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Lyrics & meaning

Mogathile Kannirandum

From Asoka · 2001

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Sadhana Sargam, Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Music director
Anu Malik
Movie name
Asoka
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
25 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa… aaa…
Male :Aaaaa… aaaa…
Mogathilae kannirandum
Kandhagamaai aanadhenna?
Mogathilae kannirandum
Kandhagamaai aanadhenna?
Thoobam podum
Kannai paarkkiren
Soozhum theeyil
Ennai vaarkkiren
Aaa… aaa…
Kannirandum kaadhalilae
Kandhagamaai aanadhaena?
Kannirandum kaadhalilae
Kandhagamaai aanadhaena?
Thoobam podum
Kannai paarkkava
Soozhum theeyil
Unnai vaarkkavaa
Aaa… aaa…
Megathin thaalpalai neekki
Aagaaya kooraikadiyil
Oasai indri medhuvaaga
Ival mugam thaedinaen
Ohhhhh…
Nee engae nee engae endru
Naanum dhaan thoongaamalae
Kaalin keezhae nadhiyaada
Ivan mugam thaedinaen
Mogathile kannirandum
Kandhagamaai aanathenna?
Thoobam podum
Kannai paarkkava
Male :Soozhum theeyil
Ennai vaarkkavaa
{Sa… sa….
Sa… sa…} (4)
Pollaadhadhu naeramdhaan
Vaendaam ennai kolladhae
Kaadhalilae naan saagiren
Neeyum vittu sellathae
Ohhhh…
En kaadhal kannaalanae
Naanumdhaan un polavae
Sentheeyilae vegiren
Vaendum undhan or idhazh
Mogathile kannirandum
Kandhagamaai aanathenna?
Thoobam podum
Kannai paarkkava
Kannirandum kaadhalilae
Kandhagamaai aanathenna?
Thoobam podum
Kannai paarkkava
Female :Soozhum theeyil
Unnai vaarkkavaa
Ah... ah...
Male: Ah... ah...
In passion, both my eyes,
why have they turned to gunpowder?
In passion, both my eyes,
why have they turned to gunpowder?
Smouldering like incense,
I look into your eyes.
Into the surrounding fire,
I pour myself.
Ah... ah...
In love, both your eyes,
why have they turned to gunpowder?
In love, both your eyes,
why have they turned to gunpowder?
Smouldering like incense,
shall I look into your eyes?
Into the surrounding fire,
shall I immerse you?
Ah... ah...
Unlatching the clouds,
under the roof of the sky,
softly without a sound,
I searched for her face.
Oh...
Calling out, "Where are you, where are you?"
unable to fall asleep,
as the river rippled under my feet,
I searched for his face.
In passion, both my eyes,
why have they turned to gunpowder?
Smouldering like incense,
shall I look into your eyes?
Male: Into the surrounding fire,
shall I pour myself?
{Sa... sa...
sa... sa...} (4)
Cruel is this fleeting time,
please do not torment me.
I am dying in love,
do not leave me and go.
Oh...
My beloved darling,
just like you, I too
am burning in this blazing fire.
I yearn for your lips.
In passion, both my eyes,
why have they turned to gunpowder?
Smouldering like incense,
shall I look into your eyes?
In love, both your eyes,
why have they turned to gunpowder?
Smouldering like incense,
shall I look into your eyes?
Female: Into the surrounding fire,
shall I immerse you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures an intense, passionate exchange of love and longing between two lovers. Metaphors of fire, incense, and explosive gunpowder depict eyes filled with intense desire and yearning. Both lovers express their sleepless state and relentless search for one another under the canopy of nature.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uruvagam)

“Kandhagamaai aanadhenna?”

Comparing passion-filled eyes to explosive gunpowder ('Kandhagamaai aanadhenna') and incense fumes ('Thoobam podum').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Megathin thaalpalai neekki / Aagaaya kooraikadiyil”

Matching of the second consonant 'g' in 'Megathin' and 'Aagaaya' across consecutive poetic lines.

Hyperbole (Aduvukku / Athisayokthi)

“Sentheeyilae vegiren / Kaadhalilae naan saagiren”

Exaggeration of burning in fiery desire and dying in love to emphasize emotional intensity.

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil dubbed version of 'O Re Kanchi' / 'Roshini Se' from the epic historical drama film Asoka (2001), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Anu Malik composed the original score, while renowned lyricist Thamarai adapted the Tamil verses to fit the original melody.

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