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Oru Puthiya Paadagan

From Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu · 1978

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
M. C. Balu, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru pudhiya paadagan udhayamaagiraan
Idhyarani un sabhaiyile
Nalla ilamai raagamum paruva thaalamum
Kalanthu ketkum en isaiyile
Oru pudhiya paadagan udhayamaagiraan
Idhyarani un sabhaiyile
Nalla ilamai raagamum paruva thaalamum
Kalanthu ketkum en isaiyile
Pudhiyavan…..naan pudhiyavan…
Iniyavan…..unthan iniyavan….
Ennidathil enna naadagam
Eppozhuthum unthan nyapagam
Unnidathil intha oviyam
Kandu kollum inba kaaviyam
Ennidathil enna nadagam
Eppozhuthum unthan nyapagam
Unnidathil intha oviyam
Kandu kollum inba kaaviyam
Entha vazhi enthan kadhalan
Antha vazhi intha kadhali
Anbu vazhi sellum ullame
Antharangam enna sollumo
Oru pudhiya paadagan udhayamaagiraan
Idhyarani un sabhaiyile
Nalla ilamai raagamum paruva thaalamum
Kalanthu ketkum en isaiyile…..
…………….
Kandhanidam vantha valli maan
Gaanagathil thullum pulli maan
Enthanidam vantha enthan maan
Kayirendil thannai thantha maan
Chinna idhazh sinthum punnagai
Minnavarum intha kannigai
Poovinathil oru malligai
Penninathil oru menagai
Oru pudhiya paadagan udhayamaagiraan
Idhyarani un sabhaiyile
Nalla ilamai raagamum paruva thaalamum
Kalanthu ketkum en isaiyile…..
………….
Kannanukku oru kogulam
Mannukku intha penn manam
Male :Nitham nitham anthi maalaiyil
Nenjirendum konjum velaiyil
Kannanukku oru kogulam
Mannukku intha penn manam
Male :Nitham nitham anthi maalaiyil
Nenjirendum konjum velaiyil
Nenjam varai vantha paingili
Manjam varai vara vendumo
Male :Etta etta nindru pesinaal
Ennugindra sugam thondrumo
Oru pudhiya paadagan udhayamaagiraan
Idhyarani un sabhaiyile
Nalla ilamai raagamum paruva thaalamum
Kalanthu ketkum en isaiyile…..
A new singer is rising
Queen of my heart, in your court
With the melody of sweet youth and the rhythm of tender age
Blending together in my music that you hear
A new singer is rising
Queen of my heart, in your court
With the melody of sweet youth and the rhythm of tender age
Blending together in my music that you hear
A newcomer... I am new...
A sweet one... your sweet one...
What drama unfolds within me?
Always the memory of you
With you, this portrait
Discovers a poem of pure bliss
What drama unfolds within me?
Always the memory of you
With you, this portrait
Discovers a poem of pure bliss
Whichever path my lover takes
That is the path this beloved girl follows
O heart that walks the path of love
What secrets will intimacy reveal?
A new singer is rising
Queen of my heart, in your court
With the melody of sweet youth and the rhythm of tender age
Blending together in my music that you hear...
...
Like the deer Valli who came to Murugan
A spotted deer prancing in the forest
My own deer who came to me
The deer that surrendered herself into my hands
With a smile spilling from tender lips
This maiden arrives gleaming bright
A jasmine flower among blossoms
A heavenly Menaka among womankind
A new singer is rising
Queen of my heart, in your court
With the melody of sweet youth and the rhythm of tender age
Blending together in my music that you hear...
...
A Gokulam for Lord Krishna
A woman's tender heart for this earth
Male: Every single day in the twilight evening
When two hearts fondle each other in love
A Gokulam for Lord Krishna
A woman's tender heart for this earth
Male: Every single day in the twilight evening
When two hearts fondle each other in love
The sweet parrot that came up to my heart
Must it now come all the way to the love bed?
Male: If you stand at a distance and speak
Will the imagined joy ever unfold?
A new singer is rising
Queen of my heart, in your court
With the melody of sweet youth and the rhythm of tender age
Blending together in my music that you hear...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic Tamil track is a romantic duet between two lovers expressing their affection and mutual admiration through musical metaphors. The male lead presents himself as a newly born singer performing in the royal court of his beloved's heart. He blends youthful melodies with rhythmic passion, praising her incomparable beauty by comparing her to a celestial nymph, a fragrant jasmine flower, and a gentle deer that surrenders to love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Ennidathil enna naadagam / Eppozhuthum unthan nyapagam / Unnidathil intha oviyam / Kandu kollum inba kaaviyam”

The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming endings ('naadagam', 'nyapagam', 'oviyam', 'kaaviyam') creating a pleasant musical cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Poovinathil oru malligai / Penninathil oru menagai”

The woman is metaphorically compared to a sweet jasmine flower among blossoms and the divine celestial dancer Menaka among women.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kandhanidam vantha valli maan / Gaanagathil thullum pulli maan”

The second letter 'n' in 'Kandhanidam' and 'Gaanagathil' creates an Ethugai rhyme scheme across the couplet.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Nitham nitham anthi maalaiyil / Nenjirendum konjum velaiyil”

The repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Ni-', 'Ne-') adds internal rhythm to the verse.

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Trivia

'Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu' (1978) features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics written by the celebrated poet Vaali. The duet features singer M. C. Balu alongside legendary playback singer P. Susheela. M. C. Balu sang several notable tracks for MSV during the late 1970s.

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