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Thanga Thamarai Ondru

From Anbukkor Anni · 1960

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
A. M. Rajah
Movie name
Anbukkor Anni
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
6 Jan 2025

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Thanga thamarai ondru
Karu vandugal adhile irndu
Unai kandu aadudhu konji paadudhu
Kaadhal bodhaiyae kondu
Thanga thamarai ondru
Karu vandugal adhile irndu
Unai kandu aadudhu konji paadudhu
Kaadhal bodhaiyae kondu
Engum un mugam vandhu thondriyae
Yenga seivadhum yeno
Anbum aasaiyum adhigamagave
Aadum nadagam thaano
Engum un mugam vandhu thondriyae
Yenga seivadhum yeno
Anbum aasaiyum adhigamagave
Aadum nadagam thaano
Inbamae odivaa inbamae odivaa
Ennai polavae aadivaa
Mangai naanum un sondhamaana pin
Innum thamadham yeno
Thanga thamarai ondru
Karu vandugal adhile irndu
Unai kandu aadudhu konji paadudhu
Kaadhal bodhaiyae kondu
Naadi vandha jodi thannaiyae
Vaada seivadhum undo
Modiyaagumoo nenjil aasaiyai
Moodi veippadhum nandro
Naadi vandha jodi thannaiyae
Vaada seivadhum undo
Modiyaagumoo nenjil aasaiyai
Moodi veippadhum nandro
Eedilla venpura eedilla venpura
Inba mootidum pen pura
Ingu naanum un anbu kootilae
Panghu kolvadhum endro
Thanga thamarai ondru
Karu vandugal adhile irndu
Unai kandu aadudhu konji paadudhu
Kaadhal bodhaiyae kondu
Thanga thamarai ondru
Karu vandugal adhile irndu
Unai kandu aadudhu konji paadudhu
Kaadhal bodhaiyae kondu
A golden lotus flower,
With two black bees upon it,
Dances and sings sweet words upon seeing you,
Drunk with the joy of love...
A golden lotus flower,
With two black bees upon it,
Dances and sings sweet words upon seeing you,
Drunk with the joy of love...
Why does your face appear everywhere,
Making me yearn this way?
Is it a drama being played
Because love and longing have grown so deep?
Why does your face appear everywhere,
Making me yearn this way?
Is it a drama being played
Because love and longing have grown so deep?
Come running, my joy, come running,
Come dance just like me!
Now that I am truly yours,
Why is there still this delay?
A golden lotus flower,
With two black bees upon it,
Dances and sings sweet words upon seeing you,
Drunk with the joy of love...
After coming to seek your partner,
Would you ever leave them to pine away?
Is this stubborn coldness?
Is it good to keep the desire in your heart hidden?
After coming to seek your partner,
Would you ever leave them to pine away?
Is this stubborn coldness?
Is it good to keep the desire in your heart hidden?
A matchless white dove, a matchless white dove,
A female dove that brings sweet joy,
When will I too, right here,
Share a place in your nest of love?
A golden lotus flower,
With two black bees upon it,
Dances and sings sweet words upon seeing you,
Drunk with the joy of love...
A golden lotus flower,
With two black bees upon it,
Dances and sings sweet words upon seeing you,
Drunk with the joy of love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track from the 1960 movie 'Anbukkor Anni' expresses the heartfelt longing and affectionate plea of a young woman to her beloved. Utilizing classical Tamil poetic imagery, her face is likened to a golden lotus and her eyes to black beetles that dance in delight at the sight of her lover. Overwhelmed by love's intoxication, she asks why he lingers away and hesitates to join her in embrace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Thanga thamarai ondru / Karu vandugal adhile irndu

The lyrics compare the maiden's face to a 'Thanga thamarai' (golden lotus) and her eyes/pupils to 'Karu vandugal' (black beetles), a classic Tamil literary metaphor.

Personification

Unai kandu aadudhu konji paadudhu / Kaadhal bodhaiyae kondu

Attributing human emotions and actions like singing affectionately and dancing under intoxication to the lotus and beetles.

Alliteration (Monai)

Modiyaagumoo nenjil aasaiyai / Moodi veippadhum nandro

Repetition of initial consonants ('Mo') enhancing the rhythmic melody of the verse.

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Trivia

Composed by popular singer-turned-music director A. M. Rajah with lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi, this song showcases P. Susheela's early career playback mastery. The classical metaphors of comparing eyes to beetles and face to lotus draw heavily from Sangam Tamil romantic poetry traditions.

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