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Lyrics & meaning

Miyaaw Miyaaw

From Kumudham · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
M. S. Rajeswari
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Kumudham
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
13 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Miyaav miyaav…
Miyaav miyaav poonai kutti
Veettai suthum poonai kutti
Miyaav miyaav poonai kutti
Veettai suthum poonai kutti
Athaan manasu vella katti
Avar azhagai solladi sella kutti
Athaan manasu vella katti
Avar azhagai solladi sella kutti
Miyaav miyaav poonai kutti
Veettai suthum poonai kutti
Angam ellaam palapalakkum
Thanga niram enbadhu pol
Avarin thiru uruvam
Thaga thaganu jolikkumaa
Angam ellaam palapalakkum
Thanga niram enbadhu pol
Avarin thiru uruvam
Thaga thaganu jolikkumaa
Andha muzhu chandhiranai
Uvamai solvadhu pol
Andha muzhu chandhiranai
Uvamai solvadhu pol
Yaarum aasai kollum vannam
Avar mugamum irukkumaa
Miyaav miyaav…
Miyaav miyaav poonai kutti
Veettai suthum poonai kutti
Athaan manasu vella katti
Avar azhagai solladi sella kutti
Miyaav miyaav poonai kutti
Veettai suthum poonai kutti
Sengarumbaai inithu avar
Sollum ennai mayakkidudhae
Sirippum adhai polae
Aalai mayanga cheiyumaa
Sengarumbaai inithu avar
Sollum ennai mayakkidudhae
Sirippum adhai polae
Aalai mayanga cheiyumaa
Pongi ezhum aavalinaal
Mangai naan ketkiradhai
Pongi ezhum aavalinaal
Mangai naan ketkiradhai
Purindhu kondu badhilai
Enakku solla unakku theriyumaa
Miyaav miyaav…
Miyaav miyaav poonai kutti
Veettai suthum poonai kutti
Athaan manasu vella katti
Avar azhagai solladi sella kutti
Athaan manasu vella katti
Avar azhagai solladi sella kutti
Miyaav miyaav poonai kutti
Veettai suthum poonai kutti
Meow, meow...
Meow, meow, little kitten,
kitten wandering around the house!
Meow, meow, little kitten,
kitten wandering around the house!
My beloved's heart is sweet like jaggery,
tell me about his charm, my little darling!
My beloved's heart is sweet like jaggery,
tell me about his charm, my little darling!
Meow, meow, little kitten,
kitten wandering around the house!
Does his whole body glow,
as if made of pure gold?
Does his handsome figure
sparkle and shine brightly?
Does his whole body glow,
as if made of pure gold?
Does his handsome figure
sparkle and shine brightly?
Just like the full moon
that people compare to beauty,
just like the full moon
that people compare to beauty,
so lovely that everyone longs for it,
is his face just as charming?
Meow, meow...
Meow, meow, little kitten,
kitten wandering around the house!
My beloved's heart is sweet like jaggery,
tell me about his charm, my little darling!
Meow, meow, little kitten,
kitten wandering around the house!
Sweet as fresh sugarcane,
his words completely enchant me;
will his gentle smile
captivate someone just the same?
Sweet as fresh sugarcane,
his words completely enchant me;
will his gentle smile
captivate someone just the same?
Filled with rising longing,
what I ask as a young girl—
filled with rising longing,
what I ask as a young girl—
can you understand it all
and know how to answer me?
Meow, meow...
Meow, meow, little kitten,
kitten wandering around the house!
My beloved's heart is sweet like jaggery,
tell me about his charm, my little darling!
My beloved's heart is sweet like jaggery,
tell me about his charm, my little darling!
Meow, meow, little kitten,
kitten wandering around the house!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

In this charming and playful song from Kumudham (1961), a young woman confides her romantic feelings to her household pet kitten. Treating the cat as her intimate friend, she sings about her beloved's sweet nature, comparing his heart to a block of sweet jaggery and his words to red sugarcane.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Avar azhagai solladi sella kutti

Addressing a household kitten as a confidante capable of understanding and answering questions about her lover's charm.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Athaan manasu vella katti

Comparing the lover's heart directly to a sweet block of jaggery to express his innate goodness and sweetness.

Simile (Uvamai)

Sengarumbaai inithu avar

Comparing the lover's words to the sweetness of red sugarcane.

Simile (Uvamai)

Andha muzhu chandhiranai uvamai solvadhu pol

Comparing the lover's facial beauty to the glowing full moon.

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Trivia

The music for Kumudham (1961) was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics written by Kannadasan. The film featured S. S. Rajendran and B. Saroja Devi.

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