Night Queen
From Kadamai Nenjam · 1979
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Kadamai Nenjam1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Night queen naanoru night queen | Night queen, I am a night queen |
| Kashmirin roja poovari | Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower |
| Kannil thaarungal | Behold it in your eyes |
| Kalyaana aasai vanthaal | If the desire for marriage arises |
| Nenjil soodungal | Adorn it upon your heart |
| Female | |
| Mogana muththiraigal kaattuvaen | I will show mesmerizing dance gestures |
| Bodhai oottuvaen | I will feed you intoxication |
| Naan night queen | I am the night queen |
| Night queen night queen | Night queen, night queen |
| Female | |
| Night queen naanoru night queen | Night queen, I am a night queen |
| Female | |
| ……………….. | |
| Female | |
| Inba vedhanai enna enbathai | What sweet agony is |
| Solla vanthaval naanandro | Am I not the one who came to tell? |
| Inba vedhanai enna enbathai | What sweet agony is |
| Solla vanthaval naanandro | Am I not the one who came to tell? |
| Abhinayam idaiyinilae | Expressive gestures in my waist |
| Kavi nayam idhazhgalilae | Poetic elegance on my lips |
| Female | |
| Kaanum aayiram kangal | A thousand watching eyes |
| Ketpathu ennenna | What are they all asking for? |
| Ennenna sugam ennenna…. | What pleasures, oh what pleasures... |
| Female | |
| Night queen naanoru night queen | Night queen, I am a night queen |
| Kashmirin roja poovari | Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower |
| Kannil thaarungal | Behold it in your eyes |
| Kalyaana aasai vanthaal | If the desire for marriage arises |
| Nenjil soodungal | Adorn it upon your heart |
| Female | |
| Mogana muththiraigal kaatuvaen | I will show mesmerizing dance gestures |
| Bodhai oottuvaen | I will feed you intoxication |
| Naan night queen | I am the night queen |
| Night queen night queen | Night queen, night queen |
| Female | |
| Night queen naanoru night queen | Night queen, I am a night queen |
| Female | |
| Indru ullathu inba vaalibam | The blissful youth that exists today |
| Naalai maarinaal ennaagum | What will happen if it changes tomorrow? |
| Indru ullathu inba vaalibam | The blissful youth that exists today |
| Naalai maarinaal ennaagum | What will happen if it changes tomorrow? |
| Irukkira varaiyinilum | As long as it is present |
| Suvaippathu arivudamai | Enjoying it is true wisdom |
| Paavam ennavo theemai ennavo | What is sin and what is evil? |
| Sollungal konjam sollungal | Tell me, please tell me a little |
| Female | |
| Night queen naanoru night queen | Night queen, I am a night queen |
| Kashmirin roja poovari | Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower |
| Kannil thaarungal | Behold it in your eyes |
| Kalyaana aasai vanthaal | If the desire for marriage arises |
| Nenjil soodungal | Adorn it upon your heart |
| Female | |
| Mogana muththiraigal kaatuvaen | I will show mesmerizing dance gestures |
| Bodhai oottuvaen | I will feed you intoxication |
| Naan night queen | I am the night queen |
| Night queen night queen | Night queen, night queen |
| Female | |
| ……………… | |
நைட் குயின் நானொரு நைட் குயின்
காஷ்மீரின் ரோஜா பூவை
கண்ணில் தாருங்கள்
கல்யாண ஆசை வந்தால்
நெஞ்சில் சூடுங்கள்
Night queen, I am a night queen
Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower
Behold it in your eyes
If the desire for marriage arises
Adorn it upon your heart
மோகன முத்திரைகள் காட்டுவேன்
போதை ஊட்டுவேன்
நான் நைட் குயின்
நைட் குயின் நைட் குயின்
I will show mesmerizing dance gestures
I will feed you intoxication
I am the night queen
Night queen, night queen
நைட் குயின் நானொரு நைட் குயின்
Night queen, I am a night queen
........................
இன்ப வேதனை என்ன என்பதை
சொல்ல வந்தவள் நானன்றோ
இன்ப வேதனை என்ன என்பதை
சொல்ல வந்தவள் நானன்றோ
அபிநயம் இடையினிலே
கவி நயம் இதழ்களிலே
What sweet agony is
Am I not the one who came to tell?
What sweet agony is
Am I not the one who came to tell?
Expressive gestures in my waist
Poetic elegance on my lips
காணும் ஆயிரம் கண்கள்
கேட்பது என்னென்ன
என்னென்ன சுகம் என்னென்ன.....
A thousand watching eyes
What are they all asking for?
What pleasures, oh what pleasures...
நைட் குயின் நானொரு நைட் குயின்
காஷ்மீரின் ரோஜா பூவை
கண்ணில் தாருங்கள்
கல்யாண ஆசை வந்தால்
நெஞ்சில் சூடுங்கள்
Night queen, I am a night queen
Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower
Behold it in your eyes
If the desire for marriage arises
Adorn it upon your heart
மோகன முத்திரைகள் காட்டுவேன்
போதை ஊட்டுவேன்
நான் நைட் குயின்
நைட் குயின் நைட் குயின்
I will show mesmerizing dance gestures
I will feed you intoxication
I am the night queen
Night queen, night queen
நைட் குயின் நானொரு நைட் குயின்
Night queen, I am a night queen
இன்று உள்ளது இன்ப வாலிபம்
நாளை மாறினால் என்னாகும்
இன்று உள்ளது இன்ப வாலிபம்
நாளை மாறினால் என்னாகும்
இருக்கிற வரையினிலும்
சுவைப்பது அறிவுடமை
பாவம் என்னவோ தீமை என்னவோ
சொல்லுங்கள் கொஞ்சம் சொல்லுங்கள் (நைட் குயின்)
The blissful youth that exists today
What will happen if it changes tomorrow?
The blissful youth that exists today
What will happen if it changes tomorrow?
As long as it is present
Enjoying it is true wisdom
What is sin and what is evil?
Tell me, please tell me a little
நைட் குயின் நானொரு நைட் குயின்
காஷ்மீரின் ரோஜா பூவை
கண்ணில் தாருங்கள்
கல்யாண ஆசை வந்தால்
நெஞ்சில் சூடுங்கள்
Night queen, I am a night queen
Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower
Behold it in your eyes
If the desire for marriage arises
Adorn it upon your heart
மோகன முத்திரைகள் காட்டுவேன்
போதை ஊட்டுவேன்
நான் நைட் குயின்
நைட் குயின் நைட் குயின்
I will show mesmerizing dance gestures
I will feed you intoxication
I am the night queen
Night queen, night queen
.......................
Night queen naanoru night queen
Night queen, I am a night queen
Kashmirin roja poovari
Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower
Kannil thaarungal
Behold it in your eyes
Kalyaana aasai vanthaal
If the desire for marriage arises
Nenjil soodungal
Adorn it upon your heart
Mogana muththiraigal kaattuvaen
I will show mesmerizing dance gestures
Bodhai oottuvaen
I will feed you intoxication
Naan night queen
I am the night queen
Night queen night queen
Night queen, night queen
Night queen naanoru night queen
Night queen, I am a night queen
………………..
Inba vedhanai enna enbathai
What sweet agony is
Solla vanthaval naanandro
Am I not the one who came to tell?
Inba vedhanai enna enbathai
What sweet agony is
Solla vanthaval naanandro
Am I not the one who came to tell?
Abhinayam idaiyinilae
Expressive gestures in my waist
Kavi nayam idhazhgalilae
Poetic elegance on my lips
Kaanum aayiram kangal
A thousand watching eyes
Ketpathu ennenna
What are they all asking for?
Ennenna sugam ennenna….
What pleasures, oh what pleasures...
Night queen naanoru night queen
Night queen, I am a night queen
Kashmirin roja poovari
Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower
Kannil thaarungal
Behold it in your eyes
Kalyaana aasai vanthaal
If the desire for marriage arises
Nenjil soodungal
Adorn it upon your heart
Mogana muththiraigal kaatuvaen
I will show mesmerizing dance gestures
Bodhai oottuvaen
I will feed you intoxication
Naan night queen
I am the night queen
Night queen night queen
Night queen, night queen
Night queen naanoru night queen
Night queen, I am a night queen
Indru ullathu inba vaalibam
The blissful youth that exists today
Naalai maarinaal ennaagum
What will happen if it changes tomorrow?
Indru ullathu inba vaalibam
The blissful youth that exists today
Naalai maarinaal ennaagum
What will happen if it changes tomorrow?
Irukkira varaiyinilum
As long as it is present
Suvaippathu arivudamai
Enjoying it is true wisdom
Paavam ennavo theemai ennavo
What is sin and what is evil?
Sollungal konjam sollungal
Tell me, please tell me a little
Night queen naanoru night queen
Night queen, I am a night queen
Kashmirin roja poovari
Pluck the Kashmiri rose flower
Kannil thaarungal
Behold it in your eyes
Kalyaana aasai vanthaal
If the desire for marriage arises
Nenjil soodungal
Adorn it upon your heart
Mogana muththiraigal kaatuvaen
I will show mesmerizing dance gestures
Bodhai oottuvaen
I will feed you intoxication
Naan night queen
I am the night queen
Night queen night queen
Night queen, night queen
………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Night Queen' from the 1979 film Kadamai Nenjam is a seductive club dance number featuring a charming performer who introduces herself as the intoxicating 'night queen'. She compares her allure to a delicate Kashmiri rose and entices the audience with expressive movements and poetic grace. The song conveys a carpe-diem philosophy, emphasizing that youth and beauty are temporary treasures that ought to be savored in the present moment without moral hesitation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron / Muran
“Inba vedhanai enna enbathai”
'Inba vedhanai' translates to 'sweet agony' or 'pleasurable pain', juxtaposing pleasure (inbam) and agony (vedhanai).
Metaphor
“Kashmirin roja poovari”
The performer metaphorically compares herself to a rare and prized rose from Kashmir.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Abhinayam idaiyinilae / Kavi nayam idhazhgalilae”
Both lines end with matching phonetic suffixes ('idaiyinilae' and 'idhazhgalilae') creating a melodic rhyme.
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Trivia
'Kadamai Nenjam' (1979) features music by the celebrated composer duo Shankar-Ganesh and lyrics by Pulamaipithan. This track demonstrates P. Susheela's incredible vocal versatility in rendering glamorous nightclub numbers alongside her traditional classical repertoire.
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