Kunguma Nadhiyil Moozhgi
From Sankari · 1984
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
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Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha | Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion, |
| Kovai niraththu pon meni | A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit. |
| Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha | Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion, |
| Kovai niraththu pon meni | A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit. |
| Sangamamaagum mangaiyarkellaam | For all women who enter into sacred union, |
| Thaththuvam koorum vinggani | She is the wise scientist explaining divine philosophy. |
| Female | |
| Kongai mugaththil amirtha ganeshan | Upon her breast lies nectar-like Ganesha, |
| Konjidum kadhal magarani | The loving queen who fondles with affection. |
| Sengathir kaattum vanna mugaththil | In her colorful face glowing like the red sun, |
| Chiththira sakthi abhirami | She is Abhirami, the artistic divine power. |
| Female | |
| Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha | Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion, |
| Kovai niraththu pon meni | A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit. |
| Female | |
| Thamizhai eduththu kavithai thoduththu | Taking the Tamil language and weaving verses of poetry, |
| Thalaiyadiyaaga panthaadi | Playing skillfully like bouncing a ball, |
| Amutha mazhaiththaen vattar koduththaar | She bestowed a bowl full of nectarine rain-honey, |
| Avalathu peril anthaadhi | An Anthadhi poem composed in her divine name. |
| Female | |
| Kumutha mugaththu komalavalli | Komalavalli with a lotus-like radiant face, |
| Kurunagai sinthum maharani | The queen who scatters a gentle, sweet smile. |
| Mamathai aruththu manathinai kaakkum | Severing the ego and guarding the devotee's mind, |
| Manthira sakthi abhirami manthira sakthi abhirami | She is Abhirami, the magical power of sacred chants; she is the magical power of sacred chants. |
குங்கும நதியில் மூழ்கி எழுந்த
கோவை நிறத்து பொன் மேனி
குங்கும நதியில் மூழ்கி எழுந்த
கோவை நிறத்து பொன் மேனி
சங்கமமாகும் மங்கையர்க்கெல்லாம்
தத்துவம் கூறும் விஞ்ஞானி....
Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion,
A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit.
Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion,
A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit.
For all women who enter into sacred union,
She is the wise scientist explaining divine philosophy.
கொங்கை முகத்தில் அமிர்த கணேசன்
கொஞ்சிடும் காதல் மகராணி
செங்கதிர் காட்டும் வண்ண முகத்தில்
சித்திர சக்தி அபிராமி......
Upon her breast lies nectar-like Ganesha,
The loving queen who fondles with affection.
In her colorful face glowing like the red sun,
She is Abhirami, the artistic divine power.
குங்கும நதியில் மூழ்கி எழுந்த
கோவை நிறத்து பொன் மேனி
Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion,
A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit.
தமிழை எடுத்து கவிதை தொடுத்து
தலையடியாக பந்தாடி
அமுத மழைத்தேன் வட்டர் கொடுத்தார்
அவளது பேரில் அந்தாதி
Taking the Tamil language and weaving verses of poetry,
Playing skillfully like bouncing a ball,
She bestowed a bowl full of nectarine rain-honey,
An Anthadhi poem composed in her divine name.
குமுத முகத்து கோமளவல்லி
குறுநகை சிந்தும் மகராணி
மமதை அறுத்து மனதினை காக்கும்
மந்திர சக்தி அபிராமி மந்திர சக்தி அபிராமி.....
Komalavalli with a lotus-like radiant face,
The queen who scatters a gentle, sweet smile.
Severing the ego and guarding the devotee's mind,
She is Abhirami, the magical power of sacred chants; she is the magical power of sacred chants.
Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha
Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion,
Kovai niraththu pon meni
A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit.
Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha
Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion,
Kovai niraththu pon meni
A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit.
Sangamamaagum mangaiyarkellaam
For all women who enter into sacred union,
Thaththuvam koorum vinggani
She is the wise scientist explaining divine philosophy.
Kongai mugaththil amirtha ganeshan
Upon her breast lies nectar-like Ganesha,
Konjidum kadhal magarani
The loving queen who fondles with affection.
Sengathir kaattum vanna mugaththil
In her colorful face glowing like the red sun,
Chiththira sakthi abhirami
She is Abhirami, the artistic divine power.
Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha
Emerged after bathing in a river of vermilion,
Kovai niraththu pon meni
A golden body with the reddish tone of a kovai fruit.
Thamizhai eduththu kavithai thoduththu
Taking the Tamil language and weaving verses of poetry,
Thalaiyadiyaaga panthaadi
Playing skillfully like bouncing a ball,
Amutha mazhaiththaen vattar koduththaar
She bestowed a bowl full of nectarine rain-honey,
Avalathu peril anthaadhi
An Anthadhi poem composed in her divine name.
Kumutha mugaththu komalavalli
Komalavalli with a lotus-like radiant face,
Kurunagai sinthum maharani
The queen who scatters a gentle, sweet smile.
Mamathai aruththu manathinai kaakkum
Severing the ego and guarding the devotee's mind,
Manthira sakthi abhirami manthira sakthi abhirami
She is Abhirami, the magical power of sacred chants; she is the magical power of sacred chants.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a sublime devotional and poetic tribute celebrating the divine beauty and supreme grace of Goddess Abhirami (and symbolically praising the ideal womanhood). The lyrics describe her glowing complexion, comparing her golden skin to a body washed in a vermilion river and tinted like the ripe kovai fruit. She represents both philosophical wisdom and motherly affection, embodying artistic energy and divine protection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thamizhai eduththu kavithai thoduththu / Thalaiyadiyaaga panthaadi”
Matching first letters in words within the same line, such as 'Kunguma' and 'Kovai', or 'Thamizhai' and 'Thalaiyadiyaaga'.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kumutha mugaththu komalavalli / Kurunagai sinthum maharani”
Repetition of the second consonant across consecutive lines, such as the 'm' sound in 'Kumutha', 'Kurunagai', and 'Mamathai'.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha”
Describing the red hues metaphorically as a 'Kunguma nadhi' (river of vermilion) and sweet blessings as 'Amutha mazhaiththaen' (nectar rain honey).
Upamai (Simile / Imagery)
“Kovai niraththu pon meni”
Comparing her radiant reddish complexion to the 'Kovai' fruit and her face to a blooming lotus ('Kumutha mugaththu').
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Trivia
The lyricist Aalangudi Somu invokes the classic Tamil literary genre 'Anthadhi' in line 16, referencing Abhirami Pattar's famous 18th-century Tamil devotional work 'Abhirami Anthadhi'. The song beautifully merges classical Tamil poetic traditions with film music under V. Kumar's composition.
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