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Lyrics & meaning

Kongu

From Alangu · 2024

Lyricist
Kavin
Singer
Kidakuzhi Mariyammal
Music director
Ajesh
Movie name
Alangu
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thallale laale laale
Oorukku mevaramaa
Ooku vacha karukkaruvaa
Karukaruvaa yaaruthunga
Enga samy karpudhunga
Karupanuku padaya vechom
Aasa theera poosa vechom
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thallale thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thalla lalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Kongu naaduthaa eppavum
Kulunthu poyirukku
Inga sollithaan thamizhe
Kaniju vanthiruku
Sontha banthamaa senthu
Eppavum vazhnthirukku
Endha anbum paasamum
Oravaa usura thandhirukku
Vattavatta nilavukku
Varusa vechu kootiyanthom
Thotttukittu veliyadathan
Athamaga sethiyanthom
Poo pootta angaaraakku
Pottukuttu pavusa vanthom
Oorukku mevaramaa
Ooku vacha karukkaruvaa
Karukaruvaa yaaruthunga
Enga samy karpudhunga
Karupanuku padaya vechom
Aasa theera poosa vechom
Olaya nenachuthan thongattan
Adaga poochungaa
Malaya nenachuthan sookattan
Aadum manasugaa
Paalam paalamaa veducha
Kaiya paathirungaa
Saami sathiyamaa enga
Vazhka puriyungaa
Itta kodiyengae natta nadavengae
Sotta paya officeru pudungi pootuttan
Thoratti vecha oodu poyi
Moorakettu nippomunga
Ezhuthinga vaasaluku
Ezhuthola veppomunga
Pechipaara mela ninnaa
Manasalla neranchurunga
Oorukku mevaramaa
Ooku vacha karukkaruvaa
Karukaruvaa yaaruthunga
Enga samy karpudhunga
Karupanuku padaya vechom
Aasa theera poosa vechom
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thalla lalle thaale laale
Thaalalle thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalalo, laale laale
To the western edge of the village,
Lies a sharp, hooked sickle.
Whose sickle is that?
It belongs to our Lord Karuppan!
We made a feast offering to Karuppan,
And worshipped Him to our heart's content.
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalalo, thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalalo lalle thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
The Kongu land has always
Remained cool and blessed.
Spoken here on this soil, Tamil
Has blossomed ripe and sweet.
Joined together as kith and kin,
People have always lived in unity.
Pure love and affection
Have bound us as family and given us life.
Under the round, glowing moon,
We brought the children in a row,
Just to touch each other and play,
We brought our cousin along.
In a flower-patterned dress,
Wearing a bindi, we arrived in proud style.
To the western edge of the village,
Lies a sharp, hooked sickle.
Whose sickle is that?
It belongs to our Lord Karuppan!
We made a feast offering to Karuppan,
And worshipped Him to our heart's content.
To fix the thatched roof,
My hanging earring went to the pawnshop!
Facing a mountain of troubles,
My restless heart wavers like rolling dice!
Look at these hands, cracked and split
Like parched dry earth!
I swear by God,
You will understand the truth of our lives!
Where are the vines we sowed, where are the seedlings we planted?
That wretched officer ripped them out and threw them away!
Having lost even our humble tiled hut,
We stand completely lost and broken.
At the doorstep of the authorities,
We will submit our written petition.
Standing atop the Pechiparai rock,
Our hearts will be filled with peace.
To the western edge of the village,
Lies a sharp, hooked sickle.
Whose sickle is that?
It belongs to our Lord Karuppan!
We made a feast offering to Karuppan,
And worshipped Him to our heart's content.
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
Thalalo lalle thaale laale
Thalelo, thaale laale
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Alangu' is an evocative Tamil folk track steeped in regional cultural identity, agrarian life, and communal devotion. Sung in the authentic voice of Kidakuzhi Mariyammal, it begins with vibrant folk refrains celebrating the deity Karuppasamy, the fertility of the Kongu landscape, traditional kinship, and youthful joy. The lyrics painterly portray village festivities and the sacred bond between the people, their land, and guardian deities.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kongu naaduthaa eppavum / Inga sollithaan thamizhe”

Matching second consonants in consecutive lines, characteristic of Tamil prosody (e.g., 'Kongu' and 'Inga').

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Vattavatta nilavukku / Varusa vechu kootiyanthom”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in the same line ('Vattavatta', 'Varusa').

Metaphor (Uvamaai)

“Paalam paalamaa veducha / Kaiya paathirungaa”

Comparing cracked, hardworking hands to dry fissures in land ('Paalam paalamaa veducha kaiya').

Anaphora / Repetitive Folk Refrain

“Thaalalle thaale laale”

Use of rhythmic oral traditional vocables ('Thaalalle thaale laale') to set the emotional pace of Oppari and Oppari-adjacent folk tunes.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Ajesh and sung by renowned Tamil folk artist Kidakuzhi Mariyammal, known for her powerful renditions of Oppari and rural folk songs across Tamil cinema, bringing raw cultural authenticity to the film Alangu.

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