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Sugam Aayiram

From Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu · 1975

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Vijaya Bhaskar
Details
Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu1975

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Ilamaiyin kanavuThe dream of youth
Malarum valarum uravilaeIn a relationship that blooms and grows
Female
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Female
Pani malar maeniyilaeUpon this dew-like, flower-soft body
Pudhumaigal thondruthammaaNew sensations arise, oh friend
Pani malar maeniyilaeUpon this dew-like, flower-soft body
Pudhumaigal thondruthammaaNew sensations arise, oh friend
Female
Paarvaigal serumpothuWhen our glances meet
Paruvam angae vaaduthammaaYouth languishes right there, oh friend
Paarvaigal serumpothuWhen our glances meet
Paruvam angae vaaduthammaaYouth languishes right there, oh friend
Female
Aa…aaha…aha aa….aa…aa….Aa…aaha…aha aa….aa…aa….
Female
Kaaviyam paada naayagan engeWhere is the hero to write an epic poem?
Ilamaiyin kanavuThe dream of youth
Kaaviyam paada naayagan engeWhere is the hero to write an epic poem?
Ilamaiyin kanavuThe dream of youth
Malarum valarum uravilaeIn a relationship that blooms and grows
Female
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Chorus
………….....
Female
Thanimaiyil inimai illaiThere is no sweetness in solitude
Ragasiyam purinthu kondaenI have realized this secret
Thanimaiyil inimai illaiThere is no sweetness in solitude
Ragasiyam purinthu kondaenI have realized this secret
Female
Ilamaiyin thaabam ennaiThat the longing of youth consumes me
Endra unmai therinthu kondaenI have understood this truth
Ilamaiyin thaabam ennaiThat the longing of youth consumes me
Endra unmai therinthu kondaenI have understood this truth
Female
Aa…aaha…aha aa….aa…aa….Aa…aaha…aha aa….aa…aa….
Female
Naan oru paadhi yaaradi meedhiI am one half; who is the remaining half, my friend?
Naan oru paadhi yaaradi meedhiI am one half; who is the remaining half, my friend?
Ilamaiyin kanavuThe dream of youth
Malarum valarum uravilaeIn a relationship that blooms and grows
Female
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Chorus
………….....
Female
Alaigalil thendral varumThe breeze arrives amidst the waves
Aasaiyai kondu varumIt brings along desire
Alaigalil thendral varumThe breeze arrives amidst the waves
Aasaiyai kondu varumIt brings along desire
Female
Kalaigalil kadhal varumLove blossoms through fine arts
Kanni nenjil enna varumWhat awakens inside a young maiden's heart?
Kalaigalil kadhal varumLove blossoms through fine arts
Kanni nenjil enna varumWhat awakens inside a young maiden's heart?
Female
Laa lallaa lallaa lallaa laa…..Laa lallaa lallaa lallaa laa…..
Female
Yaaridam solvaen en manam kolamTo whom shall I convey the state of my heart?
Yaaridam solvaen en manam kolamTo whom shall I convey the state of my heart?
Ilamaiyin kanavuThe dream of youth
Malarum valarum uravilaeIn a relationship that blooms and grows
Female
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Ilamaiyin kanavuThe dream of youth
Malarum valarum uravilaeIn a relationship that blooms and grows
Sugam aayiram en ninaivilaeA thousand pleasures fill my memories
Sugam aayiram lalalalalaa…..A thousand pleasures lalalalalaa…..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Sugam Aayiram En Ninaivilae' expresses the awakening of romantic feelings, youthful desires, and the sweet longing for companionship. The heroine reflects on the blossoming of youth, realizing that solitude lacks joy and that her life feels incomplete without her soulmate, whom she poetically refers to as her hero and second half.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Paarvaigal serumpothu / Paruvam angae vaaduthammaa

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Malarum' and 'valarum' or 'Paarvaigal' and 'Paruvam'.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Thanimaiyil inimai illai / Endra unmai therinthu kondaen

Rhyming of the second letter across lines, such as 'Sugam' and 'Ilamai' or 'Pani' and 'Pudhumaigal'.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Pani malar maeniyilae

Describing the protagonist's body as a delicate flower wet with dew ('Pani malar maeni') to emphasize vulnerability and beauty.

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Trivia

Composed by Vijaya Bhaskar for the 1975 Tamil film 'Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu', this song rendered by Vani Jairam became an iconic hit. The film's soundtrack significantly elevated Vani Jairam's career in Tamil cinema, earning widespread acclaim for its delicate melodies and Panchu Arunachalam's evocative lyrical style.

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