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Lyrics & meaning

Mugatthil Mugam Parkkalam

From Thanga Padhumai · 1959

Lyricist
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
Singers
P. Leela, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Details
Thanga Padhumai1959

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Mugathil mugam paarkkalaamWe can look face to face
Male
Mugathil mugam paarkkalaamWe can look face to face
Viral nagathil pavazhathin niram paarkkalaamWe can see the coral color on the fingernails
Mugathil mugam paarkkalaamWe can look face to face
Viral nagathil pavazhathin niram paarkkalaamWe can see the coral color on the fingernails
Mugathil mugam paarkkalaamWe can look face to face
Male
Vagutha karunkuzhalaiIf one says the parted dark hair
Mazhai mugil ena chonnaalIs like a rain cloud
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Vagutha karunkuzhalaiIf one says the parted dark hair
Mazhai mugil ena chonnaalIs like a rain cloud
Malarinai idhazhoduA flower with her lips
Inai saerkkalaamCan be paired together
En mun valaindhu ilam thendralilSwaying before me in the gentle breeze
Midhandhu varum kaigalilOn the hands floating towards me
Valaiyalin isai kaetkalaamWe can hear the music of bangles
Valaindhu ilam thendralilSwaying in the gentle breeze
Midhandhu varum kaigalilOn the hands floating towards me
Valaiyalin isai kaetkalaamWe can hear the music of bangles
Maanae un mugathil mugam paarkkalaamOh deer-like one, we can look into your face
Female
Igathil irukkum sugamThe pleasures present in this world
Ethanai aanaalumNo matter how many there are
Iruvarkkum podhuvaakkalaamCan be shared equally between us both
Anbae igathil irukkum sugamMy love, the pleasures present in this world
Ethanai aanaalumNo matter how many there are
Iruvarkkum podhuvaakkalaamCan be shared equally between us both
Anbae adhan ennikkai virivaakkalaamMy love, we can expand their count
Kaadhal agathinil alai modhumLove surges like waves within the heart
Aasaiyilae inbamIn desire lies happiness
Agathinil alai modhumSurges like waves within the heart
Aasaiyilae inbamIn desire lies happiness
Aayiram uruvaakkalaamWe can create a thousand delights
Inbam aayiram uruvaakkalaamWe can create a thousand delights
Male
Ilamai pongum angam sindhumThe beauty overflowing from youthful limbs
Azhagil thangam mangum nilaiyaiReaches a state where even gold pales in comparison
Female
Ingu thannai marandhuHere, forgetting oneself
Ennam kalandhuBlending thoughts together
Vanna thogai mayil anna solaigalaiIn gardens like colorful fan-tailed peacocks
Male
UlavalaamWe can stroll around
Female
MagizhalaamWe can rejoice
Male
KalaiyalaamWe can immerse in art
Female
PazhagalaamWe can grow close together

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic romantic duet from Thanga Padhumai captures the bliss and deep intimacy between two lovers. The lyrics beautifully praise the beloved's physical charm—comparing her parted dark hair to rain clouds, her lips to delicate flowers, her nails to coral, and the jingling of her bangles to sweet music floating in the breeze. Beyond physical adoration, the song emphasizes emotional unity and equal partnership, declaring that all life's pleasures should be shared equally between the lovers to multiply their joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Vagutha karunkuzhalai Mazhai mugil ena chonnaal

Compares the woman's parted dark hair to dark rain clouds using the explicit word 'ena'.

Uyarvu Navirtchi (Hyperbole)

Azhagil thangam mangum nilaiyai

Exaggerates her beauty by stating that gold loses its shine when compared to her youthful radiance.

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Ulavalaam / Magizhalaam / Kalaiyalaam / Pazhagalaam

Use of repetitive verbal suffixes ending in '-alaam' across consecutive lines to create melodic rhythm.

Metaphor

Kaadhal agathinil alai modhum

Metaphorically describes love swelling inside the mind like waves crashing on a shore.

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Trivia

Thanga Padhumai (1959) starred Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. The film's music was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with lyrics penned by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. This romantic track features vocal renditions by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Leela.

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