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senty: Narumukaiye Narumukaiye song.
I listened to the song from MIO and found the lyrics in Dhool. The song uses lot of archaic words/phrases from Sangam period. Meaning for some of the words: mukai = bud, mottu (Tamil); narumukai = good bud, fragrant bud, fragrant blossom, sweet bud; nazhikai = old tme measure used here as a minute or second. sattru nazhikai = a little while; senkani = ripe fruit or almost ripe fruit; ooriya = oozing (as from a spring},flowing or soaked (as in pickle) ; senkani ooriya vaai thiranthu = part your sweet lips ; tharalam = pearl ; kottram = sovereign, king or kingship.
In gist:
Oh sweet bud! Oh sweet bud! Wait a little while
Part your sweet lips and say something beautiful!
That day in the moonlight with water dropping from your forehead like pearls,
Were you the one taking a dip in the sovereign's stream?
The song is very long. If you like I can post a few lines at a time.
Just curious? Is the movie based on a historical novel dating back to Sangam period?