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Risivanamthane

From Shaakuntalam · 2023

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Naresh Iyer, Chinmayi
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Shaakuntalam
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
14 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Rishivanam thanae
Sorgalogam
Panivanathil thoorum
Agni theertham
Arugil kandenae
Azhagin vanmam than
Idharkku yaar satchi
Vanathin kangal than
Suyavaramae illa
Nam mukoortham
Mudhal mudhalaai meetum
Moga keertham
Arumbu nenjaaga
Ilaitha penmai
Karumbu villalae
Thulaitha mannan nee
Rishivanam thanae
Sorgalogam
Panivanathil thoorum
Agni theertham
Vanamellaam pookal
Poothu koodidum sadha
Adhanin vaasathil
Unnai paarkkiren
Vanathilae naanum
Vettaikaaranaai ulaa
Kaaman velaalae naanum
Veezhgiren
Pattampoochi
Sinungudhae etharkae
Sundhari unnaal thanadi
Ennai paarthu
Thaeniyaavum thaaka
Unnai thaenaai ninaithae thaan
Vanna pennae maalai kondean naanae
Vetri theril naan parandhean…
Neeyae
Male :Naanaavean….
Suyavaramae illa
Nam mukoortham
Mudhal mudhalaai meetum
Moga keertham
Kanavu nadhi odi
Adhu thaavi varumae
Vidhiyin kadalil serthidumae
Male :Malini oram
Nee vasitha kaalamae
Podhum poove vaa
Theendava
Ellai illaa ivvaanam boomi
Female :Namakaai kaathu kidakka
Male :Kallam illa
Putham pudhu boomi
Female :Dhinamum vaazhthu sollumae
Vidiyal illa
Vennila vaa vaa
Raajanai aalum
Raniyae nee vaa
Neeyae
Male :Naanaavean….
Rishivanam thanae
Sorgalogam
Panivanathil thoorum
Agni theertham
This hermitage forest itself
is heaven.
In the misty forest drizzles
a sacred shower of fire.
I saw up close
the fierce strike of beauty.
Who is the witness to this?
Only the eyes of the forest.
Without any swayamvaram (bridegroom choice ceremony),
our wedding moment is here.
Played for the very first time
is this song of desire.
With a heart like a tender bud,
my young womanhood softened.
With your bow of sugarcane,
you are the king who pierced me.
This hermitage forest itself
is heaven.
In the misty forest drizzles
a sacred shower of fire.
Across the forest, flowers
bloom together all the time;
in their sweet scent,
I see you.
Through this forest,
I roamed as a hunter,
yet by the spear of Kama (god of love),
I fall.
Why does the butterfly
grumble and pout?
Beautiful girl, it is only because of you.
Looking at me,
all the bees attack!
Only because they mistook you for honey.
Lovely girl, I have taken you as my bride.
In a chariot of victory, I soared...
You...
Male: ...will become me.
Without any swayamvaram (bridegroom choice ceremony),
our wedding moment is here.
Played for the very first time
is this song of desire.
The river of dreams runs,
leaping forward,
to merge into the ocean of fate.
Male: By the banks of the Malini river,
the time you spent living—
that is enough, my flower, come!
May I touch you?
This boundless sky and earth
Female: are waiting just for us.
Male: With no deceit at all,
this brand-new earth
Female: will bless us every single day.
With no dawn to end our night,
come, bright moon, come!
Ruling over this king,
come, my queen!
You...
Male: ...will become me.
This hermitage forest itself
is heaven.
In the misty forest drizzles
a sacred shower of fire.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Shaakuntalam' captures the celestial love and Gandharva marriage between King Dushyanta and Shakuntala amidst the serene forest ashram of Sage Kanva along the Malini river. Shakuntala and Dushyanta express how nature itself acts as their witness, priest, and sanctifying force in place of traditional human rituals, turning the quiet forest into a paradise.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

“Panivanathil thoorum Agni theertham”

Juxtaposes cold dew ('Panivanam') with sacred fire water ('Agni theertham') to symbolize how cool nature yields sacred warmth.

Metaphor

“Karumbu villalae Thulaitha mannan nee”

Refers to Kamadeva's bow made of sugarcane ('Karumbu vil') piercing the heart with love.

Extended Metaphor

“Kanavu nadhi odi... Vidhiyin kadalil serthidumae”

Compares human longings to a river ('Kanavu nadhi') flowing relentlessly toward the vast sea of destiny ('Vidhiyin kadal').

Personification

“Vanathin kangal than”

Attributes human vision and witness to the forest ('Vanathin kangal').

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Trivia

The track is part of Gunasekhar's pan-Indian magnum opus 'Shaakuntalam', based on Kalidasa's classic Sanskrit play 'Abhijñānaśākuntalam'. Mani Sharma composed the score, re-teaming with director Gunasekhar after classic Telugu musical hits like 'Okkadu' and 'Varudu'.

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