Arasi Endral Enna
From Veeranganai · 1964
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Details
- Veeranganai1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannkoduthu sithirathai | Is it wise to trade your eyes just to buy a picture? |
| Vaanguvadhum undoo | Does anyone ever do such a thing? |
| Nee kadamaikku penmaiyai | Is it right for you to sacrifice womanhood... |
| Baliyidudhal nandroo | ...at the altar of duty? |
| Male | |
| Arasi endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a queen? |
| Oru adimai endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a slave? |
| Arasi endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a queen? |
| Oru adimai endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a slave? |
| Neeyoru pennammaa | You are a woman, dear lady! |
| Nenjil nilaitha uruvam azhiyumaa | Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away? |
| Neeyoru pennammaa | You are a woman, dear lady! |
| Nenjil nilaitha uruvam azhiyumaa | Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away? |
| Arasi endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a queen? |
| Male | |
| Kadamai ondrae peridhu endru kondaai | You held that duty alone was paramount. |
| Kadamai ondrae peridhu endru kondaai | You held that duty alone was paramount. |
| Makkal karudhuvadhae needhi endru nindraai | You believed that public sentiment was true justice. |
| Avar madamai thanai indru neeyum kandaai | Today, you yourself have witnessed their foolishness. |
| Avar madamai thanai indru neeyum kandaai | Today, you yourself have witnessed their foolishness. |
| Needhi vazhangubhavar yaar unakku solvaai | Tell me, who is there to give justice to you? |
| Needhi vazhangubhavar yaar unakku solvaai | Tell me, who is there to give justice to you? |
| Male | |
| Arasi endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a queen? |
| Oru adimai endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a slave? |
| Neeyoru pennammaa | You are a woman, dear lady! |
| Nenjil nilaitha uruvam azhiyumaa | Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away? |
| Arasi endraal enna | What does it matter if you are a queen? |
| Male | |
| Indrirukkum naalai pogum padhavi | A royal post that exists today will disappear tomorrow. |
| Idhu iruppadhanaal unakku enna udhavi | What actual benefit do you get by holding on to it? |
| Anbai vida idhu peridhaa solvaai | Tell me, is this greater than love? |
| Anbai vida idhu peridhaa solvaai | Tell me, is this greater than love? |
| Unnai azhaikkudhamma | It is calling out to you, dear lady! |
| Anbu azhaikkudhamma anbu azhaikkudhamma | Love is calling you! Love is calling you! |
| Than vazhiyae selvaai……. | Go along its path... |
கண்கொடுத்து சித்திரத்தை
வாங்குவதும் உண்டோ
நீ கடமைக்கு பெண்மையை
பலியிடுதல் நன்றோ
Is it wise to trade your eyes just to buy a picture?
Does anyone ever do such a thing?
Is it right for you to sacrifice womanhood...
...at the altar of duty?
அரசி என்றால் என்ன
ஒரு அடிமை என்றால் என்ன
அரசி என்றால் என்ன
ஒரு அடிமை என்றால் என்ன
நீயொரு பெண்ணம்மா
நெஞ்சில் நிலைத்த உருவம் அழியுமா....'
நீயொரு பெண்ணம்மா
நெஞ்சில் நிலைத்த உருவம் அழியுமா....
அரசி என்றால் என்ன
What does it matter if you are a queen?
What does it matter if you are a slave?
What does it matter if you are a queen?
What does it matter if you are a slave?
You are a woman, dear lady!
Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away?
You are a woman, dear lady!
Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away?
What does it matter if you are a queen?
கடமை ஒன்றே பெரிது என்று கொண்டாய்
கடமை ஒன்றே பெரிது என்று கொண்டாய்
மக்கள் கருதுவதே நீதி என்று நின்றாய்
அவர் மடமை தனை இன்று நீயும் கண்டாய்
அவர் மடமை தனை இன்று நீயும் கண்டாய்
நீதி வழங்குபவர் யார் உனக்கு சொல்வாய்
நீதி வழங்குபவர் யார் உனக்கு சொல்வாய்
You held that duty alone was paramount.
You held that duty alone was paramount.
You believed that public sentiment was true justice.
Today, you yourself have witnessed their foolishness.
Today, you yourself have witnessed their foolishness.
Tell me, who is there to give justice to you?
Tell me, who is there to give justice to you?
அரசி என்றால் என்ன
ஒரு அடிமை என்றால் என்ன
நீயொரு பெண்ணம்மா
நெஞ்சில் நிலைத்த உருவம் அழியுமா....
அரசி என்றால் என்ன
What does it matter if you are a queen?
What does it matter if you are a slave?
You are a woman, dear lady!
Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away?
What does it matter if you are a queen?
இன்றிருக்கும் நாளை போகும் பதவி
இது இருப்பதனால் உனக்கு என்ன உதவி
அன்பை விட இது பெரிதா சொல்வாய்
அன்பை விட இது பெரிதா சொல்வாய்
உன்னை அழைக்குதம்மா
அன்பு அழைக்குதம்மா அன்பு அழைக்குதம்மா
தன் வழியே செல்வாய்.......
A royal post that exists today will disappear tomorrow.
What actual benefit do you get by holding on to it?
Tell me, is this greater than love?
Tell me, is this greater than love?
It is calling out to you, dear lady!
Love is calling you! Love is calling you!
Go along its path...
Kannkoduthu sithirathai
Is it wise to trade your eyes just to buy a picture?
Vaanguvadhum undoo
Does anyone ever do such a thing?
Nee kadamaikku penmaiyai
Is it right for you to sacrifice womanhood...
Baliyidudhal nandroo
...at the altar of duty?
Arasi endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a queen?
Oru adimai endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a slave?
Arasi endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a queen?
Oru adimai endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a slave?
Neeyoru pennammaa
You are a woman, dear lady!
Nenjil nilaitha uruvam azhiyumaa
Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away?
Neeyoru pennammaa
You are a woman, dear lady!
Nenjil nilaitha uruvam azhiyumaa
Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away?
Arasi endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a queen?
Kadamai ondrae peridhu endru kondaai
You held that duty alone was paramount.
Kadamai ondrae peridhu endru kondaai
You held that duty alone was paramount.
Makkal karudhuvadhae needhi endru nindraai
You believed that public sentiment was true justice.
Avar madamai thanai indru neeyum kandaai
Today, you yourself have witnessed their foolishness.
Avar madamai thanai indru neeyum kandaai
Today, you yourself have witnessed their foolishness.
Needhi vazhangubhavar yaar unakku solvaai
Tell me, who is there to give justice to you?
Needhi vazhangubhavar yaar unakku solvaai
Tell me, who is there to give justice to you?
Arasi endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a queen?
Oru adimai endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a slave?
Neeyoru pennammaa
You are a woman, dear lady!
Nenjil nilaitha uruvam azhiyumaa
Can the image etched in your heart ever fade away?
Arasi endraal enna
What does it matter if you are a queen?
Indrirukkum naalai pogum padhavi
A royal post that exists today will disappear tomorrow.
Idhu iruppadhanaal unakku enna udhavi
What actual benefit do you get by holding on to it?
Anbai vida idhu peridhaa solvaai
Tell me, is this greater than love?
Anbai vida idhu peridhaa solvaai
Tell me, is this greater than love?
Unnai azhaikkudhamma
It is calling out to you, dear lady!
Anbu azhaikkudhamma anbu azhaikkudhamma
Love is calling you! Love is calling you!
Than vazhiyae selvaai…….
Go along its path...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional philosophical song from Veeranganai (1964) questions a queen who sacrifices her personal happiness, womanhood, and love for the sake of public duty and royal title. The speaker uses a striking metaphor, asking if anyone would blind themselves just to buy a painting, illustrating how foolish it is to abandon living emotions for a temporary title. He reminds her that public opinion is fickle, royal power is fleeting, and true justice for her personal sacrifices will never come from the masses. Ultimately, he urges her to break free from these rigid expectations, listen to the call of true love, and follow the path of her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Kannkoduthu sithirathai Vaanguvadhum undoo”
Comparing sacrificing womanhood and true feelings for royal duty to giving up one's eyesight just to purchase a visual painting.
Rhetorical Question (வினா நயம்)
“Arasi endraal enna Oru adimai endraal enna”
Using contrasting questions (queen vs. slave) to argue that titles do not alter basic human emotional needs.
Second-Letter Rhyme / Ethukai (எதுகை)
“Indrirukkum naalai pogum padhavi / Idhu iruppadhanaal unakku enna udhavi”
The second consonant sound 'dha' matches across lines, enhancing the song's poetic rhythm.
Repetition / Anaphora (அடுக்குத் தொடர்)
“Anbu azhaikkudhamma anbu azhaikkudhamma”
Repetition of the phrase 'anbu azhaikkudhamma' to build strong emotional intensity and conviction.
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Trivia
Veeranganai (1964) featured a musical score by S. Vedhachalam with lyrics penned by A. Maruthakasi. Sung with deep emotive resonance by Seerkazhi Govindarajan, this song stands out for its high classical Tamil philosophical questioning of royal duties versus personal human values.
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