Muthunagai Pettagamo
From Deiveega Uravu · 1968
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Deiveega Uravu1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Muthu nagai pettagamo | Is she a jewel box filled with pearls? |
| Munn kadhavu rathinamo | Is she a gemstone at the front door? |
| Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo | Is she a lotus of captivating beauty? |
| Carotta vadhadhuvoo | Has she come driving a car? |
| Muthu nagai pettagamo | Is she a jewel box filled with pearls? |
| Munn kadhavu rathinamo | Is she a gemstone at the front door? |
| Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo | Is she a lotus of captivating beauty? |
| Carotta vadhadhuvoo | Has she come driving a car? |
| Muthu nagai pettagamo | Is she a jewel box filled with pearls? |
| Male | |
| Punnagaiyin thoranamo | Is her smile a festoon decoration? |
| Poduvadhu naadgamo | Is she putting on a theatrical play? |
| Kann irandum thaer vadamo | Are her two eyes the thick ropes pulling a temple chariot? |
| Caril enna oorvalamo | What kind of procession is this in a car? |
| Male | |
| Punnagaiyin thoranamo | Is her smile a festoon decoration? |
| Poduvadhu naadgamo | Is she putting on a theatrical play? |
| Kann irandum thaer vadamo | Are her two eyes the thick ropes pulling a temple chariot? |
| Caril enna oorvalamo | What kind of procession is this in a car? |
| Male | |
| Sendaadum kuzhal vandaada varum | Where her swaying hair moves, bees swarm around, |
| Kannadi silaiyo | Is she a mirror-like statue? |
| Nadai kandorin manam rendaagum padi | Splitting the hearts of onlookers in two, |
| Thundaadum silaiyo | Is she a moving statue? |
| Male | |
| Muthu nagai pettagamo | Is she a jewel box filled with pearls? |
| Munn kadhavu rathinamo | Is she a gemstone at the front door? |
| Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo | Is she a lotus of captivating beauty? |
| Carotta vadhadhuvoo | Has she come driving a car? |
| Muthu nagai pettagamo | Is she a jewel box filled with pearls? |
| Male | |
| Kola mayil nee irukka | Since you are a majestic peacock, |
| Koodu katti thandhidavaa | Shall I build a nest for you? |
| Kaalamellam unnarugil | All through time, by your side, |
| Kaavlukku nindridavaa | Shall I stand guard? |
| Male | |
| Kola mayil nee irukka | Since you are a majestic peacock, |
| Koodu katti thandhidavaa | Shall I build a nest for you? |
| Kaalamellam unnarugil | All through time, by your side, |
| Kaavlukku nindridavaa | Shall I stand guard? |
| Male | |
| Poovaaga mugam kaayaaghi adhu | Her face, like a flower, turned to fruit, |
| Kanindhadheppadiyo | How did it ripen so sweetly? |
| Indru poraadum vizhi thanaga nilam | Today her bashful eyes automatically glance down, |
| Nilam alandhadheppadiyoo | How did they measure the earth? |
| Male | |
| Muthu nagai pettagamo | Is she a jewel box filled with pearls? |
| Munn kadhavu rathinamo | Is she a gemstone at the front door? |
| Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo | Is she a lotus of captivating beauty? |
| Carotta vadhadhuvoo | Has she come driving a car? |
| Muthu nagai pettagamo | Is she a jewel box filled with pearls? |
முத்து நகை பெட்டகமோ
முன் கதவு ரத்தினமோ
கட்டழகு தாமரையோ
காரோட்ட வந்ததுவோ...
முத்து நகை பெட்டகமோ
முன் கதவு ரத்தினமோ
கட்டழகு தாமரையோ
காரோட்ட வந்ததுவோ...
முத்து நகை பெட்டகமோ....
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Has she come driving a car?
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Has she come driving a car?
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
புன்னகையின் தோரணமோ
போடுவது நாடகமோ
கண்ணிரெண்டும் தேர் வடமோ
காரில் என்ன ஊர்வலமோ..
Is her smile a festoon decoration?
Is she putting on a theatrical play?
Are her two eyes the thick ropes pulling a temple chariot?
What kind of procession is this in a car?
புன்னகையின் தோரணமோ
போடுவது நாடகமோ
கண்ணிரெண்டும் தேர் வடமோ
காரில் என்ன ஊர்வலமோ..
Is her smile a festoon decoration?
Is she putting on a theatrical play?
Are her two eyes the thick ropes pulling a temple chariot?
What kind of procession is this in a car?
செண்டாடும் குழல் வண்டாட வரும்
கண்ணாடி சிலையோ
நடை கண்டோரின் மனம் ரெண்டாகும்படி
துண்டாடும் சிலையோ
Where her swaying hair moves, bees swarm around,
Is she a mirror-like statue?
Splitting the hearts of onlookers in two,
Is she a moving statue?
முத்து நகை பெட்டகமோ
முன் கதவு ரத்தினமோ
கட்டழகு தாமரையோ
காரோட்ட வந்ததுவோ...
முத்து நகை பெட்டகமோ
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Has she come driving a car?
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
கோல மயில் நீயிருக்க
கூடு கட்டி தந்திடவா
காலமெல்லாம் உன்னருகில்
காவலுக்கு நின்றிடவா
Since you are a majestic peacock,
Shall I build a nest for you?
All through time, by your side,
Shall I stand guard?
கோல மயில் நீயிருக்க
கூடு கட்டி தந்திடவா
காலமெல்லாம் உன்னருகில்
காவலுக்கு நின்றிடவா
Since you are a majestic peacock,
Shall I build a nest for you?
All through time, by your side,
Shall I stand guard?
பூவான முகம் காயாகி
அது கனிந்ததெப்படியோ
இன்று போராடும் விழி தானாக
நிலம் அளந்ததெப்படியோ....
Her face, like a flower, turned to fruit,
How did it ripen so sweetly?
Today her bashful eyes automatically glance down,
How did they measure the earth?
முத்து நகை பெட்டகமோ
முன் கதவு ரத்தினமோ
கட்டழகு தாமரையோ
காரோட்ட வந்ததுவோ...
முத்து நகை பெட்டகமோ....
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Has she come driving a car?
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Muthu nagai pettagamo
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Munn kadhavu rathinamo
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Carotta vadhadhuvoo
Has she come driving a car?
Muthu nagai pettagamo
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Munn kadhavu rathinamo
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Carotta vadhadhuvoo
Has she come driving a car?
Muthu nagai pettagamo
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Punnagaiyin thoranamo
Is her smile a festoon decoration?
Poduvadhu naadgamo
Is she putting on a theatrical play?
Kann irandum thaer vadamo
Are her two eyes the thick ropes pulling a temple chariot?
Caril enna oorvalamo
What kind of procession is this in a car?
Punnagaiyin thoranamo
Is her smile a festoon decoration?
Poduvadhu naadgamo
Is she putting on a theatrical play?
Kann irandum thaer vadamo
Are her two eyes the thick ropes pulling a temple chariot?
Caril enna oorvalamo
What kind of procession is this in a car?
Sendaadum kuzhal vandaada varum
Where her swaying hair moves, bees swarm around,
Kannadi silaiyo
Is she a mirror-like statue?
Nadai kandorin manam rendaagum padi
Splitting the hearts of onlookers in two,
Thundaadum silaiyo
Is she a moving statue?
Muthu nagai pettagamo
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Munn kadhavu rathinamo
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Carotta vadhadhuvoo
Has she come driving a car?
Muthu nagai pettagamo
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Kola mayil nee irukka
Since you are a majestic peacock,
Koodu katti thandhidavaa
Shall I build a nest for you?
Kaalamellam unnarugil
All through time, by your side,
Kaavlukku nindridavaa
Shall I stand guard?
Kola mayil nee irukka
Since you are a majestic peacock,
Koodu katti thandhidavaa
Shall I build a nest for you?
Kaalamellam unnarugil
All through time, by your side,
Kaavlukku nindridavaa
Shall I stand guard?
Poovaaga mugam kaayaaghi adhu
Her face, like a flower, turned to fruit,
Kanindhadheppadiyo
How did it ripen so sweetly?
Indru poraadum vizhi thanaga nilam
Today her bashful eyes automatically glance down,
Nilam alandhadheppadiyoo
How did they measure the earth?
Muthu nagai pettagamo
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Munn kadhavu rathinamo
Is she a gemstone at the front door?
Kattazhaghu thamaraiyo
Is she a lotus of captivating beauty?
Carotta vadhadhuvoo
Has she come driving a car?
Muthu nagai pettagamo
Is she a jewel box filled with pearls?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Muthu Nagai Pettagamo' from Deiveega Uravu (1968) is an enchanting romantic track admiring the heroine's incomparable grace and allure. The hero exuberantly compares her beauty to precious gems, radiant smiles, and elegant statues, marveling at her captivating presence as she rides past. Expressing deep adoration, he eagerly offers to build her a nest and guard her for a lifetime. He poetically reflects on her tender transformations, noticing how her shy glances lower to the ground and how her flower-like face blossoms with love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Rupaka)
“Muthu nagai pettagamo”
Directly equates the woman's beauty and smile to a box filled with pearl jewelry ('Muthu nagai pettagamo').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kola mayil nee irukka / Koodu katti thandhidavaa”
Repetition of the initial 'Ko' sound across consecutive lines ('Kola', 'Koodu') creating rhythmic melody.
Rhetorical Question
“Poovaaga mugam kaayaaghi adhu / Kanindhadheppadiyo”
Asks poetic questions wondering how her flower-like face transformed into a sweet ripe fruit.
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Trivia
Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Aalangudi Somu, this classic track rendered by T. M. Soundararajan showcases the rich poetic imagery characteristic of late 1960s Tamil cinema, blending traditional metaphors like peacocks and lotus flowers with modern elements like automobiles.
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