Suttum Vizhi Sudarthan
From Pudhu Vazhvu · 1957
- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Pudhu Vazhvu1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma | The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma, |
| Sooriya chandhiraroo | Are they the Sun and the Moon? |
| Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma | The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma, |
| Sooriya chandhiraroo | Are they the Sun and the Moon? |
| Vatta kariya vizhi | Your round black eyes, |
| Vatta kariya vizhi kannamma vaana karumai kollo | Your round black eyes, Kannamma, do they possess the darkness of the sky? |
| Vatta kariya vizhi kannamma vaana karumai kollo | Your round black eyes, Kannamma, do they possess the darkness of the sky? |
| Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma | The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma, |
| Sooriya chandhiraroo | Are they the Sun and the Moon? |
| Male | |
| Pattu karunela pudavai padhitha nall vairam | Fine diamonds embedded on a dark blue silk saree, |
| Pattu karunela pudavai padhitha nall vairam | Fine diamonds embedded on a dark blue silk saree, |
| Natta nadunisiyil theriyum natchathirangaladi | Are like the stars that appear in the deep dead of night. |
| Male | |
| Solai malar oliyoo unadhu sundhara punnagaithaan | Is it the radiance of garden flowers, or your beautiful smile? |
| Solai malar oliyoo unadhu sundhara punnagaithaan | Is it the radiance of garden flowers, or your beautiful smile? |
| Neelakadal alaiyoo | Is it the waves of the blue ocean? |
| Neelakadal alaiyoo undhan nenjil alaigaladi | Is it the waves of the blue ocean, or the waves of emotion in your heart? |
| Neelakadal alaiyoo undhan nenjil alaigaladi | Is it the waves of the blue ocean, or the waves of emotion in your heart? |
| Kola kuyil osai unadhu kural inimaiyadi | Is your voice sweet like the song of a beautiful cuckoo? |
| Kola kuyil osai unadhu kural inimaiyadi | Is your voice sweet like the song of a beautiful cuckoo? |
| Vaalai kumariyadi kannamma.. kannamma.. kannamma | You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma.. Kannamma.. Kannamma |
| Vaalai kumariyadi kannamma.. | You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma.. |
| Maruva kaadhal konden naan | I have fallen in deep love with you, |
| Vaalai kumariyadi kannamma.. | You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma.. |
| Maruva kaadhal konden kannamma | I have fallen in deep love with you, Kannamma. |
| Male | |
| Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma | The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma, |
| Sooriya chandhiraroo | Are they the Sun and the Moon? |
| Sooriya chandhiraroo | Are they the Sun and the Moon? |
சுட்டும் விழி சுடர்தான் கண்ணம்மா
சூரிய சந்திரரோ
சுட்டும் விழி சுடர்தான் கண்ணம்மா
சூரிய சந்திரரோ
வட்டக் கரியவிழி
வட்டக் கரியவிழி கண்ணம்மா
வானக்கருமை கொல்லோ
வட்டக் கரியவிழி கண்ணம்மா
வானக்கருமை கொல்லோ
சுட்டும் விழி சுடர்தான் கண்ணம்மா
சூரிய சந்திரரோ
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Your round black eyes,
Your round black eyes, Kannamma, do they possess the darkness of the sky?
Your round black eyes, Kannamma, do they possess the darkness of the sky?
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
பட்டுக் கருநீலப்புடவை பதித்த நல்வைரம்
பட்டுக் கருநீலப்புடவை பதித்த நல்வைரம்
நட்ட நடுநிசியில் தெரியும் நட்சத்திரம்களடி
Fine diamonds embedded on a dark blue silk saree,
Fine diamonds embedded on a dark blue silk saree,
Are like the stars that appear in the deep dead of night.
சோலை மலரொளியோ
உனது சுந்தரப் புன்னகைதான்
சோலை மலரொளியோ
உனது சுந்தரப் புன்னகைதான்
நீலக்கடல் அலையோ
நீலக்கடல் அலையோ உந்தன் நெஞ்சில் அலைகளடி
நீலக்கடல் அலையோ உந்தன் நெஞ்சில் அலைகளடி
கோலக் குயிலோசை உனது குரலின் இனிமையடி
கோலக் குயிலோசை உனது குரலின் இனிமையடி
வாலைக்குமரியடி கண்ணம்மா... கண்ணம்மா.. கண்ணம்மா
வாலைக்குமரியடி கண்ணம்மா
மருவக்காதல் கொண்டேன் நான்
வாலைக்குமரியடி கண்ணம்மா
மருவக்காதல் கொண்டேன் நான்
Is it the radiance of garden flowers, or your beautiful smile?
Is it the radiance of garden flowers, or your beautiful smile?
Is it the waves of the blue ocean?
Is it the waves of the blue ocean, or the waves of emotion in your heart?
Is it the waves of the blue ocean, or the waves of emotion in your heart?
Is your voice sweet like the song of a beautiful cuckoo?
Is your voice sweet like the song of a beautiful cuckoo?
You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma.. Kannamma.. Kannamma
You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma..
I have fallen in deep love with you,
You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma..
I have fallen in deep love with you, Kannamma.
சுட்டும் விழி சுடர்தான் கண்ணம்மா
சூரிய சந்திரரோ
சூரிய சந்திரரோ
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Sooriya chandhiraroo
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Sooriya chandhiraroo
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Vatta kariya vizhi
Your round black eyes,
Vatta kariya vizhi kannamma vaana karumai kollo
Your round black eyes, Kannamma, do they possess the darkness of the sky?
Vatta kariya vizhi kannamma vaana karumai kollo
Your round black eyes, Kannamma, do they possess the darkness of the sky?
Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Sooriya chandhiraroo
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Pattu karunela pudavai padhitha nall vairam
Fine diamonds embedded on a dark blue silk saree,
Pattu karunela pudavai padhitha nall vairam
Fine diamonds embedded on a dark blue silk saree,
Natta nadunisiyil theriyum natchathirangaladi
Are like the stars that appear in the deep dead of night.
Solai malar oliyoo unadhu sundhara punnagaithaan
Is it the radiance of garden flowers, or your beautiful smile?
Solai malar oliyoo unadhu sundhara punnagaithaan
Is it the radiance of garden flowers, or your beautiful smile?
Neelakadal alaiyoo
Is it the waves of the blue ocean?
Neelakadal alaiyoo undhan nenjil alaigaladi
Is it the waves of the blue ocean, or the waves of emotion in your heart?
Neelakadal alaiyoo undhan nenjil alaigaladi
Is it the waves of the blue ocean, or the waves of emotion in your heart?
Kola kuyil osai unadhu kural inimaiyadi
Is your voice sweet like the song of a beautiful cuckoo?
Kola kuyil osai unadhu kural inimaiyadi
Is your voice sweet like the song of a beautiful cuckoo?
Vaalai kumariyadi kannamma.. kannamma.. kannamma
You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma.. Kannamma.. Kannamma
Vaalai kumariyadi kannamma..
You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma..
Maruva kaadhal konden naan
I have fallen in deep love with you,
Vaalai kumariyadi kannamma..
You are a youthful maiden, Kannamma..
Maruva kaadhal konden kannamma
I have fallen in deep love with you, Kannamma.
Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma
The light in your piercing eyes, Kannamma,
Sooriya chandhiraroo
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Sooriya chandhiraroo
Are they the Sun and the Moon?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Suttum Vizhi Sudar Thaan is a iconic romantic poem written by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, expressing profound admiration and love for his beloved deity-figure, Kannamma. In this piece, Bharati glorifies her beauty by drawing vibrant comparisons with elements of nature and the cosmos—likening her glowing eyes to the sun and moon, her dark irises to the night sky, and the stars at midnight to diamonds studded on a blue silk saree. He further envisions her charming smile as blooming garden blossoms, her voice as the melodic song of a cuckoo, and the inner feelings of her heart as the boundless ocean waves, concluding with a poetic confession of eternal love for her youthful charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Cosmic Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pattu karunela pudavai padhitha nall vairam”
The starry midnight sky is vividly pictured as fine diamonds studded on a deep blue silk garment.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Suttum vizhi sudar thaan kannamma Sooriya chandhiraroo”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds with Suttum, Sudar, and Sooriya creating a musical rhythmic flow.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinaa Ani)
“Solai malar oliyoo unadhu sundhara punnagaithaan”
The poet asks rhetorical questions comparing her smile to flowers and her voice to a cuckoo bird to heighten her divine beauty.
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Trivia
This famous song is an adaptation of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar's classic poem. Rendered by Tamil cinema's first superstar M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT) for the 1957 film Pudhu Vazhvu, the music was set by G. Ramanathan. MKT's soulful Carnatic music rendition made this one of the most recognized and timeless musical adaptations of Bharatiyar's literary works.
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