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Lyrics & meaning

Sugamana Ragangale

From Miruthanga Chakravarthi · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Miruthanga Chakravarthi
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
8 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sugamaana raagangalae…
Isai sabai yaeri vaarungalae…
Sugamaana raagangalae…
Isai sabai yaeri vaarungalae…
Suram ezhin thirunthaeril
Kalai dheivam varum naeram
Isai vaelvi naan seigiren
Ennai yaarendru naan solgiren
Ennai yaarendru naan solgiren
Thaamtha thaamtha thaamtha
Risani panisari
Thadheem dheem thakita
Nisarisa nipamapa
Thaka thadheemtha nisa nisaasa
Thaka thadheemtha mapa mapaapa
Thadheemthu thadheemthu
Thakita thakita nipamari thaamthaka
Neepama pappa
Thakita thadhimi thakatha thadhimi
Pamagari nisassaa
Asaiyaadha porul kooda
En paattil asaindhaada
Nal arulaasi thaarungalaen
Nal arulaasi thaarungalaen
En kuralendra virundhaaga
Vinai theerkkum marundhaagum
Enum unmai kaanungalaen
Marundhaagum enum unmai kaanungalaen
Sugamaana raagangalae…
Isai sabai yaeri vaarungalae…
Mangala naadham tharum kalyaaniyae
Aaa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa…
Mangala naadham tharum kalyaaniyae
Ila maalaiyil aatchi seiyum magaraaniyae
Kan imaikkum pozhudhil thaen iraikkum kuralil
Kan imaikkum pozhudhil thaen iraikkum kuralil
Naan irukkum sabai thaedi nee varuvaai
En isai nayathil uvagai nilai nee peruvaai
En isai nayathil uvagai nilai nee peruvaai
Sugamaana raagangalae…
Isai sabai yaeri vaarungalae…
Ranjaniyai azhaithaen paaraayo
Aaa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa…
Ranjaniyai azhaithaen paaraayo
En naavil nadanamida vaaraayo
Inbam koduppaval nee ilamai valarppaval nee
Inbam koduppaval nee ilamai valarppaval nee
Unnai ninaikkum varai thunbamillai
Indha ulagam muzhudhum undhan aatchi ellai
Indha ulagam muzhudhum undhan aatchi ellai
Sugamaana raagangalae…
Isai sabai yaeri vaarungalae…
Gouri manogari nee varuga
En kalai vaazha aadharam nee tharuga
Aaa….aa….aahaa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa…
Gouri manogari nee varuga
En kalai vaazha aadharam nee tharuga
En manam ennum thiru koyil
Vizhi rendum dheepangal
Unakkaaga naan yaetruven
Un thiru ullam naan vendinaen
Un thiru ullam naan vendinaen
Sugamaana raagangalae…
Isai sabai yaeri vaarungalae…
O soothing ragas (melodies)...
Come, step onto this stage of music...
O soothing ragas (melodies)...
Come, step onto this stage of music...
In the beautiful sacred chariot of rising musical notes,
At the hour when the goddess of arts arrives,
I offer this sacred sacrifice of music,
And reveal to all who I am.
And reveal to all who I am.
Thom tha thom tha thom tha
Ri Sa Ni Pa Ni Sa Ri
Thadheem theem thakita
Ni Sa Ri Sa Ni Pa Ma Pa
Thaka thadheemtha Ni Sa Ni Saa Sa
Thaka thadheemtha Ma Pa Ma Paa Pa
Thadheemdhu thadheemdhu
Thakita thakita Ni Pa Ma Ri Thaam Thaka
Nee Pa Ma Pa Pa
Thakita thadhimi thaka tha thadhimi
Pa Ma Ga Ri Ni Sa Saa
So that even lifeless things
Sway and dance to my song,
Please grant me your gracious blessings!
Please grant me your gracious blessings!
Served like a feast through my voice,
It becomes a healing medicine to cure all distress;
Come, witness this truth!
Come, witness the truth that it is a healing medicine!
O soothing ragas (melodies)...
Come, step onto this stage of music...
O Kalyani, who brings auspicious music,
Ah...
O Kalyani, who brings auspicious music,
O Queen who reigns over the early evening!
In the blink of an eye, with a voice pouring sweet honey,
In the blink of an eye, with a voice pouring sweet honey,
You will come seeking the hall where I sing,
And find pure joy in the beauty of my melody.
And find pure joy in the beauty of my melody.
O soothing ragas (melodies)...
Come, step onto this stage of music...
Look, I have called upon Raga Ranjani,
Ah...
Look, I have called upon Raga Ranjani,
Won't you come to dance upon my tongue?
You are the giver of joy, the nourisher of youth,
You are the giver of joy, the nourisher of youth!
As long as I remember you, there is no sorrow;
The entire world is your kingdom to rule.
The entire world is your kingdom to rule.
O soothing ragas (melodies)...
Come, step onto this stage of music...
O Gauri Manohari, please come,
Give your support so my art may live and thrive!
Ah... Aahaa... Ah...
O Gauri Manohari, please come,
Give your support so my art may live and thrive!
In the sacred temple of my heart,
With both my eyes as lamps,
I will light them just for you;
I pray for the grace of your divine heart.
I pray for the grace of your divine heart.
O soothing ragas (melodies)...
Come, step onto this stage of music...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sugamaana Raagangalae is a grand classical invocation song from Miruthanga Chakravarthi, where the vocalist calls upon melodic Carnatic ragas—personified as divine deities like Kalyani, Ranjani, and Gouri Manohari—to ascend the stage. The singer performs a musical ritual (isai vaelvi), offering a feast through his voice that possesses healing powers capable of moving even inanimate objects.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Isai vaelvi naan seigiren

The singer equates music creation to a sacred sacrificial ritual ('Isai vaelvi') and the voice to a grand feast ('virundhu').

Personification / Double Meaning (Sledai)

Ila maalaiyil aatchi seiyum magaraaniyae

Carnatic ragas such as Kalyani, Ranjani, and Gouri Manohari are personified as divine queens and goddesses ruling over time and music.

Metaphor (Uruvam)

En manam ennum thiru koyil

The singer's heart/mind is metaphorically portrayed as a temple, and his eyes as sacred lamps.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Asaiyaadha porul kooda En paattil asaindhaada

Extolling the power of music by claiming that even inanimate, motionless objects dance upon hearing the song.

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Trivia

This iconic song from the 1983 film Miruthanga Chakravarthi features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and was sung by T. M. Soundararajan. Lyricist Vaali brilliantly integrated the names of famous Carnatic ragas (Kalyani, Ranjani, Gouri Manohari) into the lyrical narrative while matching the classical theme of the film starring Sivaji Ganesan.

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