- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Auto Raja
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sangathil paadaadha kavidhai
Angathil yaar thandhadhu
Thaaraa rararara rararara rararara
Raaraa rararara rararararaa
Sandhathil maaraadha nadaiyodu
En munnae yaar vandhadhu
Thararara rararara rararara rararara
Rararara rararara rararararaa
Thamizh sangathil paadaadha kavidhai
Angathil yaar thandhadhu
Thaaraa rararara rararara rararara
Raaraa rararara rararararaa
Sandhathil maaraadha nadaiyodu
En munnae yaar vandhadhu
Thararara rararara rararara rararara
Rararara rararara rararararaa
Thamizh sangathil paadaadha kavidhai
Angathil yaar thandhadhu
Thaaraa rararara rararara rararara
Raaraa rararara rararararaa
Thaanaanaa naa… aa…
Aa… thaanaanaa naa… aa… aa…
Kai endrae sengaandha malarai
Nee sonnaal naan nambavo
Aa… aa… aa… aa…
Kaal endrae sevvaazhai inaigalai
Nee sonnaal naan nambi vidavo
{Mei konjam… poi konjam…
Female :Aa… aa… }
Kannukkul nee kondu varuvaai
Kaalatthaal moovaadha uyar thamizh sangathil
Thaaraa rararara rararara rararara
Raaraa rararara rararararaa
Andhi por kaanaadha ilamai
Aadattum en kaigalil
Aahaa
Sindhithaen sendhoora idhazhgalil
Sindhi thaen paaigindra uravai
Sindhi thaen paaigindra uravai…
Andhi por kaanaadha ilamai aadattum en kaigalil
Sindhithaen sendhoora idhazhgalil
Sindhi thaen paaigindra uravai
{ Konjam thaa… konja thaan… }
Male :Aa… aa… }
Kannukkul ennenna nalinam
Kaalathaal moovaadha uyar thamizh changatthil
Thaaraa rararara rararara rararara
Raaraa rararara rararararaa
Aadai yaen un maeni azhagai
Aadhikkam seigindradhu
Aa… aa… aa… aa…
Naalaikkae aanandha vidudhalai
Kaanattum kaanaadha uravil
{ Kai thottum… mei thottum… }
Female :Aa… aa… }
Kaamathil thoongaadha vizhiyum
Sandhippil ennenna mayam
Thamizh sangathil paadaadha kavidhai
Angathil yaar thandhadhu
Thaaraa rararara rararara rararara
Raaraa rararara rararararaa
Sandhathil maaraadha nadaiyodu
En munnae yaar vandhadhu
Thararara rararara rararara rararara
Rararara rararara rararararaa
Thamizh sangathil paadaadha kavidhai
Angathil yaar thandhadhu
A poem never sung in the Sangam (ancient Tamil literary academy),
who shaped it into your body?
Thaara rararara rararara rararara
Raara rararara rarararara
With a walk that never loses its rhythm,
who is this who came before me?
Thararara rararara rararara rararara
Rararara rararara rarararara
A poem never sung in the Tamil Sangam,
who shaped it into your body?
Thaara rararara rararara rararara
Raara rararara rarararara
With a walk that never loses its rhythm,
who is this who came before me?
Thararara rararara rararara rararara
Rararara rararara rarararara
A poem never sung in the Tamil Sangam,
who shaped it into your body?
Thaara rararara rararara rararara
Raara rararara rarararara
Thanaanaa naa… aa…
Aa… thanaanaa naa… aa… aa…
If you call the red flame lily your hands,
should I really believe you?
Aa… aa… aa… aa…
If you say the smooth stems of red banana trees are your legs,
should I just believe your words?
{ A little truth… a little lie…
Female: Aa… aa… }
you bring them together in your eyes!
In the timeless, noble Tamil Sangam...
Thaara rararara rararara rararara
Raara rararara rarararara
Youth that has never known the evening battles of love,
let it play in my arms!
Aaha!
I dreamed of your bright red lips,
and the sweet intimacy where honey spills and flows...
the intimacy where honey spills and flows…
Let that untouched youth dance in my arms!
I dreamed of your bright red lips,
and the bond where honey spills and flows...
{ Give me a little… just to hold you close… }
Male: Aa… aa… }
What endless grace sparkles in your eyes!
In the timeless, noble Tamil Sangam...
Thaara rararara rararara rararara
Raara rararara rarararara
Why do your clothes still hold control
over the beauty of your body?
Aa… aa… aa… aa…
Tomorrow itself, let it find joyful freedom
in an intimacy never felt before!
{ Hands touching hands… body touching body… }
Female: Aa… aa… }
And eyes kept wide awake with desire,
what sweet enchantment when we meet!
A poem never sung in the Tamil Sangam,
who shaped it into your body?
Thaara rararara rararara rararara
Raara rararara rarararara
With a walk that never loses its rhythm,
who is this who came before me?
Thararara rararara rararara rararara
Rararara rararara rarararara
A poem never sung in the Tamil Sangam,
who shaped it into your body?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Sangathil Paadaadha Kavidhai' is a romantic Tamil song that uses rich Sangam-era literary metaphors to express deep passion and intimate romance. The protagonist compares his lover's physical beauty and posture to a divine, unscripted poem never before recited in the ancient Tamil academies, framing her grace as timeless.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Sangathil paadaadha kavidhai / Angathil yaar thandhadhu”
Compares the woman's beauty to an unwritten poem ('kavidhai') presented at the ancient Tamil Sangam.
Traditional Imagery (Uvamai)
“Kai endrae sengaandha malarai / Kaal endrae sevvaazhai inaigalai”
Uses classical Sangam literature metaphors comparing hands to 'Sengaandhal' (Gloriosa Lily) and legs to 'Sevvaazhai' (Red Banana stems).
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Sangathil paadaadha kavidhai / Angathil yaar thandhadhu”
The second consonant sound 'nga' (ங) rhymes across lines in 'Sangathil' and 'Angathil'.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1982 film 'Auto Raja', this duet was sung by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki with lyrics by Pulamaipithan. The song is legendary for combining formal classical Tamil lyrics with rhythmic western scatting.
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