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Sugamana Ethirkalam

From Kaalam · 1981

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Vani Jairam, P. Jayachandran
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kaalam
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
25 Feb 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Sugamaana edhirkaalam
Nalla saedhi namakku koorum
Malar thoovi vaazhthum
Sugamaana edhirkaalam
Nalla saedhi namakku koorum
Malar thoovi vaazhthum
Rajayogam yaega pogam
Rajayogam yaega pogam
Hae….uravenum vaanilae parakkalaam
Hae….uravenum vaanilae parakkalaam
Sugamaana edhirkaalam
Nalla saedhi namakku koorum
Malar thoovi vaazhthum
Maragathamae nee vanna malargalin rani
Iru karam saerththu ennai thazhuvida vaa nee
Maragathamae nee vanna malargalin rani
Iru karam saerththu ennai thazhuvida vaa nee
Idhuthaan
Female :Ninaivo
Male :Ilamai
Female :Thunivo
Male :Thanimai
Female :Sudumo
Male :Inimai
Female :Tharumo
Sugamaana edhirkaalam
Nalla saedhi namakku koorum
Malar thoovi vaazhthum
Rajayogam yaega pogam
Hae….uravenum vaanilae parakkalaam
Haa
Male :Hae
Female :Ohho ho
Ohho ho
Haa
Female :Hae
Male :Ohho ho
Ohho ho
Navarasamthaano un vaarththaigal thaeno
Evar maruththaalum unthan ezhil marappaeno
Navarasamthaano un vaarththaigal thaeno
Evar maruththaalum unthan ezhil marappaeno
Palanaal
Male :Kanavo
Female :Pagalil
Male :Nilavo
Female :Idhazhil
Male :Tharavo
Female :Iravil
Male :Varavo
Sugamaana edhirkaalam
Nalla saedhi namakku koorum
Malar thoovi vaazhthum
Rajayogam yaega pogam
Hae….uravenum vaanilae parakkalaam
Udaiyalangaaram un idaikkoru paaram
Female :Padai kondu varumo idhu paruvaththin kalamo
Male :Udaiyalangaaram un idaikkoru paaram
Female :Padai kondu varumo idhu paruvaththin kalamo
Vizhiyil
Male :Bharatham
Female :Mozhiyil
Male :Amutham
Female :Kodiyum
Male :Padarum
Female :Mudiyum
Male :Thodarum
Sugamaana edhirkaalam
Nalla saedhi namakku koorum
Malar thoovi vaazhthum
Rajayogam yaega pogam
Hae….uravenum vaanilae parakkalaam
A bright and pleasant future
will bring us good news.
It will shower flowers and bless us.
A bright and pleasant future
will bring us good news.
It will shower flowers and bless us.
Royal fortune, boundless joy!
Royal fortune, boundless joy!
Hey... we can fly high in the skies of love!
Hey... we can fly high in the skies of love!
A bright and pleasant future
will bring us good news.
It will shower flowers and bless us.
My precious gem, you are the queen of colorful flowers!
Come with open arms and embrace me!
My precious gem, you are the queen of colorful flowers!
Come with open arms and embrace me!
Is this...
a memory?
It is youth!
Is it daring?
It is solitude!
Will it burn?
It brings sweetness!
Will it grant that?
A bright and pleasant future
will bring us good news.
It will shower flowers and bless us.
Royal fortune, boundless joy!
Hey... we can fly high in the skies of love!
Ha...
Hey...
Oho ho...
Oho ho...
Ha...
Hey...
Oho ho...
Oho ho...
Are your words full of emotion, sweet as honey?
Even if everyone forbids it, could I ever forget your beauty?
Are your words full of emotion, sweet as honey?
Even if everyone forbids it, could I ever forget your beauty?
Is it a long-cherished...
dream?
In the bright daylight...
is it the moon?
Upon your lips...
shall I give a kiss?
In the quiet night...
shall I come to you?
A bright and pleasant future
will bring us good news.
It will shower flowers and bless us.
Royal fortune, boundless joy!
Hey... we can fly high in the skies of love!
Your ornate dress is too heavy for your slender waist.
Does an army march in? Is this youth's battlefield?
Your ornate dress is too heavy for your slender waist.
Does an army march in? Is this youth's battlefield?
In your eyes...
a graceful dance!
In your voice...
sweet nectar!
Like a tender vine...
it will entwine!
Will it ever end?
It will carry on forever!
A bright and pleasant future
will bring us good news.
It will shower flowers and bless us.
Royal fortune, boundless joy!
Hey... we can fly high in the skies of love!
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sugamaana Edhirkaalam from the 1981 Tamil film Kaalam is an upbeat romantic duet composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh, featuring lyrics by Vaali and vocals by P. Jayachandran and Vani Jairam. The song captures a romantic pair's optimistic vision of a joyful, prosperous future filled with love and harmony. Through energetic staccato exchanges and rich imagery, the lovers describe their affection as a blissful journey where beauty, intimacy, and destiny align perfectly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Hae….uravenum vaanilae parakkalaam

Compares the state of being in a relationship to a vast sky ('uravenum vaanile') where the lovers fly free.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Female :Ninaivo ... Female :Thunivo ... Female :Sudumo

The rapid exchange uses consistent matching end-vowel sounds ('Ninaivo', 'Thunivo', 'Sudumo') to build rhythm.

Hyperbole (Uvamai / Aani)

Udaiyalangaaram un idaikkoru paaram

Exaggerates the delicacy of the heroine's waist by claiming that even her fine clothing and ornaments are too heavy a burden.

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Trivia

The song features Vaali's famous rapid-fire staccato lyric structure where male and female singers exchange single-word lines, a signature style popular in early 1980s Tamil cinema compositions.

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