Konjum Malar Manjam
From Janani · 1985
- Lyricist
- Nethaji
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Janani1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Konjam malar manjam adhil | A small flower bed, and upon it, |
| Thanjam iru nenjam | Two hearts find refuge. |
| Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae | Will you come here, O my life? |
| Male | |
| Thangam unadhu angam | Your body is pure gold, |
| Adhil engum isai pongum | Music overflows everywhere within it. |
| Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae | Will you grant it so that I may rejoice? |
| Male | |
| Konjam malar manjam adhil | A small flower bed, and upon it, |
| Thanjam iru nenjam | Two hearts find refuge. |
| Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae | Will you come here, O my life? |
| Male | |
| Thangam unadhu angam | Your body is pure gold, |
| Adhil engum isai pongum | Music overflows everywhere within it. |
| Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae | Will you grant it so that I may rejoice? |
| Male | |
| Pon maeni nadhaswaram | A golden body like a Nadhaswaram, |
| Adhil uruvaagum ezhuswaram | From which the seven musical notes originate. |
| Female | |
| Naan aada endhan manisadhangai aadum | When I dance, my anklet bells dance too. |
| Male :Nee oru devadhai nattiya thaaragai | Male: You are an angel, a star of dance. |
| Female :Noolaaga endhan idai melindhu pogum | Female: My waist thins down like a thread. |
| Male :Idai enna iraivana ulladha illaiyaa | Male: Is your waist like God? Existing or non-existing? |
| Vaan oorum vannam mani pura un dhegam | Your body is like a gemstone dove with colors floating from the sky. |
| Female :Aadidum paadidum aananandham thedidum | Female: Dancing and singing, seeking pure bliss. |
| Male :Naal thorum en mel malar siragai modhum | Male: Every day, flower-like wings brush against me. |
| Thazhuvidum nazhuvidum adhu tharum pudhusugam | Embracing and slipping away, it bestows a fresh delight. |
| Female | |
| Vaan nilavoli paravidum | The sky's moonlight spreads, |
| Paal mazhai adhil pozhindhidum | A rain of milk pours within it. |
| Male :Paar inimaigal thulir vidum | Male: Worldly sweetnesses begin to sprout, |
| Vaai ilamaigal paranthidum | Youthful desires fly across. |
| Female | |
| Naan paarthu paai podava | Shall I look and lay out the bed mat? |
| Male :Andha naal thedi naan vaadavaa | Male: Should I pine away searching for that day? |
| Female | |
| Pongum pudhu inbam | A new joy overflows, |
| Ini engum aarambham | Now a beginning everywhere. |
| Ingu vaaraaiyoo nee en uyirae | Will you come here, O my life? |
| Female | |
| Engum malar pongum | Flowers bloom everywhere, |
| Magarandham thaen sindhum | Pollen spills sweetness like honey. |
| Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae | Will you grant it so that I may rejoice? |
| Female | |
| Nadhiyaaga naan aadinen | I flowed like a river, |
| Thaagam thaniyaamal naan vaadinen… | I withered away without my thirst being quenched... |
| Male | |
| Aaa…..aaa….. | Aaa.....aaa..... |
| Male | |
| Theeyaaga udal kodhipelundhu mogum | The body boils like fire in rising passion. |
| Female :Naan unai thazhuvidum naal varai poruthidu | Female: Wait until the day I embrace you. |
| Male :Poraadum ilam udal irandum koodum | Male: Two struggling young bodies will unite. |
| Female :Vervaiyin porvaiyil velvigal pugunthidum | Female: Sacred rituals will begin under the blanket of sweat. |
| Male | |
| Paal aruviyil kulithida | To bathe in the waterfall of milk, |
| Naan dhinam unai azhaithida | I call upon you every single day. |
| Female :Nee thanimaiyil anaithida | Female: As you embrace me in solitude, |
| Naan oru ganam silirthida | I shiver with thrill for a moment. |
| Male | |
| Thaen oottru neerattudhu | A spring of honey bathes us, |
| Female :Nammai poongaattru thaalattudhu | Female: The gentle breeze lulls us to sleep. |
| Male | |
| Konjam malar manjam adhil | A small flower bed, and upon it, |
| Thanjam iru nenjam | Two hearts find refuge. |
| Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae | Will you come here, O my life? |
| Female | |
| Thangam unadhu angam | Your body is pure gold, |
| Adhil engum isai pongum | Music overflows everywhere within it. |
| Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae | Will you grant it so that I may rejoice? |
| Male | |
| Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae | Will you grant it so that I may rejoice? |
| Both :Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae | Both: Will you grant it so that I may rejoice? |
| Konjam malar manjam adhil | A small flower bed, and upon it, |
| Thanjam iru nenjam | Two hearts find refuge. |
கொஞ்சும் மலர் மஞ்சம் அதில்
தஞ்சம் இரு நெஞ்சம்
இங்கு வாராயோ நீ என் உயிரே
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Two hearts find refuge.
Will you come here, O my life?
தங்கம் உனது அங்கம் அதில்
எங்கும் இசை பொங்கும்
அதை தாராயோ நான் இன்புறவே..
Your body is pure gold,
Music overflows everywhere within it.
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
கொஞ்சும் மலர் மஞ்சம் அதில்
தஞ்சம் இரு நெஞ்சம்
இங்கு வாராயோ நீ என் உயிரே
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Two hearts find refuge.
Will you come here, O my life?
தங்கம் உனது அங்கம் அதில்
எங்கும் இசை பொங்கும்
அதை தாராயோ நான் இன்புறவே..
Your body is pure gold,
Music overflows everywhere within it.
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
பொன் மேனி நாதஸ்வரம்
அதில் உருவாகும் ஏழுஸ்வரம்....
A golden body like a Nadhaswaram,
From which the seven musical notes originate.
நான் ஆட எந்தன் மணிசதங்கை ஆடும்
நீ ஒரு தேவதை நாட்டிய தாரகை
நூலாக எந்தன் இடை மெலிந்து போகும்
இடை என்ன இறைவனா உள்ளதா இல்லையா
வானூறும் வண்ணம் மணிப்புறா உன் தேகம்
When I dance, my anklet bells dance too.
Male: You are an angel, a star of dance.
Female: My waist thins down like a thread.
Male: Is your waist like God? Existing or non-existing?
Your body is like a gemstone dove with colors floating from the sky.
Female: Dancing and singing, seeking pure bliss.
Male: Every day, flower-like wings brush against me.
Embracing and slipping away, it bestows a fresh delight.
ஆடிடும் பாடிடும் ஆனந்தம் தேடிடும்
நாள் தோறும் என் மேல் மலர் சிறகை மோதும்
தழுவிடும் நழுவிடும் அது தரும் புதுசுகம்
The sky's moonlight spreads,
A rain of milk pours within it.
Male: Worldly sweetnesses begin to sprout,
Youthful desires fly across.
வான் நிலவொளி பரவிடும்
பால் மழை அதில் பொழிந்திடும்
பார் இனிமைகள் துளிர் விடும்
வாய் இளமைகள் பறந்திடும்
Shall I look and lay out the bed mat?
Male: Should I pine away searching for that day?
நான் பார்த்து பாய் போடவா
அந்த நாள் தேடி நான் வாடவா
A new joy overflows,
Now a beginning everywhere.
Will you come here, O my life?
பொங்கும் புது இன்பம்
இனி எங்கும் ஆரம்பம்
இங்கு வாராயோ நீ என் உயிரே
Flowers bloom everywhere,
Pollen spills sweetness like honey.
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
எங்கும் மலர் பொங்கும்
மகரந்தம் தேன் சிந்தும்
அதை தாராயோ நான் இன்புறவே
I flowed like a river,
I withered away without my thirst being quenched...
நதியாக நான் ஆடினேன்
தாகம் தணியாமல் நான் வாடினேன்
ஆஆஆ
Aaa.....aaa.....
தீயாக உடல் கொதிப்பெழுந்து மோகும்
நான் உனை தழுவிடும் நாள் வரை பொறுத்திடு
போராடும் இளம் உடல் இரண்டும் கூடும்
வேர்வையின் போர்வையில் வேள்விகள் புகுந்திடும்
The body boils like fire in rising passion.
Female: Wait until the day I embrace you.
Male: Two struggling young bodies will unite.
Female: Sacred rituals will begin under the blanket of sweat.
பால் அருவியில் குளித்திட
நான் தினமும் உனை அழைத்திட
நீ தனிமையில் அணைத்திட
நான் ஒரு கணம் சிலிர்த்திட
To bathe in the waterfall of milk,
I call upon you every single day.
Female: As you embrace me in solitude,
I shiver with thrill for a moment.
தேனூற்று நீராட்டுது
நம்மை பூங்காற்று தாலாட்டுது
A spring of honey bathes us,
Female: The gentle breeze lulls us to sleep.
கொஞ்சும் மலர் மஞ்சம்
அதில் தஞ்சம் இரு நெஞ்சம்
இங்கு வாராயோ நீ என் உயிரே
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Two hearts find refuge.
Will you come here, O my life?
தங்கம் உனது அங்கம்
அதில் எங்கும் இசை பொங்கும்
அதை தாராயோ நான் இன்புறவே
Your body is pure gold,
Music overflows everywhere within it.
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
அதை தாராயோ நான் இன்புறவே
இருவர் :
அதை தாராயோ நான் இன்புறவே
கொஞ்சும் மலர் மஞ்சம் அதில்
தஞ்சம் இரு நெஞ்சம்......
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
Both: Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Two hearts find refuge.
Konjam malar manjam adhil
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Thanjam iru nenjam
Two hearts find refuge.
Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae
Will you come here, O my life?
Thangam unadhu angam
Your body is pure gold,
Adhil engum isai pongum
Music overflows everywhere within it.
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
Konjam malar manjam adhil
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Thanjam iru nenjam
Two hearts find refuge.
Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae
Will you come here, O my life?
Thangam unadhu angam
Your body is pure gold,
Adhil engum isai pongum
Music overflows everywhere within it.
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
Pon maeni nadhaswaram
A golden body like a Nadhaswaram,
Adhil uruvaagum ezhuswaram
From which the seven musical notes originate.
Naan aada endhan manisadhangai aadum
When I dance, my anklet bells dance too.
Male :Nee oru devadhai nattiya thaaragai
Male: You are an angel, a star of dance.
Female :Noolaaga endhan idai melindhu pogum
Female: My waist thins down like a thread.
Male :Idai enna iraivana ulladha illaiyaa
Male: Is your waist like God? Existing or non-existing?
Vaan oorum vannam mani pura un dhegam
Your body is like a gemstone dove with colors floating from the sky.
Female :Aadidum paadidum aananandham thedidum
Female: Dancing and singing, seeking pure bliss.
Male :Naal thorum en mel malar siragai modhum
Male: Every day, flower-like wings brush against me.
Thazhuvidum nazhuvidum adhu tharum pudhusugam
Embracing and slipping away, it bestows a fresh delight.
Vaan nilavoli paravidum
The sky's moonlight spreads,
Paal mazhai adhil pozhindhidum
A rain of milk pours within it.
Male :Paar inimaigal thulir vidum
Male: Worldly sweetnesses begin to sprout,
Vaai ilamaigal paranthidum
Youthful desires fly across.
Naan paarthu paai podava
Shall I look and lay out the bed mat?
Male :Andha naal thedi naan vaadavaa
Male: Should I pine away searching for that day?
Pongum pudhu inbam
A new joy overflows,
Ini engum aarambham
Now a beginning everywhere.
Ingu vaaraaiyoo nee en uyirae
Will you come here, O my life?
Engum malar pongum
Flowers bloom everywhere,
Magarandham thaen sindhum
Pollen spills sweetness like honey.
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
Nadhiyaaga naan aadinen
I flowed like a river,
Thaagam thaniyaamal naan vaadinen…
I withered away without my thirst being quenched...
Aaa…..aaa…..
Aaa.....aaa.....
Theeyaaga udal kodhipelundhu mogum
The body boils like fire in rising passion.
Female :Naan unai thazhuvidum naal varai poruthidu
Female: Wait until the day I embrace you.
Male :Poraadum ilam udal irandum koodum
Male: Two struggling young bodies will unite.
Female :Vervaiyin porvaiyil velvigal pugunthidum
Female: Sacred rituals will begin under the blanket of sweat.
Paal aruviyil kulithida
To bathe in the waterfall of milk,
Naan dhinam unai azhaithida
I call upon you every single day.
Female :Nee thanimaiyil anaithida
Female: As you embrace me in solitude,
Naan oru ganam silirthida
I shiver with thrill for a moment.
Thaen oottru neerattudhu
A spring of honey bathes us,
Female :Nammai poongaattru thaalattudhu
Female: The gentle breeze lulls us to sleep.
Konjam malar manjam adhil
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Thanjam iru nenjam
Two hearts find refuge.
Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae
Will you come here, O my life?
Thangam unadhu angam
Your body is pure gold,
Adhil engum isai pongum
Music overflows everywhere within it.
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
Both :Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Both: Will you grant it so that I may rejoice?
Konjam malar manjam adhil
A small flower bed, and upon it,
Thanjam iru nenjam
Two hearts find refuge.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual duet from the film 'Janani' (1985) captures a romantic conversation between two lovers anticipating intimate togetherness. Set against a lush, poetic backdrop of flower beds, moonlight, and divine music, the lovers describe their passion for each other using vivid metaphors of gold, dance, rivers, and gentle breezes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mondhai / Emona (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Konjam malar manjam adhil / Thanjam iru nenjam”
In lines 1 and 2 ('Konjam' / 'Thanjam'), the second letter 'nja' rhymes, creating a traditional Tamil lyrical cadence.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pon maeni nadhaswaram”
Comparing the female protagonist's body to a musical instrument ('Nadhaswaram') and a gem-like dove ('mani pura').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Idai enna iraivana ulladha illaiyaa”
Comparing the extreme slimness of the waist to God (a classic Tamil literary motif: questioning if it even exists).
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Trivia
Composed by veteran maestro M. S. Vishwanathan, 'Janani' features classic 1980s romantic orchestrations with SPB and Vani Jayaram providing intricate vocal nuances.
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