- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Kunguma Kodu
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Aug 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae muppadhu mukkodi dhevargal saatchiyaa
Sooriyan chandiran indhiran saatchiyaa
Padura kuyilu aadura mayilu oodura rayilu
Kaakka kuruvi vaanam boomi saatchiya
Thendral adikkuthu sindhu pirakkudhu thaenae
Senbaga poovizhi ennai azhaikkudhu maanae
Malar unnai thodavaaFemale :Mmmhumm
Male :Madiyinil vizhavaaFemale: Mmmhum
Unakkena madhanaeMale :Adadaa
Female :Enakkendru mayakkam thayakkam
Thendral adikkuthu sindhu pirakkuthu thaenae
Senbaga poovizhi ennai azhaikkudhu maanae
Andhi vara paathuFemale : Paathu
Male :Minminiyum pookkumFemale :Pookum
Om mogatha paathuMale :Paathu
Female :Em manasum pookkumMale :Pookkum
Onnodu onnu saera ullam yengudhu
Female :Mannadhi mannan paechu ponna thoovudhu
Male :Thaenirukkum poo malara soodi kollanum
Female :Van irukkum naal varaikkum vaazhndhirukanum
Uravukku piranthenMale :Mmmhum
Female :Kanavukkul malarndhenMale :Mmhum
Female :Nilavukkul valarndhenMale :Adadaa
Female :Nerukkathil mayanga mayanga
Thendral adikkuthu sindhu pirakkuthu thaenae
Senbaga poovizhi ennai azhaikkudhu maanae
Kalyana melamMale :Melam
Kadhalukku venumFemale :Venum
Male :Eppodhu ketkumFemale :Ketkum
Athi maram pookkumMale :Mmmhum
On vayasu ponnunga
Ellaam pullaiya pethaachu
En nenappu ungakitta vachaen
En kadhai ennachu
Seer eduthu poo mudikka kaalam vanthurum
Male :Oor mulukka panthal ittu thaali kattanum
Thendral adikkuthu sindhu pirakuthu thaenae
Senbaga poovizhi ennai azhaikkudhu maanae
Malar unnai thodavaaFemale :Mmmhumm
Male :Madiyinil vizhavaaFemale :Mmmhum
Unakkena madhanaeMale :Adadaa
Female :Enakkendru mayakkam thayakkam
Thendral adikkuthu sindhu pirakkuthu thaenae
Senbaga poovizhi ennai azhaikkudhu maanae
With all thirty-three crore gods as witness,
With the sun, the moon, and Indra as witness,
The singing cuckoo, the dancing peacock, and the running train,
With the crow, the sparrow, the sky, and the earth as witness,
A gentle breeze blows and a song is born, my sweet,
Your champak-flower eyes are calling out to me, my gentle deer,
Shall I touch you, my flower? [Female: Mm-mm]
Male: Shall I rest in your lap? [Female: Mm-mm]
Just for you, my handsome prince! [Male: Ah-ha!]
Female: I feel a sweet dizziness and a shy hesitation...
A gentle breeze blows and a song is born, my sweet,
Your champak-flower eyes are calling out to me, my gentle deer,
Watching dusk arrive... [Female: Watching...]
Male: The fireflies glow and bloom... [Female: Bloom...]
Looking at your face... [Male: Looking...]
Female: My heart blooms too... [Male: Blooms...]
My heart longs to unite as one with you,
Female: The words of my great king scatter like gold,
Male: I want to wear this honey-filled flower,
Female: We must live together as long as the sky remains,
I was born for this bond... [Male: Mm-hm]
Female: I blossomed within a dream... [Male: Mm-hm]
Female: I grew up in the moonlight... [Male: Ah-ha!]
Female: Swept away in this closeness...
A gentle breeze blows and a song is born, my sweet,
Your champak-flower eyes are calling out to me, my gentle deer,
The wedding drums... [Male: Drums...]
Are needed for our love... [Female: Needed...]
Male: When will they be heard? [Female: Heard?]
When the fig tree blossoms! [Male: Mm-hm]
All the girls of your age
Have already had their babies!
I placed all my thoughts and hopes on you,
And look what has become of my story!
The time will soon come to bring wedding gifts and adorn you with flowers,
Male: I must put up wedding canopies across the whole town and tie the sacred knot!
A gentle breeze blows and a song is born, my sweet,
Your champak-flower eyes are calling out to me, my gentle deer,
Shall I touch you, my flower? [Female: Mm-mm]
Male: Shall I rest in your lap? [Female: Mm-mm]
Just for you, my handsome prince! [Male: Ah-ha!]
Female: I feel a sweet dizziness and a shy hesitation...
A gentle breeze blows and a song is born, my sweet,
Your champak-flower eyes are calling out to me, my gentle deer,
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic duet from the film 'Kunguma Kodu' (1988) captures a lively exchange between two lovers declaring their devotion. In the opening, the male protagonist playfully summons the entire universe—from 330 million celestial gods and cosmic bodies down to birds, peacocks, and even a passing train—to stand as witnesses to their everlasting affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Senbaga poovizhi ennai azhaikkudhu maanae”
Comparing the heroine's beautiful eyes to the fragrant Champak flower ('Senbaga poo').
Iyaibu (Rhythm / Internal Rhyming)
“Padura kuyilu aadura mayilu oodura rayilu”
Repetitive rhythmic rhyming with the '-ura' ending ('Padura', 'aadura', 'oodura').
Uyarnavu Navortchi (Hyperbole / Cosmic Witness)
“Hae muppadhu mukkodi dhevargal saatchiyaa”
Calling upon celestial gods, astronomical bodies, and everyday elements as grand witnesses to romantic devotion.
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Trivia
S. A. Rajkumar, who penned the lyrics for this song, later went on to become an extremely successful music composer in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada cinema, known for hit melodious family dramas in the 1990s.
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