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Lyrics & meaning

Sirithaal Thanga Padhumai

From Kannan En Kadhalan · 1968

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kannan En Kadhalan
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
7 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sirithaal
Thanga padhumai
Adada adada enna pudhumai
Koduthen endhan manadhai
Valarthen valarthen indha uravai
Sirithaal
Thanga padhumai
Adada adada enna pudhumai
Koduthen endhan manadhai
Valarthen valarthen indha uravai
{ Maargazhi
Pani pol udaiyanindhu
Semmadhulankani pol
Idhazh kanindhu } (2)
Kaar kuzhalalae
Idaiyalandhu nee kaathirundhaayo
Enai ninaindhu
{ Azhagenum
Vadivil nilaiyizhandhen
Indha aan magan pidiyil
Yenai marandhen } (2)
Pazhagiyum
Yeno thalai kunindhen
Ingu paruvathin munnae
Mugam sivandhen
Sirithaal
Thanga padhumai
Adada adada enna padhumai
Koduthen endhan manadhai
Valarthen valarthen indha uravai
……………………….
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Kayal vizhi
Irandil vayal amaithu
Adhil kaadhal yendroru
Vidhai vidhaithu
Kaalam
Arindhu kadhir arupoma
Kaaviya ulagil kudiyirupoma
Panjanai
Kaalathil poo virithu
Adhil pavala nilavai alangarithu
Konjidum
Iravai valarpoma
Sugam kodi kodiyaai
Kuvipoma
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When she smiles,
She is like a golden doll.
Ah, ah, what a wonder!
I gave my heart to her,
I nurtured and nurtured this sweet bond.
When she smiles,
She is like a golden doll.
Ah, ah, what a wonder!
I gave my heart to her,
I nurtured and nurtured this sweet bond.
Like the month of Margazhi,
Draped in a veil of morning dew,
Like a ripe crimson pomegranate,
Her lips ripen with sweet grace.
O maiden with dark, cloud-like hair,
Did you wait for me with your slender waist,
Thinking only of me?
Lost in the form of beauty,
I lost my composure,
In the strong embrace of this man,
I forgot myself completely.
Even though we are close,
Why did I bow my head in shyness?
Here before the rush of youth,
My face flushed crimson bright.
When she smiles,
She is like a golden doll.
Ah, ah, what a wonder!
I gave my heart to her,
I nurtured and nurtured this sweet bond.
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In those fish-shaped eyes,
Making a fertile field in both,
Sowing a single seed within,
A seed named love,
Knowing the right season,
Shall we harvest the crop?
Shall we dwell together in a world of epics?
On a soft bed,
Spreading fresh blossoms in due time,
Adorning the coral moon upon it,
With sweet whispering tender love,
Shall we lengthen the night?
Pleasures by the millions,
Shall we pile them high?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet captures a deep exchanges of admiration and intimacy between two lovers. The hero compares his beloved to a golden statue whose smile brings immense wonder, praising her beauty, her ripened lips, and her dark flowing hair. The heroine expresses her sweet shyness, describing how she loses her composure in his arms and blushes in front of his youthful charm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Pani pol udaiyanindhu / Semmadhulankani pol”

Comparing the heroine's dress to dew ('Pani pol udaiyanindhu') and her ripe lips to a pomegranate fruit ('Semmadhulankani pol idhazh kanindhu').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kayal vizhi irandil vayal amaithu adhil kaadhal yendroru vidhai vidhaithu”

Describing her eyes as a field ('vayal') where love is sown as a seed ('kaadhal yendroru vidhai vidhaithu').

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

“Valarthen valarthen indha uravai”

Repetition of consonant and vocalic sounds across adjacent words and lines like 'Vidhai vidhaithu' and 'Valarthen valarthen'.

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Trivia

This romantic duet comes from the 1968 Tamil film 'Kannan En Kadhalan' starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalithaa. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics written by Vaali, featuring playback vocals by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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