Aval Paranthu Ponale
From Paar Magaley Paar · 1963
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Paar Magaley Paar1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Aval paranthu | She flew away, |
| Ponalae ennai marandhu | She left, forgetting me, |
| Ponalae naan paarkum pothu | As I watched, she left, |
| Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae } (2) | Stealing both my eyes, she flew away. |
| Male | |
| { En kaathuku mozhi illai | My ears hear no words, |
| En naavuku suvai illai } (2) | My tongue feels no taste, |
| En nenjuku ninaivillai | My heart retains no memory, |
| { En nizhalukum urakamillai } (2) | Even my shadow finds no sleep. |
| Male | |
| Aval paranthu | She flew away, |
| Ponalae ennai marandhu | She left, forgetting me, |
| Ponalae naan paarkum pothu | As I watched, she left, |
| Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae | Stealing both my eyes, she flew away. |
| Male | |
| { Indha veetuku vilakillai | This house has no lamp, |
| Sondha kootuku kuyil illai } (2) | This nest has no cuckoo, |
| En anbuku magal illai | My affection has no daughter, |
| { Oru aaruthal mozhi illai } (2) | There is not a single word of comfort. |
| Male | |
| Aval paranthu | She flew away, |
| Ponalae ennai marandhu | She left, forgetting me, |
| Ponalae naan paarkum pothu | As I watched, she left, |
| Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae | Stealing both my eyes, she flew away. |
| Male | |
| En idhayathil | Inside my heart, |
| Pooti vaithen adhil | I locked her safely within, |
| Ennayae kaaval vaithen | I stood guard over her myself, |
| Aval kadhavai udaithaalae | Yet she broke down the doors, |
| { Than siragai virithaalae } (2) | And spread her wings to fly. |
| Male | |
| Aval paranthu | She flew away, |
| Ponalae ennai marandhu | She left, forgetting me, |
| Ponalae naan paarkum pothu | As I watched, she left, |
| Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae | Stealing both my eyes, she flew away. |
| Male | |
| { Aval enaka magalaanaal | She became a daughter to me, |
| Naan avaluku magananen } (2) | And I became a son to her, |
| En urimai thaai allava | Is she not my rightful mother? |
| { En uyirai eduthu kondaal } (2) | Yet she took away my very life. |
| Male | |
| Aval paranthu | She flew away, |
| Ponalae ennai marandhu | She left, forgetting me, |
| Ponalae naan paarkum pothu | As I watched, she left, |
| Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae | Stealing both my eyes, she flew away. |
{ அவள் பறந்து
போனாளே என்னை
மறந்து போனாளே
நான் பார்க்கும் போது
கண்கள் இரண்டைக்
கவர்ந்து போனாளே } (2)
She flew away,
She left, forgetting me,
As I watched, she left,
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
{ என் காதுக்கு
மொழியில்லை என்
நாவுக்கு சுவையில்லை } (2)
என் நெஞ்சுக்கு நினைவில்லை
{ என் நிழலுக்கும்
உறக்கமில்லை } (2)
My ears hear no words,
My tongue feels no taste,
My heart retains no memory,
Even my shadow finds no sleep.
அவள் பறந்து
போனாளே என்னை
மறந்து போனாளே
நான் பார்க்கும் போது
கண்கள் இரண்டைக்
கவர்ந்து போனாளே
She flew away,
She left, forgetting me,
As I watched, she left,
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
{ இந்த வீட்டுக்கு
விளக்கில்லை சொந்தக்
கூட்டுக்கு குயிலில்லை } (2)
என் அன்புக்கு மகள் இல்லை
{ ஒரு ஆறுதல்
மொழியில்லை } (2)
This house has no lamp,
This nest has no cuckoo,
My affection has no daughter,
There is not a single word of comfort.
அவள் பறந்து
போனாளே என்னை
மறந்து போனாளே
நான் பார்க்கும் போது
கண்கள் இரண்டைக்
கவர்ந்து போனாளே
She flew away,
She left, forgetting me,
As I watched, she left,
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
என் இதயத்தில்
பூட்டிவைத்தேன் அதில்
என்னையே காவல்
வைத்தேன் அவள்
கதவை உடைத்தாளே
{ தன் சிறகை விரித்தாளே } (2)
Inside my heart,
I locked her safely within,
I stood guard over her myself,
Yet she broke down the doors,
And spread her wings to fly.
அவள் பறந்து
போனாளே என்னை
மறந்து போனாளே
நான் பார்க்கும் போது
கண்கள் இரண்டைக்
கவர்ந்து போனாளே
She flew away,
She left, forgetting me,
As I watched, she left,
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
{ அவள் எனக்கா
மகளானாள் நான்
அவளுக்கு மகனானேன் } (2)
என் உரிமைத் தாயல்லவா
{ என் உயிரை எடுத்து
கொண்டால் } (2)
She became a daughter to me,
And I became a son to her,
Is she not my rightful mother?
Yet she took away my very life.
அவள் பறந்து
போனாளே என்னை
மறந்து போனாளே
நான் பார்க்கும் போது
கண்கள் இரண்டைக்
கவர்ந்து போனாளே
She flew away,
She left, forgetting me,
As I watched, she left,
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
{ Aval paranthu
She flew away,
Ponalae ennai marandhu
She left, forgetting me,
Ponalae naan paarkum pothu
As I watched, she left,
Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae } (2)
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
{ En kaathuku mozhi illai
My ears hear no words,
En naavuku suvai illai } (2)
My tongue feels no taste,
En nenjuku ninaivillai
My heart retains no memory,
{ En nizhalukum urakamillai } (2)
Even my shadow finds no sleep.
Aval paranthu
She flew away,
Ponalae ennai marandhu
She left, forgetting me,
Ponalae naan paarkum pothu
As I watched, she left,
Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
{ Indha veetuku vilakillai
This house has no lamp,
Sondha kootuku kuyil illai } (2)
This nest has no cuckoo,
En anbuku magal illai
My affection has no daughter,
{ Oru aaruthal mozhi illai } (2)
There is not a single word of comfort.
Aval paranthu
She flew away,
Ponalae ennai marandhu
She left, forgetting me,
Ponalae naan paarkum pothu
As I watched, she left,
Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
En idhayathil
Inside my heart,
Pooti vaithen adhil
I locked her safely within,
Ennayae kaaval vaithen
I stood guard over her myself,
Aval kadhavai udaithaalae
Yet she broke down the doors,
{ Than siragai virithaalae } (2)
And spread her wings to fly.
Aval paranthu
She flew away,
Ponalae ennai marandhu
She left, forgetting me,
Ponalae naan paarkum pothu
As I watched, she left,
Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
{ Aval enaka magalaanaal
She became a daughter to me,
Naan avaluku magananen } (2)
And I became a son to her,
En urimai thaai allava
Is she not my rightful mother?
{ En uyirai eduthu kondaal } (2)
Yet she took away my very life.
Aval paranthu
She flew away,
Ponalae ennai marandhu
She left, forgetting me,
Ponalae naan paarkum pothu
As I watched, she left,
Kangal irandai kavarndhu ponalae
Stealing both my eyes, she flew away.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses a father's profound grief and sense of emptiness following the departure of his beloved daughter. He describes how her absence deprives his senses of all feeling, turning his home into a dark house without a light and a quiet nest without its songbird. Despite his intense efforts to guard and protect her in his heart, she broke free and flew away into her own life. In a moving reversal of parental roles, he reflects on how his daughter had become like a mother to him, making her departure feel like the loss of his own life source.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Indha veetuku vilakillai / Sondha kootuku kuyil illai”
The daughter is poetically compared to a lamp bringing light to the house ('vilakillai') and a cuckoo bird bringing music to the nest ('kuyil illai').
Hyperbole
“En nizhalukum urakamillai”
Exaggeration used to convey immense insomnia and sorrow, suggesting that even the speaker's shadow cannot sleep.
Anaphora / Ethirai (Tamil Rhyme)
“En kaathuku mozhi illai / En naavuku suvai illai / En nenjuku ninaivillai”
Repetition of starting words 'En' across multiple lines emphasizes personal deprivation and sorrow.
Paradox
“Aval enaka magalaanaal / Naan avaluku magananen”
The speaker reverses the parent-child relationship, stating that his daughter became like a mother to him, heightening the emotional depth of loss.
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Trivia
This classic emotional track from 'Paar Magaley Paar' (1963) features music by the famed duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics penned by Kaviarasu Kannadasan. Sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. B. Sreenivas, the song highlights Sivaji Ganesan's powerful emotional performance as a father.
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