Konjum Puraave
From Thai Ullam · 1952
- Lyricist
- Kanakasurabhi
- Singer
- M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music directors
- Chittor V. Nagaiah, A. Rama Rao
- Details
- Thai Ullam1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mmmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Mmmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Hmmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Oh oh oh oh o | [Vocalizing] |
| Ho ho ho ho hoooo | [Vocalizing] |
| La la la la la | [Vocalizing] |
| Hmm hmm mmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Hoo ooo ooo oo hoo ooo | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Konjum puraavae | O cooing dove! |
| Nenjodu nenjam | Heart to heart, |
| Jegam enganum | Throughout the world, |
| Uravaadidum jaalamidhaedho | What magic is this that creates bonds? |
| Female | |
| Konjum puraavae | O cooing dove! |
| Nenjodu nenjam | Heart to heart, |
| Jegam enganum | Throughout the world, |
| Uravaadidum jaalamidhaedho | What magic is this that creates bonds? |
| Female | |
| Konjum puraavae | O cooing dove! |
| Female | |
| Pongum nilaavae | O rising moon, |
| Mangaiyai polae | Like a young maiden, |
| Pongum nilaavae | O rising moon, |
| Mangaiyai polae | Like a young maiden, |
| Puralum kadal | Why does the rolling ocean |
| Unai kandadhum | Upon seeing you, |
| Purippadhaeno | Swell with delight? |
| Female | |
| Konjum puraavae | O cooing dove! |
| Female | |
| Ven thaamaraiyae | O white lotus, |
| Sengkadhironin | At the sun's |
| Kan veechilae | Glances, |
| Vin nokki nee | Looking towards the sky, |
| Sirippadhum yeno | Why do you smile? |
| Female | |
| Konjum puraavae | O cooing dove! |
| Female | |
| Hmmm mmm mm mmm | [Humming] |
| Hmmm mmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Hmmm mmmm | [Humming] |
| Female | |
| Solai kuyilae jodi kandaalae | O cuckoo in the grove, when you find your mate, |
| Pannodu kaadhal paaduvadhaeno | Why do you sing of love with melody? |
| Pannodu kaadhal paaduvadhaeno | Why do you sing of love with melody? |
| Manam seiyum sudho maaranin thudho | Is it a trick of the mind, or Cupid's message? |
| Maayamidhaedho | What kind of illusion is this? |
| Oh ho ho ho ho ooo | [Vocalizing] |
| La la lal la lal hmm mmm hmm mmm mm | [Vocalizing] |
| Hooo ooo ooo hoo ooo ooo ooo | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Konjum puraavae | O cooing dove! |
| Nenjodu nenjam | Heart to heart, |
| Jegam enganum | Throughout the world, |
| Uravaadidum jaalamidhaedho | What magic is this that creates bonds? |
| Konjum puraavae | O cooing dove! |
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம்
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ல ல ல ல ல
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஹோ ஓஒ
[Humming]
[Humming]
[Humming]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Humming]
[Vocalizing]
கொஞ்சும் புறாவே
நெஞ்சோடு நெஞ்சம்
ஜகமெங்கணும்
உறவாடிடும் ஜாலமீதேதோ
O cooing dove!
Heart to heart,
Throughout the world,
What magic is this that creates bonds?
கொஞ்சும் புறாவே
நெஞ்சோடு நெஞ்சம்....
ஜகமெங்கணும்
உறவாடிடும் ஜாலமீதேதோ
O cooing dove!
Heart to heart,
Throughout the world,
What magic is this that creates bonds?
கொஞ்சும் புறாவே
O cooing dove!
பொங்கும் நிலாவே
மங்கையைப் போலே
பொங்கும் நிலாவே
மங்கையைப் போலே
புரளும் கடல்
உனைக் கண்டதும்
பூரிப்பதேனோ
O rising moon,
Like a young maiden,
O rising moon,
Like a young maiden,
Why does the rolling ocean
Upon seeing you,
Swell with delight?
கொஞ்சும் புறாவே.....
O cooing dove!
வெண்தாமரையே
செங்கதிரோனின்
கண் வீச்சிலே
விண் நோக்கி நீ
சிரிப்பதும் ஏனோ
O white lotus,
At the sun's
Glances,
Looking towards the sky,
Why do you smile?
கொஞ்சும் புறாவே.....
O cooing dove!
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
[Humming]
[Humming]
[Humming]
சோலைக் குயிலே ஜோடி கண்டாலே
பண்ணோடு காதல் பாடுவேதேனோ
பண்ணோடு காதல் பாடுவேதேனோ
மனம் செய்யும் சூதோ மாறனின் தூதோ...
மாயம் இதேதோ.....
ஓ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ
ல ல லல ல லல் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ
O cuckoo in the grove, when you find your mate,
Why do you sing of love with melody?
Why do you sing of love with melody?
Is it a trick of the mind, or Cupid's message?
What kind of illusion is this?
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
கொஞ்சும் புறாவே
நெஞ்சோடு நெஞ்சம்
ஜகமெங்கணும்
உறவாடிடும் ஜாலமீதேதோ
கொஞ்சும் புறாவே
O cooing dove!
Heart to heart,
Throughout the world,
What magic is this that creates bonds?
O cooing dove!
Mmmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Mmmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Hmmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Oh oh oh oh o
[Vocalizing]
Ho ho ho ho hoooo
[Vocalizing]
La la la la la
[Vocalizing]
Hmm hmm mmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Hoo ooo ooo oo hoo ooo
[Vocalizing]
Konjum puraavae
O cooing dove!
Nenjodu nenjam
Heart to heart,
Jegam enganum
Throughout the world,
Uravaadidum jaalamidhaedho
What magic is this that creates bonds?
Konjum puraavae
O cooing dove!
Nenjodu nenjam
Heart to heart,
Jegam enganum
Throughout the world,
Uravaadidum jaalamidhaedho
What magic is this that creates bonds?
Konjum puraavae
O cooing dove!
Pongum nilaavae
O rising moon,
Mangaiyai polae
Like a young maiden,
Pongum nilaavae
O rising moon,
Mangaiyai polae
Like a young maiden,
Puralum kadal
Why does the rolling ocean
Unai kandadhum
Upon seeing you,
Purippadhaeno
Swell with delight?
Konjum puraavae
O cooing dove!
Ven thaamaraiyae
O white lotus,
Sengkadhironin
At the sun's
Kan veechilae
Glances,
Vin nokki nee
Looking towards the sky,
Sirippadhum yeno
Why do you smile?
Konjum puraavae
O cooing dove!
Hmmm mmm mm mmm
[Humming]
Hmmm mmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Hmmm mmmm
[Humming]
Solai kuyilae jodi kandaalae
O cuckoo in the grove, when you find your mate,
Pannodu kaadhal paaduvadhaeno
Why do you sing of love with melody?
Pannodu kaadhal paaduvadhaeno
Why do you sing of love with melody?
Manam seiyum sudho maaranin thudho
Is it a trick of the mind, or Cupid's message?
Maayamidhaedho
What kind of illusion is this?
Oh ho ho ho ho ooo
[Vocalizing]
La la lal la lal hmm mmm hmm mmm mm
[Vocalizing]
Hooo ooo ooo hoo ooo ooo ooo
[Vocalizing]
Konjum puraavae
O cooing dove!
Nenjodu nenjam
Heart to heart,
Jegam enganum
Throughout the world,
Uravaadidum jaalamidhaedho
What magic is this that creates bonds?
Konjum puraavae
O cooing dove!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Konjum Puraave is a poetic song from the 1952 Tamil film Thai Ullam. The song draws rich allegories from nature—a caressing dove, the rising moon, the blossoming lotus, and a singing cuckoo—to explore the mysterious spell that love casts over living beings. The singer addresses these natural elements, pondering how love brings delight, longing, and connection across the world. Through vivid imagery, the lyricist asks why the ocean swells upon seeing the moon, why the lotus blooms looking up at the sun, and why the cuckoo sings melodiously upon finding its partner. It attributes all these wondrous reactions to the magical illusion and divine trickery of Kamadeva (Cupid).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Refrain
“Konjum puraavae”
The phrase 'Konjum puraavae' is repeated at the start and end of several stanzas to anchor the song's musical theme.
Simile (Upamai)
“Mangaiyai polae”
Comparing the full, rising moon to a beautiful young maiden using the word 'polae' (like).
Personification (Maantharudhal)
“Vin nokki nee Sirippadhum yeno”
Attributing human actions like smiling ('Sirippadhum yeno') to the lotus as it faces the sun's rays.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pongum nilaavae / Mangaiyai polae”
The second consonant 'n' matches in 'Pongum' and 'Mangaiyai', creating traditional Tamil second-letter rhyming.
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Trivia
S. V. Sahasranamam starred in 'Thai Ullam' (1952), an adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations'. 'Konjum Puraave' was sung by the legendary Carnatic music exponent M. L. Vasanthakumari (MLV) and composed by V. Nagaiah and A. Rama Rao. MLV's exquisite classical vocal renditions and sangatis made this song one of the biggest hits of the early 1950s.
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