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Lyrics & meaning

Kulunga Kulunga Ilamai

From Kanne Radha · 1982

Lyricist
Alangudi Somu
Singer
Uma Ramanan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kanne Radha
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
22 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kulunga kulunga ilamai sirikkuthu
Sugam kodukkathaanae unnai azhaikkuthu
Kodi mullai ninaivaaga idaiyaada
Kulir sindhum oru dhegam isaipaada
Ada raaja yuvaraaja thodu raja pudhu roja
Ada raaja yuvaraaja thodu raja pudhu roja
Kulunga kulunga ilamai sirikkuthu
Sugam kodukkathaanae unnai azhaikkuthu
{Inbakalai thaththuva puthagam
Pennaaga vandhirukken
Ichchaigalin utchakattangalai
Kaatida vandhirukken} (2)
Pattu meththai podattuma
Poovai alli thoovattumaa
Kattazhagan maarbinilae
Kaadhal sugam thaedattumaa
Indhiran chandhiran
Manmadhan mandhiram
Vilakkam solli tharattuma
Kulunga kulunga ilamai sirikkuthu
Sugam kodukkathaanae unnai azhaikkuthu
Kodi mullai ninaivaaga idaiyaada
Kulir sindhum oru dhegam isaipaada
Ada raaja yuvaraaja thodu raja pudhu roja
{Kendai vizhi chithira pavaiyae
Paarthu rasikkavillaiyaa
Vandaadum thaamarai poigaiyil
Neechaladikalaiyaa} (2)
En madiyil nee kidakka
Un madiyil naan sivakka
Kann mayangum kolathilae
Kanni ennai serthanaikka
Aan pillai singathin aasaigal pongattum
Thuvakkam solli kodukkava
Kulunga kulunga ilamai sirikkuthu
Sugam kodukkathaanae unnai azhaikkuthu
Kodi mullai ninaivaaga idaiyaada
Kulir sindhum oru dhegam isaipaada
Ada raaja yuvaraaja thodu raja pudhu roja
Ada raaja yuvaraaja thodu raja pudhu roja
...
My youth is laughing and trembling with joy,
It calls out to you only to bring you pleasure!
My waist sways like a tender jasmine vine,
While my soothing body sings a sweet melody.
Oh king, young prince, touch this fresh rose, my king!
Oh king, young prince, touch this fresh rose, my king!
My youth is laughing and trembling with joy,
It calls out to you only to bring you pleasure!
As a living guide to the art of love,
I have come before you as a woman.
The very heights of desire,
I have come here to show you.
Shall I lay out a soft silk bed?
Shall I gather and scatter flowers?
Resting on the chest of this handsome man,
Shall I seek the joys of love?
Indra, the Moon,
And the charms of Manmatha (the god of love)—
Shall I explain their secrets to you?
My youth is laughing and trembling with joy,
It calls out to you only to bring you pleasure!
My waist sways like a tender jasmine vine,
While my soothing body sings a sweet melody.
Oh king, young prince, touch this fresh rose, my king!
This lovely beauty with bright, fish-shaped eyes,
Haven't you gazed at her and admired her?
In this lotus pond where bees hover,
Won't you dive in and swim?
As you rest in my lap,
And I blush in your lap,
In this dreamy, intoxicating mood,
Hold me tight in your embrace.
Let the desires of a lion-hearted man overflow—
Shall I teach you how to begin?
My youth is laughing and trembling with joy,
It calls out to you only to bring you pleasure!
My waist sways like a tender jasmine vine,
While my soothing body sings a sweet melody.
Oh king, young prince, touch this fresh rose, my king!
Oh king, young prince, touch this fresh rose, my king!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This seductive song from the 1982 film 'Kanne Radha' captures a woman's passionate invitation to her lover. Describing herself as a living book on the art of love and pleasure, she uses alluring imagery of soft mattresses, lotus ponds, and sweet blossoms to invite her partner into an intimate world of romance. The lyrics highlight themes of youth, romance, and sensual expression.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Inbakalai thaththuva puthagam Pennaaga vandhirukken”

Compares the woman to a book of philosophy on love ('Inbakalai thaththuva puthagam Pennaaga vandhirukken').

Simile (உவமை)

“Kodi mullai ninaivaaga idaiyaada”

Compares the flexible waist of the woman to a swaying jasmine vine ('Kodi mullai').

Anaphora / Internal Rhyme (மோனை / எதுகை)

“Indhiran chandhiran / Manmadhan mandhiram”

Repetition of sound patterns in line openings such as 'Indhiran chandhiran' and 'Manmadhan mandhiram'.

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Trivia

The film 'Kanne Radha' was released in 1982 with lyrics written by Alangudi Somu, a celebrated Tamil lyricist known for his rhythmic usage of traditional poetic tropes.

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