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Then Kuyil Pole

From Pudhu Vazhvu · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
M. K. Thiyagaraja Bagavathar, Jikki
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Pudhu Vazhvu
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
5 Jul 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Thaen kuyil polae
Isai paadum kalaa raani
Jeeva veenai naan
Deva gaanam nee
Thaen kuyil polae
Isai paadum kalaa raani
Jeeva veenai naan
Deva gaanam nee
Vaanmadhi polae
Ezhil maevum kalai mannaa
Vaazhvil geetham naan
Naadha vellam nee
Vaanmadhi polae
Ezhil maevum kalai mannaa
Vaazhvil geetham naan
Naadha vellam nee
Punnagai thavazhum
Poovidhazh viriyum
Punnagai thavazhum
Poovidhazh viriyum
Pudhumaiyai kandae
Aanandham konden
Pudhumaiyai kandae
Aanandham konden
Kanmaniyaalae kannoli maevum
Kanmaniyaalae kannoli maevum
Kaandha sakthiyaal kavarndhaai
Kaadhal bodhaiyai alithaai
Vaazhvil endrumae magizhvom
Thaen kuyil polae
Isai paadum kalaa raani
Jeeva veenai naan
Deva gaanam nee
Theengkulir paarvai
Thannil naanae
Theengkulir paarvai
Thannil naanae
Thendralai kanden
Per inbam konden
Thendralai kanden
Per inbam konden
Thelliya amudhae en manam vaazhum
Thelliya amudhae en manam vaazhum
Devarajanae ini naam
Kalandhae vaazhvilae endrumae magizhvom
Vaanmadhi polae
Ezhil maevum kalai mannaa
Vaazhvil geetham naan
Naadha vellam nee
Like a sweet cuckoo bird,
O queen of the arts who sings melodies,
I am the living veena,
and you are the divine music.
Like a sweet cuckoo bird,
O queen of the arts who sings melodies,
I am the living veena,
and you are the divine music.
Like the moon in the sky,
O king of the arts full of charm,
I am the song of life,
and you are the flood of melody.
Like the moon in the sky,
O king of the arts full of charm,
I am the song of life,
and you are the flood of melody.
Where a smile gently plays,
and petal-soft lips blossom,
Where a smile gently plays,
and petal-soft lips blossom,
seeing this wondrous sight,
I was filled with joy.
Seeing this wondrous sight,
I was filled with joy.
O darling, with shining radiant eyes,
O darling, with shining radiant eyes,
you captivated me with your magnetic charm,
and gave me the sweet delight of love.
Let us live happily forever in life!
Like a sweet cuckoo bird,
O queen of the arts who sings melodies,
I am the living veena,
and you are the divine music.
In your sweet, cool gaze,
I myself felt
In your sweet, cool gaze,
I myself felt
a gentle soothing breeze,
and found supreme bliss.
A gentle soothing breeze,
and found supreme bliss.
O pure nectar who lives in my heart,
O pure nectar who lives in my heart,
O king of my world, from now on,
united together, let us rejoice forever in life!
Like the moon in the sky,
O king of the arts full of charm,
I am the song of life,
and you are the flood of melody.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thaen Kuyil Polae is a classic romantic duet from the 1957 Tamil film Pudhu Vazhvu, performed by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and Jikki. The song captures a harmonious exchanges of love between two lovers who view each other through the elevated lens of art, music, and nature. The male protagonist compares his beloved to a cuckoo queen of music, while she views him as a king of art radiant as the full moon. Through rich imagery, both partners express how their individual souls blend like an instrument and its divine melody, looking forward to a life of perpetual joy and togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Thaen kuyil polae”

Compares the beloved's voice to a sweet cuckoo bird using the comparative suffix 'polae'.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Jeeva veenai naan, Deva gaanam nee”

Directly equates oneself to the living instrument (veena) and the partner to divine music (ganam).

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Vaanmadhi polae”

Compares the hero's beauty and aura to the celestial full moon.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Punnagai thavazhum / Poovidhazh viriyum”

Repetition of the initial letter 'P' in consecutive lines creating melodic cadence.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Naadha vellam nee”

Describes the lover as a deluge/flood of musical sound ('Naadha vellam').

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Trivia

Pudhu Vazhvu (1957) marked one of the notable late-career musical appearances of legendary Carnatic vocalist and Tamil cinema's first superstar, M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT). The film featured music composed by master composer G. Ramanathan, pairing MKT with popular playback singer Jikki for this melodic duet.

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