Kongunattu Thendralukkum
From Vanavarayan Vallavarayan · 2014
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Vanavarayan Vallavarayan2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kongunaatu thendralukkum | Even in the gentle breeze of the Kongu region, |
| Kumari ponnu vaasam varum | The fragrance of young maiden arrives. |
| Kongu tamil ponna paatha | If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil, |
| Pookalukkum meesa varum | Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride! |
| Marudha mala muruganukum | Even Lord Murugan of Marudhamalai hill, |
| Manasukkul mayakkam varum | Will feel a spell of infatuation in his heart. |
| Siruvaani thanni kudicha | If you drink the water from the Siruvani river, |
| Senthamilum naavil puralum da | Pure classical Tamil will roll fluently off your tongue! |
| Chorus | |
| Vanthaara vaazhavaikum | This land welcomes and sustains all who come here, |
| Chera naatu seema idhu | This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom. |
| Sevvazha kumarigala | Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas, |
| Pethadutha sorgam ithu…uu..uu… | This place is truly a paradise created for us... |
| Male | |
| Hei kongunaatu thendralukum | Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region, |
| Kumari ponnu vaasam varum | The fragrance of young maiden arrives. |
| Kongu tamil ponna paatha | If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil, |
| Pookalukum meesa varum…hoi | Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride! |
| Male | |
| Pasuma nerancha vayalu | Lush green fields filled everywhere, |
| Swarangal isaikkum kuyilu | Cuckoos singing musical notes, |
| Merku thodarchi malaiyil modhi | Crashing against the Western Ghats mountains, |
| Setharikedakum thanga veyilu | The golden sunlight lies scattered like dust. |
| Male | |
| Malaiyin madiyil saainthu | Leaning back on the lap of the mountains, |
| Porandu paduthukedakom | It rolls around and lies down comfortably. |
| Marampudingi goundan ooril | In the village of Marampudingi Goundan, |
| Minor inga rendu peru | There are two wealthy playboys ('minors'). |
| Male | |
| Aadu puli rendum ingae | The goat and the tiger live together here, |
| Annan thambiya irukku | Just like loving elder and younger brothers. |
| Aanalum paasathukku | Even so, when it comes to true affection, |
| Ivanga thaan vithi vilakku | These two stand out as prime exceptions! |
| Athuku oru kadha irukku | There is a story behind all of this, |
| Kelungada ivanga kadhaiya thaan | Listen up, everyone, to their story now! |
| Chorus | |
| Vanthaara vaazhavaikum | This land welcomes and sustains all who come here, |
| Chera naatu seema idhu | This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom. |
| Sevvazha kumarigala | Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas, |
| Pethadutha sorgam ithu…uu..uu… | This place is truly a paradise created for us... |
| Male | |
| Hei kongunaatu thendralukum | Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region, |
| Kumari ponnu vaasam varum | The fragrance of young maiden arrives. |
| Kongu tamil ponna paatha | If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil, |
| Pookalukum meesa varum…hoi | Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride! |
| Male | |
| Oravu nerancha kudumbam | A family filled with loving relationships, |
| Ulagam athula adangum | The whole world resides right within it. |
| Veedu vaasal veedhi ellaam | Across the home, courtyard, and entire street, |
| Paala pola paasam pongum | Affection overflows like boiling milk! |
| Male | |
| Uyira udalu pirincha | If the soul leaves the body behind, |
| Vaazhka illada govindha | Life is gone, oh Lord Govinda! |
| Annan thambi rendu perum | The elder and younger brothers, |
| Appadi thaan sernthu vaazhntha | Lived together united in just that way. |
| Male | |
| Annanuku kanni rasi | The elder brother has the Virgo zodiac sign, |
| Ponnu mattum kedaikalada | Yet he just couldn't find a bride! |
| Thambikku thaan ponnungala | As for the younger brother, |
| Suthamaaga pudikalada | He didn't like girls at all! |
| Chorus | |
| Oorusanam thoongalada | The village people couldn't sleep over this, |
| Kelungada ivanga kadhaiya thaan | Listen up, everyone, to their story now! |
| Male | |
| Hei Kongunaatu thendralukkum | Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region, |
| Kumari ponnu vaasam varum | The fragrance of young maiden arrives. |
| Kongu tamil ponna paatha | If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil, |
| Pookalukkum meesa varum | Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride! |
| Marudha mala muruganukum | Even Lord Murugan of Marudhamalai hill, |
| Manasukkul mayakkam varum | Will feel a spell of infatuation in his heart. |
| Siruvaani thanni kudicha | If you drink the water from the Siruvani river, |
| Senthamilum naavil puralum da | Pure classical Tamil will roll fluently off your tongue! |
| Chorus | |
| Vanthaara vaazhavaikum | This land welcomes and sustains all who come here, |
| Chera naatu seema idhu | This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom. |
| Sevvazha kumarigala | Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas, |
| Pethadutha sorgam ithu…hoi | This place is truly a paradise created for us... |
ஹேய் கொங்குநாட்டு தென்றலுக்கும்
குமரிப்பொண்ணு வாசம் வரும்
கொங்குத்தமிழ் பொண்ண பாத்தா
பூக்களுக்கும் மீசை வரும்
Even in the gentle breeze of the Kongu region,
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
Even Lord Murugan of Marudhamalai hill,
Will feel a spell of infatuation in his heart.
If you drink the water from the Siruvani river,
Pure classical Tamil will roll fluently off your tongue!
மருதமலை முருகனுக்கும்
மனசுக்குள் மயக்கம் வரும்
சிறுவாணி தண்ணி குடிச்சா
செந்தமிழும் நாவில் புரளும்டா
This land welcomes and sustains all who come here,
This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom.
Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas,
This place is truly a paradise created for us...
வந்தாரை வாழவைக்கும்
சேரநாட்டு சீமை இது
செவ்வாழை குமரிகளை
பெத்தெடுத்த சொர்க்கம் இது....உ....
Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region,
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
ஹேய் கொங்குநாட்டு தென்றலுக்கும்
குமரிப்பொண்ணு வாசம் வரும்
கொங்குத்தமிழ் பொண்ண பாத்தா
பூக்களுக்கும் மீசை வரும்....ஹோய்
Lush green fields filled everywhere,
Cuckoos singing musical notes,
Crashing against the Western Ghats mountains,
The golden sunlight lies scattered like dust.
பசுமை நிறைஞ்ச வயலு
ஸ்வரங்கள் இசைக்கும் குயிலு
மேற்குதொடர்ச்சி மலையில்
மோதி செதரிகிடக்கும் தங்கவெயிலு
Leaning back on the lap of the mountains,
It rolls around and lies down comfortably.
In the village of Marampudingi Goundan,
There are two wealthy playboys ('minors').
மலையின் மடியில்
சாய்ந்து புரண்டு படுத்து கிடக்கும்
மரம்புடுங்கி கவுண்டன் ஊரில்
மைனருங்க ரெண்டு பேரு
The goat and the tiger live together here,
Just like loving elder and younger brothers.
Even so, when it comes to true affection,
These two stand out as prime exceptions!
There is a story behind all of this,
Listen up, everyone, to their story now!
ஆடுபுலி ரெண்டும் இங்கே
அண்ணன் தம்பியாய் இருக்கு
ஆனாலும் பாசத்துக்கு
இவங்கதான் விதிவிலக்கு
அதுக்கும் ஒரு கதை இருக்கு
கேளுங்கடா இவங்க கதையத்தான்
This land welcomes and sustains all who come here,
This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom.
Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas,
This place is truly a paradise created for us...
வந்தாரை வாழவைக்கும்
சேரநாட்டு சீமை இது
செவ்வாழை குமரிகளை
பெத்தெடுத்த சொர்க்கம் இது.....உ...
Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region,
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
ஹேய் கொங்குநாட்டு தென்றலுக்கும்
குமரிப்பொண்ணு வாசம் வரும்
கொங்குத்தமிழ் பொண்ண பாத்தா
பூக்களுக்கும் மீசை வரும்....ஹோய்
A family filled with loving relationships,
The whole world resides right within it.
Across the home, courtyard, and entire street,
Affection overflows like boiling milk!
...............
If the soul leaves the body behind,
Life is gone, oh Lord Govinda!
The elder and younger brothers,
Lived together united in just that way.
உறவு நெறைஞ்ச குடும்பம்
உலகம் அதுல அடங்கும்
வீடு வாசல் வீதியெல்லாம்
பாலம் போல பாசம் பொங்கும்
The elder brother has the Virgo zodiac sign,
Yet he just couldn't find a bride!
As for the younger brother,
He didn't like girls at all!
உயிரை உடலை பிரிஞ்சா
வாழ்க்கை இல்லடா கோவிந்தா
அண்ணன் தம்பி ரெண்டு பேரும்
அப்படி தான் சேர்ந்து வாழ்ந்தார்
The village people couldn't sleep over this,
Listen up, everyone, to their story now!
அண்ணனுக்கு கன்னி ராசி
பொண்ணு மட்டும் கெடைக்கலடா
தம்பிக்குத்தான் பொண்ணுங்கள
சுத்தமாக புடிக்கலடா
குழு :
ஊருசனம் தூங்கலடா
கேளுங்கடா இவங்க கதையைத்தான்
Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region,
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
Even Lord Murugan of Marudhamalai hill,
Will feel a spell of infatuation in his heart.
If you drink the water from the Siruvani river,
Pure classical Tamil will roll fluently off your tongue!
ஹேய் கொங்குநாட்டு தென்றலுக்கும்
குமரிப்பொண்ணு வாசம் வரும்
கொங்குத்தமிழ் பொண்ண பாத்தா
பூக்களுக்கும் மீசை வரும்
This land welcomes and sustains all who come here,
This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom.
Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas,
This place is truly a paradise created for us...
மருதமலை முருகனுக்கும்
மனசுக்குள் மயக்கம் வரும்
சிறுவாணி தண்ணி குடிச்சா
செந்தமிழும் நாவில் புரளும்டா
வந்தாரை வாழவைக்கும்
சேரநாட்டு சீமை இது
செவ்வாழை குமரிகளை
பெத்தெடுத்த சொர்க்கம் இது....உ....ஹேய்
Kongunaatu thendralukkum
Even in the gentle breeze of the Kongu region,
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Pookalukkum meesa varum
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
Marudha mala muruganukum
Even Lord Murugan of Marudhamalai hill,
Manasukkul mayakkam varum
Will feel a spell of infatuation in his heart.
Siruvaani thanni kudicha
If you drink the water from the Siruvani river,
Senthamilum naavil puralum da
Pure classical Tamil will roll fluently off your tongue!
Vanthaara vaazhavaikum
This land welcomes and sustains all who come here,
Chera naatu seema idhu
This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom.
Sevvazha kumarigala
Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas,
Pethadutha sorgam ithu…uu..uu…
This place is truly a paradise created for us...
Hei kongunaatu thendralukum
Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region,
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Pookalukum meesa varum…hoi
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
Pasuma nerancha vayalu
Lush green fields filled everywhere,
Swarangal isaikkum kuyilu
Cuckoos singing musical notes,
Merku thodarchi malaiyil modhi
Crashing against the Western Ghats mountains,
Setharikedakum thanga veyilu
The golden sunlight lies scattered like dust.
Malaiyin madiyil saainthu
Leaning back on the lap of the mountains,
Porandu paduthukedakom
It rolls around and lies down comfortably.
Marampudingi goundan ooril
In the village of Marampudingi Goundan,
Minor inga rendu peru
There are two wealthy playboys ('minors').
Aadu puli rendum ingae
The goat and the tiger live together here,
Annan thambiya irukku
Just like loving elder and younger brothers.
Aanalum paasathukku
Even so, when it comes to true affection,
Ivanga thaan vithi vilakku
These two stand out as prime exceptions!
Athuku oru kadha irukku
There is a story behind all of this,
Kelungada ivanga kadhaiya thaan
Listen up, everyone, to their story now!
Vanthaara vaazhavaikum
This land welcomes and sustains all who come here,
Chera naatu seema idhu
This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom.
Sevvazha kumarigala
Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas,
Pethadutha sorgam ithu…uu..uu…
This place is truly a paradise created for us...
Hei kongunaatu thendralukum
Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region,
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Pookalukum meesa varum…hoi
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
Oravu nerancha kudumbam
A family filled with loving relationships,
Ulagam athula adangum
The whole world resides right within it.
Veedu vaasal veedhi ellaam
Across the home, courtyard, and entire street,
Paala pola paasam pongum
Affection overflows like boiling milk!
Uyira udalu pirincha
If the soul leaves the body behind,
Vaazhka illada govindha
Life is gone, oh Lord Govinda!
Annan thambi rendu perum
The elder and younger brothers,
Appadi thaan sernthu vaazhntha
Lived together united in just that way.
Annanuku kanni rasi
The elder brother has the Virgo zodiac sign,
Ponnu mattum kedaikalada
Yet he just couldn't find a bride!
Thambikku thaan ponnungala
As for the younger brother,
Suthamaaga pudikalada
He didn't like girls at all!
Oorusanam thoongalada
The village people couldn't sleep over this,
Kelungada ivanga kadhaiya thaan
Listen up, everyone, to their story now!
Hei Kongunaatu thendralukkum
Hey, even in the breeze of the Kongu region,
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
The fragrance of young maiden arrives.
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
If you look at the women of Kongu Tamil,
Pookalukkum meesa varum
Even flowers will sprout a mustache in pride!
Marudha mala muruganukum
Even Lord Murugan of Marudhamalai hill,
Manasukkul mayakkam varum
Will feel a spell of infatuation in his heart.
Siruvaani thanni kudicha
If you drink the water from the Siruvani river,
Senthamilum naavil puralum da
Pure classical Tamil will roll fluently off your tongue!
Vanthaara vaazhavaikum
This land welcomes and sustains all who come here,
Chera naatu seema idhu
This is the famous region of the ancient Chera kingdom.
Sevvazha kumarigala
Giving birth to young women as sweet as red bananas,
Pethadutha sorgam ithu…hoi
This place is truly a paradise created for us...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song serves as a high-energy introductory track celebrating the rich cultural heritage, natural beauty, and legendary hospitality of the Kongu Nadu (Coimbatore region) in Tamil Nadu. It praises local pride landmarks such as the sweet Siruvani river water, Marudhamalai temple, lush Western Ghats landscape, and the distinct local Tamil dialect. Concurrently, it introduces the primary characters of the film—two inseparable brothers living in the fictional village of Marampudingi Goundan, setting up the comedic and affectionate tone of their brotherly relationship and their marital struggles.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uruvagham / Tharkurippetram)
“Pookalukkum meesa varum”
Exaggeration that even delicate flowers grow a mustache (symbol of masculinity/pride) upon seeing Kongu women.
Personification
“Merku thodarchi malaiyil modhi Setharikedakum thanga veyilu”
Golden sunlight colliding with the Western Ghats and lying scattered in the lap of the mountains like a resting person.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pasuma nerancha vayalu / Swarangal isaikkum kuyilu”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines (Pasuma / Swarangal / Merku).
Simile (Upamani)
“Paala pola paasam pongum”
Comparing affection to boiling milk overflowing across the streets.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film 'Vanavarayan Vallavarayan' starring Kreshna and Ma Ka Pa Anand. The lyricist Snehan specifically used Kongu Tamil dialect tropes, emphasizing local landmarks like Siruvani river water (widely regarded as one of the sweetest natural river waters in Asia) and Marudhamalai temple to ground the song in Coimbatore culture.
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