- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kadhal Oviyam
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaaaaa …aaa…
Aaaaaa…..aa….aaa..
Aaa…aaa..
Aaa….aaa…
Aa..aa…aaa…aaa..aaa…
Aaa..aaa..aaa…aa
Aaa..aaa…aaa…aa..
Thannantha nam tha
Nam tham nam tha nam tham
Nam tha nam tham
Nam tha nam tham
Nam tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Ennathamae vaa…
Sangeetha jaathimullai
Kaanavillai
Kangal vanthum paavaiyindri
Paarvaiyillai
Raagangalindri sangeethamillai
Saavondruthaanaa nam kaadhal ellai
En naathamae vaa aa a a a…
Sangeetha jaathimullai
Kaanavillai
Thirumugam vanthu
Pazhagumo
Arimugam seithu vilagumo
Vizhigalil thuligal vadiyumo
Athu suduvathai thaanga mudiyumo
Kanavinil enthan
Uyirum uravaagi
Vidigayil indru
Azhuthu pirivaagi
Thanimaiyil enthan
Idhayam sarugaagi uthirumoo..oo
Thiraigal ittaalum
Marainthu kollaathu
Anaigal ittalum
Vazhiyil nillaathu
Ponni nathi kanni nathi
Jeeva nathi
Vizhigal azhuthapadi
Karangal thozhuthapadi
Siraigalum podipada
Velivarum orukili
Isai enum mazhai varum
Ini enthan mayil varum
Nyabaga vethanai meerumo
Aadiya paathangal
Kaathalin vethangal
Aadidumo paadidumo
Aadidumo paadidumo ooo oo
Raaja deepamae
Enthan vaasalil vaaraaiyoo
Kuyilae kuyilae
Kuyilae kuyilae
Unthan raagam nenjil
Nindru aadum
Raaja deepamae….ae…..
Naan thedi vantha
Oru kodai nilavu
Aval neethaanae neethaanae
Mana kannil nindru
Pala kavithai thanthamagal
Neethaanae neethaanae neethaanae
{Vizhi illai enumbothu
Vazhi koduthai
Vizhi vantha pinnaal
Yen siragodithaai} (2)
Nenjil engum unthan bimbam
Nenjil engum unthan bimbam
Sinthum santham unthan sontham
Thathichellum muthu chirpam
Kannukkullae kanneer veppam
Innum enna nenjil acham
Kannil mattum jeevan micham
Mullai poovil mullum undo
Kandukondum intha vesham enna
Raaja dheepame
Sa sa nisa nisa..
Nisa nisa nisa nisa
Gari sani risa nitha patha ni sari
Riga ritha satharisa nisari nisari
Sanithapa thasani
Sanithapa mapagatha
Sa nisani nisani nisani thapa
Pa mathapa nisa sanithapa mapa
Sariga.. sariga risari gamapa
Gamapa gamapa
Mapatha patha ni
Risa nisa.. sani thani
Patha ni sasa sani thani
Gari sani sanitha rithapa
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Thakathimithom thakathimithom
Thakathimithom thakathimithom
Thakathimithom thakathimithom
Thakathimithom thakathimithom
Magana yagana
Ragana Sagana
Yagana ragana
Sagana thagana
Ragana sagana
Thagana pagana
Sagana thagana
Pagana gagana
Magana yagana
Ragana Sagana
Yagana ragana
Sagana thagana
Ragana sagana
Thagana pagana
Sagana thagana
Pagana gagana
Aaaa... aa...
Aaaa... aa... aa...
Aa... aa...
Aa... aa...
Aa.. aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aa... aa... aa... aa
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Thannandha nam tha
Nam tham nam tha nam tham
Nam tha nam tham
Nam tha nam tham
Nam tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Nam tham tha nam tham
Come, my inner music, come...
The jasmine flower of my music
is nowhere to be found.
Though I have eyes, without my beloved pupil,
I have no sight.
Without melodies, there is no music;
is death the only boundary for our love?
Come, my inner music, come, oh...
The jasmine flower of my music
is nowhere to be found.
Will that lovely face come
and be close to me again?
Or will it just introduce itself and walk away?
Will tears keep flowing from these eyes?
Can I endure the burning heat they bring?
In my dreams,
our souls became one,
yet as morning breaks today,
we part in tears,
and in this loneliness,
will my heart wither like a dry leaf and fall?
Even behind drawn curtains,
it will not stay hidden.
Even if dams are built,
it will not be stopped in its path.
The Ponni (Cauvery) river, an ever-youthful river,
a living, flowing river!
With weeping eyes
and hands folded in prayer,
crushing its cage to dust,
a parrot will break free.
The rain of music will shower down,
and now my peacock will arrive.
Will the painful memories become unbearable?
Those dancing feet,
the sacred verses of love—
will they dance? Will they sing?
Will they dance? Will they sing? Oh...
O radiant royal lamp,
won't you come to my doorstep?
O cuckoo, O cuckoo,
O cuckoo, O cuckoo,
your melody dances
within my heart.
O radiant royal lamp...
The one I came searching for,
like a cooling summer moon,
is you, isn't it? Only you!
Living inside my mind's eye,
the girl who gave me so many poems,
is you, only you, it is you!
When I had no eyesight,
you showed me the way.
Now that my sight has returned,
why did you break my wings?
Your image fills all of my heart,
your image fills all of my heart.
Every flowing rhythm belongs to you,
a pearl sculpture taking gentle steps.
A burning fever of tears inside the eyes,
what fear still lingers in your heart?
Life remains now only in the eyes,
can a jasmine blossom ever have thorns?
Knowing the truth, why do you put on this disguise?
O radiant royal lamp,
Sa sa ni-sa ni-sa...
Ni-sa ni-sa ni-sa ni-sa
Ga-ri sa-ni-ri-sa ni-dha pa-dha ni sa-ri
Ri-ga ri-dha sa-dha-ri-sa ni-sa-ri ni-sa-ri
Sa-ni-dha-pa dha-sa-ni
Sa-ni-dha-pa ma-pa-ga-dha
Sa ni-sa-ni ni-sa-ni ni-sa-ni dha-pa
Pa ma-dha-pa ni-sa sa-ni-dha-pa ma-pa
Sa-ri-ga... sa-ri-ga ri-sa-ri ga-ma-pa
Ga-ma-pa ga-ma-pa
Ma-pa-dha pa-dha ni
Ri-sa ni-sa... sa-ni dha-ni
Pa-dha ni sa-sa sa-ni dha-ni
Ga-ri sa-ni sa-ni-dha ri-dha-pa
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Tharikidathom tharikidathom
Ma-gana ya-gana
Ra-gana sa-gana
Ya-gana ra-gana
Sa-gana tha-gana
Ra-gana sa-gana
Tha-gana bha-gana
Sa-gana tha-gana
Bha-gana ga-gana
Ma-gana ya-gana
Ra-gana sa-gana
Ya-gana ra-gana
Sa-gana tha-gana
Ra-gana sa-gana
Tha-gana bha-gana
Sa-gana tha-gana
Bha-gana ga-gana
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Sangeetha Jaathimullai from Kadhal Oviyam (1982) is an iconic classical composition that conveys the anguish of a musician yearning for his lost beloved. Blind from birth, the protagonist gained his sight only to lose the woman who was his spiritual and artistic muse. He likens her to a delicate jasmine flower and a light that guides his doorstep, lamenting that visual sight is meaningless without the presence of the soulmate who infused life into his songs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Sangeetha jaathimullai”
Compares the beloved to a musical jasmine flower ('Sangeetha jaathimullai') and a royal lamp ('Raaja deepamae').
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)
“Saavondruthaanaa nam kaadhal ellai”
Asks whether love must end only in death, emphasizing emotional despair.
Paradox / Irony
“Vizhi vantha pinnaal yen siragodithaai”
Highlights the tragic twist where gaining physical eyesight resulted in losing freedom and emotional vision.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, this song is considered one of the most complex solo classical tracks in Tamil film history (set in Raga Reethigowlai). At the climax of the song, lyricist Vairamuthu incorporated the names of Tamil prosody meters (the eight Tamil metric feet/ganas: Magana, Yagana, Ragana, Sagana, Thagana, Pagana, Gagana), perfectly blending classical music, poetic grammar, and vocal virtuosity.
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