Azhutha Kanneerum Paalaagumaa
From Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar · 1960
- Lyricist
- Jeyakanthan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. B. Sreenivas
- Details
- Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Azhutha kannerum paalaguma | Will the tears shed turn into milk? |
| Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma | Will that quench your hunger? |
| Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma | Will that quench your hunger? |
| Inba sumaiyaai irunthavanae…ae… | O one who was once a joyful burden... |
| Thunba sumaiyaai piranthavanae | O one who was born as a sorrowful burden! |
| Thunba sumaiyaai piranthavanae | O one who was born as a sorrowful burden! |
| Female | |
| Thaai oru ezhai ariyaamal | Unaware that your mother is a poor woman, |
| Thuyar thandhida vandhaai en maganae | You came to give grief, my son. |
| Nee oru selvam endriduvaar | People will claim that you are a precious treasure; |
| En nenja kumuralai solliduvaai | Go tell them the agony in my heart! |
| Female | |
| Azhutha kannerum paalaguma | Will the tears shed turn into milk? |
| Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma | Will that quench your hunger? |
| Female | |
| Chinnanchiriya kudisaiyilae oli | In a tiny little hut, light |
| Sindhida vandha theru vilakkae | You came to spill like a street lamp. |
| Ennai illamal pon vilakkil sudar | In a golden lamp devoid of oil, the flame |
| Aadi thudikkudhae aandavanae | Flickers and shivers, O Lord! |
| Female | |
| Azhutha kannerum paalaguma | Will the tears shed turn into milk? |
| Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma | Will that quench your hunger? |
| Female | |
| Natta nadutheru orathilae | Right on the side of the open street, |
| Pani kottidum kuliril nadungugiraai | You shiver in the biting cold as dew falls. |
| Ottiya maarbinil mugam pudhaithu | Burying your face against my sunken chest, |
| Nee urangidadaa en kanmaniyae | Sleep now, my dear apple of my eye! |
| Female | |
| Azhutha kannerum paalaguma | Will the tears shed turn into milk? |
| Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma | Will that quench your hunger? |
| Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma | Will that quench your hunger? |
அழுதக் கண்ணீரும் பாலாகுமா
அதனால் உனது பசி தீருமா
அதனால் உனது பசி தீருமா
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துன்பச் சுமையாய் பிறந்தவனே
துன்பச் சுமையாய் பிறந்தவனே
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Will that quench your hunger?
Will that quench your hunger?
O one who was once a joyful burden...
O one who was born as a sorrowful burden!
O one who was born as a sorrowful burden!
தாய் ஒரு ஏழை அறியாமல்
துயர் தந்திட வந்தாய் என் மகனே
நீ ஒரு செல்வம் என்றிடுவார்
என் நெஞ்சக் குமுறலைச் சொல்லிடுவாய்
Unaware that your mother is a poor woman,
You came to give grief, my son.
People will claim that you are a precious treasure;
Go tell them the agony in my heart!
அழுதக் கண்ணீரும் பாலாகுமா
அதனால் உனது பசி தீருமா
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Will that quench your hunger?
சின்னஞ்சிறிய குடிசையில் ஒளிச்
சிந்திட வந்த திரு விளக்கே
எண்ணை இல்லாமல் பொன் விளக்கில் சுடர்
ஆடித் துடிக்குதே ஆண்டவனே
In a tiny little hut, light
You came to spill like a street lamp.
In a golden lamp devoid of oil, the flame
Flickers and shivers, O Lord!
அழுதக் கண்ணீரும் பாலாகுமா
அதனால் உனது பசி தீருமா
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Will that quench your hunger?
நட்ட நடுத்தெரு ஓரத்திலே
பனி கொட்டிடும் குளிரில் நடுங்குகிறாய்
ஒட்டிய மார்பினில் முகம் புதைத்து
நீ உறங்கிடடா என் கண்மணியே
Right on the side of the open street,
You shiver in the biting cold as dew falls.
Burying your face against my sunken chest,
Sleep now, my dear apple of my eye!
அழுதக் கண்ணீரும் பாலாகுமா
அதனால் உனது பசி தீருமா
அதனால் உனது பசி தீருமா
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Will that quench your hunger?
Will that quench your hunger?
Azhutha kannerum paalaguma
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma
Will that quench your hunger?
Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma
Will that quench your hunger?
Inba sumaiyaai irunthavanae…ae…
O one who was once a joyful burden...
Thunba sumaiyaai piranthavanae
O one who was born as a sorrowful burden!
Thunba sumaiyaai piranthavanae
O one who was born as a sorrowful burden!
Thaai oru ezhai ariyaamal
Unaware that your mother is a poor woman,
Thuyar thandhida vandhaai en maganae
You came to give grief, my son.
Nee oru selvam endriduvaar
People will claim that you are a precious treasure;
En nenja kumuralai solliduvaai
Go tell them the agony in my heart!
Azhutha kannerum paalaguma
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma
Will that quench your hunger?
Chinnanchiriya kudisaiyilae oli
In a tiny little hut, light
Sindhida vandha theru vilakkae
You came to spill like a street lamp.
Ennai illamal pon vilakkil sudar
In a golden lamp devoid of oil, the flame
Aadi thudikkudhae aandavanae
Flickers and shivers, O Lord!
Azhutha kannerum paalaguma
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma
Will that quench your hunger?
Natta nadutheru orathilae
Right on the side of the open street,
Pani kottidum kuliril nadungugiraai
You shiver in the biting cold as dew falls.
Ottiya maarbinil mugam pudhaithu
Burying your face against my sunken chest,
Nee urangidadaa en kanmaniyae
Sleep now, my dear apple of my eye!
Azhutha kannerum paalaguma
Will the tears shed turn into milk?
Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma
Will that quench your hunger?
Adhanaal unadhu pasi theeruma
Will that quench your hunger?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song depicts an impoverished mother's heartbreaking grief as she cradles her starving child on a cold night. She laments that her sorrowful tears cannot transform into milk to satisfy her baby's hunger, questioning the irony of society viewing a child as a blessing when she cannot even afford to feed him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Azhutha kannerum paalaguma”
The opening line asks if tears can turn into milk, highlighting the tragic helplessness of extreme poverty.
Antithesis / Oxymoron
“Inba sumaiyaai irunthavanae... Thunba sumaiyaai piranthavanae”
Contrasts 'Inba sumai' (joyful burden) with 'Thunba sumai' (sorrowful burden) to show the conflict between maternal love and painful poverty.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ennai illamal pon vilakkil sudar Aadi thudikkudhae aandavanae”
Compares a starving, dying child to a flame flickering in an oil-less lamp.
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Trivia
Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar (1960) was a realistic, left-leaning Tamil film directed by Nemai Ghosh with music composed by M. B. Sreenivasan. The lyrics were penned by acclaimed writer Jayakanthan and sung beautifully by P. Susheela.
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