing a delightful song
Vanna kalaabamennum
Like colorful peacock plumage
Pennaalum naanae
I am that beautiful woman
Pennai kandaal rasikkum
That appreciates beauty when seeing a woman
Kannaaga naanae
I am those very admiring eyes
Pennai kandaal rasikkum
That appreciates beauty when seeing a woman
Kannaaga naanae
I am those very admiring eyes
Kannai parikkum minnal
Like dazzling lightning that catches the eye
Kalaiyaaginenae…haaa….hoooo
I have transformed into a living art form... haaa... hoooo
Jil jil jil raani
The cool and cheerful queen
Bul bul bul raani
The sweet nightingale queen
Vaanam padi polae
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
Naan gaanam paaduven
I will sing a song
Inba gaanam paaduven
I will sing a delightful song
Thendral nilaavil konjum
Caressed by the gentle breeze and moonlight
Malaraagi naaanae
I became a flower
Thaen malar mel thazhuvum
Caressing over the honey-laden flower
Madhuvaagi naanae
I became the sweet nectar
Thaen malar mel thazhuvum
Caressing over the honey-laden flower
Madhuvaagi naanae
I became the sweet nectar
Sindhum madhuvil
In the overflowing nectar
Kenjam vandaaginenae …haaa….hoooo
I became a yearning honeybee... haaa... hoooo
Jil jil jil raani
The cool and cheerful queen
Bul bul bul raani
The sweet nightingale queen
Vaanam padi polae
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
Naan gaanam paaduven
I will sing a song
Inba gaanam paaduven hoii
I will sing a delightful song, hoii!
Jil jil jil raani
The cool and cheerful queen
Bul bul bul raani
The sweet nightingale queen
Vaanam padi polae
Like a skylark soaring in the sky
Naan gaanam paaduven
I will sing a song
Inba gaanam paaduven
I will sing a delightful song
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Jil Jil Jil Raani is an exuberant, buoyant song that celebrates freedom, romance, and feminine beauty. The singer portrays herself as a joyous queen of melody who soars like a skylark in the open sky and sings blissful tunes. Through lush natural imagery involving blossoms, gentle moonlight, sweet nectar, and captivating art, she expresses an intoxicating sense of joy and artistic grace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanam padi polae”
Comparing the singer's free-spirited singing to a skylark flying high in the sky using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Onomatopoeia & Rhythm (Eshai)
“Jil jil jil raani / Bul bul bul raani”
Repetition of catchy, rhythmic phonetic sounds 'Jil jil jil' and 'Bul bul bul' to create musical playfulness.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kannai parikkum minnal kalaiyaaginenae”
Directly equating her vibrant self to dazzling lightning and living art ('Kalai').
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Trivia
Guna Sundari (1955) was a Tamil cinematic adaptation based on King Lear-inspired folklore, dubbed/adapted from the acclaimed Telugu original Gunasundari Katha (1949). The lyrics were written by the renowned dramatist and lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
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