Suttum Vizhi Sudare
From Kandukondain Kandukondain · 2000
- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kandukondain Kandukondain2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Suttum vizhichchudardhaan | Is the intense flame of your gazing eyes, |
| Kannammaa | Oh Kannamma, |
| Sooriya chandhiraroo | The sun and the moon? |
| Vatta kariyavizhi kannammaa | Oh Kannamma with round, black eyes, |
| Vaanak karumai kolloo | Did they take their dark hue from the sky? |
| Male | |
| Pattu karuneela pudavai | A dark blue silk saree |
| Padhiththa nal vayiram | Embedded with fine diamonds, |
| Natta nadu nisiyil theriyum | Are like the stars that appear |
| Natchaththirangaladi | In the dead of midnight, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Solai malar oliyooo | Is it the radiance of garden flowers, |
| Unadhu sundhara punnagaidhaan…aaan | That shines as your beautiful smile? |
| Neela kadalalaiyae | Are the waves of the blue ocean, |
| Unadhu nenjin alaigaladi…ee… | The very waves in your heart? |
| Male | |
| Kola kuyil osai | Is the song of the sweet cuckoo bird, |
| Unadhu kuralin inimaiyadi | The sweetness of your voice? |
| Vaalai kumariyadi kannammaa | Oh young maiden, Kannamma, |
| Maruva kaadhal konden | I have fallen in deep love with you. |
| Male | |
| Saaththiram pesugiraai | You speak of scriptures and social rules, |
| Kannamaa | Oh Kannamma, |
| Saaththiram yedhukkadi | Why do we need scriptures, my dear? |
| Aaththiram kondavarkkae kannamaa | For those overcome with intense love, Kannamma, |
| Saaththiram undoodi | Do scriptures really apply? |
| Male | |
| Mooththavar sammadhiyil | With the consent of our elders, |
| Vadhuvai | The wedding |
| Muraigal pinbu seivom | Rituals, we shall perform later. |
| Kaaththiruppenodi idhu paar | I will wait, but look here, |
| Kannaththu muththam ondru | Just give me a kiss on the cheek! |
சுட்டும் விழிச் சுடர் தான்
கண்ணம்மா
சூரிய சந்திரரோ
வட்டக் கரிய விழி கண்ணம்மா
வானக்கருமை கொலோ
Is the intense flame of your gazing eyes,
Oh Kannamma,
The sun and the moon?
Oh Kannamma with round, black eyes,
Did they take their dark hue from the sky?
பட்டுக் கருநீலப் புடவை
பதித்த நல்வயிரம்
நட்ட நடுநிசியில் தெரியும்
நட்சத்திரங்களடீ
A dark blue silk saree
Embedded with fine diamonds,
Are like the stars that appear
In the dead of midnight, my dear.
சோலை மலரொளியோ
உனது சுந்தரப் புன்னகை தான்
நீலக் கடலலையே
உனது நெஞ்சின் அலைகளடீ
Is it the radiance of garden flowers,
That shines as your beautiful smile?
Are the waves of the blue ocean,
The very waves in your heart?
கோலக் குயிலோசை
உனது குரலின் இனிமையடீ
வாலைக் குமரியடீ கண்ணம்மா
மருவக்காதல் கொண்டேன்
Is the song of the sweet cuckoo bird,
The sweetness of your voice?
Oh young maiden, Kannamma,
I have fallen in deep love with you.
சாத்திரம் பேசுகிறாய் கண்ணம்மா
சாத்திரம் ஏதுக்கடீ
ஆத்திரம் கொண்டவர்க்கே கண்ணம்மா
சாத்திரம் உண்டோடி
You speak of scriptures and social rules,
Oh Kannamma,
Why do we need scriptures, my dear?
For those overcome with intense love, Kannamma,
Do scriptures really apply?
மூத்தவர் சம்மதியில் வதுவை
முறைகள் பின்பு செய்வோம்
காத்திருப்பேனோடீ இது பார்
கன்னத்து முத்தமொன்று
With the consent of our elders,
The wedding
Rituals, we shall perform later.
I will wait, but look here,
Just give me a kiss on the cheek!
Suttum vizhichchudardhaan
Is the intense flame of your gazing eyes,
Kannammaa
Oh Kannamma,
Sooriya chandhiraroo
The sun and the moon?
Vatta kariyavizhi kannammaa
Oh Kannamma with round, black eyes,
Vaanak karumai kolloo
Did they take their dark hue from the sky?
Pattu karuneela pudavai
A dark blue silk saree
Padhiththa nal vayiram
Embedded with fine diamonds,
Natta nadu nisiyil theriyum
Are like the stars that appear
Natchaththirangaladi
In the dead of midnight, my dear.
Solai malar oliyooo
Is it the radiance of garden flowers,
Unadhu sundhara punnagaidhaan…aaan
That shines as your beautiful smile?
Neela kadalalaiyae
Are the waves of the blue ocean,
Unadhu nenjin alaigaladi…ee…
The very waves in your heart?
Kola kuyil osai
Is the song of the sweet cuckoo bird,
Unadhu kuralin inimaiyadi
The sweetness of your voice?
Vaalai kumariyadi kannammaa
Oh young maiden, Kannamma,
Maruva kaadhal konden
I have fallen in deep love with you.
Saaththiram pesugiraai
You speak of scriptures and social rules,
Kannamaa
Oh Kannamma,
Saaththiram yedhukkadi
Why do we need scriptures, my dear?
Aaththiram kondavarkkae kannamaa
For those overcome with intense love, Kannamma,
Saaththiram undoodi
Do scriptures really apply?
Mooththavar sammadhiyil
With the consent of our elders,
Vadhuvai
The wedding
Muraigal pinbu seivom
Rituals, we shall perform later.
Kaaththiruppenodi idhu paar
I will wait, but look here,
Kannaththu muththam ondru
Just give me a kiss on the cheek!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This iconic poem written by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar, set to music by A.R. Rahman in the movie Kandukondain Kandukondain, is a passionate romantic ode to his beloved, Kannamma. The poet paints vivid natural imagery to praise her beauty, comparing her glowing eyes to the sun and moon, her round black eyes to the midnight sky, her diamond-adorned saree to the stars, her smile to glowing garden flowers, and her voice to the melodious cuckoo.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Imagery / Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pattu karuneela pudavai / Padhiththa nal vayiram / Natta nadu nisiyil theriyum / Natchaththirangaladi”
Compares Kannamma's dark blue silk saree and diamonds to the star-studded night sky.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Saaththiram yedhukkadi / Aaththiram kondavarkkae kannamaa”
The second consonant 'th' (த்) rhymes between 'Saaththiram' and 'Aaththiram'.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Suttum vizhichchudardhaan / Sooriya chandhiraroo”
The opening consonants match in 'Suttum' and 'Sooriya'.
Rhetorical Question (Sina Vina)
“Saaththiram yedhukkadi”
The poet asks playful rhetorical questions to emphasize her beauty and question rigid social norms.
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Trivia
This poem is part of Subramania Bharati's famous 'Kannamma En Kadhali' literary series. For the film Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), composer A.R. Rahman adapted this classic text into a celebrated song sung by Hariharan and Mahalaxmi Iyer, seamlessly integrating classical Tamil poetry into a modern film score.
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