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Lyrics & meaning

Konangi Kullaa

From Raja Sevai · 1959

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
A. L. Ragavan, A. P. Komala
Music director
T. V. Raju
Movie name
Raja Sevai
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
4 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Konaangi gulla pottu
Kuruvi kitta josiyam kettu
Konaangi gulla pottu
Kuruvi kitta josiyam kettu
Kummalam podathe mama
: Yema
Female :O….dingiri doma
Chumma ne thullathe mama…
Pollatha mamutha rajan
Villaale adichathinaale
Pollatha mamutha rajan
Villaale adichathinaale
Sollamal odi vanthene
Appadiya
Male :Un ullamunthaane
Kallo karkando ariyene
Female :Aasai yavum arupthu naalu
Mogam yavum muppathu nalu
Aasai yavum arupthu naalu
Mogam yavum muppathu nalu
Nesam yavum udane maranthu
Ne yaro na yarovena
Jambamaga pesi kaatuvar
Iyago en menagai…
Ponnaivittu oli ponalum
Poovai vittu manam ponalum
Ponnaivittu oli ponalum
Poovai vittu manam ponalum
Unnai vittu naan poveno
Ponalum uyir vaazhveno
Ennai vittu neeyum pogathe
Female :Aiyaiyo
Male :Yeho..Rambayin magale
Kannai vittu neeyum maraiyathe
Azhagana kadhalin jodi
Anuragam mevi vidum jothi
Azhagana kadhalin jodi
Anuragam mevi vidum jothi
Nilaiyana inbathile
Neela vanam mathiyum pole
Karumbai kanda erumbai pole
Male :Gantham kanda irumbai pole
Female :Karumbai kanda erumbai pole
Male :Gantham kanda irumbai pole
Wearing a jester's cap,
and getting your fortune told by a bird,
Wearing a jester's cap,
and getting your fortune told by a bird,
don't make such a fuss, my dear!
Why, dear?
Female: Oh... Dingiri Doma!
Don't prance about for no reason, my dear!
Because mischievous King Manmatha (god of love)
struck me with his bow and arrow,
Because mischievous King Manmatha (god of love)
struck me with his bow and arrow,
I came running without telling anyone!
Is that so?
Male: As for your heart,
I don't know if it is stone or sweet candy!
Female: Desires are sixty-four,
and passions are thirty-four!
Desires are sixty-four,
and passions are thirty-four!
Forgetting all affection in an instant,
saying, "Who are you, and who am I?"
men will talk so haughtily!
Oh no, my Menaka (heavenly beauty)...
Even if gold loses its shine,
even if a flower loses its fragrance,
Even if gold loses its shine,
even if a flower loses its fragrance,
would I ever leave you?
And even if I did, could I stay alive?
Don't you leave me either!
Female: Oh my!
Male: O daughter of Rambha (heavenly nymph)!
Don't you disappear from my sight!
A beautiful pair of lovers,
a flame glowing with deep love,
A beautiful pair of lovers,
a flame glowing with deep love,
In everlasting happiness,
like the moon in the blue sky!
Like an ant that found sugarcane,
Male: Like iron drawn to a magnet!
Female: Like an ant that found sugarcane,
Male: Like iron drawn to a magnet!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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