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Tamizh Venthan Pandiyanin 2

From Ananda Bhairavi · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
R. Ramanujam
Movie name
Ananda Bhairavi
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
8 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
En thalaivanin thirumeni thangam
Pagavargal munbu avan singam
Ennai paarththuvittaal kadhal pongum ammammaa
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
Devar kadal kadaintha amudham
Avan thirumaarbil naan malarum kumutham
Devar kadal kadaintha amudham
Avan thirumaarbil naan malarum kumutham
Moovar vadiththa tamil padhigam
Moovar vadiththa tamil padhigam
Antha moganan thantha sugam adhiam
Antha moganan thantha sugam adhiam ammammaa
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
Raaththiri pookkalukku raja
En ragasiyam thottam kanda roja
Raaththiri pookkalukku raja
En ragasiyam thottam kanda roja
Saasthira geedhai sonna kannan
Saasthira geedhai sonna kannan
Ennai thazhuvugaiyil kadhal mannam
Saasthira geedhai sonna kannan
Ennai thazhuvugaiyil kadhal mannam
Ennai thazhuvugaiyil kadhal mannam ammammaa
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
En thalaivanin thirumeni thangam
Pagavargal munbu avan singam
Ennai paarththuvittaal kadhal pongum ammammaa
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
Ennadi naanam endru anaippaan
Naan yaedhum sonnaal medhuvaai siripaa
Thannanth thanimaiyilae azhaippaan
Thannanth thanimaiyilae azhaippaan
Nalla samsaaram pola enni nadappaan
Nalla samsaaram pola enni nadappaan ammammaa
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
Aalilai megalaigal aada
Pon arasilai nadagangal kooda
Aalilai megalaigal aada
Pon arasilai nadagangal kooda
Naalu kunangalilae naan vaada
Aa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa….aa….aa….aa…
Naalu kunangalilae naan vaada
Adi nayagiyae endravan naada
Adi nayagiyae endravan naada ammammaa
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
En thalaivanin thirumeni thangam
Pagavargal munbu avan singam
Ennai paarththuvittaal kadhal pongum ammammaa
Tamizh vendhan paandiyanin angam
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler,
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler,
My lord's precious body is pure gold!
Before his enemies, he is a roaring lion,
Yet the moment he looks at me, love overflows, oh my!
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler...
Like the divine nectar churned from the ocean by the gods,
I blossom like a water lily on his noble chest.
Like the divine nectar churned from the ocean by the gods,
I blossom like a water lily on his noble chest.
Like the sacred Tamil hymns composed by the three great saint-poets,
Like the sacred Tamil hymns composed by the three great saint-poets,
The sweet pleasure that charmer gives is boundless,
The sweet pleasure that charmer gives is boundless, oh my!
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler...
He is the king of night blossoms,
The rose discovered in my secret garden.
He is the king of night blossoms,
The rose discovered in my secret garden.
He is like Lord Krishna who taught the holy Gita,
He is like Lord Krishna who taught the holy Gita,
Yet when he embraces me, he is the king of romance!
He is like Lord Krishna who taught the holy Gita,
Yet when he embraces me, he is the king of romance!
Yet when he embraces me, he is the king of romance, oh my!
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler,
My lord's precious body is pure gold!
Before his enemies, he is a roaring lion,
Yet the moment he looks at me, love overflows, oh my!
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler...
"Why this shyness?" he asks, taking me in his arms,
And if I say anything, he just smiles softly.
In sweet solitude, he calls for me,
In sweet solitude, he calls for me,
Treating me tenderly as his devoted wife,
Treating me tenderly as his devoted wife, oh my!
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler...
As waist-chains sway gently against my waist,
And golden ornaments join in the romantic play...
As waist-chains sway gently against my waist,
And golden ornaments join in the romantic play...
While I melt softly in all four womanly graces,
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
While I melt softly in all four womanly graces,
He reaches out for me, calling, "Oh, my beloved queen!"
He reaches out for me, calling, "Oh, my beloved queen!", oh my!
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler,
My lord's precious body is pure gold!
Before his enemies, he is a roaring lion,
Yet the moment he looks at me, love overflows, oh my!
The handsome form of the Tamil king, the Pandiya ruler...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses a heroine's intense romantic love and reverence for her partner, equating his physique and majesty to a majestic Pandyan king of ancient Tamil lineage. She contrasts his fierce courage in battle against enemies with his tender, sensual, and loving demeanor when he is alone with her. Rich with poetic imagery, the song references classical Tamil devotional traditions, sacred scriptures, and mythical churnings of nectar to convey the divine quality of their emotional and physical union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Pagavargal munbu avan singam

Compares the hero's golden skin directly to gold ('thangam') and his valor directly to a lion ('singam').

Uvamai (Metaphor/Analogy)

Avan thirumaarbil naan malarum kumutham

Depicts herself as a water lily blooming on the divine chest of her lover, who is equated to nectar.

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Raaththiri pookkalukku raja / En ragasiyam thottam kanda roja

Use of end rhyme ('raja' / 'roja') creating a sweet lyrical cadence suitable for a nocturnal love song.

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Trivia

Penned by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan, the song invokes classical Tamil literary motifs such as 'Moovar vadiththa tamil padhigam' (referring to the hymns of the three main Nayanmar saints: Appar, Sundarar, and Sambandar) and 'Naalu kunangal' (the four traditional virtues attributed to women in classical literature: Acham, Madam, Naanam, and Payirppu).

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