Sangeetham Ragangal
From Mogam Muppathu Varsham · 1976
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- K. Vijaya Baskar
- Details
- Mogam Muppathu Varsham1976
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa | Is music possible without ragas? |
| Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa | Is happiness possible without family life? |
| Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa | Is music possible without ragas? |
| Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa | Is happiness possible without family life? |
| Male | |
| Kadhal kadhal mogam mogam inbam | Love, love, passion, passion, pleasure... |
| Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa | Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life? |
| Male | |
| Seethaiyidam raman kaanaathathaa | Did Rama not find it with Sita? |
| Deviyarin vaazhvil illaathathaa | Was it not present in the life of the Goddesses? |
| Rathaiyidam kannan naadaathathaa | Did Krishna not seek it with Radha? |
| Rasaleelai enna koodaathathaa | Can we not engage in the divine playful dance? |
| Male | |
| Ulagil oru paagam uravu kollum thaagam | One part of the world feels the thirst for intimacy. |
| Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa | Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life? |
| Male | |
| Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa | Is music possible without ragas? |
| Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa | Is happiness possible without family life? |
| Female | |
| Ennazhagai naanaethaan solvathaa | Shall I describe my own beauty myself? |
| Yaekkam ennavendru naan solvathaa | Shall I explain what this deep longing feels like? |
| Oviyathu penmai uyir kollumaa | Does womanhood in a painting come to life? |
| Uravu illaa penmai thuyil kollumaa | Can a woman without intimacy ever sleep? |
| Female | |
| Kootturavu inbam kettu perum thunbam | Joint intimacy brings pleasure, while its loss brings immense sorrow. |
| Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa | Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life? |
| Male | |
| Aan mathu ingae anal kondathu | The intoxication of the man here has caught fire. |
| Antharangam ellaam yaar solvathu | Who will express all these intimate feelings? |
| Female :Penn manathu ingae thanal kondathu | The mind of the woman here has turned into burning embers. |
| Thaen siritha naanam thadai kondathu | Shyness, which smiled like honey, has posed a barrier. |
| Male :Neenthi varum vellam saanthi perum ullam | The swimming flood subsides, and the mind finds peace. |
| Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa | Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life? |
| Male | |
| Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa | Is music possible without ragas? |
| Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa | Is happiness possible without family life? |
| Kadhal mogam inbam | Love, passion, pleasure... |
| Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa | Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life? |
சங்கீதம் ராகங்கள் இல்லாமலா
சந்தோஷம் சம்சாரம் இல்லாமலா
சங்கீதம் ராகங்கள் இல்லாமலா
சந்தோஷம் சம்சாரம் இல்லாமலா
Is music possible without ragas?
Is happiness possible without family life?
Is music possible without ragas?
Is happiness possible without family life?
காதல் காதல் மோகம் மோகம் இன்பம்
புண்ணியமா புருஷார்த்தமா
Love, love, passion, passion, pleasure...
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
சீதையிடம் ராமன் காணாததா
தேவியரின் வாழ்வில் இல்லாததா
ராதையிடம் கண்ணன் நாடாததா
ராசலீலை என்ன கூடாததா
Did Rama not find it with Sita?
Was it not present in the life of the Goddesses?
Did Krishna not seek it with Radha?
Can we not engage in the divine playful dance?
உலகில் ஒரு பாகம் உறவு கொள்ளும் தாகம்
புண்ணியமா புருஷார்த்தமா
One part of the world feels the thirst for intimacy.
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
சங்கீதம் ராகங்கள் இல்லாமலா
சந்தோஷம் சம்சாரம் இல்லாமலா
Is music possible without ragas?
Is happiness possible without family life?
என்னழகை நானேதான் சொல்வதா
ஏக்கம் என்னவென்று நான் சொல்வதா
ஓவியத்து பெண்மை உயிர் கொள்ளுமா
உறவு இல்லா பெண்மை துயில் கொள்ளுமா
Shall I describe my own beauty myself?
Shall I explain what this deep longing feels like?
Does womanhood in a painting come to life?
Can a woman without intimacy ever sleep?
கூட்டுறவு இன்பம் கேட்டுப் பெறும் துன்பம்
புண்ணியமா புருஷார்த்தமா
Joint intimacy brings pleasure, while its loss brings immense sorrow.
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
சங்கீதம் ராகங்கள் இல்லாமலா
சந்தோஷம் சம்சாரம் இல்லாமலா
காதல் மோகம் இன்பம்
புண்ணியமா புருஷார்த்தமா
The intoxication of the man here has caught fire.
Who will express all these intimate feelings?
The mind of the woman here has turned into burning embers.
Shyness, which smiled like honey, has posed a barrier.
The swimming flood subsides, and the mind finds peace.
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
ஆண் மனது இங்கே அனல் கொண்டது
அந்தரங்கம் எல்லாம் யார் சொல்வது
பெண் மனது இங்கே தனல் கொண்டது
தேன் சிரித்த நாணம் தடைக் கொண்டது
நீந்தி வரும் வெள்ளம் சாந்தி பெறும் உள்ளம்
புண்ணியமா புருஷார்த்தமா
Is music possible without ragas?
Is happiness possible without family life?
Love, passion, pleasure...
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
சங்கீதம் ராகங்கள் இல்லாமலா
சந்தோஷம் சம்சாரம் இல்லாமலா
காதல் மோகம் இன்பம்
புண்ணியமா புருஷார்த்தமா..
Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa
Is music possible without ragas?
Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa
Is happiness possible without family life?
Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa
Is music possible without ragas?
Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa
Is happiness possible without family life?
Kadhal kadhal mogam mogam inbam
Love, love, passion, passion, pleasure...
Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
Seethaiyidam raman kaanaathathaa
Did Rama not find it with Sita?
Deviyarin vaazhvil illaathathaa
Was it not present in the life of the Goddesses?
Rathaiyidam kannan naadaathathaa
Did Krishna not seek it with Radha?
Rasaleelai enna koodaathathaa
Can we not engage in the divine playful dance?
Ulagil oru paagam uravu kollum thaagam
One part of the world feels the thirst for intimacy.
Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa
Is music possible without ragas?
Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa
Is happiness possible without family life?
Ennazhagai naanaethaan solvathaa
Shall I describe my own beauty myself?
Yaekkam ennavendru naan solvathaa
Shall I explain what this deep longing feels like?
Oviyathu penmai uyir kollumaa
Does womanhood in a painting come to life?
Uravu illaa penmai thuyil kollumaa
Can a woman without intimacy ever sleep?
Kootturavu inbam kettu perum thunbam
Joint intimacy brings pleasure, while its loss brings immense sorrow.
Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
Aan mathu ingae anal kondathu
The intoxication of the man here has caught fire.
Antharangam ellaam yaar solvathu
Who will express all these intimate feelings?
Female :Penn manathu ingae thanal kondathu
The mind of the woman here has turned into burning embers.
Thaen siritha naanam thadai kondathu
Shyness, which smiled like honey, has posed a barrier.
Male :Neenthi varum vellam saanthi perum ullam
The swimming flood subsides, and the mind finds peace.
Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa
Is music possible without ragas?
Santhosham samshaaram illaamalaa
Is happiness possible without family life?
Kadhal mogam inbam
Love, passion, pleasure...
Punniyamaa purushaarthamaa
Is it virtue, or is it the ultimate purpose of human life?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sangeetham Raagangal Illaamalaa from the film Mogam Muppathu Varsham (1976) is a romantic duet composed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and penned by Kannadasan. The song uses the analogy of music needing ragas to highlight that marital life requires physical and emotional intimacy to be complete. Drawing from Hindu mythology, the lyricist references Rama-Sita and Krishna-Radha to argue that love and desire are integral, virtuous aspects of human existence rather than worldly distractions. The song beautifully captures the deep longing, passion, and eventual peace that lovers find in each other, framing romantic union as Purushartha—a fundamental goal of human life. Through rich metaphors and poetic rhetoric, Kannadasan elevates marital romance into a divine and essential human experience.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Sangeetham raagangal illaamalaa”
The song repeatedly uses rhetorical questions like asking if music can exist without ragas to emphasize that life lacks joy without marital companionship.
Mythological Allusion
“Seethaiyidam raman kaanaathathaa”
References to divine pairs Rama-Sita and Krishna-Radha serve to validate love and desire as sacred and natural.
Metaphor
“Oviyathu penmai uyir kollumaa”
Womanhood is compared to a painting that needs love to come alive, illustrating emotional emptiness without intimacy.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Aan mathu ingae anal kondathu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Aan' and 'Antharangam' or 'Penn' and 'Thaen' creates a poetic rhythm.
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Trivia
The movie title 'Mogam Muppathu Varsham' plays on the famous Tamil proverb 'Mogam muppathu naall' (Lust lasts thirty days), extending the period of romantic passion to thirty years. Composed by Kannada cinema legend K. Vijaya Bhaskar, this track remains one of his finest and most iconic works in Tamil cinema, sung impeccably by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam.
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