Karpanaiyo Kai Vanthatho
From Malathi · 1970
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Malathi1970
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Karpanaiyo kai vandhadho | Did imagination come within my grasp? |
| Sorgathil kaanaadha sugamo sugam | Is it a joy unfound even in heaven? |
| Sugamo sugam sugamo sugam | Such bliss, such bliss! |
| Female | |
| Karpanaiyo kai vandhadho | Did imagination come within my grasp? |
| Sorgathil kaanaadha sugamo sugam | Is it a joy unfound even in heaven? |
| Sugamo sugam sugamo sugam | Such bliss, such bliss! |
| Female | |
| Andru kaadhal kan kondu | That day, with eyes full of love, |
| Nee paartha paarvai | The look you cast upon me, |
| Indru kaniyaanadho | Has it ripened into fruit today? |
| Enna sugamo sugam | Oh, what immense pleasure! |
| Female | |
| Andru kaadhal kan kondu | That day, with eyes full of love, |
| Nee paartha paarvai | The look you cast upon me, |
| Indru kaniyaanadho | Has it ripened into fruit today? |
| Enna sugamo sugam | Oh, what immense pleasure! |
| Male | |
| Undhan kaiyil vizhundhaeno | Did I fall into your hands, |
| Kanni kaniyae | Oh youthful fruit? |
| Illai kallil vizhundhaeno sella kiliyae | Or did I fall on stone, my sweet parrot? |
| Female | |
| Yaarum solli theriyaadha | An art of joy that no one can teach, |
| Inba kalaiyae | Oh art of pleasure! |
| Adhai alli kolla vandhen thannanthaniyae | I came all alone to gather it up. |
| Male | |
| Paarthadhu | What was seen, |
| Female | |
| Podhumaa | Is it enough? |
| Male | |
| Kettadhu | What was heard, |
| Female | |
| Vendumaa | Is it desired? |
| Female | |
| Karpanaiyo kai vandhadho | Did imagination come within my grasp? |
| Male :Sorgathil kaanaadha sugamo sugam | Male: Is it a joy unfound even in heaven? |
| Both :Sugamo sugam sugamo sugam | Both: Such bliss, such bliss! |
| Male | |
| Oru kodi thaamarai | Ten million lotus blossoms, |
| Kodiyodu valaithu | Bending together with vines, |
| Ennai sirai seidhadho | Did they imprison me? |
| Enna sugamo sugam | Oh, what immense pleasure! |
| Male | |
| Oru kodi thaamarai | Ten million lotus blossoms, |
| Kodiyodu valaithu | Bending together with vines, |
| Ennai sirai seidhadho | Did they imprison me? |
| Enna sugamo sugam | Oh, what immense pleasure! |
| Female | |
| Ennai katti vaitha vilango | Are the shackles that bound me |
| Kangal irandum | Your two eyes? |
| Angu vetti vaitha karumbo | Is it cut sugarcane placed there, |
| Kannam irandum | Your two cheeks? |
| Male | |
| Unnai kandu kandu | Gazing at you endlessly, |
| Rasithae ennai koduthaen | Admiring you, I gave myself away. |
| Angu kaadhal enum amudhai | There, the nectar called love, |
| Alli kudithaen | I scooped up and drank. |
| Female | |
| Paarthadhu | What was seen, |
| Male | |
| Podhumaa | Is it enough? |
| Female | |
| Kettadhu | What was heard, |
| Male | |
| Vendumaa | Is it desired? |
கற்பனையோ கைவந்ததோ
சொர்க்கத்தில் காணாத சுகமோ சுகம்
சுகமோ சுகம்... சுகமோ சுகம்...
Did imagination come within my grasp?
Is it a joy unfound even in heaven?
Such bliss, such bliss!
கற்பனையோ கைவந்ததோ
சொர்க்கத்தில் காணாத சுகமோ சுகம்
சுகமோ சுகம்... சுகமோ சுகம்...
Did imagination come within my grasp?
Is it a joy unfound even in heaven?
Such bliss, such bliss!
அன்று காதல் கண் கொண்டு
நீ பார்த்த பார்வை
இன்று கனியானதோ
என்ன சுகமோ சுகம்
That day, with eyes full of love,
The look you cast upon me,
Has it ripened into fruit today?
Oh, what immense pleasure!
அன்று காதல் கண் கொண்டு
நீ பார்த்த பார்வை
இன்று கனியானதோ
என்ன சுகமோ சுகம்
That day, with eyes full of love,
The look you cast upon me,
Has it ripened into fruit today?
Oh, what immense pleasure!
உந்தன் கையில் விழுந்தேனோ
கன்னிக் கனியே
இல்லைக் கள்ளில் விழுந்தேனோ
செல்லக் கிளியே
Did I fall into your hands,
Oh youthful fruit?
Or did I fall on stone, my sweet parrot?
யாரும் சொல்லித் திரியாத
இன்பக் கலையே
அதை அள்ளிக் கொள்ள வந்தேன்
தன்னந்தனியே
An art of joy that no one can teach,
Oh art of pleasure!
I came all alone to gather it up.
பார்த்தது
What was seen,
போதுமா
Is it enough?
கேட்டது
What was heard,
வேண்டுமா
Is it desired?
சுகமோ சுகம் சுகமோ சுகம்
சுகமோ சுகம்.....
Did imagination come within my grasp?
Male: Is it a joy unfound even in heaven?
Both: Such bliss, such bliss!
கற்பனையோ கைவந்ததோ
சொர்க்கத்தில் காணாத சுகமோ சுகம்
இருவர் :
சுகமோ சுகம்... சுகமோ சுகம்...
Ten million lotus blossoms,
Bending together with vines,
Did they imprison me?
Oh, what immense pleasure!
ஒரு கோடித் தாமரை
கொடியோடு வளைத்து
என்னைச் சிறை செய்ததோ
என்ன சுகமோ சுகம்
Ten million lotus blossoms,
Bending together with vines,
Did they imprison me?
Oh, what immense pleasure!
ஒரு கோடித் தாமரை
கொடியோடு வளைத்து
என்னைச் சிறை செய்ததோ
என்ன சுகமோ சுகம்
Are the shackles that bound me
Your two eyes?
Is it cut sugarcane placed there,
Your two cheeks?
என்னை கட்டி வைத்த விலங்கோ
கண்கள் இரண்டும்
அங்கு வெட்டி வைத்த கரும்போ
கன்னம் இரண்டும்
Gazing at you endlessly,
Admiring you, I gave myself away.
There, the nectar called love,
I scooped up and drank.
உன்னைக் கண்டு கண்டு
ரசித்தே என்னை கொடுத்தேன்
அங்கு காதல் எனும் அமுதை
அள்ளிக் குடித்தேன்
What was seen,
பார்த்தது
Is it enough?
போதுமா
What was heard,
கேட்டது
Is it desired?
வேண்டுமா
சுகமோ சுகம் சுகமோ சுகம்
சுகமோ சுகம்...
கற்பனையோ கைவந்ததோ
சொர்க்கத்தில் காணாத சுகமோ சுகம்
சுகமோ சுகம்... சுகமோ சுகம்...
Karpanaiyo kai vandhadho
Did imagination come within my grasp?
Sorgathil kaanaadha sugamo sugam
Is it a joy unfound even in heaven?
Sugamo sugam sugamo sugam
Such bliss, such bliss!
Karpanaiyo kai vandhadho
Did imagination come within my grasp?
Sorgathil kaanaadha sugamo sugam
Is it a joy unfound even in heaven?
Sugamo sugam sugamo sugam
Such bliss, such bliss!
Andru kaadhal kan kondu
That day, with eyes full of love,
Nee paartha paarvai
The look you cast upon me,
Indru kaniyaanadho
Has it ripened into fruit today?
Enna sugamo sugam
Oh, what immense pleasure!
Andru kaadhal kan kondu
That day, with eyes full of love,
Nee paartha paarvai
The look you cast upon me,
Indru kaniyaanadho
Has it ripened into fruit today?
Enna sugamo sugam
Oh, what immense pleasure!
Undhan kaiyil vizhundhaeno
Did I fall into your hands,
Kanni kaniyae
Oh youthful fruit?
Illai kallil vizhundhaeno sella kiliyae
Or did I fall on stone, my sweet parrot?
Yaarum solli theriyaadha
An art of joy that no one can teach,
Inba kalaiyae
Oh art of pleasure!
Adhai alli kolla vandhen thannanthaniyae
I came all alone to gather it up.
Paarthadhu
What was seen,
Podhumaa
Is it enough?
Kettadhu
What was heard,
Vendumaa
Is it desired?
Karpanaiyo kai vandhadho
Did imagination come within my grasp?
Male :Sorgathil kaanaadha sugamo sugam
Male: Is it a joy unfound even in heaven?
Both :Sugamo sugam sugamo sugam
Both: Such bliss, such bliss!
Oru kodi thaamarai
Ten million lotus blossoms,
Kodiyodu valaithu
Bending together with vines,
Ennai sirai seidhadho
Did they imprison me?
Enna sugamo sugam
Oh, what immense pleasure!
Oru kodi thaamarai
Ten million lotus blossoms,
Kodiyodu valaithu
Bending together with vines,
Ennai sirai seidhadho
Did they imprison me?
Enna sugamo sugam
Oh, what immense pleasure!
Ennai katti vaitha vilango
Are the shackles that bound me
Kangal irandum
Your two eyes?
Angu vetti vaitha karumbo
Is it cut sugarcane placed there,
Kannam irandum
Your two cheeks?
Unnai kandu kandu
Gazing at you endlessly,
Rasithae ennai koduthaen
Admiring you, I gave myself away.
Angu kaadhal enum amudhai
There, the nectar called love,
Alli kudithaen
I scooped up and drank.
Paarthadhu
What was seen,
Podhumaa
Is it enough?
Kettadhu
What was heard,
Vendumaa
Is it desired?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet celebrates the overwhelming bliss of love that feels too exquisite to be real. The lovers ponder whether their sweet imagination has taken physical shape, describing their intimacy as a heavenly pleasure superior to paradise itself. Through poetical imagery, they reflect on how a simple loving glance from the past has matured into sweet emotional fulfillment today. The song vividly captures the sensory delight of love, comparing the partner's eyes to soft shackles of devotion and cheeks to sweet sugarcane. They express complete self-surrender, drinking the divine nectar of love together in total bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Ennai katti vaitha vilango / Kangal irandum”
Eyes are directly metaphorized as binding shackles ('vilango') and soft cheeks as harvested sweet sugarcane ('karumbo').
Uyarvu Navirchi Ani (Hyperbole)
“Oru kodi thaamarai / Kodiyodu valaithu / Ennai sirai seidhadho”
Exaggerating romance by comparing the embrace to ten million lotus vines surrounding and imprisoning the lover.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Sugamo sugam sugamo sugam”
Repeating 'Sugamo sugam' reinforces the ecstatic intensity of romantic joy.
Vinaa Ani (Rhetorical Question)
“Karpanaiyo kai vandhadho”
Using questions like 'Did imagination come into my hands?' to show awe and wonder at their newfound happiness.
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Trivia
The song from 'Malathi' (1970) features lyrics by the legendary Kaviarasu Kannadasan. Set to music by M. S. Viswanathan, this romantic song highlights Kannadasan's signature style of using nature imagery—like lotuses, parrots, and sugarcane—to convey deep sensory and emotional intimacy.
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