- Lyricist
- Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar
- Singers
- P. Leela, A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala, C. S. Jayaraman
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Movie name
- Kuravanji
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Sept 2025
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Humming …
Sengaiyil vandu kalin
Sengaiyil vandu kalinendru
Seyang seyamendraada
Idai sangathamendru silambhu pulampodu
Thandai kalanthaada
Sengaiyil vandu kalinendru
Seyang seyamendraada
Idai sangathamendru silambhu pulampodu
Thandai kalanthaada
Iru kongai kodum pagai
Vendranamendru
Kuzhaindhu kuzhaindhaada
Malar paingodi nangai vasandha soundhari
Pandhu payindraale
Kongai kodum pagai
Vendranamendru
Kuzhaindhu kuzhaindhaada
Malar paingodi nangai vasandha soundhari
Pandhu payindraale
Kongai kodum pagai
Vendranamendru
Kuzhaindhu kuzhaindhaada
Malar paingodi nangai vasandha soundhari
Pandhu payindraale
Aval pandhu payindraale
Thanamudhudan pirandhaai
Venilaava
Thanamudhudan pirandhaai
Venilaava
Andha thannaliyai yen marandhaai
Venilaavae
Thanamudhudan pirandhaai
Venilaava
Andha thannaliyai yen marandhaai
Venilaavae
Thanamudhudan pirandhaai
Venilaava
Pennudan pirandhadhundoo
Vennilaavae
Pennudan pirandhadhundoo
Vennilaavae
Endahn penmai kandung
Kaayalaamo vennilaave
Thanamudhudan pirandhaai
Venilaava
Andha thannaliyai yen marandhaai
Venilaavae
Thanamudhudan pirandhaai
Venilaava
Solla kaelaai kuri
Solla kaelaai
Mullai poonguzhalaalae
Solla kaelaai
Nannagaril vaazhum muthu
Mogana pasungiliyae
Solla kaelaai kuri
Solla kaelaai
Thoghai nee avanai kandu
Mogithaai ammae
Adhu solla bayanthirunthen
Solluvaen
Thoghai nee avanai kandu
Mogithaai ammae
Adhu solla bayanthirunthen
Solluvaen
Moghiniyae unnudaiyae kirukiruppellaam
Avan mogha kirukiruppadi
Moghana kalli
Solla kaelaai kuri
Solla kaelaai
Irunda meganjsuttri surundu
Suzhiyeriyum kondaiyaal
Kuzhaiyaeri adi nenjai sooraiyaadum
Vizhi kendaiyaal
Irunda meganjsuttri surundu
Suzhiyeriyum kondaiyaal
Kuzhaiyaeri adi nenjai sooraiyaadum
Vizhi kendaiyaal
Arambai dhesavillum
Virumbhi aasai kollum puruvathaal
Arambai dhesavillum
Virumbhi aasai kollum puruvathaal
Pirar arivai maykkmoru karuvamirukku
Mangai paruvathaal mangai paruvathaal
Pirar arivai maykkmoru karuvamirukku
Mangai paruvathaal mangai paruvathaal
(Soft humming...)
On her rosy hands, bangles jingle,
on her rosy hands, bangles chime "kalin-kalin",
dancing to the rhythm of victory,
her waist trembling as her anklets sound a plaintive chime,
and her foot-ornaments join the dance.
On her rosy hands, bangles chime "kalin-kalin",
dancing to the rhythm of victory,
her waist trembling as her anklets sound a plaintive chime,
and her foot-ornaments join the dance.
As her bosom, having triumphed
over a fierce rival,
gently sways and dances,
the young beauty Vasantha Soundari, slender as a flowering vine,
played with her ball!
As her bosom, having triumphed
over a fierce rival,
gently sways and dances,
the young beauty Vasantha Soundari, slender as a flowering vine,
played with her ball!
As her bosom, having triumphed
over a fierce rival,
gently sways and dances,
the young beauty Vasantha Soundari, slender as a flowering vine,
played with her ball!
Ah, she played with her ball...
You were born alongside sweet nectar,
O white moon!
You were born alongside sweet nectar,
O white moon!
Why then did you forget that cool kindness,
O white moon?
You were born alongside sweet nectar,
O white moon!
Why then did you forget that cool kindness,
O white moon?
You were born alongside sweet nectar,
O white moon!
Were you not born alongside a woman (Goddess Lakshmi),
O white moon?
Were you not born alongside a woman,
O white moon?
Knowing my fragile womanhood,
should you scorch me with your glow, O white moon?
You were born alongside sweet nectar,
O white moon!
Why then did you forget that cool kindness,
O white moon?
You were born alongside sweet nectar,
O white moon!
Listen to me, let me read your fortune,
listen to me!
O beauty with jasmine in your hair,
listen to me!
Living like a pearl in this great city,
you sweet, charming parrot,
listen to me, let me read your fortune,
listen to me!
You, graceful as a peacock, saw him
and fell deeply in love, my lady!
I was afraid to say it before,
but now I will tell!
You, graceful as a peacock, saw him
and fell deeply in love, my lady!
I was afraid to say it before,
but now I will tell!
O enchantress, all this dizziness in your head
comes from being dizzy in love with him,
you charming little thief!
Listen to me, let me read your fortune,
listen to me!
Her hair is gathered like dark rolling clouds,
swirling into a graceful bun.
Leaping toward her earrings to steal every heart,
her eyes flash like quick darting fish!
Her hair is gathered like dark rolling clouds,
swirling into a graceful bun.
Leaping toward her earrings to steal every heart,
her eyes flash like quick darting fish!
Even the divine bow of Rambha's realm
would long to match her lovely brows!
Even the divine bow of Rambha's realm
would long to match her lovely brows!
She possesses a proud charm that bewilders the mind,
a young woman in the bloom of her youth, in the bloom of her youth!
She possesses a proud charm that bewilders the mind,
a young woman in the bloom of her youth, in the bloom of her youth!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
These lyrics belong to the classical Kuravanji dance drama tradition, drawn from Thirukoota Rasappa Kavirayar's classic work and adapted for the 1960 movie Kuravanji. The song unfolds in three major thematic movements: the description of the heroine Vasantha Sundari's captivating beauty while playing ball, her poignant love-lorn monologue addressed to the moon (Vennila), and the fortune-teller (Kurathi) divining her secret romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Sengaiyil vandu kalinendru”
Classical Tamil poetic tradition where the second letter of consecutive lines rhymes, as seen in 'Sengaiyil' / 'Sangatham' and 'Thanamudhudan' / 'Pennudan'.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Vizhi kendaiyaal”
Comparing the heroine's eyes to darting Kendai fish ('Vizhi kendaiyaal') and her bun to dark storm clouds ('Irunda megan').
Apostrophe
“Andha thannaliyai yen marandhaai Venilaavae”
Addressing the moon ('Vennilaave') directly as a conscious entity to express love-sickness.
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Trivia
The film Kuravanji (1960) starring Sivaji Ganesan and S. S. Rajendran brought traditional Tamil Kuravanji literature to mainstream cinema. The lyrics are directly adapted from Thirukoota Rasappa Kavirayar's 18th-century masterpiece 'Thirukuttrala Kuravanji'.
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