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Lyrics & meaning

Moonam Piraiyai Pola

From Sugamana Raagangal · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sugamana Raagangal
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
19 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Moonaam piraiyai pola neththiyilathaan
Intha machchaanum vachcha pottu maththiyilathaan
Moonaam piraiyai pola neththiyilathaan
Intha machchaanum vachcha pottu maththiyilathaan
Thaenaa Inikkuthaiyyaa thottu vidaththaan
Oru thaabam manasukkulla mottuvidaththaan
Thaenaa Inikkuthaiyyaa thottu vidaththaan
Oru thaabam manasukkulla mottuvidaththaan
Thooral mazhaiyadichchu mannu manakka
Antha thenkaasi saaral pola thanni thelikka
Thooral mazhaiyadichchu mannu manakka
Antha thenkaasi saaral pola thanni thelikka
Aadai nanainchirunthum angam kothikka
Uyir naadi narambilaethaan minnaladikka
Malligai ambugal mellena podura
Manmathan vanthaanaam
Mangala mangaiyin sangamam kandida
Kungumam thanthaanaam
………………..
Moonaam piraiyai pola neththiyilathaan
Intha machchaanum vachcha pottu maththiyilathaan
……………….
Vaaiyyaa valaiyal poda kaiyai koduppaen
Neeyum velliyilae metti poda kaalai koduppaen
Vaaiyyaa valaiyal poda kaiyai koduppaen
Neeyum velliyilae metti poda kaalai koduppaen
Maalai aniyura tholai koduppaen
Pattu meththai virikkirappo ennai koduppaen
Sooriyan ponathu chandhiran vanthathu
Pattathu pothaathaa
Maththalam kottavum thaaliyai kattavum
Velaiyum vaaraathaa
……………….
Moonaam piraiyai pola neththiyilathaan
Intha machchaanum vachcha pottu maththiyilathaan
Thaenaa Inikkuthaiyyaa thottu vidaththaan
Oru thaabam manasukkulla mottuvidaththaan
On my forehead shaped like the crescent moon,
Right in the center is the bindi my sweetheart placed.
On my forehead shaped like the crescent moon,
Right in the center is the bindi my sweetheart placed.
It feels sweet as honey when you touch me,
And a deep longing begins to blossom in my heart...
It feels sweet as honey when you touch me,
And a deep longing begins to blossom in my heart...
As the drizzle falls and the soil smells sweet,
Sprinkling cool drops like the breeze of Tenkasi,
As the drizzle falls and the soil smells sweet,
Sprinkling cool drops like the breeze of Tenkasi,
Though my clothes are drenched, my body burns with warmth,
And lightning flashes through every nerve and vein.
Softly shooting his arrows of jasmine flowers,
Manmathan (god of love) has arrived,
To witness the union of an auspicious woman,
He has given the sacred red kumkum...
...
On my forehead shaped like the crescent moon,
Right in the center is the bindi my sweetheart placed.
...
Come, my love, I will offer my hands for you to slip on bangles,
I will offer my feet for you to put on silver toe rings.
Come, my love, I will offer my hands for you to slip on bangles,
I will offer my feet for you to put on silver toe rings.
When we exchange garlands, I will offer my shoulders,
When the silk bed is spread, I will give myself to you.
The sun has set and the moon has risen,
Haven't we waited and suffered enough?
For the wedding drums to beat and the sacred thali (marriage cord) to be tied,
Won't that moment finally come...?
...
On my forehead shaped like the crescent moon,
Right in the center is the bindi my sweetheart placed.
It feels sweet as honey when you touch me,
And a deep longing begins to blossom in my heart...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic Tamil melody expresses the passionate yearning and devotion of a woman awaiting marriage with her beloved. She describes the sweet sensation of his touch, comparing her forehead to the delicate crescent moon decorated with the bindi he applied. Through sensory imagery of light rain, the cool mist of Tenkasi, and Cupid firing floral arrows, she conveys her deep physical and romantic longing. In the second movement, she eagerly invites her partner to adorn her with traditional symbols of marriage—bangles on her wrists, silver toe-rings on her feet, and garlands around her neck—as she eagerly anticipates the beating of drums and the tying of the sacred thread (thaali) that will unite them forever.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Moonaam piraiyai pola neththiyilathaan”

Compares the curve of the forehead to the third-day crescent moon using the word 'pola'.

Simile (Upamai)

“Thaenaa Inikkuthaiyyaa thottu vidaththaan”

Compares the sweet feeling of touch directly to honey ('Thaenaa').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Malligai ambugal mellena podura”

Describing jasmine blossoms as romantic arrows ('Malligai ambugal') wielded by Manmatha (Cupid).

Rhyme / Assonance (Emoni & Ethukai)

“Maththalam kottavum thaaliyai kattavum”

Rhythmic rhyming of verbs like 'kottavum' and 'kattavum' creating musical flow.

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Trivia

Sugamana Raagangal (1985) features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with evocative lyrics penned by Vaali. Sung soulfully by P. Susheela, the song effectively blends rural folk romantic motifs with classical melody structures, particularly capturing regional imagery like the famous cool mist ('saaral') of Tenkasi.

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