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Lyrics & meaning

Sugamana Sindhanai

From Taxi Driver · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Taxi Driver1978

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Sugamaana sinthanaiyil idhamaana uravoduIn pleasant thoughts and with a comforting relationship,
Sorkkangal varugindranaHeavens are descending.
Manam pola maangalyamA marriage as desired by the heart,
Ini veru edhu vendumWhat else is needed now?
Manam pola maangalyamA marriage as desired by the heart,
Ini veru edhu vendumWhat else is needed now?
Maalaigal manakkindranaGarlands are fragrant,
Manamaalaigal manakkindranaWedding garlands are fragrant.
Female
Sugamaana sinthanaiyil idhamaana uravaaduIndulge in sweet thoughts and pleasant intimacy,
Sorkkangal varugindranaHeavens are descending.
Male
Azhagaana thirumaeni vilaiyaadum maithaanamThe playground where your beautiful body plays,
Ini enthan maarballavoIsn't it my chest from now on?
Female :Aa….aa…aa…Female : Aa... aa... aa...
Male
Azhagaana thirumaeni vilaiyaadum maithaanamThe playground where your beautiful body plays,
Ini enthan maarballavoIsn't it my chest from now on?
Female :Adhai pondra manimaedaiFemale : A gem-studded dais like that,
Ulagengum kidaiyaathuCannot be found anywhere in the world.
Adhai pondra manimedaiA gem-studded dais like that,
Ulagengum kidaiyaathuCannot be found anywhere in the world.
Adhai pondra sugamallavo…oo….oo…oo…Isn't that bliss itself?
Male
Maitheettum nayanagalEyes lined with kohl,
Mazhaimega nadanangalDances of rain clouds,
Vilaiyaadum idamallavo….oo…oo…Isn't this the place where they play?
Malarmanjam namathallavo…Isn't the flower bed ours?
Female :Aa…aa….aa….Female : Aa... aa... aa...
Female
Sugamaana sinthanaiyil idhamaana uravaaduIndulge in sweet thoughts and pleasant intimacy,
Sorkkangal varugindranaHeavens are descending.
Chorus
………………...
Female
Aagaayam nee paarkka un saayal naan paarkkaAs you look at the sky, and I look at your reflection,
Anantham vilaiyaaduthuBliss plays around us.
Male :Amuthaana kulirkaalam adharketra sugaraagamMale : A sweet chilly season, and a pleasant melody suited for it,
Adhai enni manam paaduthuThinking of that, my heart sings.
Female
Irandaaga illaamal ondraaga silaneramNot existing as two, but as one at times,
Irukkindra nilayallavoIsn't this the state of oneness?
Idhu inbaththin kalaiyallavoIsn't this the art of joy?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Sugamaana Sinthanaiyil from the movie Taxi Driver (1978) is a romantic duet expressing marital bliss, intimate togetherness, and poetic romance. The lovers celebrate their union, comparing their shared love and embrace to heavenly joy and describing the beauty of their emotional and physical oneness. Kannadasan's lyrics artfully weave sensual imagery with spiritual fulfillment, set to M.S. Viswanathan's soulful melody.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

Azhagaana thirumaeni vilaiyaadum maithaanam Ini enthan maarballavo

The speaker compares his chest to a playground where the beloved's beauty resides.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Sugamaana sinthanaiyil idhamaana uravodu

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('S' in Sugamaana / Sinthanaiyil, 'M' in Manam / Maangalyam).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Idhu inbaththin kalaiyallavo

Matching ending sounds with rhetorical questioning suffix ('allavo') across multiple lines.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this duet rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki is celebrated for its lush 1970s orchestration and poetic expression of post-nuptial romance.

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