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Oh Sukumari

From Anniyan · 2005

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Harini
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Anniyan
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
26 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
…………………………………..
Haa…haaa..haa….haa
Oh sukumari oh sanjari
En alangari nee
Oh sukumari…eeee
Chorus :Eh lamba dhanae
Oh sukumari oh singari
En kumari nee
Chorus :En kumaaari
Male :En kumaari
Chorus :En kumaari
Kumaarii
Chorus :Kumaari….
Kumari en kaadhal
Sikki mukki thikki vikkudhu
Kumari-en nenju
Vimmi vimmi pammi nikkudhu
Kumari-en vaarthai
Kadal vatri vitadhae
Naan thotru poven
Endru anjiyae
En thervai ellaam
Othivaikiren
Raghumari …sukumari…
En manam oru malaradi
Malarukkul adidhadi
Kumari en kaadhal
Sikki mukki thikki vikkudhu
Kumari-en nenju
Vimmi vimmi pammi nikkudhu
Kumari-en vaarthai
Kadal vatri vitadhae
…………………………………..
Indha kaadhal enna
Perum baarama
Idhu peru kaalam illa garbama
Ohooo…ooo
Kaadhalai maraithaal
Ganam thaangaamal
En uyir seththu pogum ilaiya
Kaadhalai cholli
Illai endru maruthaal
Kaadhalae seththu pogum illaiya
Oru kaadhal kadidham
Edhuvum manasai
Muzhusa cholvadhillai
Nee kangaladaithaal
Kaadhal nuzhaiya
Innoru vaasal illai
Kumari…kumaarriiii
Aaaaaa…….aaaaa…
Ahaaa…..aaahaaaa…
Lala lala lal lal laaa…lala lalalaaaa
Naan dhaanam ketkum
Oru oomaiya
Dhinam theigiraenae
Idhu thevaiya
Koodaigal engum
Pookalai nirapi
Koyilai thedi nadakindren
Koodaiai kuduthu
Kumbittu mudithu
Korikai vaikka marakindren
Andha kadavulai vidavum
Periyavan oruvan
Bhoomiyil ullan evan
Penn kangalai paarthu
Kaadhalai chollum
Dhairiyam ullavan avan…avan…avan
Kumari…aah eeeh oooh
Kumara…un kaadhal
Sikki mukki thikki vikkudha
Kumara-un nenju
Vimmi vimmi pammi nikkudha
Kumara-un vaarthai
Kadal vatri vitadhaa..aa..
Naan thotru poven
Endru anjiyae
En thervai ellaam
Othivaikiren
Raghumari …sukumari…
En manam oru malaradi
Malarukkul adidhadi
……………………………….
...
Haa... haaa... haa... haa
Oh delicate girl, oh wanderer
You are my adorned beauty
Oh delicate girl...
Chorus: Eh lamba dhanae
Oh delicate girl, oh charming beauty
You are my maiden
Chorus: My maiden
Male: My maiden
Chorus: My maiden
Maiden...
Chorus: Maiden...
Oh maiden, my love
Sparks like flint, stutters, and hiccups
Oh maiden, my heart
Sobs, throbs, and crouches in hesitation
Oh maiden, my words
Have dried up like an ocean
Fearing that I will fail
And be defeated
All my examinations
I keep postponing
Raghumari... delicate maiden...
My heart is a flower, my dear
And inside this flower lies continuous turmoil
Oh maiden, my love
Sparks like flint, stutters, and hiccups
Oh maiden, my heart
Sobs, throbs, and crouches in hesitation
Oh maiden, my words
Have dried up like an ocean
...
Is this feeling of love
A massive burden?
Is it an overdue pregnancy that refuses to deliver?
Ohooo... ooo
If I conceal this love
Unable to bear the weight
Won't my life ebb away and die?
If I confess my love
And you say no and reject me
Won't love itself die?
No love letter
Can ever express
The heart completely
If you close your eyes
For love to enter
There is no other doorway
Maiden... maiden...
Aaaaaa... aaaaa...
Ahaaa... aaahaaaa...
Lala lala lal lal laaa... lala lalalaaaa
Am I a mute person
Begging for alms?
I waste away every single day
Is this really necessary?
Filling baskets everywhere
With fresh blossoms
I walk in search of the temple
Handing over the flower basket
And completing my worship
I forget to ask for my wish
Even greater than that God
There is someone magnificent on this earth
Who could that person be?
The one who can look into a woman's eyes
And speak his love directly
He is the truly courageous one... he... he...
Maiden... aah eeeh oooh
Oh young man, does your love
Spark like flint, stutter, and hiccup?
Oh young man, does your heart
Sob, throb, and crouch in hesitation?
Oh young man, have your words
Dried up like an ocean?
Fearing that I will fail
And be defeated
All my examinations
I keep postponing
Raghumari... delicate maiden...
My heart is a flower, my dear
And inside this flower lies continuous turmoil
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kumari from Anniyan is a lush, poetic duet depicting the agony and hesitation of unexpressed love. The male protagonist, Ambi, is deeply enamored with Nandhini but paralyzed by the fear of rejection. He compares his inner state to a delicate flower tormented by violent turmoil within, his words drying up like an ocean, and his hesitation akin to a student repeatedly postponing exams out of fear of failing. He agonizes over the dilemma of love: suppressing it feels fatal, yet revealing it risks rejection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

En manam oru malaradi / Malarukkul adidhadi

The speaker compares his mind/heart to a flower where inner conflict ('adidhadi') is constantly occurring.

Hyperbole

Kumari-en vaarthai / Kadal vatri vitadhae

The loss of words due to overwhelm in love is exaggerated as an entire ocean drying up.

Onomatopoeia and Rhythm

Sikki mukki thikki vikkudhu

The rhythmic, stuttering sound words 'Sikki mukki thikki vikkudhu' evoke the physical choking and spark of love.

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Trivia

The song scene was filmed across the famous Keukenhof tulip gardens and flower fields in the Netherlands, designed visually as a grand floral spectacle by director Shankar.

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