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Muthu Muthu

From Kangalin Vaarthaigal · 1998

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Arun Mozhi, Harini
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Kangalin Vaarthaigal1998

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
……………………………...
Female
Muthu muthu pookkal alliGathering pearl-like flowers
Thaam thanakka thaamThaam thanakka thaam (rhythmic beat)
Male
Raagam katti paadudhammaaSinging bound in melody
Dheem thanakka dheemDheem thanakka dheem (rhythmic beat)
Female
Muthu muthu pookkal alliGathering pearl-like flowers
Thaam thanakka thaamThaam thanakka thaam (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Male :Raagam katti paadudhammaaMale: Singing bound in melody
Dheem thanakka dheemDheem thanakka dheem (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Female
Aahaa ingae vaanam boomiAahaa, here heaven and earth
Pogum oorkolamGo together in a procession
Chorus :Aa…haa…Chorus: Aa... haa...
Male :Oorkolamaai pogum neerilMale: In the water flowing as a procession
Aadum ullaasamJoy dances along
Chorus :Aa…haa..Chorus: Aa... haa..
Male :Pon mazhaiyae sangeetham paadi vaaMale: Golden rain, come singing music!
Chorus
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Female
Muthu muthu pookkal alliGathering pearl-like flowers
Thaam thanakka thaamThaam thanakka thaam (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Male :Raagam katti paadudhammaaMale: Singing bound in melody
Dheem thanakka dheemDheem thanakka dheem (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Female
Thalai kulikkum thaamarai poovaaiLike a lotus flower taking a head bath
En nenjam maariyadhaeMy heart transformed
Male
Odhunga varum sandhana kaatrumEven the passing sandal breeze
Kulir endru kooriyadhaeSaid that it feels cold
Female
Nurai midhakkum theruvinai kandaalSeeing the street where foam floats
Sandhosham koodiyadhaeHappiness overflowed
Male
Kudai pidithu nadakkindra aasaiThe desire to walk holding an umbrella
Sangeetham paadiyadhaeSang a song
Vaa vaa pudhu mazhaiyae… ae…ae…ae…ae…Come, come, fresh rain... ae... ae... ae... ae...
Vaa vaa pudhu mazhaiyae poonthottam naanaanenCome, come fresh rain, I became a flower garden
Female
Ohoo…Ohoo...
Male
Neerodaiyin isaiyil vilaiyaadum meenaanenI became a fish playing in the music of the stream
Female
Ada thuli thuli mazhai thuliAh, drop by drop, rain drops
Mutheduthu korthu vaikkaTo pluck and string like pearls
Enni vandhaal kannae oru kanniA young maiden came counting them
Female
Muthu muthu pookkal alliGathering pearl-like flowers
Thaam thanakka thaamThaam thanakka thaam (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Male :Raagam katti paadudhammaaMale: Singing bound in melody
Dheem thanakka dheemDheem thanakka dheem (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Female
Aahaa ingae vaanam boomiAahaa, here heaven and earth
Pogum oorkolamGo together in a procession
Chorus :Aa…haa…Chorus: Aa... haa...
Male :Oorkolamaai pogum neerilMale: In the water flowing as a procession
Aadum ullaasamJoy dances along
Chorus :Aa…haa..Chorus: Aa... haa..
Male :Pon mazhaiyae sangeetham paadi vaaMale: Golden rain, come singing music!
Chorus
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthooAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo
Female
Muthu muthu pookkal alliGathering pearl-like flowers
Thaam thanakka thaamThaam thanakka thaam (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Male :Raagam katti paadudhammaaMale: Singing bound in melody
Dheem thanakka dheemDheem thanakka dheem (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Chorus
………………………...
Female
Mazhai mugilae ithanai naalaaiOh rain cloud, all these days
Engae nee poyirundhaaiWhere had you gone?
Male
Mugam vaadum thaamarai poovinWhy did you forget the happiness
Sandhosham yen marandhaaiOf the lotus flower with a wilting face?
Female
Aagaaya gangaiyai polaeLike the heavenly Ganges
En nenjil nuzhaindhaayaeYou entered my heart
Male
Semmannin vaasam thannaiThe fragrance of wet red soil
Kaatrodu sumandhaayaeYou carried along with the wind
Oomaiyalla nadhiyae…ae…ae…ae…ae…The river is not mute... ae... ae... ae... ae...
Oomaiyalla nadhiyae adhu pesum kural kettenThe river is not mute, I heard its speaking voice
Female
Ohoo…Ohoo...
Male
Unnaal indha vayalgalBecause of you, these fields
Udai maatrum nilai paarthenI saw changing their attire
Female
Ingu vittu vittu mazhai varaAs rain falls intermittently here
Ullam kollai kollai varaAs the heart is completely captivated
Nenjil varumae inbam paerinbamJoy and supreme bliss arise in the heart
Female
Muthu muthu pookkal alliGathering pearl-like flowers
Thaam thanakka thaamThaam thanakka thaam (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Male :Raagam katti paadudhammaaMale: Singing bound in melody
Dheem thanakka dheemDheem thanakka dheem (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Female
Aahaa ingae vaanam boomiAahaa, here heaven and earth
Pogum oorkolamGo together in a procession
Chorus :Aa…haa…Chorus: Aa... haa...
Male :Oorkolamaai pogum neerilMale: In the water flowing as a procession
Aadum ullaasamJoy dances along
Chorus :Aa…haa..Chorus: Aa... haa..
Male :Pon mazhaiyae sangeetham paadi vaaMale: Golden rain, come singing music!
Chorus
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo..heyAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo..hey
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo..heyyAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo..heyy
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo…heyyAre rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo...heyy
Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo..Are rererere thamthuru thamthuruthoo..
Female
Muthu muthu pookkal alliGathering pearl-like flowers
Thaam thanakka thaamThaam thanakka thaam (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa
Male :Raagam katti paadudhammaaMale: Singing bound in melody
Dheem thanakka dheemDheem thanakka dheem (rhythmic beat)
Chorus :Aa…haa…aaaChorus: Aa... haa... aaa

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This joyous song celebrates the arrival of rain and the rejuvenating beauty of nature. The lyrics compare falling rain droplets to precious pearls and describe the environment blooming into life. The narrator feels their heart blossoming like a lotus bathed in rainwater, joining the rhythmic music of the streams and the earthy fragrance of wet red soil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathal)

Muthu muthu pookkal alli

Compares raindrops to pearls gathered together ('Muthu muthu pookkal') and the narrator to a garden bloom ('poonthottam naanaanen').

Personification (Maanidamayamaakkal)

Oomaiyalla nadhiyae adhu pesum kural ketten

Attributes human speech to the flowing river ('Oomaiyalla nadhiyae adhu pesum kural ketten') and attributes clothing change to agricultural fields ('vayalgal udai maatrum').

Simile (Uvamai)

Aagaaya gangaiyai polae

Compares the rain entering the protagonist's heart to the divine Ganges falling from the sky ('Aagaaya gangaiyai polae').

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Ada thuli thuli mazhai thuli

Repetition of words like 'Muthu muthu', 'Vaa vaa', and 'thuli thuli' for rhythmic effect and emphasis.

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