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Lyrics & meaning

Sangeetham Malargindra

From Kai Varisai · 1983

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kai Varisai
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
9 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa…..aa….aa….aa…
Aa…..aa….aa….aa…
Sangeetham malargindra neram
Mangaatha kavi varum kaalam
Sonnaen varuvaai nilaavae
Aanatha varigalai paadi aadi rasikkindra poovae
Sangeetham malargindra neram
Mangaatha kavi varum kaalam
Enna enni en aasai vaasalilae
Vanthu siriththu nindraai
En vaazhvil mounam kondaai
Enna enni en aasai vaasalilae
Vanthu siriththu nindraai
En vaazhvil mounam kondaai
Unnai naan arinthaalum
Ennai nee arinthathillai
Unnai naan arinthaalum
Ennai nee arinthathillai
Hae…kalai naayagaa
Idhayamathu uravaalae madhana malar thoova
Unakku naan kangal thiranthu vaikkindrean
Unakku naan kangal thiranthu vaikkindrean
Paadi aadi rasikkindra poovae….
Sangeetham malargindra neram
Mangaatha kavi varum kaalam
…………………….
En manam ni anbaalae vaauthaiyaa
Kannil niranthirukkum
Nin maiyal vilaasangalaal
En manam ni anbaalae vaauthaiyaa
Kannil niranthirukkum
Nin maiyal vilaasangalaal
Ennai nee thuranthaalum
Unnai naan thuranthathillai
Ennai nee thuranthaalum
Unnai naan thuranthathillai
Hae…kalai naayagaa
Idhaya salanam ingae madhana kalaigal ingae
Unakku kaattaathu maraiththu vaiththaen naan
Unakku kaattaathu maraiththu vaiththaen naan
Paadi aadi rasikkindra poovae….hae
Sangeetham malargindra neram
Mangaatha kavi varum kaalam
Sonnaen varuvaai nilaavae
Aanatha varigalai paadi aadi rasikkindra poovae
Sangeetham malargindra neram
Mangaatha kavi varum kaalam
Aa..... aa..... ah..... aa.....
Aa..... aa..... aa.... aa.... aa.....
This is the time when music blossoms,
the season when unfading poetry flows!
I asked you to come, my moon!
Oh flower who sings, dances, and delights in joyful verses!
This is the time when music blossoms,
the season when unfading poetry flows!
With what in mind did you come
and stand smiling at the doorstep of my desires,
only to stay silent in my life?
With what in mind did you come
and stand smiling at the doorstep of my desires,
only to stay silent in my life?
Though I have understood you,
you have not understood me.
Though I have understood you,
you have not understood me.
Hey... master of the arts!
As this heart showers flowers of love through our bond,
I keep my eyes open in wait for you.
I keep my eyes open in wait for you.
Oh flower who sings, dances, and delights...
This is the time when music blossoms,
the season when unfading poetry flows!
..........................
My heart yearns for your love, my lord,
captivated by the beauty
and alluring charms that fill my eyes!
My heart yearns for your love, my lord,
captivated by the beauty
and alluring charms that fill my eyes!
Even if you abandon me,
I have never given you up.
Even if you abandon me,
I have never given you up.
Hey... master of the arts...
The stirrings of the heart and the moods of love are right here,
yet I hid them away without showing you.
yet I hid them away without showing you.
Oh flower who sings, dances, and delights... hey!
This is the time when music blossoms,
the season when unfading poetry flows!
I asked you to come, my moon!
Oh flower who sings, dances, and delights in joyful verses!
This is the time when music blossoms,
the season when unfading poetry flows!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sangeetham Malargindra Neram is a classical-based Tamil song expressing a lover's quiet, enduring devotion toward her beloved, addressed as the 'Master of Arts' (Kalai Naayagaa). The song weaves imagery of music blooming and poetry arriving, mirroring the deep emotional and artistic beauty felt in the protagonist's heart. Even if the beloved remains unaware of her feelings or abandons her, her silent love and admiration remain unchanged as she keeps her emotions delicately hidden.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Sangeetham malargindra neram

Comparing the unfolding of music to the blooming of a flower (malargindra neram).

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

Unnai naan arinthaalum / Ennai nee arinthathillai

Juxtaposition of knowing someone versus not being known back.

Personification

Aanatha varigalai paadi aadi rasikkindra poovae

Addressing a flower as an entity that sings happy lines, dances, and appreciates beauty.

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Trivia

Composed by Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Kannadasan, this song features classical vocal rendition by S. Janaki in Kai Varisai (1983).

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