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Lyrics & meaning

Kurunji Kurunji

From Kalavaani Mappillai · 2018

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Velu, Namitha Babu
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Kalavaani Mappillai
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
3 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kurunji kurunji poovukku
Mana naalu vanthaachu
Mana malai thanthaachu
Arunji purinji nadakka
Un aalu vanthaachu
Un pechu ennaachu
Panthala nattu thoranam kattu
Dam dam dam dam dum dum dum
Mathalam thattu melamum kottu
Dam dam dam dam dum dum dum
Kurunji kurunji poovukku
Mana naalu vanthaachu
Mana malai thanthaachu
Arunji purinji nadakka
Un aalu vanthaachi
Un pechu ennaachi
Marudhani kannam konda
Manjal kezhangae
Magarani pola vazha
Vaari valanga
Manam pola vazhkai kedaikka
Unakku maharasan vanthu puttanae
Sandhanam kungumam
Mana manakka
En sondhamum bandhamum
Malaichi nikka
Sandhanam kungumam
Mana manakka
En sondhamum bandhamum
Malaichi nikka
Ketti melam ketti melam
Kotta pogudhu
Pudhu metti kaala thottu vazha
Vattam poduthu
Ketti melam ketti melam
Kotta pogudhu
Pudhu metti kaala thottu vazha
Vattam poduthu
Kurunji kurunji poovukku
Mana naalu vanthaachu
Mana malai thanthaachu
Arunji purinji nadakka
Un aalu vanthaachu
Un pechu ennaachu
Aaaa…haaa…aaa…haa…aa…
Kupidira thooram thaan poganum
En kolamthula pulliyaga maaranum
Poruthum thaan
Paththu thaan porunthanum
Nee varuthamae
Illaenu varunthanum
Sollama solla vantha
Vaarthaigal arivenae
Illatha kettalum
Uruvakki tharuvenae
Unakketha maari naan
Maari kittae varuvenae
Unai ketta aprom thaan
Ini moochum viduvenae
Kannamthil eeram muththam
Kaathoram moochi saththam
Kettu kittae irukkanum
Kekka kekka kodakkanum
Kurunji kurunji poovukku
Mana naalu vanthaachu
Mana malai thanthaachu
Arunji purinji nadakka
Un aalu vanthaachu
Un pechu ennaachu
Yeley…cho cho chu
Yeley…cho cho chu
Yeley…cho cho chu
Yeley…cho cho chu
Anbaala un
Thimira adakkanum
En anaippula nee
Mayangi kedakkanum
Porvaiyila seththu
Seththu polaikkanum
Un vervaiyila
Vethaiya naan mulaikkanum
Thangathil aninchalum
Vazhikatha methuvathaan
Thongattan ah naan rendu
Mazhai thuliya tharava naan
Thangamae ganammannu
Polambathae paiya thaan
Manjathil un udambu
Irukathu ganamma thaan
Kattil nadu nadunga
Kaathum kanam kanamga
Thottu kitta irukkanum
Chella thollai kodukkanum
Kurunji kurunji poovukku
Mana naalu vanthaachu
Mana malai thanthaachu
Arunji purinji nadakka
Un aalu vanthaachu
Un pechu ennaachu
Marudhani kannam konda
Manjal kezhangae
Magarani pola vazha
Vaari valanga
Manam pola vazhkai kedaikka
Unakku maharasan vanthu puttanae
Sandhanam kungumam
Mana manakka
En sondhamum bandhamum
Malaichi nikka
Sandhanam kungumam
Mana manakka
En sondhamum bandhamum
Malaichi nikka
Ketti melam ketti melam
Kotta pogudhu
Pudhu metti kaala thottu vazha
Vattam poduthu
{Ketti melam ketti melam
Kotta pogudhu
Pudhu metti kaala thottu vazha
Vattam poduthu } (2)
For the rare Kurinji flower,
the wedding day has arrived!
The wedding garland has been given!
To know you, understand you, and walk by your side,
your man has arrived!
What happened to your words?
Put up the canopy, tie the mango-leaf festoons!
Dhum dhum dhum dhum dhum dhum dhum!
Beat the maddalam drums, strike the wedding drums!
Dhum dhum dhum dhum dhum dhum dhum!
For the rare Kurinji flower,
the wedding day has arrived!
The wedding garland has been given!
To know you, understand you, and walk by your side,
your man has arrived!
What happened to your words?
You with henna-tinted cheeks,
my glowing golden girl,
to make you live like a queen,
and shower you with riches,
to give you a life just as your heart wished,
your king has come for you!
With sandalwood and kumkum
giving off their sweet fragrance,
while all my kith and kin
stand back in amazement,
With sandalwood and kumkum
giving off their sweet fragrance,
while all my kith and kin
stand back in amazement,
The auspicious wedding drums
are about to resound!
To touch your feet and live with you,
the new toe-ring circles around!
The auspicious wedding drums
are about to resound!
To touch your feet and live with you,
the new toe-ring circles around!
For the rare Kurinji flower,
the wedding day has arrived!
The wedding garland has been given!
To know you, understand you, and walk by your side,
your man has arrived!
What happened to your words?
Aaaa... haaa... aaa... haa... aa...
You must only go as far as calling distance,
and become the central dot in my kolam pattern!
The match between the two of us,
all ten wedding points must align perfectly!
You should fret only over the fact
that you have nothing to worry about!
The unsaid words you came to speak,
I will understand them all!
Even if you ask for what doesn't exist,
I will create it and give it to you!
Just the way you want,
I will keep changing myself for you!
Only after asking your permission,
will I even draw my breath from now on!
A wet kiss on the cheek,
the sound of breathing near the ear,
I want to keep hearing it,
and keep giving as much as you ask!
For the rare Kurinji flower,
the wedding day has arrived!
The wedding garland has been given!
To know you, understand you, and walk by your side,
your man has arrived!
What happened to your words?
Yele... sho sho shoo
Yele... sho sho shoo
Yele... sho sho shoo
Yele... sho sho shoo
With love,
I want to tame your stubborn pride!
In my embrace,
you must lie completely entranced!
Wrapped together under one blanket,
we must live our sweet life!
In the drops of your sweat,
I must sprout like a seed!
Even though made of gold,
they will hang gently without hurting;
shall I give you two dangling earrings
like cool raindrops?
Don't complain so softly,
saying gold is too heavy,
on the bed of love, your body
will not feel heavy at all!
As the cot shakes and trembles,
and even the breeze feels warm and heavy,
we must stay close, touching each other,
and give sweet, playful trouble!
For the rare Kurinji flower,
the wedding day has arrived!
The wedding garland has been given!
To know you, understand you, and walk by your side,
your man has arrived!
What happened to your words?
You with henna-tinted cheeks,
my glowing golden girl,
to make you live like a queen,
and shower you with riches,
to give you a life just as your heart wished,
your king has come for you!
With sandalwood and kumkum
giving off their sweet fragrance,
while all my kith and kin
stand back in amazement,
With sandalwood and kumkum
giving off their sweet fragrance,
while all my kith and kin
stand back in amazement,
The auspicious wedding drums
are about to resound!
To touch your feet and live with you,
the new toe-ring circles around!
The auspicious wedding drums
are about to resound!
To touch your feet and live with you,
the new toe-ring circles around!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This celebratory Tamil wedding song paints a vivid picture of traditional nuptials and romantic devotion. The bride is metaphorically compared to the rare Kurunji flower, which blooms once every twelve years, highlighting her preciousness and uniqueness. The song captures the joyous rituals—festive decorations, traditional drums (Melam and Mathalam), sandalwood, and vermillion—as relatives gather in awe to bless the newly wedded couple. As the verses progress, the mood shifts from grand ceremonial celebrations to intimate romantic expressions between the newlyweds. The couple expresses deep emotional compatibility, promising mutual adaptation, playful teasing, and lifelong commitment. Rich in traditional cultural references, the lyrics celebrate both the sacred bond of marriage and the sensual warmth of romantic togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor)

Kurunji kurunji poovukku

Comparing the bride to the rare Kurunji flower (Kurunji kurunji poovukku) symbolizes her rarity, beauty, and long-awaited arrival in marriage.

Emona / Etukai (Assonance / Rhyming)

Sandhanam kungumam / En sondhamum bandhamum

The song extensively uses Tamil rhyming conventions, such as second-letter rhyming (Etukai) seen in words like 'Sandhanam' and 'Sondhamum'.

Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)

Dam dam dam dam dum dum dum

Rhythmic sound words like 'Dam dam dam' and 'Dum dum dum' mimic the beat of traditional wedding drums (mathalam and ketti melam).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Unai ketta aprom thaan / Ini moochum viduvenae

Exaggeration used to emphasize romantic devotion, stating that the speaker will only draw breath after asking permission from the lover.

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Trivia

The Kurunji flower (Strobilanthes kunthiana) mentioned in the chorus is a famous symbol in classical Tamil Sangam literature (Kuruntokai), representing the mountainous landscape (Kurunji tinai). The flower is renowned in Tamil Nadu and Kerala for blooming only once every 12 years.

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