Chembaka Thaikal song from Kathirunna Nimisham – Lyrics in English with Translation

Song: Chembaka Thaikal from Kathirunna Nimisham (1978)

Lyrics: Sreekumaran Thampi

Music: M. K. Arjunan

Playback: Yesudas

Filmed on: Kamal Hassan, Vidhubala

Chembaka Thaikal song from Kathirunna Nimisham – Lyrics in English with Translation

Chembaka thaikal pootha maanath ponnambili

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

In the sky where young champaks blossomed

The golden moon got ready to get kiss

Ambili… ambili ponnambili

Moon…..Golden moon

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

Got ready to get kiss

Got ready to get kiss

Chembaka thaikal pootha maanath ponnambili

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

In the sky where young champaks blossomed

The golden moon got ready to get kiss

 

Atharin sughandhavum

The perfume of attar…

Atharin sugandhavum poosiyen malarchendee

Muttathu vidarnnillallo

Applying the perfume of attar,

My flower bunch,

Didn’t blossom in my courtyard.

Atharin sugandhavum poosiyen malarchendee

Muttathu vidarnnillallo

Applying the perfume of attar,

My flower bunch,

Didn’t blossom in my courtyard.

Vettila murukkiya chundumay thathakkili

Oppana paadiyillallo

The parrot bird with reddened –

Beaks with betel leaves,

Didn’t sing *Oppana

Oppana paadiyillallo

Didn’t sing *Oppana

Chembaka thaikal pootha maanath ponnambili

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

In the sky where young champaks blossomed

The golden moon got ready to get kiss

 

Alli kai mailanchi…..

Tender hand mehndi….

Alli kai mailanchi kondente meniyil

Aval padam varachillallo

With the tender mehndi hands,

She didn’t draw picture in my body.

Alli kai mailanchi kondente meniyil

Aval padam varachillallo

With the tender mehndi hands,

She didn’t draw picture in my body.

Manikya mani muthu kavilente kavilile

Mangalil thilangiyillallo

Mangalil thilangiyillallo

Her pearly cheeks

Didn’t shine in my dim cheeks

Chembaka thaikal pootha maanath ponnambili

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

In the sky where young champaks blossomed

The golden moon got ready to get kiss

Ambili… ambili ponnambili

Moon…..Golden moon

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

Got ready to get kiss

Got ready to get kiss

Chembaka thaikal pootha maanath ponnambili

Chumbanam kollaan orungi

In the sky where young champaks blossomed

The golden moon got ready to get kiss

*Oppana – A dance form in Mappila Muslim community, where female friends sing & dance around bride, normally during Mehndi ceremony

Trivia: Kamal Hassan’s 1st lead role was for Malayalam film Kanyakumari, which bagged him Filmfare best actor award. He was quite busy in Malayalam films, before he completely switched to Tamil. Chembaka Thaikal is one of the top romantic songs of Kamal Hassan in Malayalam. Yesudas remained his ghost voice for majority of his Malayalam songs and also a few Tamil & Hindi songs.