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Sugam Sugam Mazhai

From Engal Kural · 1985

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Engal Kural
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
12 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aahhhh haa….
……………
Sugam sugam mazhai tharum tharum
Idham idham manam perum perum
Sugam sugam mazhai tharum tharum
Ha idham idham manam perum perum
Megam alli pozhiya thaegam thulli magizha
Thalaivanin anaippinil
Thlir udal silirppinil….hahhaah…haah….
Sugam sugam mazhai tharum tharum
Idham idham manam perum perum
……………
Thaazhampoo nira maeniyil
Thangaththin oli sinthutho
Thaazhampoo nira maeniyil
Thangaththin oli sinthutho
Vaira izhaiyinilae brahman neithu vaiththa
Pattendru enai enninaan
Vaarththao thaeneduththu kamban isaiththu vaiththa
Paattenru enai paadinaan
Nerudinaan varudinaan ennai thiruttittaan
Padharinaen udharinaen aanal uruginaen
Sugam sugam mazhai tharum tharum
Idham idham manam perum perum
……………
Viaralkalin vilaiyaadalai
Nadaththinaan en naayagan
Viaralkalin vilaiyaadalai
Nadaththinaan en naayagan
Vellai thaalgalilae ezhuthukol eduththu
Thazhuvida kavi pirakkuthu
Paadhath thaalgalilae idhalin mai nanaiththu
Ezhuthida madhi mayanguthu
Azhaikkiraan anaikkiraan thollai kodukkiraan
Thavikkiraen thudikkiraen mullai sirikkiraen
Sugam sugam mazhai tharum tharum
Ha idham idham manam perum perum
Megam alli pozhiya thaegam thulli magizha
Thalaivanin anaippinil
Thlir udal silirppinil….hahhaah…haah….
Ahhhh ha...
...
Sweet pleasure the rain keeps giving,
Deep comfort my heart keeps receiving.
Sweet pleasure the rain keeps giving,
Ah, deep comfort my heart keeps receiving.
As clouds pour down generously and my body leaps in joy,
In my lover's warm embrace,
My tender body shivers with delight... haha... ha...
Sweet pleasure the rain keeps giving,
Deep comfort my heart keeps receiving.
...
On my skin the golden shade of a screwpine flower,
Is the glow of pure gold spilling over?
On my skin the golden shade of a screwpine flower,
Is the glow of pure gold spilling over?
Woven by Brahma with threads of diamond,
He thought of me as precious silk.
Steeped in honey poured by poet Kamban,
He sang of me as a sweet song.
He nudged me, caressed me, and stole my heart away,
I fluttered and shivered, but then I melted.
Sweet pleasure the rain keeps giving,
Deep comfort my heart keeps receiving.
...
A playful game with his fingers,
My lover began to play.
A playful game with his fingers,
My lover began to play.
When a pen touches fresh white paper,
Embracing it, poetry is born.
Dipping his lips like ink onto the pages of my feet,
As he writes, my senses swoon.
He calls me close, embraces me, and playfully teases me,
I yearn, my heart races, and I blossom into a smile.
Sweet pleasure the rain keeps giving,
Ah, deep comfort my heart keeps receiving.
As clouds pour down generously and my body leaps in joy,
In my lover's warm embrace,
My tender body shivers with delight... haha... ha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sugam Sugam Mazhai Tharum from Engal Kural (1985) is a passionate and romantic song written and composed by T. Rajendar. The heroine describes the overwhelming sensory joy of romantic love, equating her lover's touch and embrace to rain that showers pleasure and comfort upon her body and soul. She feels exalted as if she were a precious creation woven from silk and diamonds, sung about like the immortal poetry of Kamban. The song captures the delicate interplay of passion, shyness, and sweet surrender, as the tender play of her lover's touch turns her life into poetry and romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

“Sugam sugam mazhai tharum tharum”

The doubling of words like 'Sugam sugam', 'tharum tharum', 'Idham idham', and 'perum perum' enhances the musical rhythm and emphasizes the intensity of joy.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Vaira izhaiyinilae brahman neithu vaiththa Pattendru enai enninaan”

Comparing the female form to silk woven with diamond threads by Brahma ('Vaira izhaiyinilae... Pattendru') and comparing her to a song composed with honeyed words by Kamban.

Iyaibu / Monai / Edhugai (Rhyme & Alliteration)

“Nerudinaan varudinaan ennai thiruttittaan / Padharinaen udharinaen aanal uruginaen”

T. Rajendar's signature rapid internal rhyming pattern using matching suffixes (-inaan, -inaen) creating strong cadence: Nerudinaan/varudinaan/thiruttittaan and Padharinaen/udharinaen/uruginaen.

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Trivia

Engal Kural (1985) was written, directed, composed, and produced by T. Rajendar. The song exhibits his trademark lyrical style dominated by strict end-rhymes, alliterations, and rich poetic metaphors drawn from classical Tamil literature like Kamban's works.

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