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Lyrics & meaning

Sundari Kannal Oru

From Thalapathi · 1991

Lyricist: Vaali
Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director: Ilayaraja
Movie name: Thalapathi
Movie release year: 1991
Lyrics added on: 17 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Sundari kannal oru seithi

Solladi innaal nalla thaethi

Ennaiyae thanthen unakkaaga

Jenmamae konden atharkaaga

Naan unnai neenga maatten

Neenginaal thoonga maatten

Sernthathae naam jeevanae

Sundari kannaal oru seithi

Solladi innaal nalla thaethi

Ennaiyae thanthen unakkaaga

Jenmamae konden atharkaaga

Vaai mozhintha vaarthai yaavum kaatril ponaal Gnaayamaa

Paai virithu paavai paartha kaadhal inbam maayamaa

Thaenilavu naan vaazha enn intha sothanai

Vaan nilavai nee kelu koorum en vethanai

Ennai thaan anbae maranthaayo

Marappen endrae ninaithaayo

Ennaiyae thanthen unakkaaga

Jenmamae konden atharkaaga

Sundari kannal oru seithi

Solladi innaal nalla thaethi

Naan unnai neenga maatten

Neenginaal thoonga maatten

Sernthathae naam jeevanae

Sundari kannal oru seithi

Solladi innaal nalla thaethi

Ennaiyae thanthen unakkaaga

Jenmamae konden atharkaaga

Solaiyilum mutkal thondrum naanum neeyum neenginaal

Paalaiyilum pookkal pookkum naan un maarbil thoonginaal

Aaah.. mathangalum vaaram aagum naanum neeyum Koodinaal

Varangalum maatham aagum paathai maari oodinaal

Kodi sugam vaaraatho nee ennai theendinaal

Udanae vanthaal uyir vaazhum

Varuven annaal varakkoodum

Sundari kannal oru seithi

Solladi innaal nalla thaethi

Ennaiyae thanthen unakkaaga

Jenmamae konden atharkaaga

Naan unnai neenga maatten

Neenginaal thoonga maatten

Sernthathae naam jeevanae

Sundari kannal oru seithi

Solladi innaal nalla thaethi

Ennaiyae thanthen unakkaaga

Jenmamae konden atharkaaga

Give me a message with your eyes, beautiful girl,

Tell me, is today the right day?

I have given myself to you,

I was born just for that.

I will never part from you,

If I part from you, I cannot sleep.

Our lives have merged into one.

Give me a message with your eyes, beautiful girl,

Tell me, is today the right day?

I have given myself to you,

I was born just for that.

Is it fair if every spoken word is lost in the wind?

Was the sweet joy of love we shared just an illusion?

When I should be living our honeymoon, why this painful test?

Ask the moon in the sky; it will tell you my pain.

Have you forgotten me, my love?

Did you really think I could ever forget you?

I have given myself to you,

I was born just for that.

Give me a message with your eyes, beautiful girl,

Tell me, is today the right day?

I will never part from you,

If I part from you, I cannot sleep.

Our lives have merged into one.

Give me a message with your eyes, beautiful girl,

Tell me, is today the right day?

I have given myself to you,

I was born just for that.

Even in a garden, thorns will appear if we part.

Even in a desert, flowers will bloom if I sleep on your chest.

Ah, months will feel like weeks if we are together.

Weeks will feel like months if our paths drift apart.

Won't countless joys overflow if you touch me?

If you come to me at once, my life will be saved.

I will come, that day will surely arrive.

Give me a message with your eyes, beautiful girl,

Tell me, is today the right day?

I have given myself to you,

I was born just for that.

I will never part from you,

If I part from you, I cannot sleep.

Our lives have merged into one.

Give me a message with your eyes, beautiful girl,

Tell me, is today the right day?

I have given myself to you,

I was born just for that.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Sundari Kannal Oru Seithi' is a iconic romantic duet from Mani Ratnam's 1991 magnum opus 'Thalapathi'. The song portrays intense romantic devotion, yearning, and the haunting pain of impending separation between the protagonists. Vaali's lyrics express how love dramatically alters perception—making lush gardens feel like fields of thorns when lovers part, and arid deserts bloom with flowers when they are together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil prosody)

“Sundari kannal oru seithi / Solladi innaal nalla thaethi”

The second consonant 'nn' repeats across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic harmony in Tamil poetry.

Antithesis / Contrast

“Solaiyilum mutkal thondrum naanum neeyum neenginaal / Paalaiyilum pookkal pookkum naan un maarbil thoonginaal”

Juxtaposes contrasting imagery of a lush garden turning into thorns versus a desert blooming into flowers to highlight the intensity of love and separation.

Personification / Hyperbole

“Vaan nilavai nee kelu koorum en vethanai”

Attributes speech to the moon to poetically emphasize the depth of agonizing sorrow felt in love.

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Trivia

Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, this classic visual spectacle was shot at the UNESCO World Heritage site in Pattadakal and Badami, Karnataka. It features elaborate traditional warrior aesthetic and grand classical orchestration.

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