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Lyrics & meaning

Thangaa Thaamarai Magalae

From Minsara Kanavu · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi Subha
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Minsara Kanavu
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
3 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Thangaa thaamarai magalae vaa arugae
Thathi thaavudhu manamae vaa azhagae
Vellam manmadha vellam siru virisal kandadhu ullam
Ivaiyellaam pennae unnaalae} (2)
Thangaa thaamarai magalae ilam magalae vaa arugae
Sezhitha azhagil sivandhu nirkum sendhenae – en
Kazhuthu varaiyil aasai vandhu nindrenae
Veritha kannaal kangal vizhunghum penmaanae – un
Kanatha koondhalin kaattukkullae kaanaamal naan ponenae
Irudhayathin ullae olai ondru kodhikka
Endha moodi pottu naan ennai maraikka
Thodattumaa thollai neekka
Thangaa thaamarai magalae vaa arugae
Thathi thaavudhu manamae vaa azhagae
Parakkum vandugal poovil koodum kaarkaalam
Kanaikkum thavalai thunaiyai cherum kaarkaalam
Pirindha kuyilum pedai thedum kaarkaalam
Pirindhirukkum uyiraiyellaam pinaithuvaikkum kaarkaalam
Nagam kadikkum pennae adakkaadhae aasai
Naagareegam paarthaal nadakkaadhu poojai
Nerukkamae kaadhal baashai
Thangaa thaamarai magalae vaa arugae
Thathi thaavudhu manamae vaa azhagae
Vellam manmadha vellam siru virisal kandadhu ullam
Ivaiyellaam pennae unnaalae
Thangaa thaamarai magalae
Thathi thaavudhu manamae
Thangaa thaamarai magalae
Thathi thaavudhu manamae vaaa
Golden lotus girl, come close to me.
My heart leaps towards you, come, my beauty.
A flood of desire is rising, and my heart has cracked open.
All of this, girl, is because of you.
Golden lotus girl, young girl, come close.
Sweet honey blushing in rich beauty,
Desire has risen right up to my neck.
Gentle deer, devouring my gaze with your wide eyes,
I got lost inside the forest of your thick hair.
A pot of longing boils deep within my heart,
With what lid can I cover and hide myself?
Shall I touch you to soothe this restless ache?
Golden lotus girl, come close to me.
My heart leaps towards you, come, my beauty.
It is the monsoon, when bees gather on flowers.
It is the monsoon, when croaking frogs seek their mates.
It is the monsoon, when parted cuckoos search for their pairs.
It is the monsoon that unites all separated souls.
Girl biting your nails, do not hold back your desire.
If you worry about etiquette, love's celebration cannot happen.
Closeness is the true language of love.
Golden lotus girl, come close to me.
My heart leaps towards you, come, my beauty.
A flood of desire is rising, and my heart has cracked open.
All of this, girl, is because of you.
Golden lotus girl,
My heart leaps towards you,
Golden lotus girl,
My heart leaps towards you, come...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thanga Thamarai Magale from Minsara Kanavu is a passionate song expressing deep romantic yearning and desire. The protagonist praises his beloved, describing how her beauty overwhelms him and fills his heart with an uncontrollable surge of love, likened to a flood breaching a dam.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Thangaa thaamarai magalae vaa arugae”

Compares the woman to a golden lotus daughter ('Thangaa thaamarai magalae') and her thick hair to a dense forest ('kaattukkullae').

Hyperbole (Uyarpunavarchi)

“Kazhuthu varaiyil aasai vandhu nindrenae”

Exaggerates desire by stating it has filled up all the way to the neck.

Epiphora (Iyaibu)

“Parakkum vandugal poovil koodum kaarkaalam”

Repetition of the word 'kaarkaalam' (rainy season) at the end of consecutive lines to create a rhythmic, seasonal motif.

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Trivia

Composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu, this iconic song won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for S.P. Balasubrahmanyam as well as the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for Vairamuthu in 1997.

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