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Lyrics & meaning

Moongil Kaadugale

From Samurai · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, Tippu
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Samurai
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
20 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Moongil kaadugalae
Vandu munagum paadalgalae
Thoora sigarangalil
Thanneer thuvaikkum arivigalae
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
Moongil kaadugalae
Vandu munagum paadalgalae
Thoora sigarangalil
Thanneer thuvaikkum arivigalae
Iyarkkai thaayin madiyil pirandhu
Ippadi vazha idhayam tholaindhu
Salithu ponen manithanaai irundhu
Parakka vendum paravayaai
Thirindhu thirindhu
Parandhu parandhu
Moongil kaadugalae
Vandu munagum paadalgalae..
Thoora sigarangalil
Thanneer thuvaikkum arivigalae
Saetru thanneeril
Malarum sivappu thaamaraiyil
Saerum manapathillai
Poovin jeevan manakkiradhu
Verai aruthaalum
Marangal veruppai umizhvadhillai
Arutha nadhiyin mel marangal
Aanandha poochoriyum
Thamarai poovaai maareno
Jenma saabal engae kaaneno
Maramaai naanum maareno
En manidha piraviyil uiyeno..oh..oh
Veyilo muyalao
Parugum vannum
Vellai panithuli aaveno
Moongil kaadugalae
Vandu munagum paadalgalae..ohoo..
Thoora sigarangalil
Thanneer thuvaikkum arivigalae
Uppu kadalodu
Megam urpathi aanaalum
Uppu thanneerai megam
Oru podhum sindhaadhu
Mazhayil vilundhaalum
Sooriyan marithu povathillai
Nilavukku oliyooti thannai
Neetithu kolgiradhae
Megamaai naanum
Maareno
Athan menmai gunangal
Kaanbeno
Sooriyan polavae maareno
En jothiyil ulagai aaleno
Janam maranam
Ariyaa vannam
Naanum mazhai thuli aaveno ..
Moongil kaadugalae
Vandu munagum paadalgalae..
Vandu munagum paadalgalae..
Thoora sigarangalil
Thanneer thuvaikkum arivigalae…ae….
Iyarkkai thaayin madiyil pirandhu
Ippadi vazha idhayam tholaindhu
Salithu ponen manithanaai irundhu
Parakka vendum paravayaai
Thirindhu thirindhu
Parandhu parandhu
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
Ohooo…ooo hmmmm…mmm
O bamboo forests,
O songs hummed by beetles,
On distant mountain peaks,
O waterfalls washing with water!
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
O bamboo forests,
O songs hummed by beetles,
On distant mountain peaks,
O waterfalls washing with water!
Born on the lap of Mother Nature,
to live like this, having lost my heart,
I am tired of living as a human.
I want to fly like a bird,
wandering far and wide,
soaring high and free!
O bamboo forests,
O songs hummed by beetles...
On distant mountain peaks,
O waterfalls washing with water!
In the muddy water,
in the red lotus that blooms,
the mud has no scent,
yet the soul of the flower is fragrant.
Even if their roots are severed,
trees never spit out hatred.
Over the parting river, the trees
shower blossoms of joy.
Will I turn into a lotus flower?
Where will I find the fulfillment of my birth?
Will I become a tree myself?
Will I find redemption in this human life? Oh... oh...
For the sunlight or a rabbit
to drink,
will I become a white drop of dew?
O bamboo forests,
O songs hummed by beetles... ohoo...
On distant mountain peaks,
O waterfalls washing with water!
From the salty sea,
even though clouds are born,
salty water, the clouds
will never pour down.
Even when hidden behind the rain,
the sun never dies.
Giving its light to the moon,
it keeps itself alive!
Like a cloud, will I
also be transformed?
Its noble qualities,
will I attain?
Will I become like the sun?
Will I brighten the world with my light?
Birth and death,
without ever knowing them,
will I also become a raindrop?
O bamboo forests,
O songs hummed by beetles...
O songs hummed by beetles...
On distant mountain peaks,
O waterfalls washing with water...!
Born on the lap of Mother Nature,
to live like this, having lost my heart,
I am tired of living as a human.
I want to fly like a bird,
wandering far and wide,
soaring high and free!
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
Ohoo... oo mmmm... mmm
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Moongil Kaadugalae is a philosophical song from the film Samurai, expressing a protagonist's deep weariness with human society and its moral corruptions. Seeking solace and escape, the singer yearningly turns to nature, observing how elements like lotuses, trees, clouds, and the sun exist in pure selfless harmony without hatred, malice, or greed.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Thanneer thuvaikkum arivigalae

Attributes human emotions and maternal love to nature ('Iyarkkai thaayin madiyil pirandhu') and describes waterfalls washing water and trees shower joy.

Metaphor

Sooriyan polavae maareno

Compares human spiritual transcendence and purity to natural phenomena like lotus flowers, rain drops, and the sun.

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Salithu ponen manithanaai irundhu

Tamil poetic device where the second letter of consecutive words or lines rhymes (e.g., 'Salithu' / 'Parakka' / 'Thirindhu').

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj for the Vikram-starrer 'Samurai' (2002), this song features vocal renditions by Hariharan and Tipu. Vairamuthu's deeply spiritual lyrics draw heavily from classical Tamil nature imagery and Sangam poetic metaphors.

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