Konangi Kullaa
From Raja Sevai · 1959
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- A. L. Ragavan, A. P. Komala
- Music director
- T. V. Raju
- Details
- Raja Sevai1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Konaangi gulla pottu | Wearing a clown's cap |
| Kuruvi kitta josiyam kettu | And seeking fortune from a bird |
| Konaangi gulla pottu | Wearing a clown's cap |
| Kuruvi kitta josiyam kettu | And seeking fortune from a bird |
| Kummalam podathe mama | Do not make a fuss, uncle! |
| Male | |
| : Yema | Hey mama! |
| Female :O….dingiri doma | Female: Oh... dingiri doma! |
| Chumma ne thullathe mama… | Don't just jump around needlessly, uncle... |
| Male | |
| Pollatha mamutha rajan | Because the wicked King Cupid |
| Villaale adichathinaale | Shot me with his bow and arrow |
| Pollatha mamutha rajan | Because the wicked King Cupid |
| Villaale adichathinaale | Shot me with his bow and arrow |
| Sollamal odi vanthene | I came running without telling anyone |
| Female | |
| Appadiya | Is that so? |
| Male :Un ullamunthaane | Male: Is that heart of yours... |
| Kallo karkando ariyene | Made of stone or rock candy, I do not know! |
| Female :Aasai yavum arupthu naalu | Female: Desires are sixty-four in number |
| Mogam yavum muppathu nalu | Infatuations are thirty-four in number |
| Female | |
| Aasai yavum arupthu naalu | Desires are sixty-four in number |
| Mogam yavum muppathu nalu | Infatuations are thirty-four in number |
| Nesam yavum udane maranthu | Forgetting all affection in an instant |
| Ne yaro na yarovena | Asking 'Who are you and who am I?' |
| Jambamaga pesi kaatuvar | He will boast grandly and show off! |
| Male | |
| Iyago en menagai… | Alas, my Menaka... |
| Male | |
| Ponnaivittu oli ponalum | Even if light departs from gold |
| Poovai vittu manam ponalum | Even if fragrance departs from a flower |
| Male | |
| Ponnaivittu oli ponalum | Even if light departs from gold |
| Poovai vittu manam ponalum | Even if fragrance departs from a flower |
| Unnai vittu naan poveno | Would I ever depart from you? |
| Ponalum uyir vaazhveno | Even if I left, could I remain alive? |
| Ennai vittu neeyum pogathe | Do not leave me and go away |
| Female :Aiyaiyo | Female: Oh dear! |
| Male :Yeho..Rambayin magale | Male: Hey... daughter of Rambha! |
| Kannai vittu neeyum maraiyathe | Do not disappear from my eyes! |
| Male | |
| Azhagana kadhalin jodi | A beautiful pair of lovers |
| Anuragam mevi vidum jothi | A radiant light spreading affection |
| Azhagana kadhalin jodi | A beautiful pair of lovers |
| Anuragam mevi vidum jothi | A radiant light spreading affection |
| Female | |
| Nilaiyana inbathile | In everlasting joy |
| Neela vanam mathiyum pole | Like the moon in the blue sky |
| Female | |
| Karumbai kanda erumbai pole | Like an ant that finds sugarcane |
| Male :Gantham kanda irumbai pole | Male: Like iron pulled toward a magnet |
| Female :Karumbai kanda erumbai pole | Female: Like an ant that finds sugarcane |
| Male :Gantham kanda irumbai pole | Male: Like iron pulled toward a magnet |
கோணங்கி குல்லா போட்டு
குருவி கிட்ட ஜோசியங் கேட்டு
கோணங்கி குல்லா போட்டு
குருவி கிட்ட ஜோசியங் கேட்டு
கும்மாளம் போடாதே மாமா
ஏமா
ஓ....டிங்கிரி டோமா
சும்மா நீ துள்ளாதே மாமா...
Wearing a clown's cap
And seeking fortune from a bird
Wearing a clown's cap
And seeking fortune from a bird
Do not make a fuss, uncle!
பொல்லாத மம்முத ராஜன்
வில்லாலே அடிச்சதினாலே
பொல்லாத மம்முத ராஜன்
வில்லாலே அடிச்சதினாலே
சொல்லாமல் ஓடி வந்தேனே
அப்படியா
உன் உள்ளமுந்தானே
கல்லோ கற்கண்டோ அறியேனே
Hey mama!
Female: Oh... dingiri doma!
Don't just jump around needlessly, uncle...
ஆசையாவும் அறுபது நாளு
மோகம் யாவும் முப்பது நாளு
Because the wicked King Cupid
Shot me with his bow and arrow
Because the wicked King Cupid
Shot me with his bow and arrow
I came running without telling anyone
ஆசையாவும் அறுபது நாளு
மோகம் யாவும் முப்பது நாளு
நேசம் யாவும் உடனே மறந்து
நீ யாரோ நான் யாரோவென
ஜம்பமாக பேசி காட்டுவார்
Is that so?
Male: Is that heart of yours...
Made of stone or rock candy, I do not know!
Female: Desires are sixty-four in number
Infatuations are thirty-four in number
ஐயகோ என் மேனகி...
Desires are sixty-four in number
Infatuations are thirty-four in number
Forgetting all affection in an instant
Asking 'Who are you and who am I?'
He will boast grandly and show off!
பொன்னை விட்டு ஒளி போனாலும்
பூவை விட்டு மணம் போனாலும்
Alas, my Menaka...
பொன்னை விட்டு ஒளி போனாலும்
பூவை விட்டு மணம் போனாலும்
உன்னை விட்டு நான் போவேனோ
போனாலும் உயிர் வாழ்வேனோ
என்னை விட்டு நீயும் போகாதே
அய்யய்யோ
ஏஹே..ரம்பையின் மகளே
கண்ணை விட்டு நீயும் மறையாதே
Even if light departs from gold
Even if fragrance departs from a flower
அழகான காதலின் ஜோடி
அனுராகம் மேவிடும் ஜோதி
அழகான காதலின் ஜோடி
அனுராகம் மேவிடும் ஜோதி
Even if light departs from gold
Even if fragrance departs from a flower
Would I ever depart from you?
Even if I left, could I remain alive?
Do not leave me and go away
Female: Oh dear!
Male: Hey... daughter of Rambha!
Do not disappear from my eyes!
நிலையான இன்பத்தினாலே
நீல வானும் மதியும் போல
A beautiful pair of lovers
A radiant light spreading affection
A beautiful pair of lovers
A radiant light spreading affection
பழகாமல் காதல் இனிக்குமா
இருமனமே சேர்ந்து
இளகாமல் இன்பம் கிடைக்குமா
In everlasting joy
Like the moon in the blue sky
கரும்பை க் கண்ட எறும்பையும் போலே
காந்தம் கண்ட இரும்பையும் போலே
கரும்பை க் கண்ட எறும்பையும் போலே
காந்தம் கண்ட இரும்பையும் போலே
இருவர் :
கண்ணும் கண்ணும் கலந்தது தன்னாலே
மெய்க் காதலாலே
கவலையின்றி வாழ்வோம் இனிமேலே.....
Like an ant that finds sugarcane
Male: Like iron pulled toward a magnet
Female: Like an ant that finds sugarcane
Male: Like iron pulled toward a magnet
Konaangi gulla pottu
Wearing a clown's cap
Kuruvi kitta josiyam kettu
And seeking fortune from a bird
Konaangi gulla pottu
Wearing a clown's cap
Kuruvi kitta josiyam kettu
And seeking fortune from a bird
Kummalam podathe mama
Do not make a fuss, uncle!
: Yema
Hey mama!
Female :O….dingiri doma
Female: Oh... dingiri doma!
Chumma ne thullathe mama…
Don't just jump around needlessly, uncle...
Pollatha mamutha rajan
Because the wicked King Cupid
Villaale adichathinaale
Shot me with his bow and arrow
Pollatha mamutha rajan
Because the wicked King Cupid
Villaale adichathinaale
Shot me with his bow and arrow
Sollamal odi vanthene
I came running without telling anyone
Appadiya
Is that so?
Male :Un ullamunthaane
Male: Is that heart of yours...
Kallo karkando ariyene
Made of stone or rock candy, I do not know!
Female :Aasai yavum arupthu naalu
Female: Desires are sixty-four in number
Mogam yavum muppathu nalu
Infatuations are thirty-four in number
Aasai yavum arupthu naalu
Desires are sixty-four in number
Mogam yavum muppathu nalu
Infatuations are thirty-four in number
Nesam yavum udane maranthu
Forgetting all affection in an instant
Ne yaro na yarovena
Asking 'Who are you and who am I?'
Jambamaga pesi kaatuvar
He will boast grandly and show off!
Iyago en menagai…
Alas, my Menaka...
Ponnaivittu oli ponalum
Even if light departs from gold
Poovai vittu manam ponalum
Even if fragrance departs from a flower
Ponnaivittu oli ponalum
Even if light departs from gold
Poovai vittu manam ponalum
Even if fragrance departs from a flower
Unnai vittu naan poveno
Would I ever depart from you?
Ponalum uyir vaazhveno
Even if I left, could I remain alive?
Ennai vittu neeyum pogathe
Do not leave me and go away
Female :Aiyaiyo
Female: Oh dear!
Male :Yeho..Rambayin magale
Male: Hey... daughter of Rambha!
Kannai vittu neeyum maraiyathe
Do not disappear from my eyes!
Azhagana kadhalin jodi
A beautiful pair of lovers
Anuragam mevi vidum jothi
A radiant light spreading affection
Azhagana kadhalin jodi
A beautiful pair of lovers
Anuragam mevi vidum jothi
A radiant light spreading affection
Nilaiyana inbathile
In everlasting joy
Neela vanam mathiyum pole
Like the moon in the blue sky
Karumbai kanda erumbai pole
Like an ant that finds sugarcane
Male :Gantham kanda irumbai pole
Male: Like iron pulled toward a magnet
Female :Karumbai kanda erumbai pole
Female: Like an ant that finds sugarcane
Male :Gantham kanda irumbai pole
Male: Like iron pulled toward a magnet
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful romantic duet from the 1959 film Raja Sevai portrays a banter-filled conversation between lovers teasing each other. The female lover lightheartedly warns her partner not to get overly excited or arrogant, explaining how Cupid's magical arrow drove her to run to him. The male protagonist responds with affectionate devotion, praising her beauty by comparing her to celestial apsaras like Menaka and Rambha, and declaring that he could never survive without her. The song builds towards a lyrical climax where both lovers describe their inseparable union using classic folk imagery and metaphors. They portray their togetherness as everlasting joy—resembling the moon illuminating the night sky, ants drawn irresistibly to sugarcane, and iron pulled toward a magnet.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Karumbai kanda erumbai pole / Gantham kanda irumbai pole”
Compares the irresistible romantic attraction between lovers to ants drawn to sugarcane and iron pulled toward a magnet.
Second-letter Rhyme (Etukai)
“Ponnaivittu oli ponalum / Poovai vittu manam ponalum”
The second consonant sound ('nn') rhymes between 'Ponnai' and 'Poovai' across consecutive lines.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Konaangi gulla pottu / Kuruvi kitta josiyam kettu”
Initial consonant sound 'K' is repeated across 'Konaangi' and 'Kuruvi'.
Hyperbole & Mythological Metaphor
“Iyago en menagai / Yeho..Rambayin magale”
Extolling the heroine by comparing her to divine celestial nymphs (Apsaras) Menaka and Rambha.
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Trivia
Raja Sevai (1959) features popular folk-infused melodies composed by T. V. Raju with lyrics written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Sung by A. L. Raghavan and A. P. Komala, 'Konaangi gulla pottu' represents the rhythmic, banter-style theatrical duet popular in Tamil cinema during the late 1950s.
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