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Lyrics & meaning

Pudhu Mugame

From Antharangam · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
G. Devarajan
Movie name
Antharangam
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
18 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pudhu mugamae siru madhu kudamae
Naan purinthu kondaen
Oru anupavamae anupavamae
Ezhil mugamae ilamathi mugamae
Un idhayaththil vizhunthathu
En mugamae en mugamae
Pudhu mugamae siru madhu kudamae
Naan purinthu kondaen
Oru anupavamae anupavamae
Kaalgalin azhaginai kavingar kandaal
Oru kaaviyam pirakkum thamizhinilae
Female :Kaaviyam piranthu laabamillai
Un kaigal sollattum kavithaigalai
Kaantha….aaa…..kaanthaa…..aa…..
Sangu muzhangidum kovililae
Adhu vanthathu eppadi meaniyilae
Female :Kandathillai idhai mazhalaiyilae
Idhu kaniyaai kaninthathu paruvaththilae
Dheepa….aaa…dheepa….aaa…..
Pudhu mugamae siru madhu kudamae
Naan purinthu kondaen
Oru anupavamae anupavamae
Ezhil mugamae ilamathi mugamae
Un idhayaththil vizhunthathu
En mugamae en mugamae
Oruvarum idhuvarai thottathillai
Adhil oru muththam idhuvarai pattathillai
Male :Kaayam padaathathu un idhazhaalae
Adhai kandathum purinthathu en manamae
Dheepa….aaa…dheepa….aaa…..
Kaayam padaa idhazh kaaigindrathu
Unai kandathumthaan indru kanigindrathu
Male :Kanigindra idhazhukku ondru solvaen
Adhai kalyaanam aanathum kandu kolavaen
Female: Kaantha….aaa…..kaanthaa…..aa…..
O fresh new face, O little jar of sweet wine,
I have finally realized,
what a wonderful experience this is!
O lovely face, O crescent moon face,
what has settled inside your heart
is my face, my very own face!
O fresh new face, O little jar of sweet wine,
I have finally realized,
what a wonderful experience this is!
If a poet were to see the beauty of your legs,
an epic poem would be born in Tamil.
Female: There is no point in creating an epic,
let your hands recite poetry instead.
Kantha... ah... Kantha... ah...
A conch shell echoes in the temple,
how did its graceful shape come upon your body?
Female: This was never seen in childhood,
it ripened like fruit only as youth arrived.
Deepa... ah... Deepa... ah...
O fresh new face, O little jar of sweet wine,
I have finally realized,
what a wonderful experience this is!
O lovely face, O crescent moon face,
what has settled inside your heart
is my face, my very own face!
No one has ever touched them so far,
not a single kiss has rested upon them.
Male: Your lips have never known a touch,
my heart knew it the moment I saw them.
Deepa... ah... Deepa... ah...
These untouched lips were once parched,
they ripen with sweetness only upon seeing you today.
Male: I will tell something to those ripening lips,
and I shall experience it once we are married.
Female: Kantha... ah... Kantha... ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from the film 'Antharangam' features a playful and intimate dialogue between lovers (Kaantha and Dheepa). The lyrics express mutual admiration, fascination, and youthful longing. The male protagonist praises the heroine's physical beauty, comparing her face to a pot of honey and a young moon, while suggesting that her beauty could inspire great Tamil poetry. The female protagonist playfully retorts that literary epics are useless compared to touch and affection, reminding him of propriety until marriage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)

“Pudhu mugamae siru madhu kudamae”

Comparing the fresh face to a small pot of honey ('siru madhu kudamae') and the moon ('ilamathi mugamae').

Edhugai (Ethukai / Second letter rhyming)

“Pudhu mugamae siru madhu kudamae / Naan purinthu kondaen”

Rhyming of the second letter 'dhu' in 'Pudhu' and 'Purinthu'.

Anaphora / Repetition (அடுக்குத்தொடர்)

“Oru anupavamae anupavamae”

Repetition of words for emotional emphasis like 'anupavamae anupavamae' and 'en mugamae en mugamae'.

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Trivia

Antharangam (1975) features music composed by famous Malayalam music director G. Devarajan, which is one of his rare full soundtrack works in Tamil cinema. The song features lyrical genius Kannadasan's signature romantic wordplay combined with intimate character names ('Kaantha' and 'Dheepa') calling out to each other.

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