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Sree Raman Varukindra Pathai

From Mookkanan Kayiru · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Mookkanan Kayiru
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
25 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sri raman varugindra paathai nindru
Srungaaram paadugiraal seedhai
Sri raman varugindra paathai nindru
Srungaaram paadugiraal seedhai
Sri rangan paadugiraan geedhai ingu
Sridevi maarugiraal paadhai
Sri rangan paadugiraan geedhai ingu
Sridevi maarugiraal paadhai
En uraiyai idhalaalae ezhuthuven vaa
Un uraiyai en vizhiyaal padikkalaam vaa
En uraiyai idhalaalae ezhuthuven vaa
Un uraiyai en vizhiyaal padikkalaam vaa
Munnuraiyai ezhuthuvom muththamaaga
Mudivuraiyil mayanguvom moththamaaga
Mayangaatha penmaiyae padhippurai
Adhan marupakkam aanmaiyin padhippurai
Mayangaatha penmaiyae padhippurai
Adhan marupakkam aanmaiyin padhippurai
Poopola un meni pugazhurai
Naan pon pola kaappathae sirappurai
Naan pon pola kaappathae sirappurai
Sri raman varugindra paathai nindru
Srungaaram paadugiraal seedhai
Vidigindra varaiyilum aaivurai
Adhu mudigindra pozhuthuthaan vaazhththurai
Vidigindra varaiyilum aaivurai
Adhu mudigindra pozhuthuthaan vaazhththurai
Appothu ezhuthuvom virivurai
Naam ippothu thodanguvom aninthurai
Achchamum naanamum arivurai
Avai kaninthu suvai thedinaal karuththurai
Achchamum naanamum arivurai
Avai kaninthu suvai thedinaal karuththurai
Aasaikku anai podum niraivurai
Adhu allinaal kuraiyaatha porulurai
Adhu allinaal kuraiyaatha porulurai
Sri raman varugindra paathai nindru
Srungaaram paadugiraal seedhai
Male :Sri rangan paadugiraan geedhai ingu
Sridevi maarugiraal paadhai
Sri rangan paadugiraan geedhai ingu
Sridevi maarugiraal paadhai
Standing along the path where Lord Rama arrives,
Sita sings a song of romantic love.
Standing along the path where Lord Rama arrives,
Sita sings a song of romantic love.
Lord Ranganathan sings the Gita here,
and goddess Sridevi changes her path.
Lord Ranganathan sings the Gita here,
and goddess Sridevi changes her path.
Come, I will write my speech with my lips,
Come, let me read your speech with my eyes.
Come, I will write my speech with my lips,
Come, let me read your speech with my eyes.
Let us write the preface with a kiss,
and lose ourselves completely in the concluding chapter.
Steadfast womanhood is the publisher's note,
and on its other side is the note of manhood.
Steadfast womanhood is the publisher's note,
and on its other side is the note of manhood.
Your flower-like form is a tribute of praise,
and my cherishing you like gold is the special address.
and my cherishing you like gold is the special address.
Standing along the path where Lord Rama arrives,
Sita sings a song of romantic love.
A detailed study continues until daybreak,
and only when it ends come the words of blessing.
A detailed study continues until daybreak,
and only when it ends come the words of blessing.
We shall write the full commentary then,
so let us begin the foreword right now.
Fear and modesty offer words of counsel,
yet when they ripen seeking sweetness, they become reflections of love.
Fear and modesty offer words of counsel,
yet when they ripen seeking sweetness, they become reflections of love.
The concluding speech sets a boundary on desire,
yielding an endless meaning that never fades, no matter how much you take.
yielding an endless meaning that never fades, no matter how much you take.
Standing along the path where Lord Rama arrives,
Sita sings a song of romantic love.
Lord Ranganathan sings the Gita here,
and goddess Sridevi changes her path.
Lord Ranganathan sings the Gita here,
and goddess Sridevi changes her path.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sri Raman Varugindra Paathai Nindru is a classic romantic track from the 1985 movie Mookkanan Kayiru, composed by M. S. Viswanathan and written by Vaali. The song sets up a playful yet poetic dialogue between lovers, blending devotional and classical imagery of Rama, Sita, and Lord Ranganatha with an intricate extended metaphor centered around book publishing and literary commentary.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Extended Metaphor (Iyaibo / Wordplay on '-urai')

“Munnuraiyai ezhuthuvom muththamaaga”

Lyricist Vaali brilliantly uses terms ending in '-urai' (meaning commentary, preface, or speech in book publication) such as Munnurai (preface), Mudivurai (conclusion), Padhippurai (publisher's note), Virivurai (elaboration), Aninthurai (foreword), and Porulurai (meaningful commentary) as direct metaphors for stages of romance and intimacy.

Simile (Upamai)

“Poopola un meni pugazhurai”

Compares the softness of the heroine's body to a flower (Poo pola) and the act of protecting her to guarding precious gold (Pon pola).

Alliteration (Edhukai / Maanai)

“Achchamum naanamum arivurai”

Rhythmic pairing of words starting with complementary sound patterns like 'Achchamum naanamum' and 'Avai kaninthu'.

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Trivia

Lyricist Vaali was renowned for constructing entire songs around a single linguistic motif. In this track, he challenged himself to incorporate almost every formal Tamil publishing term ending with the suffix '-urai' to metaphorically depict physical and emotional lovemaking, turning literal academic terminology into sensual poetic expressions.

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