Karmugile
From Album Songs 2020 · 2020
- Lyricist
- Ahamed Shyam
- Singer
- Sathyaprakash Dharmar
- Music director
- Sathyaprakash Dharmar
- Details
- Album Songs 20202020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hmmm mmm mm hmm mm mm | Hmmm mmm mm hmm mm mm |
| Hmm mm hmm mm mm | Hmm mm hmm mm mm |
| Thoovum mazhayil | In the drizzling rain |
| Dhaagam thaniyum kaargalam | The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst |
| Thogai mayilin mogam | The desire of the fanning peacock |
| Avizhum kaargalam | Unfolds during this monsoon season |
| Male | |
| Kaigal yendhum karum pookkal | The black flowers held in hands |
| Kudaithaanae | Are actually umbrellas |
| Sempaalai vanam porthum udaithaanae | It is the garment draped over the dry red desert forest |
| Male | |
| Nilavin thugilae | Oh delicate drape of the moon |
| Nilam vaa mugilae | Oh rain cloud, come down to the earth |
| Kaarmugilae… | Oh dark rain cloud… |
| Kaarmugilae… | Oh dark rain cloud… |
| Male | |
| Thoovum mazhayil | In the drizzling rain |
| Dhaagam thaniyum kaargalam | The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst |
| Thogai mayilin mogam | The desire of the fanning peacock |
| Avizhum kaargalam | Unfolds during this monsoon season |
| Male | |
| Neeraadum poovil vandu | A beetle resting in a rain-bathed flower |
| Boopalam paada | Sings the morning raga Boopalam |
| Neerodai paarai ellam thaalangal podum | All the rocks in the stream play rhythmic beats |
| Ooradha kenikkullae | Inside the dry well that never yields water |
| Neer saerum neram | When rain water gathers |
| Koottodu naththai rendu | A pair of snails inside their shells |
| Gummalam podum | Celebrate in joy |
| Male | |
| Panai olayilum | Even on the dry palm leaf |
| Thuligal regayidum | Raindrops draw lines like fingerprints |
| Manaivaasalilum azhagai kolamidum | And at the threshold of houses, they draw beautiful kolam patterns |
| Nadhi thoongidavae madai paayidumae | As the river sleeps, the sluice gate surges with water |
| Mazhai bhoomikku paaloottum thaayae | Rain is the mother nursing the earth with milk |
| Ae…….ae……ae….hae……ae…..ae….. | Ae…….ae……ae….hae……ae…..ae….. |
| Male | |
| Thoovum mazhayil | In the drizzling rain |
| Dhaagam thaniyum kaargalam | The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst |
| Thogai mayilin mogam | The desire of the fanning peacock |
| Avizhum kaargalam | Unfolds during this monsoon season |
| Male | |
| Nilavin thugilae | Oh delicate drape of the moon |
| Nilam vaa mugilae | Oh rain cloud, come down to the earth |
| Kaarmugilae… | Oh dark rain cloud… |
| Kaarmugilae… | Oh dark rain cloud… |
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
தூவும் மழையில்
தாகம் தணியும் கார்காலம்
தோகை மயிலின் மோகம்
அவிழும் கார்காலம்
Hmmm mmm mm hmm mm mm
Hmm mm hmm mm mm
In the drizzling rain
The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst
The desire of the fanning peacock
Unfolds during this monsoon season
கைகள் ஏந்தும் கரும் பூக்கள்
குடைதானே
செம்பாலை வானம் போர்த்தும் உடைதானே
The black flowers held in hands
Are actually umbrellas
It is the garment draped over the dry red desert forest
நிலவின் துகிலே....
நிலம் வா முகிலே......
கார்முகிலே......
கார்முகிலே......
Oh delicate drape of the moon
Oh rain cloud, come down to the earth
Oh dark rain cloud…
Oh dark rain cloud…
தூவும் மழையில்
தாகம் தணியும் கார்காலம்
தோகை மயிலின் மோகம்
அவிழும் கார்காலம்
In the drizzling rain
The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst
The desire of the fanning peacock
Unfolds during this monsoon season
நீராடும் பூவில் வண்டு
பூபாளம் பாட
நீரோடை பாறை எல்லாம் தாளங்கள் போடும்
ஊராத கேணிக்குள்ளே
நீர் சேரும் நேரம்
கூட்டோடு நத்தை ரெண்டு
கும்மாளம் போடும்
A beetle resting in a rain-bathed flower
Sings the morning raga Boopalam
All the rocks in the stream play rhythmic beats
Inside the dry well that never yields water
When rain water gathers
A pair of snails inside their shells
Celebrate in joy
பனை ஓலையிலும்
துளிகள் ரேகையிடும்
மனைவாசளிலும் அழகை கோலமிடும்
நதி தூங்கிடவே மடை பாயிடுமே
மழை பூமிக்கு பாலூட்டும் தாயே
ஏ.......ஏ.......ஏ....ஹே......ஏ.....ஏ......
Even on the dry palm leaf
Raindrops draw lines like fingerprints
And at the threshold of houses, they draw beautiful kolam patterns
As the river sleeps, the sluice gate surges with water
Rain is the mother nursing the earth with milk
Ae…….ae……ae….hae……ae…..ae…..
தூவும் மழையில்
தாகம் தணியும் கார்காலம்
தோகை மயிலின் மோகம்
அவிழும் கார்காலம்
In the drizzling rain
The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst
The desire of the fanning peacock
Unfolds during this monsoon season
..............................
Oh delicate drape of the moon
Oh rain cloud, come down to the earth
Oh dark rain cloud…
Oh dark rain cloud…
நிலவின் துகிலே.....
நிலம் வா முகிலே....
கார்முகிலே......
கார்முகிலே......
Hmmm mmm mm hmm mm mm
Hmmm mmm mm hmm mm mm
Hmm mm hmm mm mm
Hmm mm hmm mm mm
Thoovum mazhayil
In the drizzling rain
Dhaagam thaniyum kaargalam
The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst
Thogai mayilin mogam
The desire of the fanning peacock
Avizhum kaargalam
Unfolds during this monsoon season
Kaigal yendhum karum pookkal
The black flowers held in hands
Kudaithaanae
Are actually umbrellas
Sempaalai vanam porthum udaithaanae
It is the garment draped over the dry red desert forest
Nilavin thugilae
Oh delicate drape of the moon
Nilam vaa mugilae
Oh rain cloud, come down to the earth
Kaarmugilae…
Oh dark rain cloud…
Kaarmugilae…
Oh dark rain cloud…
Thoovum mazhayil
In the drizzling rain
Dhaagam thaniyum kaargalam
The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst
Thogai mayilin mogam
The desire of the fanning peacock
Avizhum kaargalam
Unfolds during this monsoon season
Neeraadum poovil vandu
A beetle resting in a rain-bathed flower
Boopalam paada
Sings the morning raga Boopalam
Neerodai paarai ellam thaalangal podum
All the rocks in the stream play rhythmic beats
Ooradha kenikkullae
Inside the dry well that never yields water
Neer saerum neram
When rain water gathers
Koottodu naththai rendu
A pair of snails inside their shells
Gummalam podum
Celebrate in joy
Panai olayilum
Even on the dry palm leaf
Thuligal regayidum
Raindrops draw lines like fingerprints
Manaivaasalilum azhagai kolamidum
And at the threshold of houses, they draw beautiful kolam patterns
Nadhi thoongidavae madai paayidumae
As the river sleeps, the sluice gate surges with water
Mazhai bhoomikku paaloottum thaayae
Rain is the mother nursing the earth with milk
Ae…….ae……ae….hae……ae…..ae…..
Ae…….ae……ae….hae……ae…..ae…..
Thoovum mazhayil
In the drizzling rain
Dhaagam thaniyum kaargalam
The monsoon season quenches the deep thirst
Thogai mayilin mogam
The desire of the fanning peacock
Avizhum kaargalam
Unfolds during this monsoon season
Nilavin thugilae
Oh delicate drape of the moon
Nilam vaa mugilae
Oh rain cloud, come down to the earth
Kaarmugilae…
Oh dark rain cloud…
Kaarmugilae…
Oh dark rain cloud…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a lush, poetic tribute to the monsoon season (Kaargalam) and the transformative power of rain. It paints vivid imagery of how rainfall brings life to arid landscapes, quenching nature's deep thirst and inspiring joy in living creatures—from peacocks fanning their feathers to beetles humming music in wet blossoms and snails celebrating in replenished wells. The lyrics creatively reimagine everyday rain phenomena, framing black umbrellas as handheld flowers, rain on palm leaves as handprints, and puddle patterns as entrance art. Ultimately, the song reveres the dark rain cloud as a nourishing mother figure that feeds the earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaigal yendhum karum pookkal Kudaithaanae”
Umbrellas held in hands during rain are poetically metaphorized as 'black flowers' (karum pookkal).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Mazhai bhoomikku paaloottum thaayae”
Rain is directly addressed as a divine mother breastfeeding the earth.
Personification
“Neerodai paarai ellam thaalangal podum”
Rocks in a stream are personified as musicians keeping rhythmic beats (thaalangal podum) to the flowing water.
Visual Imagery
“Panai olayilum Thuligal regayidum Manaivaasalilum azhagai kolamidum”
Raindrops falling on palm leaves and house entrances are pictured as palm lines and traditional kolam patterns.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thoovum mazhayil / Dhaagam thaniyum kaargalam / Thogai mayilin mogam”
Repetition of the initial Tamil consonant 'Th' (Thoovum / Thagham / Thogai) creating lyrical harmony across lines.
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Trivia
'Kaarmugilae' is an independent Tamil track penned by lyricist Ahamed Shyam. The lyrics draw heavily from classical Sangam literature tropes, utilizing traditional eco-zone concepts like 'Sempaalai' (dry red desert landscape) and 'Kaargalam' (monsoon season).
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