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Lyrics & meaning

Sangeetham Eppothum

From Panathukkaga · 1974

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Panathukkaga
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
22 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paa shaa nee papa papapa mapaaga
Gagaga mamama papa paapaapa paapaa
Sangetham eppothum sugamaanathu
Thaalam raagam serum kalaiyaanathu
Kaiyodu kaiserum uravenpathenna
Kannodu kann searnthu uruvaanathu
Kaiyodu kaiserum uravenpathenna
Kannodu kann searnthu uruvaanathu
Sangetham eppothum sugamaanathu
Thaalam raagam serum kalaiyaanathu
Raagamengae antha raagamengae
Thaalamingae inba thaalamingae
Raagamengae antha raagamengae
Thaalamingae inba thaalamingae
Thedugiraen engum thedugiraen
Vaadugiraen adhanaal paadugiraen
Thedugiraen engum thedugiraen
Vaadugiraen adhanaal paadugiraen
Kaiyodu kaiserum uravenpathenna
Kannodu kann searnthu uruvaanathu
Oonjalilae kangal asaivathenna
Female :Ooraththilae kadhal thavippathenna
Male :Oonjalilae kangal asaivathenna
Female :Ooraththilae kadhal thavippathenna
Thaen malargal ingae nanaivathenna
Female :Thaeniyae engo maraivathenna
Both :Thaen malargal ingae nanaivathenna
Female :Thaeniyae engo maraivathenna
Kaiyodu kaiserum uravenpathenna
Kannodu kann searnthu uruvaanathu
Ramanukkae seedhai ramanukkae
Female :Kamanukkae rathiyum kamanukkae
Male :Ramanukkae seedhai ramanukkae
Female :Kamanukkae rathiyum kamanukkae
En manamae yaengum penn manamae
Mannanidam solvaai sammathamae
En manamae yaengum penn
Both :Mannanidam solvaai sammathamae
Pa sa ni pa pa pa pa pa ma pa ga
Ga ga ga ma ma ma pa pa paa paa pa paa paa
Music is always a sweet joy
It is an art where rhythm and melody unite
What is this bond where hand joins hand?
It was born when eyes met eyes
What is this bond where hand joins hand?
It was born when eyes met eyes
Music is always a sweet joy
It is an art where rhythm and melody unite
Where is the melody? Oh, where is that melody?
Here is the rhythm, sweet rhythm is right here
Where is the melody? Oh, where is that melody?
Here is the rhythm, sweet rhythm is right here
I search for it, I search everywhere
I pine in longing, and so I sing
I search for it, I search everywhere
I pine in longing, and so I sing
What is this bond where hand joins hand?
It was born when eyes met eyes
Why do your eyes sway like a swing?
Female: Why does love tremble in the corner of a glance?
Male: Why do your eyes sway like a swing?
Female: Why does love tremble in the corner of a glance?
Why are the honey-filled flowers drenched here?
Female: Why is the honeybee hiding somewhere away?
Both: Why are the honey-filled flowers drenched here?
Female: Why is the honeybee hiding somewhere away?
What is this bond where hand joins hand?
It was born when eyes met eyes
Sita belongs only to Rama, only to Rama
Female: Rathi belongs only to Kama (god of love), only to Kama
Male: Sita belongs only to Rama, only to Rama
Female: Rathi belongs only to Kama (god of love), only to Kama
Oh my heart, this longing woman's heart
Tell the king that you give your consent
Oh my heart, a longing woman...
Both: Tell the king that you give your consent
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This iconic romantic duet compares love to music, describing how rhythm (thaalam) and melody (raagam) must unite to create sweet harmony, just as two lovers' eyes and hands unite to form a deep bond. The lovers express their intense longing for each other through poetic imagery of flowers, bees, and eternal mythical pairs like Sita-Rama and Rathi-Kama. In the end, the maiden yields to her love and gives her full consent to her lover.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Thaalam raagam serum kalaiyaanathu”

Comparing love and romantic union to the harmonious pairing of raagam (melody) and thaalam (rhythm) in music.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Thedugiraen engum thedugiraen / Vaadugiraen adhanaal paadugiraen”

Rhyming words at the end of consecutive lines ('thedugiraen' and 'paadugiraen') creating a musical cadence.

Allusion (Aalumaai)

“Ramanukkae seedhai ramanukkae / Kamanukkae rathiyum kamanukkae”

Referencing mythological couples (Rama-Sita and Kama-Rathi) to symbolize eternal, pre-destined true love.

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary maestro M. S. Viswanathan for the 1974 film Panathukkaga starring Sivakumar and Jayachitra, this track cleverly blends Carnatic solkattu/swaras with modern light music arrangement.

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