- Lyricist
- Nethaji
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Janani
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Konjam malar manjam adhil
Thanjam iru nenjam
Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae
Thangam unadhu angam
Adhil engum isai pongum
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Konjam malar manjam adhil
Thanjam iru nenjam
Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae
Thangam unadhu angam
Adhil engum isai pongum
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Pon maeni nadhaswaram
Adhil uruvaagum ezhuswaram
Naan aada endhan manisadhangai aadum
Male :Nee oru devadhai nattiya thaaragai
Female :Noolaaga endhan idai melindhu pogum
Male :Idai enna iraivana ulladha illaiyaa
Vaan oorum vannam mani pura un dhegam
Female :Aadidum paadidum aananandham thedidum
Male :Naal thorum en mel malar siragai modhum
Thazhuvidum nazhuvidum adhu tharum pudhusugam
Vaan nilavoli paravidum
Paal mazhai adhil pozhindhidum
Male :Paar inimaigal thulir vidum
Vaai ilamaigal paranthidum
Naan paarthu paai podava
Male :Andha naal thedi naan vaadavaa
Pongum pudhu inbam
Ini engum aarambham
Ingu vaaraaiyoo nee en uyirae
Engum malar pongum
Magarandham thaen sindhum
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Nadhiyaaga naan aadinen
Thaagam thaniyaamal naan vaadinen…
Aaa…..aaa…..
Theeyaaga udal kodhipelundhu mogum
Female :Naan unai thazhuvidum naal varai poruthidu
Male :Poraadum ilam udal irandum koodum
Female :Vervaiyin porvaiyil velvigal pugunthidum
Paal aruviyil kulithida
Naan dhinam unai azhaithida
Female :Nee thanimaiyil anaithida
Naan oru ganam silirthida
Thaen oottru neerattudhu
Female :Nammai poongaattru thaalattudhu
Konjam malar manjam adhil
Thanjam iru nenjam
Ingu vaaraiyoo nee en uyirae
Thangam unadhu angam
Adhil engum isai pongum
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Both :Adhai thaaraiyoo naan inburavae
Konjam malar manjam adhil
Thanjam iru nenjam
A bed of soft flowers, where
two hearts seek refuge...
Won't you come here, my life?
Your body is like pure gold,
music overflows from every part of it.
Won't you give it to me, so I can find joy?
A bed of soft flowers, where
two hearts seek refuge...
Won't you come here, my life?
Your body is like pure gold,
music overflows from every part of it.
Won't you give it to me, so I can find joy?
Your golden body is like a nadaswaram (traditional wind instrument),
the seven musical notes rise from it.
As I dance, my anklet bells dance along.
Male: You are an angel, a dancing star!
Female: My waist grows as slender as a thread.
Male: Is your waist like God—does it exist or not?
Your body is like a lovely dove gliding across the sky.
Female: It dances, it sings, and searches for joy.
Male: Every day, its flower-wings brush against me.
It embraces, it slips away, bringing a new delight.
The moonlight spreads across the sky,
showering down like milky rain.
Male: Look, sweet pleasures begin to blossom!
Youthful words take flight from our lips.
Shall I choose the right time and spread the mat?
Male: Must I pine away waiting for that day?
A new joy is overflowing,
now beginning all around us.
Won't you come here, my life?
Flowers bloom everywhere,
spilling pollen and sweet nectar.
Won't you give it to me, so I can find joy?
I danced like a flowing river,
yet I wilted, my thirst unquenched...
Aa... aa...
My body burns like fire, aching with desire!
Female: Be patient until the day I hold you in my arms.
Male: These two yearning young bodies will unite.
Female: Under a blanket of sweat, the sacred ritual of love will begin.
To bathe in a waterfall of milk,
as I call out to you every day...
Female: As you hold me close in secret,
and I shiver with delight for a moment...
A spring of honey bathes us,
Female: and the gentle breeze sings us a lullaby.
A bed of soft flowers, where
two hearts seek refuge...
Won't you come here, my life?
Your body is like pure gold,
music overflows from every part of it.
Won't you give it to me, so I can find joy?
Won't you give it to me, so I can find joy?
Both: Won't you give it to me, so I can find joy?
A bed of soft flowers, where
two hearts seek refuge...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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