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Lyrics & meaning

Ragangal Padhinaru

From Thillu Mullu (2013) · 2013

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Karthick
Music directors
M. S. Vishwanathan, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Thillu Mullu (2013)
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
13 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aahhaah aa…..aa….aa….aah…..
Ooo ho oo….ooo…..oo…
Raagangal padhinaaru uruvaana varalaaru
Naan paadum podhu arivaayammaa
Raagangal padhinaaru uruvaana varalaaru
Naan paadum podhu arivaayammaa
Pala nooru raagangal irunthaalaenna
Padhinaaru paada sugamaanathu
Pala nooru raagangal irunthaalaenna
Padhinaaru paada sugamaanathu
Raagangal padhinaaru uruvaana varalaaru
Naan paadum podhu arivaayammaa
Kalai maadhu thaan meettum idhamaana veenai
Kanivaana swaram paada padhamaanathu
Kalai maadhu thaan meettum idhamaana veenai
Kanivaana swaram paada padhamaanathu
Azhagaana ilam pennin meni thaan kooda
Aadhaara shruthi konda veenaiyammaa
Azhagaana ilam pennin meni thaan kooda
Aadhaara shruthi konda veenaiyammaa
Raagangal padhinaaru uruvaana varalaaru
Naan paadum podhu arivaayammaa
Idaiyaada valaiyaada sangaigal aada
Idaiyodu kodi pola nadanamaadinaal
Idaiyaada valaiyaada sangaigal aada
Idaiyodu kodi pola nadanamaadinaal
Ulagaalum umaiyaalin raaga paavangal
Aanantham kudi konda kolammaa
Ulagaalum umaiyaalin raaga paavangal
Aanantham kudi konda kolammaa
Raagangal padhinaaru uruvaana varalaaru
Naan paadum podhu arivaayammaa
Pala nooru raagangal irunthaalaenna
Padhinaaru paada sugamaanathu….aa….aa…
Pala nooru raagangal irunthaalaenna
Padhinaaru paada sugamaanathu
Raagangal padhinaaru uruvaana varalaaru
Naan paadum podhu arivaayammaa…..
Aah... aa... aa... aah...
Oh ho oh... oh oh oh... oh...
The story of how the sixteen ragas were born,
you will understand as I sing, my dear.
The story of how the sixteen ragas were born,
you will understand as I sing, my dear.
What does it matter if hundreds of ragas exist?
Singing of sixteen brings sweet delight.
What does it matter if hundreds of ragas exist?
Singing of sixteen brings sweet delight.
The story of how the sixteen ragas were born,
you will understand as I sing, my dear.
The gentle veena (string instrument) played by the goddess of the arts,
is tuned to sing sweet, tender notes.
The gentle veena (string instrument) played by the goddess of the arts,
is tuned to sing sweet, tender notes.
Even the body of a beautiful young woman,
is a veena with a foundational melody, my dear.
Even the body of a beautiful young woman,
is a veena with a foundational melody, my dear.
The story of how the sixteen ragas were born,
you will understand as I sing, my dear.
With her waist swaying, bangles jingling, and doubts dancing away,
she danced gracefully like a tender vine.
With her waist swaying, bangles jingling, and doubts dancing away,
she danced gracefully like a tender vine.
The musical expressions of Goddess Uma who rules the world,
are a vision where pure joy resides, my dear.
The musical expressions of Goddess Uma who rules the world,
are a vision where pure joy resides, my dear.
The story of how the sixteen ragas were born,
you will understand as I sing, my dear.
What does it matter if hundreds of ragas exist?
Singing of sixteen brings sweet delight... aa... aa...
What does it matter if hundreds of ragas exist?
Singing of sixteen brings sweet delight.
The story of how the sixteen ragas were born,
you will understand as I sing, my dear...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Raagangal Padhinaaru is a celebrated classical romantic song that intricately weaves together Carnatic music traditions, feminine allure, and divine imagery. The song poetically explains how the sixteen foundational musical ragas correspond to the sixteen shades of romantic emotions and aesthetic beauty of a young woman.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Azhagaana ilam pennin meni thaan kooda Aadhaara shruthi konda veenaiyammaa”

Compares a young woman's graceful form directly to a veena instrument set to the fundamental pitch (Aadhaara Shruthi).

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Idaiyodu kodi pola nadanamaadinaal”

Uses 'pola' (like) to liken the swaying dance of the woman's waist to a flexible creeping vine.

Internal Rhyme / Assonance (Iyaibu / Monai)

“Idaiyaada valaiyaada sangaigal aada”

Repeated end-rhyming verbal participles ('Idaiyaada', 'valaiyaada', 'aada') create a rhythmic sway mimicking the dance.

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Trivia

Originally composed by M.S. Viswanathan for the iconic 1981 Rajinikanth starrer 'Thillu Mullu' and sung by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam with lyrics by Kannadasan, this track was repurposed in the 2013 remake starring Shiva. SPB's vocal improvisations in Carnatic ragas remain legendary in Tamil film music.

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