Asoka Vanamathil
From Mamiyarum Oru Veettu Marumagale · 1961
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Details
- Mamiyarum Oru Veettu Marumagale1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa..aaa.aaa | Vocalizing (Ah...) |
| Asoka vanadhil seethai | Sita in the Ashoka grove |
| Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai | Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation |
| Asoka vanadhil seethai | Sita in the Ashoka grove |
| Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai | Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation |
| Female | |
| Managiyin kangalum thaarai thaaraiyaai | The young woman's eyes, continuously and profusely |
| Sindhudhu neerai mazhai poale | Shed water like falling rain |
| Pongum kanneer vellathinaale | Due to the surging flood of tears |
| Lankaiyum aanadhu kulam polae | Even Lanka turned into a pond |
| Female | |
| Asoka vanadhil seethai | Sita in the Ashoka grove |
| Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai | Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation |
| Female | |
| Padhiayai pirindha sathiayakki | Making her a chaste woman separated from her husband |
| Siraipaduthi vittaanae raavananum | Ravana had imprisoned her |
| Siraipaduthi vittaanae raavananum | Ravana had imprisoned her |
| Nadunga seiyum naragamenum | From this shudder-inducing, hellish |
| Sirai meettka vaaraanoo ramanum | Prison, will Rama not come to rescue her? |
| Female | |
| Asoka vanadhil seethai | Sita in the Ashoka grove |
| Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai | Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation |
| Female | |
| Sugunavathi vaidhegi gadhi | Seeing the plight of the virtuous Vaidehi (Sita) |
| Kandae kallum urugiyadhae | Even stones melted |
| Kadharidum avalin karppu theeyumae | The fire of her chastity as she wailed |
| Haaa..aa..aa | Vocalizing (Ah...) |
| Kadharidum avalin karppu theeyumae | The fire of her chastity as she wailed |
| Dhisaigal naangilum paraviyadhae | Spread in all four directions |
| Dhisaigal naangilum paraviyadhae | Spread in all four directions |
| Female | |
| Asoka vanadhil seethai | Sita in the Ashoka grove |
| Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai | Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation |
| Asoka vanadhil seethai | Sita in the Ashoka grove |
| Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai | Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation |
| Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai | Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation |
ஹா ..ஆ..ஆஅ..
அசோக வனமதில் சீதை
பிரிவாற்றலினால் அழும் பேதை
அசோக வனமதில் சீதை
பிரிவாற்றலினால் அழும் பேதை
Vocalizing (Ah...)
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
மங்கையின் கண்களும் தாரைதாரையாய்
சிந்துது நீரை மழை போலே
பொங்கும் கண்ணீர் வெள்ளத்தினாலே
லங்கையும் ஆனது குளம் போலே
The young woman's eyes, continuously and profusely
Shed water like falling rain
Due to the surging flood of tears
Even Lanka turned into a pond
அசோக வனமதில் சீதை
பிரிவாற்றலினால் அழும் பேதை
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
பதியைப் பிரிந்த சதியாக்கி
சிறைப்படுத்தி விட்டானே ராவணனும்
சிறைப்படுத்தி விட்டானே ராவணனும்
நடுங்கச் செய்யும் நரகமெனும்
சிறை மீட்க வாரானோ ராமனும்...
Making her a chaste woman separated from her husband
Ravana had imprisoned her
Ravana had imprisoned her
From this shudder-inducing, hellish
Prison, will Rama not come to rescue her?
அசோக வனமதில் சீதை
பிரிவாற்றலினால் அழும் பேதை
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
சுகுணவதி வைதேகி கதி கண்டே
கல்லும் உருகியதே
கதறிடும் அவளின் கற்புத் தீயுமே
ஹா ஆ ஆஅ ..
கதறிடும் அவளின் கற்புத் தீயுமே
திசைகள் நான்கிலும் பரவியதே...
திசைகள் நான்கிலும் பரவியதே...
Seeing the plight of the virtuous Vaidehi (Sita)
Even stones melted
The fire of her chastity as she wailed
Vocalizing (Ah...)
The fire of her chastity as she wailed
Spread in all four directions
Spread in all four directions
அசோக வனமதில் சீதை
பிரிவாற்றலினால் அழும் பேதை
அசோக வனமதில் சீதை
பிரிவாற்றலினால் அழும் பேதை
பிரிவாற்றலினால் அழும் பேதை
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Haa..aaa.aaa
Vocalizing (Ah...)
Asoka vanadhil seethai
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Asoka vanadhil seethai
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Managiyin kangalum thaarai thaaraiyaai
The young woman's eyes, continuously and profusely
Sindhudhu neerai mazhai poale
Shed water like falling rain
Pongum kanneer vellathinaale
Due to the surging flood of tears
Lankaiyum aanadhu kulam polae
Even Lanka turned into a pond
Asoka vanadhil seethai
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Padhiayai pirindha sathiayakki
Making her a chaste woman separated from her husband
Siraipaduthi vittaanae raavananum
Ravana had imprisoned her
Siraipaduthi vittaanae raavananum
Ravana had imprisoned her
Nadunga seiyum naragamenum
From this shudder-inducing, hellish
Sirai meettka vaaraanoo ramanum
Prison, will Rama not come to rescue her?
Asoka vanadhil seethai
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Sugunavathi vaidhegi gadhi
Seeing the plight of the virtuous Vaidehi (Sita)
Kandae kallum urugiyadhae
Even stones melted
Kadharidum avalin karppu theeyumae
The fire of her chastity as she wailed
Haaa..aa..aa
Vocalizing (Ah...)
Kadharidum avalin karppu theeyumae
The fire of her chastity as she wailed
Dhisaigal naangilum paraviyadhae
Spread in all four directions
Dhisaigal naangilum paraviyadhae
Spread in all four directions
Asoka vanadhil seethai
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Asoka vanadhil seethai
Sita in the Ashoka grove
Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Pirivaatralinaal alum paedhai
Is a naive maiden weeping due to the unbearable pain of separation
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song portrays the immense grief and suffering of Goddess Sita while imprisoned by Ravana in the Ashoka grove (Ashoka Vatika). Separated from her beloved husband Lord Rama, Sita weeps continuously, shedding a flood of tears so vast that it poetically transforms the island of Lanka into a pond. The lyrics emphasize her profound virtue and purity, noting that even inanimate stones melt upon witnessing her tragic plight, while the fiery power of her chastity radiates across all directions. Set against the tragic tone of the Ramayana episode, the song serves as a powerful metaphorical reflection within the film's narrative. Through P. Susheela's emotive vocals, Pendyala Nageswara Rao's dramatic musical composition, and A. Maruthakasi's evocative Tamil lyrics, the song vividly captures Sita's agonizing wait for Rama to rescue her from her hellish confinement.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Sindhudhu neerai mazhai poale”
Her tears falling like heavy rain are explicitly compared using the comparative marker 'poale'.
Hyperbole (Uruvagandham / Aathidhiki)
“Lankaiyum aanadhu kulam polae / Kandae kallum urugiyadhae”
Exaggerating the volume of tears to say it turned Lanka into a pond, and describing her sorrow as powerful enough to melt stones.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kadharidum avalin karppu theeyumae”
Comparing her steadfast chastity directly to a blazing fire ('karppu theeyumae').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Kandae kallum urugiyadhae”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across words ('Sugunavathi' and 'Vaidhegi', or 'Kandae' and 'Kallum').
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Trivia
The song draws directly from the Sundara Kanda episode of the epic Ramayana, depicting Sita's ordeal in Ashoka Vatika. In the context of the 1961 Tamil film 'Mamiyarum Oru Veettu Marumagale', this classical song mirrors the character's suffering and isolation, utilizing traditional epic motifs to heighten the emotional drama.
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