“Chendumulla Thandiloru” by Mg Sreekumar and Mridula Warrier is from the album “Oh Cinderella.” The lyrics by Haridas Cherthala, with music by Sreekumar, begin with a bee telling a jasmine flower her nectar has always been his. This opens a playful dialogue between the two characters.
Chendumulla Thandiloru
Mg Sreekumar | Mridula Warrier • From “Oh Cinderella”
The male voice offers a kiss and promises to take her to “a world unseen.” The female voice gently refuses this grand gesture. She states that seeing him in their own garden is enough for her.
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Chendumulla Thandiloru Vandirunnu CholliA bee sat on a jasmine stem and said,
Chendumulle Nin Marandam Pande Entethalle“Oh jasmine, your nectar has always been mine, hasn’t it?”
Vande Vande En Marandam Pande Nintethanu“Oh bee, my bee, my nectar has always been yours.”
Venduvolam Nee Nukarnno Vande Karivande“Drink to your heart’s content, my dear dark bee.”
Chendumulla Thandiloru Vandirunnu CholliA bee sat on a jasmine stem and said,
Chendumulle Nin Marandam Pande Entethalle“Oh jasmine, your nectar has always been mine, hasn’t it?”
Mandi Mulle Njan Ninakku Chundilumma Nalkam“My silly jasmine, I’ll place a kiss upon your lips,”
Kandidatha Vanidathil Kondupokam Ninne“And carry you away to a world unseen.”
Mandi Mulle Njan Ninakku Chundilumma Nalkam“My silly jasmine, I’ll place a kiss upon your lips,”
Kandidatha Vanidathil Kondupokam Ninne“And carry you away to a world unseen.”
Venda Venda Vanidathil Kondupogandenne“No, no, don’t take me to that unseen world.”
Vande Neeyee Poovadiyil Kandal Mathiyennum“My dear bee, it’s enough to see you here in this garden.”
Chendumulla Thandiloru Vandirunnu CholliA bee sat on a jasmine stem and said,
Chendumulle Nin Marandam Pande Entethalle“Oh jasmine, your nectar has always been mine, hasn’t it?”
Chendumulle Nin Mridula Thandil Vannirunnu“Oh jasmine, I came to rest on your delicate stem,”
Chundile Nin Thenkanamen Chundinal Nukarnnu“And with my own, sipped the honey from your lips.”
Chendumulle Nin Mridula Thandil Vannirunnu“Oh jasmine, I came to rest on your delicate stem,”
Chundile Nin Thenkanamen Chundinal Nukarnnu“And with my own, sipped the honey from your lips.”
Chendumullavadi Ninne Kandukandirunnu“This jasmine garden has been watching you this whole time,”
Mandi Chendumulle Ninne Thandilettidam Njan“My silly jasmine, I am going to lift you from this stem.”
Chendumulla Thandiloru Vandirunnu CholliA bee sat on a jasmine stem and said,
Chendumulle Nin Marandam Pande Entethalle“Oh jasmine, your nectar has always been mine, hasn’t it?”
The conversation moves between a fantasy of a distant world and the reality of a familiar garden. His eagerness meets her calm contentment. The meaning of the “Chendumulla Thandiloru” lyrics is a sweet negotiation about keeping love present and real.
