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Lyrics & meaning

Nenjam Paadum Puthiya Ragam

From Nenjil Oru Ragam · 1982

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Nenjil Oru Ragam
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
25 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa…aa…lala lalallaa…
Thara raraa thara raa raa raa…aa…
…………….
Nenjam paadum
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Pudhiya raagam
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Thaalam unnai theduthae
Male :Hae
Nenjam paadum
Male :Hoo hhoo
Female :Pudhiya raagam
Male :Hoo hhoo
Female :Thaalam unnai theduthae
Nee eitha bhaanam naan konda naanam
Ennendru naan solvatho haa
Aa…aa….u…oo..eh….yae…
Aa…aa….u…oo..eh….yae…
Nenjam paadum
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Pudhiya raagam
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Thaalam unnai theduthae
Un kural ketkkave kuyil koottangal
Ha thalai kuninthana thanai maranthana
Female :Enthan vaanaththil thullugindra minnal
Suzhalum karamendru sonnaalae thagume
Enthan gaanaththil vizhugindra vaarththai
Unthan paarvaikku naan konda porulae
Manamedaikkul aaraathanai
Male :………………
Female :Malar thoovaatho en karpanai
Male :………………
Manamedaikkul aaraathanai
Male :………………
Female :Malar thoovaatho en karpanai
Male :………………
Aa…aa….u…oo..eh….yae…
Aa…aa….u…oo..eh….yae…
Nenjam paadum
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Pudhiya raagam
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Thaalam unnai theduthae
Nee eitha bhaanam naan konda naanam
Ennendru naan solvatho
………………
Lala laa
Male :Papappapappaa
Female :Lala laa
Male :Papappapappaappaa
Female :Thararararaa
Male :…………..
Devathai amutha poomazhai thaaraagai nee menagai aa…haa…
Female :Neenthum meen pola neligindra vizhigal
Virunththuthaan poda azhaikkindra imaigal
Kodhikkum paal pola thavikkindra nilaiyil
Unnai paaraatta thudikkindra idhayam
Viththai jaalaththai seigindravan
Vaadai kaattrendru inikkindravan
Viththai jaalaththai seigindravan
Vaadai kaattrendru inikkindravan
Oh…oh….ohho….
Yaeh….yaeh….yaehhae….
Nenjam paadum
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Pudhiya raagam
Male :Ha hhaa
Female :Thaalam unnai theduthae
Nee eitha bhaanam naan konda naanam
Ennendru naan solvatho
………………
Female :Aah….
Ah... ah... la la la la...
Tra ra ra tra ra ra ra... ah...
...
The heart sings
Male: Ha ha
Female: A new melody,
Male: Ha ha
Female: And the rhythm searches for you!
Male: Hey!
The heart sings
Male: Hoo hoo
Female: A new melody,
Male: Hoo hoo
Female: And the rhythm searches for you!
The arrow you shot, the shyness that overcame me...
How can I put it into words? Ha!
Ah... ah... oo... ooh... eh... yay...
Ah... ah... oo... ooh... eh... yay...
The heart sings
Male: Ha ha
Female: A new melody,
Male: Ha ha
Female: And the rhythm searches for you!
Hearing your voice, flocks of cuckoos
Ha, bowed their heads in shame, losing themselves!
Female: The lightning leaping across my sky
Is truly like your swirling hands.
The words that fall into my song
Are the meanings I found in your glance.
An offering of love on the stage of my heart...
Male: ...
Female: Won't my imagination shower flowers?
Male: ...
An offering of love on the stage of my heart...
Male: ...
Female: Won't my imagination shower flowers?
Male: ...
Ah... ah... oo... ooh... eh... yay...
Ah... ah... oo... ooh... eh... yay...
The heart sings
Male: Ha ha
Female: A new melody,
Male: Ha ha
Female: And the rhythm searches for you!
The arrow you shot, the shyness that overcame me...
How can I put it into words?
...
La la la
Male: Pa pa pa pa pa
Female: La la la
Male: Pa pa pa pa pa pa
Female: Tra ra ra ra
Male: ...
Like an angel, a sweet shower of flowers, a star, you are Menaka (heavenly nymph), ah... ha...
Female: Eyes that dart like swimming fish,
Eyelids that invite me to a feast,
Restless with desire like boiling milk,
My heart beats fast to praise you!
The one who performs wonders and magic,
The one who feels as sweet as a cool breeze...
The one who performs wonders and magic,
The one who feels as sweet as a cool breeze...
Oh... oh... oho...
Yeah... yeah... yeah hey...
The heart sings
Male: Ha ha
Female: A new melody,
Male: Ha ha
Female: And the rhythm searches for you!
The arrow you shot, the shyness that overcame me...
How can I put it into words?
...
Female: Ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Nenjam Paadum Pudhiya Raagam' from the 1982 film 'Nenjil Oru Ragam' is a romantic duet composed, written, and directed by T. Rajendar. The lyrics capture the ecstatic feeling of newly born love, where both lovers express their intense affection through musical metaphors. The female protagonist compares her emotions to a new song and rhythm searching for her lover, while describing how his voice enchants even nature itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

Nee eitha bhaanam naan konda naanam

Love's effect is poetically compared to Cupid's arrow ('Nee eitha bhaanam') and shyness ('naan konda naanam').

Simile (Upamai)

Neenthum meen pola neligindra vizhigal

Comparing the movement of the lover's eyes to fish swimming smoothly ('Neenthum meen pola').

Simile (Upamai)

Kodhikkum paal pola thavikkindra nilaiyil

Comparing a agitated, restless emotional state to milk overflowing while boiling ('Kodhikkum paal pola').

Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai

Neenthum meen pola neligindra vizhigal

Use of matching second letters and rhythm in adjacent lines ('Neenthum', 'Virunththuthaan', 'Kodhikkum').

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Trivia

'Nenjil Oru Ragam' (1982) was a major milestone film written, directed, composed, and acted in by T. Rajendar. The track is renowned for SPB and S. Janaki's energetic vocal improvisation, blending classical melismas with catchy pop rhythm elements characteristic of T. Rajendar's signature 1980s musical style.

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