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Kurumugil

From Sita Ramam · 2022

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Sai Vignesh
Music director
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Movie name
Sita Ramam
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
10 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kurumugilgalai sirumugaigalil
Yaar thoovinaar
Mazhaikondu kavidhai theetinaar
Ilam piraiyinai idhazh idaiyinil
Yaar sootinaar
Sirithidum silaiyai kaattinaar
Erumbugal sumandhu pogudhae
Sarkkarai paarai ondrinai
Irudhayam sumandhu pogudhae
Inikkira kaadhal ondrinai
En china nenjin meedhu
Inba baaram yetri vaithadhaar
Muyal mayil kuyigaal kaanum venilla
Vaanodu theeti vaithadhaar
Tharai irangi vandhu aadugindrathae
Nilaavai kooti vanthadhaar
Kamban solla vandhu
Aanaal koocham kondu
Ezhudha oar uvamai nee
Varnam serkkumbodhu
Varman bodhai kolla
Mudiya oviyamum nee
Eloraa sirpangal
Un meedhu kaadhalurum
Uyirae illaadha
Kalkooda kaamamurum
Un meedhu kaadhalkonda
Maanudan dhaan
Enna aaguvaan
Muyal mayil kuyigaal kaanum venilla
Vaanodu theeti vaithadhaar
Tharai irngi vandhu aadugindrathae
Nilaavai kooti vanthadhaar
Udaiyaal moodi vaithum
Imaigal saathi vaithum
Azhagaal ennai kolgiraai
Aruvi kaalgal kondu
Odai idaiyendraagi
Kadalaai nenjam kolgiraai
Kadalil meenaaga
Naanaaga aanaiyidu
Alaigal meedheri
Un maarbil neendhavidu
Peraazham kandukolla
Ezhu kodi jenmam vendumae
Muyal mayil kuyigaal kaanum venilla
Vaanodu theeti vaithadhaar
Tharai irngi vandhu aadugindrathae
Nilaavai kooti vanthadhaar
Tiny clouds upon little buds,
Who sprinkled them?
Who painted poetry with the rain?
A crescent moon between the lips,
Who placed it there?
And revealed a smiling sculpture?
Ants carry away
A boulder of sugar;
My heart carries
A love that is so sweet.
Upon my little heart,
Who placed this sweet burden of joy?
The white moon that rabbits, peacocks, and cuckoos gaze upon,
Who painted it across the sky?
Coming down to the earth, it dances;
Who brought this moon down here?
Kamban (master Tamil poet) came to describe you,
But held back by shyness,
You became a metaphor left unwritten.
As colors are added,
Leaving Varma (master painter) entranced,
You are a painting that can never be finished.
The sculptures of Ellora
Would fall in love with you;
Having no life of its own,
Even stone would feel desire.
Having fallen in love with you,
What would become
Of a mere mortal man?
The white moon that rabbits, peacocks, and cuckoos gaze upon,
Who painted it across the sky?
Coming down to the earth, it dances;
Who brought this moon down here?
Though covered beneath your clothes,
Though your eyelids are shut,
You kill me with your beauty.
With legs like waterfalls,
With a waist like a brook,
You hold a heart as vast as the sea.
To become a fish in that sea,
Just give me the command!
Riding upon the waves,
Let me swim across your chest.
To know its deepest depths,
I would need seventy million lifetimes!
The white moon that rabbits, peacocks, and cuckoos gaze upon,
Who painted it across the sky?
Coming down to the earth, it dances;
Who brought this moon down here?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kurumugilgalai is a poetic romantic track from Sita Ramam (2022) composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar and written by Madhan Karky. Sung by Sai Vignesh, the song captures Ram's profound adoration for Sita, portraying her grace through classical literary metaphors and rich imagery involving nature, sculpture, and poetry.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)

“Sarkkarai paarai ondrinai / Irudhayam sumandhu pogudhae”

Compares sweet love to a heavy block of sugar being carried by tiny ants, symbolizing a light heart bearing a sweet burden.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

“Uyirae illaadha kalkooda kaamamurum”

Exaggerates beauty by claiming even lifeless stone sculptures of Ellora would feel love and desire for her.

Literary Allusion

“Kamban solla vandhu aanaal koocham kondu ezhudha oar uvamai nee”

References the legendary Tamil poet Kamban, stating that even his literary mastery couldn't find a fitting simile for her beauty.

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Trivia

This song is the Tamil counterpart of the hit Telugu track Kaanunna Kalyanam. Lyricist Madhan Karky tailored the Tamil version specifically to align with Tamil literary traditions by bringing in references to the epic poet Kamban.

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