Kumbidum Kai
From Puthu Paatu · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Puthu Paatu1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kumbidum kai pola | Like hands folded in worship, |
| Kuvinjirundha mottu onnu | A flower bud that remained tightly closed, |
| Veesiya kaathula thaan | In the gentle breeze that blew, |
| Vaai vedichu poothadhinnu | Has now burst open and bloomed. |
| Female | |
| Aathaa kann thorandhu paathaa | The Divine Mother opened her eyes and looked, |
| Innaikku thaan | Only on this very day, |
| Thaayaagum baakkiyamum | The sacred fortune of becoming a mother, |
| Vandhadhindha kannikku thaan | Has finally arrived for this young maiden. |
லுலுலுலுலுலுலு......
லுலுலுலுலுலுலு......
Like hands folded in worship,
A flower bud that remained tightly closed,
In the gentle breeze that blew,
Has now burst open and bloomed.
கும்பிடும் கை போல
குவிஞ்சிருந்த மொட்டு ஒண்ணு
வீசிய காத்துலதான்
வாய் வெடிச்சு பூத்ததின்னு
The Divine Mother opened her eyes and looked,
Only on this very day,
The sacred fortune of becoming a mother,
Has finally arrived for this young maiden.
பாய் போட காத்திருக்கும்
தாய் மாமன் ஓடி வந்தான்
பச்ச ஓலையிலே பந்தல்
ஒண்ணு போட்டு வெச்சான்
ஆத்தா கண் தொறந்து
பாத்தா இன்னிக்குத்தான்
தாயாகும் பாக்கியமும்
வந்ததிந்த சந்ததிக்கித்தான்
மாமன் வாங்கி வந்த
மடிச் சேல கட்டுங்கடி
மஞ்ச நீரெடுத்து ஆலாத்தி கொட்டுங்கடி
லுலுலுலுலுலுலு......
லுலுலுலுலுலுலு......
Kumbidum kai pola
Like hands folded in worship,
Kuvinjirundha mottu onnu
A flower bud that remained tightly closed,
Veesiya kaathula thaan
In the gentle breeze that blew,
Vaai vedichu poothadhinnu
Has now burst open and bloomed.
Aathaa kann thorandhu paathaa
The Divine Mother opened her eyes and looked,
Innaikku thaan
Only on this very day,
Thaayaagum baakkiyamum
The sacred fortune of becoming a mother,
Vandhadhindha kannikku thaan
Has finally arrived for this young maiden.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song excerpt uses the tender imagery of a tightly closed flower bud opening in the wind to symbolize a young maiden's miraculous transition into motherhood. It frames this life milestone as an act of divine grace, claiming that the Mother Goddess herself opened her eyes to bestow the fortune of motherhood upon the woman.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kumbidum kai pola / Kuvinjirundha mottu onnu”
Compares the shape of a closed flower bud to hands folded together in prayer ('Kumbidum kai pola').
Personification
“Vaai vedichu poothadhinnu”
Attributes human speech/action to the flower bud by describing its blooming as 'opening its mouth' ('Vaai vedichu').
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Kumbidum kai pola / Kuvinjirundha mottu onnu”
The repetition of the initial consonant sounds ('Ku' in Kumbidum and Kuvinjirundha) creates a melodic Tamil prosodic rhythm.
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Trivia
Although listed with unknown credits in the prompt, the 1990 film 'Puthu Paatu' was directed by Seeman and featured a famous soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics crafted by the legendary poet Vaali.
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