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Kondal Megam

From Naatpadu Theral 2 · 2022

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Simon K King
Movie name
Naatpadu Theral 2
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
16 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paadhadhi kesam kadavulukku
Kesadhi paadham kannikaikku
En kiliyaalai tamil kondu poosikkiren
Kiliyaalai tamil kondu poosikkiren
Kondal megamondru kondai yeri nindru
Kondulavum kuzhalaal
Pirai kondu vaartha nudhalaal
Velli kendai meengal rendu
Mundi thaavi vandhu sandai podum vizhiyaal
En rendu kannil azhiyaal
Ellin povil ondru thulli neendathendru
Sollum naasiyudaiyaal
Namami vellum raasiyudaiyaal
Mella kollai kollai kondu
Alli thinnamennum
Pillai pilali idhazhaal
Adhil killai konjam kasivaal
Ooo sangum pon vilaintha
Nungum vandhu vandhu
Pangu ketkum kaluthaal
Adhil pongum manjal kuzhaithaal
Avai thangal bagamendru
Thsnga paalam rendu
Thangum tholgal padaithaal
Ennai thangi poga azhaithaal
Kondal megamondru kondai yeri nindru
Oo kondal megamondru kondai yeri nindru
Kondulavum kuzhalaal
Pirai kondu vaartha nudhalaal
Velli kendai meengal rendu
Mundi thaavi vandhu sandai podum vizhiyaal
En rendu kannil azhiyaal
Ondru pol valarntha rendu therkudangal
Nindru neelum dhanathaal
Karvam kondru pogum gunathaal
Mudi konda aalilai pol
Minnum mel vayitril
Vannam melum valarthaal
Thanga kinnam moodi mudithaal
Mullai poongodikku pillai pol pirandhae
Illai ennum idaiyaal
Adhil thollai seiyum udaiyaal
Nalla vellai thandham rendu
Velli poonpudithu
Solli seidha thodaiyaal
Sevv valli poovin adiyaal
Kondal megamondru kondai yeri nindru
Kondulavum kuzhalaal
Male :Kondal megamondru
Chorus :Pirai kondu vaartha nudhalaal
Male :Nudhalaal
Chorus :Velli kendai meengal rendu
Mundi thaavi vandhu sandai podum vizhiyaal
Male :En rendu kannil azhiyaal
From toe to head is how we worship God,
From head to toe is how we admire a young woman.
I worship my sweet parrot of a girl through Tamil.
I worship my sweet parrot of a girl through Tamil.
Like a dark rain cloud resting on her hair-bun,
she has flowing, drifting hair.
She has a forehead sculpted from the crescent moon.
Like two silver carp fish
that leap forward and spar, she has playful eyes.
She never fades from my two eyes.
As if a sesame flower sprang tall and slender,
she has a delicate, shapely nose.
She has the charm to conquer even death.
Gently stealing hearts away,
making one want to scoop and taste them,
she has tender, coral-red lips.
Sweet parrot-like words trickle from them.
Oh, like a smooth conch and sweet
palm fruit coming together,
she has a neck claiming its fair share of beauty.
She smeared glowing turmeric across it.
As if claiming their rightful place,
like two golden bridges,
she was blessed with lovely resting shoulders.
She invited me to lean on them and drift away.
Like a dark rain cloud resting on her hair-bun,
Oh, like a dark rain cloud resting on her hair-bun,
she has flowing, drifting hair.
She has a forehead sculpted from the crescent moon.
Like two silver carp fish
that leap forward and spar, she has playful eyes.
She never fades from my two eyes.
Like two identical pots of sweet honey,
she has firm, shapely breasts,
and a gentle nature that humbles all pride.
Like a gently curving banyan leaf,
upon her glowing upper waist,
she brings out even more radiance.
Her navel completes it like an inverted golden bowl.
Born like a tender shoot to a jasmine vine,
she has a waist so slender it seems barely there.
Draped across it is a teasing garment.
Like two fine white elephant tusks
capped in shimmering silver,
she has thighs sculpted to perfection.
She has feet as soft as red water lilies.
Like a dark rain cloud resting on her hair-bun,
she has flowing, drifting hair.
Male: Like a dark rain cloud...
Chorus: She has a forehead sculpted from the crescent moon!
Male: Her forehead!
Chorus: Like two silver carp fish,
that leap forward and spar, she has playful eyes.
Male: She never fades from my two eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Vairamuthu's 'Naatpadu Theral 2' album is a classic 'Kesadhi Paadham' (head-to-toe) literary description of a woman's beauty, set to music by Simon C. King and sung dynamically by Shankar Mahadevan. Following traditional Sangam Tamil poetic convention, the lyrics systematically describe the maiden from her cloud-like hair, crescent forehead, and fish-like eyes down to her slender waist, smooth thighs, and water-lily soft feet.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Kesadhi Paadham (Traditional Tamil Structure)

“Paadhadhi kesam kadavulukku / Kesadhi paadham kannikaikku”

A classical literary tradition in Tamil poetry where a poet describes a mortal maiden from head to toe (Kesam to Paadham), contrasting with divine praise which traditionally goes from toe to head (Paadhadhi Kesam).

Uvamaani / Metaphor (Simile & Metaphor)

“Pirai kondu vaartha nudhalaal / Velli kendai meengal rendu”

Comparing various physical features to nature—forehead to a crescent moon, eyes to silver Kendai fish, nose to a sesame flower, and feet to red water lilies.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kondal megamondru kondai yeri nindru / Kondulavum kuzhalaal”

Repetition of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('nd' sound in Kondal, Kondulavum; 'll' sound in Velli, Sollum).

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Trivia

'Naatpadu Theral' is a landmark independent Tamil non-film music album project produced by lyricist Vairamuthu, featuring 100 songs composed by various prominent music directors to enrich contemporary Tamil poetry and independent music culture.

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