Avarkkum Enakkum Uravu Kaatti
From Madurai Veeran · 1956
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Bhanumathi
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Madurai Veeran1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti | Showing a bond between him and me, |
| Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa | and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story? |
| Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti | Showing a bond between him and me, |
| Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa | and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story? |
| Ninaithu ninaithu magizhndhu naangal | We, who repeatedly thought of it and rejoiced, |
| Ninaithu ninaithu magizhndhu naangal | We, who repeatedly thought of it and rejoiced, |
| Nesam kondadhum kanavaa | celebrating our affection—was it all just a dream? |
| Female | |
| Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti | Showing a bond between him and me, |
| Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa | and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story? |
| Female | |
| Inikkum kaadhal iruvar vaazhvai | Sweet love uniting the lives of two people, |
| Inikkum kaadhal iruvar vaazhvai | Sweet love uniting the lives of two people, |
| Pirippadhae undhan seyalaa | is tearing them apart your doing? |
| Female | |
| Inikkum kaadhal iruvar vaazhvai | Sweet love uniting the lives of two people, |
| Pirippadhae undhan seyalaa | is tearing them apart your doing? |
| Manakka manakka malarndha malarai | A flower that bloomed with rich fragrance, |
| Manakka manakka malarndha malarai | A flower that bloomed with rich fragrance, |
| Sidhaippadhae undhan thozhilaa | is destroying it your sole occupation? |
| Sidhaippadhae undhan thozhilaa | is destroying it your sole occupation? |
| Female | |
| Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti | Showing a bond between him and me, |
| Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa | and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story? |
| Female | |
| Anaikkum annai neeyae endru | Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all, |
| Anaikkum annai neeyae endru | Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all, |
| Agilam solvadhum thavaraa | is what the world proclaims a lie? |
| Female | |
| Anaikkum annai neeyae endru | Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all, |
| Agilam solvadhum thavaraa | is what the world proclaims a lie? |
| Thudikka thudikka engal anbai | While our love twitches in sheer agony, |
| Thudikka thudikka engal anbai | While our love twitches in sheer agony, |
| Pirippadhae undhan sadhiyaa | is severing it your cruel plot? |
| Female | |
| Thudikka thudikka engal anbai | While our love twitches in sheer agony, |
| Pirippadhae undhan sadhiyaa | is severing it your cruel plot? |
| Pirippadhae undhan sadhiyaa …aaa… | is severing it your cruel plot? ...aaa... |
| Female | |
| Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti | Showing a bond between him and me, |
| Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa | and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story? |
அவர்க்கும் எனக்கும் உறவு காட்டி
அருள் புரிந்ததும் கதையா
அவர்க்கும் எனக்கும் உறவு காட்டி
அருள் புரிந்ததும் கதையா
நினைத்து நினைத்து மகிழ்ந்து நாங்கள்
நினைத்து நினைத்து மகிழ்ந்து நாங்கள்
நேசம் கொண்டதுவும் கனவா
Showing a bond between him and me,
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
Showing a bond between him and me,
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
We, who repeatedly thought of it and rejoiced,
We, who repeatedly thought of it and rejoiced,
celebrating our affection—was it all just a dream?
அவர்க்கும் எனக்கும் உறவு காட்டி
அருள் புரிந்ததும் கதையா
Showing a bond between him and me,
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
இனிக்கும் காதல் இருவர் வாழ்வை
இனிக்கும் காதல் இருவர் வாழ்வை
பிரிப்பதே உந்தன் செயலா
Sweet love uniting the lives of two people,
Sweet love uniting the lives of two people,
is tearing them apart your doing?
இனிக்கும் காதல் இருவர் வாழ்வை
பிரிப்பதே உந்தன் செயலா
மணக்க மணக்க மலர்ந்த மலரை
மணக்க மணக்க மலர்ந்த மலரை
சிதைப்பதே உந்தன் தொழிலா
சிதைப்பதே உந்தன் தொழிலா
Sweet love uniting the lives of two people,
is tearing them apart your doing?
A flower that bloomed with rich fragrance,
A flower that bloomed with rich fragrance,
is destroying it your sole occupation?
is destroying it your sole occupation?
அவர்க்கும் எனக்கும் உறவு காட்டி
அருள் புரிந்ததும் கதையா
Showing a bond between him and me,
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
அணைக்கும் அன்னை நீயே என்று
அணைக்கும் அன்னை நீயே என்று
அகிலம் சொல்வதும் தவறா
Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all,
Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all,
is what the world proclaims a lie?
அணைக்கும் அன்னை நீயே என்று
அகிலம் சொல்வதும் தவறா
துடிக்க துடிக்க எங்கள் அன்பை
துடிக்க துடிக்க எங்கள் அன்பை
பிரிப்பதே உந்தன் சதியா
Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all,
is what the world proclaims a lie?
While our love twitches in sheer agony,
While our love twitches in sheer agony,
is severing it your cruel plot?
துடிக்க துடிக்க எங்கள் அன்பை
பிரிப்பதே உந்தன் சதியா
பிரிப்பதே உந்தன் சதியா.....ஆஅ.....
While our love twitches in sheer agony,
is severing it your cruel plot?
is severing it your cruel plot? ...aaa...
அவர்க்கும் எனக்கும் உறவு காட்டி
அருள் புரிந்ததும் கதையா
Showing a bond between him and me,
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti
Showing a bond between him and me,
Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti
Showing a bond between him and me,
Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
Ninaithu ninaithu magizhndhu naangal
We, who repeatedly thought of it and rejoiced,
Ninaithu ninaithu magizhndhu naangal
We, who repeatedly thought of it and rejoiced,
Nesam kondadhum kanavaa
celebrating our affection—was it all just a dream?
Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti
Showing a bond between him and me,
Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
Inikkum kaadhal iruvar vaazhvai
Sweet love uniting the lives of two people,
Inikkum kaadhal iruvar vaazhvai
Sweet love uniting the lives of two people,
Pirippadhae undhan seyalaa
is tearing them apart your doing?
Inikkum kaadhal iruvar vaazhvai
Sweet love uniting the lives of two people,
Pirippadhae undhan seyalaa
is tearing them apart your doing?
Manakka manakka malarndha malarai
A flower that bloomed with rich fragrance,
Manakka manakka malarndha malarai
A flower that bloomed with rich fragrance,
Sidhaippadhae undhan thozhilaa
is destroying it your sole occupation?
Sidhaippadhae undhan thozhilaa
is destroying it your sole occupation?
Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti
Showing a bond between him and me,
Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
Anaikkum annai neeyae endru
Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all,
Anaikkum annai neeyae endru
Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all,
Agilam solvadhum thavaraa
is what the world proclaims a lie?
Anaikkum annai neeyae endru
Saying that you are the loving mother who embraces all,
Agilam solvadhum thavaraa
is what the world proclaims a lie?
Thudikka thudikka engal anbai
While our love twitches in sheer agony,
Thudikka thudikka engal anbai
While our love twitches in sheer agony,
Pirippadhae undhan sadhiyaa
is severing it your cruel plot?
Thudikka thudikka engal anbai
While our love twitches in sheer agony,
Pirippadhae undhan sadhiyaa
is severing it your cruel plot?
Pirippadhae undhan sadhiyaa …aaa…
is severing it your cruel plot? ...aaa...
Avarkkum enakkum uravu kaatti
Showing a bond between him and me,
Arul purindhadhum kadhaiyaa
and bestowing your grace, was that merely a story?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a tragic and poignant lamentation addressed directly to the divine mother/fate. The singer grieves over the heartbreaking separation from her beloved, questioning why a merciful divine power would unite two loving souls only to cruelly tear them apart. She questions if her joy was a mere illusion or dream. Throughout the lyrics, the protagonist questions the benevolence of the Divine, asking whether the goddess's duty is to ruin beautiful, fragrant blooming flowers (metaphor for young love). The repeated rhetorical questions ending in '-aa' underscore her grief, sense of betrayal by destiny, and helpless frustration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Epizeuxis)
“Ninaithu ninaithu magizhndhu naangal”
Repetition of words like 'Ninaithu ninaithu' (thinking repeatedly), 'Manakka manakka' (fragrant repeatedly), and 'Thudikka thudikka' (suffering repeatedly) to intensify emotion and imagery.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vina) / End-rhyme '-aa'
“Nesam kondadhum kanavaa”
Every couplet ends in a questioning '-aa' suffix (kadhaiyaa, kanavaa, seyalaa, thozhilaa, thavaraa, sadhiyaa) expressing angst and helplessness.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Manakka manakka malarndha malarai Sidhaippadhae undhan thozhilaa”
Comparing love to a freshly blossomed fragrant flower ('malarndha malar') that is being heartlessly crushed/destroyed by fate.
Monnai / Alliteration
“Anaikkum annai neeyae endru / Agilam solvadhum thavaraa”
First-letter alignment across lines like 'Anaikkum' and 'Agilam' creating rhythmic musical flow.
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Trivia
Though the context lists the music director as unknown, this classic track from Madurai Veeran (1956) was composed by legendary music director G. Ramanathan and sung masterfully by P. Leela. The film starred M. G. Ramachandran, Bhanumathi, and Padmini.
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