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Lyrics & meaning

Kongunattu Thendralukkum

From Vanavarayan Vallavarayan · 2014

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Vanavarayan Vallavarayan
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
17 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kongunaatu thendralukkum
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
Pookalukkum meesa varum
Marudha mala muruganukum
Manasukkul mayakkam varum
Siruvaani thanni kudicha
Senthamilum naavil puralum da
Vanthaara vaazhavaikum
Chera naatu seema idhu
Sevvazha kumarigala
Pethadutha sorgam ithu…uu..uu…
Hei kongunaatu thendralukum
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
Pookalukum meesa varum…hoi
Pasuma nerancha vayalu
Swarangal isaikkum kuyilu
Merku thodarchi malaiyil modhi
Setharikedakum thanga veyilu
Malaiyin madiyil saainthu
Porandu paduthukedakom
Marampudingi goundan ooril
Minor inga rendu peru
Aadu puli rendum ingae
Annan thambiya irukku
Aanalum paasathukku
Ivanga thaan vithi vilakku
Athuku oru kadha irukku
Kelungada ivanga kadhaiya thaan
Vanthaara vaazhavaikum
Chera naatu seema idhu
Sevvazha kumarigala
Pethadutha sorgam ithu…uu..uu…
Hei kongunaatu thendralukum
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
Pookalukum meesa varum…hoi
Oravu nerancha kudumbam
Ulagam athula adangum
Veedu vaasal veedhi ellaam
Paala pola paasam pongum
Uyira udalu pirincha
Vaazhka illada govindha
Annan thambi rendu perum
Appadi thaan sernthu vaazhntha
Annanuku kanni rasi
Ponnu mattum kedaikalada
Thambikku thaan ponnungala
Suthamaaga pudikalada
Oorusanam thoongalada
Kelungada ivanga kadhaiya thaan
Hei Kongunaatu thendralukkum
Kumari ponnu vaasam varum
Kongu tamil ponna paatha
Pookalukkum meesa varum
Marudha mala muruganukum
Manasukkul mayakkam varum
Siruvaani thanni kudicha
Senthamilum naavil puralum da
Vanthaara vaazhavaikum
Chera naatu seema idhu
Sevvazha kumarigala
Pethadutha sorgam ithu…hoi
Even the breeze of Kongu land
carries the scent of a young maiden.
If you catch sight of a Kongu Tamil girl,
even flowers will sprout a mustache!
Even for Lord Murugan atop Marudhamalai,
a sweet spell stirs inside his heart.
If you take a sip of Siruvani water,
pure classical Tamil rolls right off your tongue!
A land that welcomes and nurtures all who arrive,
this is the glorious realm of Chera territory.
Brimming with young girls as sweet as red bananas,
this is the heaven that gave birth to them... oo... oo...
Hey, even the breeze of Kongu land
carries the scent of a young maiden.
If you catch sight of a Kongu Tamil girl,
even flowers will sprout a mustache... hoy!
Fields filled with lush greenery,
cuckoos singing sweet musical notes,
striking against the Western Ghats,
golden sunlight scatters all around.
Leaning back on the lap of the mountains,
sprawling out and resting peacefully,
in this village of Marambudungi Goundan,
there are two carefree, flamboyant young men.
Just like a goat and a tiger,
they live together as elder and younger brother.
Yet when it comes to true brotherly love,
they are a rare exception!
There is a story behind it all,
so listen up, everyone, to their tale!
A land that welcomes and nurtures all who arrive,
this is the glorious realm of Chera territory.
Brimming with young girls as sweet as red bananas,
this is the heaven that gave birth to them... oo... oo...
Hey, even the breeze of Kongu land
carries the scent of a young maiden.
If you catch sight of a Kongu Tamil girl,
even flowers will sprout a mustache... hoy!
A family full of close relations,
the whole world is contained inside it.
Across every doorstep, home, and street,
love and affection boil over like fresh milk.
If the soul is torn away from the body,
life is completely finished and gone!
These two brothers, elder and younger,
lived together in that very same way.
The elder brother has Virgo as his zodiac sign,
yet he just cannot find a bride!
As for the younger brother,
he dislikes girls completely!
The whole town cannot sleep over this,
so listen up, everyone, to their tale!
Hey, even the breeze of Kongu land
carries the scent of a young maiden.
If you catch sight of a Kongu Tamil girl,
even flowers will sprout a mustache!
Even for Lord Murugan atop Marudhamalai,
a sweet spell stirs inside his heart.
If you take a sip of Siruvani water,
pure classical Tamil rolls right off your tongue!
A land that welcomes and nurtures all who arrive,
this is the glorious realm of Chera territory.
Brimming with young girls as sweet as red bananas,
this is the heaven that gave birth to them... hoy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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