Muthamizh Sonthangal
From Maadi Veettu Ezhai · 1981
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Maadi Veettu Ezhai1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal | Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms! |
| Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal | Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms! |
| Kavidhai varum kalai vannangal | Artistic colors from which poetry flows. |
| Male :Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal | Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls! |
| Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal | Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls! |
| Parugida varum pala ennangal | Many thoughts that arise to savor! |
| Parugida varum pala ennangal | Many thoughts that arise to savor! |
| Male | |
| Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal | Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls! |
| Parugida varum pala ennangal | Many thoughts that arise to savor! |
| Male | |
| Mogam oru dhaagam | Desire is a thirst, |
| Adhai theerkkum malai mugile | O rain cloud that quenches it! |
| Ezhai mana yazhai dhinam | Daily, the harp of a poor man's heart, |
| Meettum valai karamae | O bangled hands that play it! |
| Female | |
| Menmai indha penmai | Gentleness is this womanhood, |
| Idhai kaakum malar kanaiye | O flower-arrow that protects it! |
| Indrum ini endrum | Today and forever, |
| Enai thaangum uyir thunaiyae | O soulmate who supports me! |
| Male | |
| Madhulai muthukkal | Pomegranate pearls, |
| Malligai mottukkal | Jasmine buds, |
| Parthen madi serthaen | I saw them and gathered them in my lap. |
| Female | |
| Maavilai pandhalgal | Mango leaf pandals, |
| Mangala melangal | Auspicious drums, |
| Kaanum nilai venum | I desire a state to witness them! |
| Kaanum nilai venum | I desire a state to witness them! |
| Female | |
| Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal | Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms! |
| Kavidhai varum kalai vannangal | Artistic colors from which poetry flows. |
| Female | |
| Pongum alai suzhalum | The surging wave swirls, |
| Thathi thaavum karai thazhuva | Hopping and jumping to embrace the shore. |
| Maalai indha velai | In this evening time, |
| Thanga manalil kadhai eludha | To write a story on the golden sand. |
| Male | |
| Ponnae siru poovae | O golden one, O little flower, |
| Kadal neeyoo karai naanoo | Are you the sea, or am I the shore? |
| Thullum kadhai sollum | Leaping and telling stories, |
| Vizhi meenoo ila maano | Are your eyes fish or a young deer? |
| Female | |
| Kandathum ennenna | Upon seeing you, oh my, |
| Karpanai ammamma | What endless imaginations! |
| Naalum manam naanum | Every day, my heart blushes. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalil ellorum | In love, everyone |
| Kambanin pillaithaan | Is indeed a child of the poet Kamban! |
| Kanden thamizh pennae | I saw you, O Tamil woman! |
| Kannae thamizh pennae | O my eyes, my Tamil woman! |
| Female | |
| Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal | Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms! |
| Kavidhai varum kalai vannangal | Artistic colors from which poetry flows. |
| Male | |
| Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal | Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls! |
| Parugida varum pala ennangal | Many thoughts that arise to savor! |
| Parugida varum pala ennangal | Many thoughts that arise to savor! |
முத்தமிழ் சொந்தங்கள் எத்தனை சந்தங்கள்
முத்தமிழ் சொந்தங்கள் எத்தனை சந்தங்கள்
கவிதை வரும் கலை வண்ணங்கள்
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Artistic colors from which poetry flows.
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
சித்திர கன்னங்கள் சந்தனக் கிண்ணங்கள்
சித்திர கன்னங்கள் சந்தனக் கிண்ணங்கள்
பருகிட வரும் பல எண்ணங்கள்.
பருகிட வரும் பல எண்ணங்கள்....
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
சித்திர கன்னங்கள் சந்தனக் கிண்ணங்கள்
பருகிட வரும் பல எண்ணங்கள்.
Desire is a thirst,
O rain cloud that quenches it!
Daily, the harp of a poor man's heart,
O bangled hands that play it!
மோகம் ஒரு தாகம்
அதை தீர்க்கும் மலை முகிலே
ஏழை மன யாழை தினம்
மீட்டும் வலை கரமே
Gentleness is this womanhood,
O flower-arrow that protects it!
Today and forever,
O soulmate who supports me!
மேன்மை இந்த பெண்மை
இதை காக்கும் மலர் கனையே
இன்றும் இனி என்றும்
எனை தாங்கும் உயிர் துணையே
Pomegranate pearls,
Jasmine buds,
I saw them and gathered them in my lap.
மாதுளை முத்துக்கள்
மல்லீகை மொட்டுகள்
பார்த்தேன் மடி சேர்த்தேன்
Mango leaf pandals,
Auspicious drums,
I desire a state to witness them!
I desire a state to witness them!
மாவிலை பந்தல்கள்
மங்கள மேளங்கள்
காணும் நிலை வேணும்
காணும் நிலை வேணும்
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Artistic colors from which poetry flows.
முத்தமிழ் சொந்தங்கள் எத்தனை சந்தங்கள்
கவிதை வரும் கலை வண்ணங்கள்
The surging wave swirls,
Hopping and jumping to embrace the shore.
In this evening time,
To write a story on the golden sand.
பொங்கும் அலை சுழலும்
தத்தி தாவும் கரை தழுவ
மாலை இந்த வேளை
தங்க மணலில் கதை எழுத
O golden one, O little flower,
Are you the sea, or am I the shore?
Leaping and telling stories,
Are your eyes fish or a young deer?
பொன்னே சிறு பூவே
கடல் நீயோ கரை நானோ
துள்ளும் கதை சொல்லும்
விழி மீனோ இள மானோ
Upon seeing you, oh my,
What endless imaginations!
Every day, my heart blushes.
கண்டதும் என்னென்ன
கற்பனை அம்மம்மா
நாளும் மனம் நாணும்
In love, everyone
Is indeed a child of the poet Kamban!
I saw you, O Tamil woman!
O my eyes, my Tamil woman!
காதலில் எல்லோரும்
கம்பனின் பிள்ளைதான்
கண்டேன் தமிழ் பெண்ணே
கண்ணே தமிழ் பெண்ணே..
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Artistic colors from which poetry flows.
முத்தமிழ் சொந்தங்கள் எத்தனை சந்தங்கள்
கவிதை வரும் கலை வண்ணங்கள்
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
சித்திர கன்னங்கள் சந்தனக் கிண்ணங்கள்
பருகிட வரும் பல எண்ணங்கள்.
பருகிட வரும் பல எண்ணங்கள்.....
Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Kavidhai varum kalai vannangal
Artistic colors from which poetry flows.
Male :Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Parugida varum pala ennangal
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
Parugida varum pala ennangal
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Parugida varum pala ennangal
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
Mogam oru dhaagam
Desire is a thirst,
Adhai theerkkum malai mugile
O rain cloud that quenches it!
Ezhai mana yazhai dhinam
Daily, the harp of a poor man's heart,
Meettum valai karamae
O bangled hands that play it!
Menmai indha penmai
Gentleness is this womanhood,
Idhai kaakum malar kanaiye
O flower-arrow that protects it!
Indrum ini endrum
Today and forever,
Enai thaangum uyir thunaiyae
O soulmate who supports me!
Madhulai muthukkal
Pomegranate pearls,
Malligai mottukkal
Jasmine buds,
Parthen madi serthaen
I saw them and gathered them in my lap.
Maavilai pandhalgal
Mango leaf pandals,
Mangala melangal
Auspicious drums,
Kaanum nilai venum
I desire a state to witness them!
Kaanum nilai venum
I desire a state to witness them!
Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Kavidhai varum kalai vannangal
Artistic colors from which poetry flows.
Pongum alai suzhalum
The surging wave swirls,
Thathi thaavum karai thazhuva
Hopping and jumping to embrace the shore.
Maalai indha velai
In this evening time,
Thanga manalil kadhai eludha
To write a story on the golden sand.
Ponnae siru poovae
O golden one, O little flower,
Kadal neeyoo karai naanoo
Are you the sea, or am I the shore?
Thullum kadhai sollum
Leaping and telling stories,
Vizhi meenoo ila maano
Are your eyes fish or a young deer?
Kandathum ennenna
Upon seeing you, oh my,
Karpanai ammamma
What endless imaginations!
Naalum manam naanum
Every day, my heart blushes.
Kaadhalil ellorum
In love, everyone
Kambanin pillaithaan
Is indeed a child of the poet Kamban!
Kanden thamizh pennae
I saw you, O Tamil woman!
Kannae thamizh pennae
O my eyes, my Tamil woman!
Muthamizh sondhangal ethanai sandhangal
Relationships of three-fold Tamil, how many musical rhythms!
Kavidhai varum kalai vannangal
Artistic colors from which poetry flows.
Sithira kannangal sandhana kinnangal
Picture-like cheeks, sandalwood bowls!
Parugida varum pala ennangal
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
Parugida varum pala ennangal
Many thoughts that arise to savor!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet from 'Maadi Veettu Ezhai' (1981), composed by M. S. Vishwanathan and penned by Vaali, weaves romantic expressions through rich Tamil literary metaphors. The lovers draw parallels between their deep affection and the beauty of Muthamizh (the three forms of Tamil: prose, music, and drama), praising each other's charm, grace, and emotional presence as an inspiration for poetry. Throughout the song, imagery of nature—waves embracing the shore, rain clouds quenching thirst, and flowers blooming—highlights their romantic longing and dreams of marriage. Vaali poetically notes that everyone who falls in love gains the poetic genius of the legendary poet Kamban, celebrating love as a divine and artistic bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Muthamizh sondhangal / Sithira kannangal”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic flow in Tamil prosody.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maavilai pandhalgal / Mangala melangal”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Mogam oru dhaagam / Adhai theerkkum malai mugile”
Direct comparison comparing desire to thirst and the lover to a rain cloud.
Hyperbole (Uvamai / Literary Allusion)
“Kaadhalil ellorum / Kambanin pillaithaan”
Exaggerating the depth of romance by claiming all lovers inherit the poetic mind of Kamban.
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Trivia
The film 'Maadi Veettu Ezhai' stars M. G. Ramachandran's contemporary actor Sivaji Ganesan alongside Sujatha. The song 'Muthamizh Sondhangal' is widely praised for Vaali's exquisite use of pure Tamil classical terms and M. S. Vishwanathan's gentle, ragam-infused melody rendered impeccably by T. M. Soundararajan and Vani Jayaram.
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