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Lyrics & meaning

Koodi Vantha Megam

From Rani Theni · 1982

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Rani Theni
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
2 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Koodi vantha megam thesai maari pochchu
Vaangi vachcha maalai athu naaraa pochchu
Koodi vantha megam thesai maari pochchu
Vaangi vachcha maalai athu naaraa pochchu
Engae antha saami
Idhu pollaathavan bhoomi
Jeyilukkullaae intha chinnakili
Athan serakodichhcaa ini enna vazhi
Koodi vantha megam thesai maari pochchu
Vaangi vachcha maalai athu naaraa pochchu
Pombala poova parichchaa thappillayaa
Aambala jaathi unakku karpillaiyaa
Pombala poova parichchaa thappillayaa
Aambala jaathi unakku karpillaiyaa
Paadhaththil mullu thachchaa azhavathu kanthaanae
Aanukku veri piduchchaa azhivathu penthaanae
Paavam santhana maram aduperikka sonnaanae
Koodi vantha megam thesai maari pochchu
Vaangi vachcha maalai athu naaraa pochchu
Engae antha saami
Idhu pollaathavan bhoomi
Jeyilukkullaae intha chinnakili
Athan serakodichhcaa ini enna vazhi
Naanam ennum vaeli ennaananthu
Kanneer sinthi kannam punnaanathu
Naanam ennum vaeli ennaananthu
Kanneer sinthi kannam punnaanathu
Agaligai saabamingae ennaikkum theeraatho
Varam tharum raamanumae kallaa ponaanao
Poovil vandu vizhunthaal
Thendralum vanthu theendaatho….
Koodi vantha megam thesai maari pochchu
Vaangi vachcha maalai athu naaraa pochchu
Engae antha saami
Idhu pollaathavan bhoomi
Jeyilukkullaae intha chinnakili
Athan serakodichhcaa ini enna vazhi
The gathering rainclouds have changed their course,
The garland bought has withered to bare thread.
The gathering rainclouds have changed their course,
The garland bought has withered to bare thread.
Where has God gone?
This is a land of wicked men.
Trapped inside a prison is this little parrot,
If its wings are broken, what way is left now?
The gathering rainclouds have changed their course,
The garland bought has withered to bare thread.
Is it not a crime to pluck a woman's flower?
O race of men, have you no chastity of your own?
Is it not a crime to pluck a woman's flower?
O race of men, have you no chastity of your own?
When a thorn pricks the foot, it is the eye that weeps.
When a man goes wild with lust, it is the woman who is destroyed.
What a pity, he ordered the sandalwood tree to burn as firewood!
The gathering rainclouds have changed their course,
The garland bought has withered to bare thread.
Where has God gone?
This is a land of wicked men.
Trapped inside a prison is this little parrot,
If its wings are broken, what way is left now?
What happened to the protective fence of modesty?
Shedding endless tears has wounded her cheeks.
What happened to the protective fence of modesty?
Shedding endless tears has wounded her cheeks.
Will Ahalya's curse never be lifted here?
Has Rama, who grants boons, turned into stone himself?
If a beetle happens to alight upon a flower,
Will the gentle breeze refuse to touch it too?
The gathering rainclouds have changed their course,
The garland bought has withered to bare thread.
Where has God gone?
This is a land of wicked men.
Trapped inside a prison is this little parrot,
If its wings are broken, what way is left now?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song conveys the deep despair and sense of injustice felt by an innocent woman suffering due to the cruelty of society and male hypocrisy. She compares her situation to a gather of promising clouds drifting away, a sacred garland deteriorating into bare string, and a little bird trapped in a prison with broken wings. Through powerful imagery, she questions why society imposes moral standards solely on women while pardoning male misconduct, ultimately calling out divine indifference in a world dominated by evil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Jeyilukkullaae intha chinnakili”

Compares the innocent woman to a little bird ('chinnakili') trapped in prison, symbolizing helplessness and loss of freedom.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Pombala poova parichchaa thappillayaa”

Repetition of the 'P' consonant sound in 'Pombala', 'poova', and 'parichchaa'.

Mythological Allusion

“Agaligai saabamingae ennaikkum theeraatho / Varam tharum raamanumae kallaa ponaanao”

Refers to the Ramayana story of Ahalya who was turned into stone by a curse and redeemed by Rama, using it to question why modern suffering finds no divine savior.

Analogy / Parallelism

“Paadhaththil mullu thachchaa azhavathu kanthaanae / Aanukku veri piduchchaa azhivathu penthaanae”

Draws a vivid contrast between physical pain (thorn in the foot causing tears in the eye) and systemic gendered destruction (man's lust destroying a woman's life).

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