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Singaara Sangeethame

From Neelavukku Neranja Manasu · 1958

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, Jikki, A. G. Rathnamala
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Neelavukku Neranja Manasu
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Singaara sangeethamae
Singaara sangeethamae
Thigattaatha amuthaagumae
Dheiveega singaara sangeethamae
Thigattaatha amuthaagumae
Dheiveega singaara sangeethamae
Pongidum isaiyaalae undaagum inbamae
Ponporul thanthaalum adaiyaathu nenjamae
Pongidum isaiyaalae undaagum inbamae
Ponporul thanthaalum adaiyaathu nenjamae
Malligai mullai malarvathu solaiyil
Vandu paadidum isaiyinilae
Malligai mullai malarvathu solaiyil
Vandu paadidum isaiyinilae
Ullam mayanga sirupillai thoonguvathu
Annai thaalaattum inimaiyilae
Singaara sangeethamae….ae….
Thigattaatha amuthaagumae
Dheiveega singaara sangeethamae…ae…
Kalviyae pirathaanam
Adhu kannukkae samaanam
Kalviyae pirathaanam
Adhu kannukkae samaanam
Enum avvai paattiyin sollai pottri
Namm arivai perukka venum
Ulagil kalviyae pirathaanam
Adhu kannukkae samaanam
Enum avvai paattiyin sollai pottri
Namm arivai perukka venum
Ulagil kalviyae pirathaanam
Adhu kannukkae samaanam
Alla alla valarum selvam
Avaniyil verae kidaiyaathu
Alla alla valarum selvam
Avaniyil verae kidaiyaathu
Kallar yaarum kannam vaiththu
Kavarnthu sellavum mudiyaathu
Kallar yaarum kannam vaiththu
Kavarnthu sellavum mudiyaathu
Idhai kavarnthu sellavum mudiyaathu
Kalviyae pirathaanam
Adhu kannukkae samaanam
Enum avvai paattiyin sollai pottri
Namm arivai perukka venum
Ulagil kalviyae pirathaanam
Adhu kannukkae samaanam
Unna venum nallaa uranga venum
Romba ullaasamaagave vaazha venum
Unna venum nallaa uranga venum
Romba ullaasamaagave vaazha venum
Ponnaalae kattil onnu
Poovaalae meththai onnu
Ponnaalae kattil onnu
Poovaalae meththai onnu
Ennaalum sonthamaaga irukka venum
Ponnaalae kattil onnu
Poovaalae meththai onnu
Ennaalum sonthamaaga irukka venum
Paal annam thinganum
Kann asanthu padukkanum
Paal annam thinganum
Kann asanthu padukkanum
En ennam polae ulagai ellaam
En ennam polae ulagai ellaam
Suththi paakkanum kanavil suththi paakkanum
Unna venum nallaa uranga venum
Romba ullaasamaagave vaazha venum
Unna venum nallaa uranga venum
Romba ullaasamaagave vaazha venum
Beautiful, charming music!
Beautiful, charming music!
It is nectar that never loses its sweetness!
Divine, beautiful music!
It is nectar that never loses its sweetness!
Divine, beautiful music!
The joy born from overflowing music,
Even gold and riches can never bring to the heart!
The joy born from overflowing music,
Even gold and riches can never bring to the heart!
Jasmine and mullai flowers bloom in the grove
To the melody sung by the bees!
Jasmine and mullai flowers bloom in the grove
To the melody sung by the bees!
A child drifts into peaceful sleep
In the sweetness of a mother's lullaby!
Beautiful, charming music... ah!
It is nectar that never loses its sweetness!
Divine, beautiful music... ah!
Education is supreme,
It is as precious as one's own eyes!
Education is supreme,
It is as precious as one's own eyes!
Honouring the words of grandmother Avvai (ancient Tamil poet),
We must expand our wisdom!
In this world, education is supreme,
It is as precious as one's own eyes!
Honouring the words of grandmother Avvai (ancient Tamil poet),
We must expand our wisdom!
In this world, education is supreme,
It is as precious as one's own eyes!
A wealth that only grows the more you give it away,
There is nothing else like it on this earth!
A wealth that only grows the more you give it away,
There is nothing else like it on this earth!
No thief can break through the walls
And carry it away!
No thief can break through the walls
And carry it away!
Even this cannot be stolen away!
Education is supreme,
It is as precious as one's own eyes!
Honouring the words of grandmother Avvai (ancient Tamil poet),
We must expand our wisdom!
In this world, education is supreme,
It is as precious as one's own eyes!
We should eat well and sleep well,
And live a life of pure enjoyment!
We should eat well and sleep well,
And live a life of pure enjoyment!
A bed made of pure gold,
A mattress filled with fresh flowers,
A bed made of pure gold,
A mattress filled with fresh flowers,
Should always belong to me forever!
A bed made of pure gold,
A mattress filled with fresh flowers,
Should always belong to me forever!
I want to feast on milk and rice,
And gently doze off into deep sleep!
I want to feast on milk and rice,
And gently doze off into deep sleep!
Just as my heart desires, across the whole world,
Just as my heart desires, across the whole world,
I want to travel around—travel around in my dreams!
We should eat well and sleep well,
And live a life of pure enjoyment!
We should eat well and sleep well,
And live a life of pure enjoyment!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a multi-part thematic medley from the film 'Neelavukku Neranja Manasu' (1958), featuring lyrics by A. Maruthakasi. The composition begins by glorifying the divine power of music ('Singaara Sangeethamae'), portraying it as an inexhaustible nectar superior to material wealth and present throughout nature—from blooming flowers to a mother's gentle lullaby. The song then shifts focus to the paramount importance of education ('Kalviyae Pirathaanam'), drawing upon the classical wisdom of Avvaiyar. It highlights knowledge as an irreplaceable asset that grows when shared and cannot be stolen by thieves. Finally, it transitions into a lighthearted expression of simple worldly desires ('Unna Venum Nallaa Uranga Venum'), expressing a youthful wish for comfort, delicious food, luxurious rest, and grand dreams.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Thigattaatha amuthaagumae

Comparing music directly to nectar that never palls ('Thigattaatha amuthaagumae').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pongidum isaiyaalae undaagum inbamae

Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines: 'Pongidum' and 'Ponporul' (nk/n pattern).

Simile (Upamai)

Adhu kannukkae samaanam

Comparing education directly to one's eyes ('Adhu kannukkae samaanam').

Alliteration (Monaai)

Ponnaalae kattil onnu

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'p': 'Ponnaalae' and 'Poovaalae'.

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Trivia

The film 'Neelavukku Neranja Manasu' (1958) starred TR Ramachandran and Pandari Bai. The musical score was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics penned by the renowned poet A. Maruthakasi.

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