- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Sangamam
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Mudhalmurai Killi Paarthen' from the film Sangamam (1999) is a soulful classical-pop duet celebrating the spiritual rebirth brought about by true love. The heroine expresses how entering this love feels like being born a second time, beyond her mother's womb. She experiences joyous tears that carry no grief, describing it poetically as rain falling from a sky with no clouds. Through classical motifs of dancing anklets, seeds, and silence, the song delves into the deep emotional bond between the lovers. The male and female protagonists exchange heartfelt vows: she offers her entire identity and existence to him, while he lovingly reassures her that she is not a burden, but the very breath within his body. Lyricist Vairamuthu uses rich Tamil imagery to convey the purity and sanctity of romantic devotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Mudhalmurai killi paarthen mudhalmurai kannil verthen”
'Kannil verthen' (my eyes sweated) is a striking metaphor describing tears of joy as sweat of the eyes.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Kanneerundu sogamillai aamaam mazhaiyundu meghamillai”
'Kanneerundu sogamillai' (there are tears without sorrow) and 'mazhaiyundu meghamillai' (rain without clouds) create a poetic paradox capturing transcendent emotional joy.
Personification
“Salangaiyae konjam pesu mounamae paadal paadu”
Inanimate concepts and objects like anklets ('salangai') and silence ('mounam') are addressed as living entities asked to speak and sing.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Vidhaiondru uyir kolla veppamkattru eeram vendum / Kaadhal vandhu uyir kolla kaalam kooda vendum”
Tamil poetic meter feature where the second letter of consecutive lines match (Vidhaiondru / Kaadhal vandhu).
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Trivia
The song 'Mudhalmurai' from the movie Sangamam (1999) was composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Vairamuthu, and sung by Srinivas and Sujatha Mohan. The film's storyline revolves around the clash and ultimate unison of classical Bharatanatyam and Tamil folk dance traditions, which inspired the classical musical arrangements and dancing-anklet ('salangai') imagery throughout the lyrics.
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