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Aadi Vandha Megam

From Arthangal Aayiram · 1981

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Arthangal Aayiram
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
17 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aadi vandha megam
Mazhai pozhinja thanneeru
Paadi vandha paavai
Manam odinjaa kanneeru
Vedhanaiyil thaerottam
Vidhi mudinja oorkolam
Vedhanaiyil thaerottam
Vidhi mudinja oorkolam
Aadi vandha megam
Mazhai pozhinja thanneeru
Urugalaam karaiyalaam
Nerungida yaedhingu sondham
Urugalaam karaiyalaam
Nerungida yaedhingu sondham
Vizhiyilae vazhivadho verum
Kaneerin neeralla raththam
Yaar thudaipaaro
Yaar thadupaaro
Ullam punn aanen
Oomai penn aanen
Aadi vandha megam
Mazhai pozhinja thanneeru
Paadi vandha paavai
Manam odinjaa kanneeru
Vedhanaiyil thaerottam
Vidhi mudinja oorkolam
Vedhanaiyil thaerottam
Vidhi mudinja oorkolam
Aadi vandha megam
Mazhai pozhinja thanneeru
Vaazhthu onnu
Sonna vaarthai onnu
Idhil endha pakkam
Saayum thaaraasu
Vaazhthu onnu
Sonna vaarthai onnu
Idhil endha pakkam
Saayum thaaraasu
Irandu pakkam saaivadhendraal
Iyarkai illaiyae
Irandu pakkam saaivadhendraal
Iyarkai illaiyae
Vaazhthu endru poovum sonnaa
Vaarthai ennaagum
Vaazhthu endru poovum sonnaa
Vaarthai ennaagum
Aadi vandha megam
Mazhai pozhinja thanneeru
Paadi vandha paavai
Manam odinjaa kanneeru
Vedhanaiyil thaerottam
Vidhi mudinja oorkolam
Vedhanaiyil thaerottam
Vidhi mudinja oorkolam
Aadi vandha megam
Mazhai pozhinja thanneeru
Paadi vandha paavai
Manam odinjaa kanneeru
When the dancing cloud moves across the sky,
It pours down as rain.
When this singing girl's
Heart is broken, it falls as tears.
Life is a chariot of pain while suffering,
And a final funeral procession when fate ends...
Life is a chariot of pain while suffering,
And a final funeral procession when fate ends...
When the dancing cloud moves across the sky,
It pours down as rain.
I may melt and dissolve in sorrow,
Yet what bond is left here to draw close?
I may melt and dissolve in sorrow,
Yet what bond is left here to draw close?
What flows from my eyes
Is not mere tears of water, but blood.
Who will wipe it away?
Who will stop this grief?
My heart has become a deep wound,
And I have become a speechless woman...
When the dancing cloud moves across the sky,
It pours down as rain.
When this singing girl's
Heart is broken, it falls as tears.
Life is a chariot of pain while suffering,
And a final funeral procession when fate ends...
Life is a chariot of pain while suffering,
And a final funeral procession when fate ends...
When the dancing cloud moves across the sky,
It pours down as rain.
A wedding blessing on one side,
And a promised word on the other—
To which side now
Will the balance scale tilt?
A wedding blessing on one side,
And a promised word on the other—
To which side now
Will the balance scale tilt?
Tilting toward both sides at once
Is against the law of nature.
Tilting toward both sides at once
Is against the law of nature.
What will become of the words
Spoken as a blessing by this flower-like girl?
What will become of the words
Spoken as a blessing by this flower-like girl?
When the dancing cloud moves across the sky,
It pours down as rain.
When this singing girl's
Heart is broken, it falls as tears.
Life is a chariot of pain while suffering,
And a final funeral procession when fate ends...
Life is a chariot of pain while suffering,
And a final funeral procession when fate ends...
When the dancing cloud moves across the sky,
It pours down as rain.
When this singing girl's
Heart is broken, it falls as tears.
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Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant track from the 1981 film 'Arthangal Aayiram' expresses deep emotional grief, tragedy, and dilemma. Through lyricist Vaali's verses, the song draws a striking parallel between natural phenomena—a dancing cloud shedding rain—and a cheerful young maiden shedding tears over her heartbreak.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Analogy/Metaphor)

“Aadi vandha megam / Mazhai pozhinja thanneeru / Paadi vandha paavai / Manam odinjaa kanneeru”

Compares a rain-bearing dancing cloud turning into water with a joyful maiden turning into a weeping soul due to heartbreak.

Uyarvu Navortchi Aani (Hyperbole)

“Vizhiyilae vazhivadho verum / Kaneerin neeralla raththam”

Exaggerates the extreme grief by stating that blood flows from her eyes instead of plain tear water.

Metaphor (Scale of Justice)

“Idhil endha pakkam / Saayum thaaraasu”

Uses the image of a balance scale ('Thaaraasu') to represent a dilemma between duty/promises and blessings/happiness.

Edupukal / Ethirai (Contrast)

“Vedhanaiyil thaerottam / Vidhi mudinja oorkolam”

Contrasts celebratory grand imagery ('Thaerottam') with agonizing tragedy and death processions ('Oorkolam').

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Trivia

The film 'Arthangal Aayiram' (1981) features lyrical work by Vaali, who frequently employed nature imagery like clouds and rain to express female anguish and moral conflicts in standard 1980s Tamil cinema drama structures.

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