Alamaram Saindhathadi
From Idhaya Nayagan · 1992
- Lyricist
- Kamakodiyan
- Singer
- Krishnaraj
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Idhaya Nayagan1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Aatha karai serummunne deepam ananjatho | Did the lamp go out before reaching the river bank? |
| Aasai alai oyum munne avalum ointhaalo | Did she rest before the waves of desire subsided? |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Male | |
| Kadaloram naanal kooda kavithai sonnathey | Even the reed by the seashore recited poetry. |
| Unai pola or jeevan inimale illaiye | There is no soul like you anymore. |
| Kadaloram naanal kooda kavithai sonnathey | Even the reed by the seashore recited poetry. |
| Unai pola or jeevan inimale illaiye | There is no soul like you anymore. |
| Poove poongaatre aval thaan enge | O flower, O gentle breeze, where is she? |
| Poove poongaatre aval thaan enge | O flower, O gentle breeze, where is she? |
| Solli thantha paadam yaavume sogam aagi ponathe | All the lessons taught have turned into sorrow. |
| Ennai vittu unthan aavi yean thanimayil vaaduthey | Why is your spirit, leaving me, wilting in solitude? |
| Engey en jeevanae ennul sernthidu | Where are you, my life? Merge into me. |
| Ange un aatharavai ennai serthidu | There, make your support reach me. |
| Male | |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Male | |
| Malaratha poovindru malarnthey vaaduthey | An unopened flower blooms today and wilts away. |
| Ezhuthatha kadhal oviyam ezhuthiyum azhinthathey | An unwritten love painting got erased even as it was being drawn. |
| Malaratha poovindru malarnthey vaaduthey | An unopened flower blooms today and wilts away. |
| Ezhuthatha kadhal oviyam ezhuthiyum azhinthathey | An unwritten love painting got erased even as it was being drawn. |
| Inaiyum nadhi karaiyum athil pirivugal yaethum ilaiye | In the merging river and its banks, there are no separations. |
| Inaiyum nadhi karaiyum athil pirivugal yaethum ilaiye | In the merging river and its banks, there are no separations. |
| Sogangalai thaangathu ennalum en nenjame | My heart can never bear such sorrows. |
| Thaanginalum thoongathu alai paayum en aasaiye | Even if it bears it, my surging desire will not let me sleep. |
| Engey en jeevanae ennul sernthidu | Where are you, my life? Merge into me. |
| Ange un aatharavai ennai serthidu | There, make your support reach me. |
| Male | |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Aatha karai serummunne deepam ananjatho | Did the lamp go out before reaching the river bank? |
| Aasai alai oyum munne avalum ointhaalo | Did she rest before the waves of desire subsided? |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
| Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi | The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased. |
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Did the lamp go out before reaching the river bank?
Did she rest before the waves of desire subsided?
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Even the reed by the seashore recited poetry.
There is no soul like you anymore.
Even the reed by the seashore recited poetry.
There is no soul like you anymore.
O flower, O gentle breeze, where is she?
O flower, O gentle breeze, where is she?
All the lessons taught have turned into sorrow.
Why is your spirit, leaving me, wilting in solitude?
Where are you, my life? Merge into me.
There, make your support reach me.
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
An unopened flower blooms today and wilts away.
An unwritten love painting got erased even as it was being drawn.
An unopened flower blooms today and wilts away.
An unwritten love painting got erased even as it was being drawn.
In the merging river and its banks, there are no separations.
In the merging river and its banks, there are no separations.
My heart can never bear such sorrows.
Even if it bears it, my surging desire will not let me sleep.
Where are you, my life? Merge into me.
There, make your support reach me.
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Did the lamp go out before reaching the river bank?
Did she rest before the waves of desire subsided?
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aatha karai serummunne deepam ananjatho
Did the lamp go out before reaching the river bank?
Aasai alai oyum munne avalum ointhaalo
Did she rest before the waves of desire subsided?
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Kadaloram naanal kooda kavithai sonnathey
Even the reed by the seashore recited poetry.
Unai pola or jeevan inimale illaiye
There is no soul like you anymore.
Kadaloram naanal kooda kavithai sonnathey
Even the reed by the seashore recited poetry.
Unai pola or jeevan inimale illaiye
There is no soul like you anymore.
Poove poongaatre aval thaan enge
O flower, O gentle breeze, where is she?
Poove poongaatre aval thaan enge
O flower, O gentle breeze, where is she?
Solli thantha paadam yaavume sogam aagi ponathe
All the lessons taught have turned into sorrow.
Ennai vittu unthan aavi yean thanimayil vaaduthey
Why is your spirit, leaving me, wilting in solitude?
Engey en jeevanae ennul sernthidu
Where are you, my life? Merge into me.
Ange un aatharavai ennai serthidu
There, make your support reach me.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Malaratha poovindru malarnthey vaaduthey
An unopened flower blooms today and wilts away.
Ezhuthatha kadhal oviyam ezhuthiyum azhinthathey
An unwritten love painting got erased even as it was being drawn.
Malaratha poovindru malarnthey vaaduthey
An unopened flower blooms today and wilts away.
Ezhuthatha kadhal oviyam ezhuthiyum azhinthathey
An unwritten love painting got erased even as it was being drawn.
Inaiyum nadhi karaiyum athil pirivugal yaethum ilaiye
In the merging river and its banks, there are no separations.
Inaiyum nadhi karaiyum athil pirivugal yaethum ilaiye
In the merging river and its banks, there are no separations.
Sogangalai thaangathu ennalum en nenjame
My heart can never bear such sorrows.
Thaanginalum thoongathu alai paayum en aasaiye
Even if it bears it, my surging desire will not let me sleep.
Engey en jeevanae ennul sernthidu
Where are you, my life? Merge into me.
Ange un aatharavai ennai serthidu
There, make your support reach me.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aatha karai serummunne deepam ananjatho
Did the lamp go out before reaching the river bank?
Aasai alai oyum munne avalum ointhaalo
Did she rest before the waves of desire subsided?
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi
The banyan tree has fallen, and the dancing rain has ceased.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song expresses profound grief and tragic loss following the passing of a beloved partner. Through vivid natural allegories—such as a fallen banyan tree, quieted rain, an extinguished lamp, and an unwritten painting that got erased—the song captures the sheer collapse of the protagonist's world. The lover's absence leaves an irreplaceable void, turning former joy and sweet memories into unbearable sorrow. Desperately calling out to elements of nature like the flowers and gentle wind, the singer searches for his soulmate's presence. The lyrics highlight a deep emotional pain, questioning why a life cut short had to leave the survivor languishing in solitary longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Aalamaram sainthathadi aadum malai ointhathadi”
Comparing the loss of a strong support system or beloved person to a massive banyan tree falling.
Personification
“Kadaloram naanal kooda kavithai sonnathey”
Attributing human creative qualities like writing poetry to the reeds growing along the seashore.
Apostrophe
“Poove poongaatre aval thaan enge”
Directly addressing non-human entities (flower and breeze) to inquire about the lost beloved.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Aasai alai oyum munne avalum ointhaalo”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'Aa' in words within the line.
Metaphor
“Ezhuthatha kadhal oviyam ezhuthiyum azhinthathey”
Comparing the abrupt end of their romance to an unwritten artwork wiped away mid-creation.
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Trivia
'Aalamaram Sainthathadi' from Idhaya Nayagan (1992) is composed by Deva with lyricist Kamakodiyan crafting deeply poetic imagery. Sung with poignant grief by Krishnaraj, the track remains one of the notable early 90s Tamil cinema tragic melodies.
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