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Lyrics & meaning

Mounam Ennum Ragam

From Deivapiravi · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Deivapiravi
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
4 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mounam ennum raagam vazhi paadudho
Manjal minnum dhegam thunai thedudho
Ilavenir kaalam thaanae siru poovil oorum thaenae
Vaangavum thaangavum vaelai vandhadhoo
Mounam ennum raagam vazhi paadudho
Manjal minnum dhegam thunai thedudho
Ilavenir kaalam thaanae siru poovil oorum thaenae
Vaangavum thaangavum vaelai vandhadhoo
Neer odaiyena nee odi vara
Naan oodamena aadathaan
Female :Poomaeniyil orr padhaiyai
Melaadaigal moodathaan
Neer odaiyena nee odi vara
Naan oodamena aadathaan
Female :Poomaeniyil orr padhaiyai
Melaadaigal moodathaan
Naan konja neeyum konja
Naanangal poga koodum
Female :Kann pattu kaigal pattu
Kaayangal aaga koodum
Male :Naan theendinaal noi theervadhai
Nee kaanalaam poga poga
Mounam ennum raagam vazhi paadudho
Poonthendralena en thaavaniyai
Nee neekkuvadhu koodadhu
Male :En kaadhali en kai veesum
Yaar ketppadhu ippodhu
Poonthendralena en thaavaniyai
Nee neekkuvadhu koodadhu
Male :En kaadhali en kai veesum
Yaar ketppadhu ippodhu
Yen indha anbu thollai
Aasaikku ellai illai
Male :Yaegaandha vaelai thaane
Aaramba leelai thaanae
Female :Naan vaaduven poraaduven
Un paarvaigal thoonda thoonda
Mounam ennum raagam vazhi paadudho
Female :Manjal minnum dhegam thunai thedudho
Male :Ilavenir kaalam thaanae siru poovil oorum thaenae
Female :VaangavumMale :Hmmm
Female :ThaangavumMale :Hmmm
Female :Vaelai vandhadhoo
Is a melody called silence singing on its way?
Is this golden-glowing body searching for a companion?
It is springtime, isn't it, honey welling up in a little flower?
Has the time arrived to take it and bear it?
Is a melody called silence singing on its way?
Is this golden-glowing body searching for a companion?
It is springtime, isn't it, honey welling up in a little flower?
Has the time arrived to take it and bear it?
When you come flowing like a stream of water,
I will sway upon you like a boat...
Female: On this flower-like body, a pathway...
...is covered by my clothes above!
When you come flowing like a stream of water,
I will sway upon you like a boat...
Female: On this flower-like body, a pathway...
...is covered by my clothes above!
As I caress you and you caress me back,
all shyness might drift away.
Female: Struck by your gaze and touched by your hands,
sweet wounds might be made.
Male: That my touch heals every ache,
you will see as time goes by!
Is a melody called silence singing on its way?
Like a gentle breeze, my half-sari...
...you must not push aside!
Male: You are my love, my hands can wander freely,
who is there to question us now?
Like a gentle breeze, my half-sari...
...you must not push aside!
Male: You are my love, my hands can wander freely,
who is there to question us now?
Why this teasing trouble in love?
Desire knows no boundaries!
Male: This is a quiet moment of solitude,
just the beginning of our playful romance!
Female: I will wilt and I will struggle,
as your looks stir me deeper and deeper!
Is a melody called silence singing on its way?
Female: Is this golden-glowing body searching for a companion?
Male: It is springtime, isn't it, honey welling up in a little flower?
Female: To take it... Male: Mmm...
Female: To bear it... Male: Mmm...
Female: Has the time arrived?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Mounam Ennum Raagam' is a romantic duet expressing intimate longing and playful romance between two lovers. The lyrics utilize rich imagery of spring, streams, boats, and gentle breezes to describe the growing passion, initial shyness, and sweet surrender between the couple. Vaali's poetic touch turns physical attraction into a melodic and graceful dialogue.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mounam ennum raagam vazhi paadudho

Silence is metaphorically personified as a musical melody (raagam).

Simile (Upamai)

Neer odaiyena nee odi vara / Naan oodamena aadathaan

Comparing the lover running to a flowing stream ('neer odaiyena') and the speaker to a floating boat ('oodamena').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Mounam ennum raagam / Manjal minnum dhegam

Repetition of 'M' sound across adjacent lines ('Mounam' / 'Manjal').

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Trivia

'Deivapiravi' (1985) features music composed by Shankar-Ganesh and highlights lyricist Vaali's signature playfulness in writing intimate duets.

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