Bale Bale
From Mayabazar · 1957
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Details
- Mayabazar1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Balae balae devaa…aaa…aa… | Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord! |
| Paaror ariyaar un maaya | The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion. |
| Balae balae devaa…aaa…aa… | Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord! |
| Paaror ariyaar un maaya | The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion. |
| Indha paaror ariyaar un maaya | The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion. |
| Male | |
| Oruvarin sogam oruvarin yogam | One person's sorrow is another person's good fortune, |
| Sarvamum unarndhidum | Though knowing everything, |
| Unakku vinodham | It is merely an amusement to you. |
| Adiyaar yaaro ariyaar yaaro….. | Who is your devotee, and who is a stranger? |
| Adiyaar yaaro ariyaar yaaro….. | Who is your devotee, and who is a stranger? |
| Adhaiyae vidhiyum ariyadhaiyaa | Even destiny itself cannot comprehend that, Oh Lord! |
| Paaror ariyaar un maaya | The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion. |
| Male | |
| Ulaginil sugadhukka oonjalilae | On the swing of pleasure and pain in this world, |
| Dhinam unadhu maayai vilaiyaaduthaiyaa | Your illusion plays every single day, Oh Lord! |
| Unmaiyil undhan maaya leelaiyae | In truth, it is your cosmic divine game. |
| Unmaiyil undhan maaya leelaiyae | In truth, it is your cosmic divine game. |
| Unardhavan dhaanae thanyanaiyaa | Only the one who realizes this truth becomes truly blessed. |
| Paaror ariyaar un maaya | The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion. |
| Male | |
| Balae balae devaa…aaa…aa… | Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord! |
| Paaror ariyaar un maaya | The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion. |
| Indha paaror ariyaar un maaya | The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion. |
பலே பலே தேவா....ஆஅ....ஆ....
பாரோர் அறியார் உன் மாயை
பலே பலே தேவா....ஆஅ....ஆ....
பாரோர் அறியார் உன் மாயை
இந்தப் பாரோர் அறியார் உன் மாயா
Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord!
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord!
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
ஒருவரின் சோகம் ஒருவரின் யோகம்
சர்வமும் உணர்ந்திடும்
உனக்கு வினோதம்
அடியார் யாரோ அறியார் யாரோ.....
அடியார் யாரோ அறியார் யாரோ......
அதையே விதியும் அறியாதய்யா
பாரோர் அறியார் உன் மாயா
One person's sorrow is another person's good fortune,
Though knowing everything,
It is merely an amusement to you.
Who is your devotee, and who is a stranger?
Who is your devotee, and who is a stranger?
Even destiny itself cannot comprehend that, Oh Lord!
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
உலகினில் சுகதுக்க ஊஞ்சலிலே
தினம் உனது மாயை விளையாடுதய்யா
உண்மையில் உந்தன் மாயா லீலையை
உண்மையில் உந்தன் மாயா லீலையை
உணர்ந்தவன் தானே தன்யனய்யா......
பாரோர் அறியார் உன் மாயா
On the swing of pleasure and pain in this world,
Your illusion plays every single day, Oh Lord!
In truth, it is your cosmic divine game.
In truth, it is your cosmic divine game.
Only the one who realizes this truth becomes truly blessed.
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
பலே பலே தேவா....ஆஅ....ஆ....
பாரோர் அறியார் உன் மாயை
இந்தப் பாரோர் அறியார் உன் மாயா
Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord!
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Balae balae devaa…aaa…aa…
Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord!
Paaror ariyaar un maaya
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Balae balae devaa…aaa…aa…
Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord!
Paaror ariyaar un maaya
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Indha paaror ariyaar un maaya
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Oruvarin sogam oruvarin yogam
One person's sorrow is another person's good fortune,
Sarvamum unarndhidum
Though knowing everything,
Unakku vinodham
It is merely an amusement to you.
Adiyaar yaaro ariyaar yaaro…..
Who is your devotee, and who is a stranger?
Adiyaar yaaro ariyaar yaaro…..
Who is your devotee, and who is a stranger?
Adhaiyae vidhiyum ariyadhaiyaa
Even destiny itself cannot comprehend that, Oh Lord!
Paaror ariyaar un maaya
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Ulaginil sugadhukka oonjalilae
On the swing of pleasure and pain in this world,
Dhinam unadhu maayai vilaiyaaduthaiyaa
Your illusion plays every single day, Oh Lord!
Unmaiyil undhan maaya leelaiyae
In truth, it is your cosmic divine game.
Unmaiyil undhan maaya leelaiyae
In truth, it is your cosmic divine game.
Unardhavan dhaanae thanyanaiyaa
Only the one who realizes this truth becomes truly blessed.
Paaror ariyaar un maaya
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Balae balae devaa…aaa…aa…
Bravo, bravo, Oh Divine Lord!
Paaror ariyaar un maaya
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Indha paaror ariyaar un maaya
The people of this world do not understand your cosmic illusion.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Mayabazar celebrates the divine playfulness and ultimate illusion (Maya) of Lord Krishna. It portrays life as a swing swaying between joy and sorrow, pointing out that what brings grief to one brings fortune to another. The lyrics emphasize that human logic and even destiny fail to decode God's divine actions, and true peace belongs only to those who recognize the transcendent nature of Krishna's cosmic sport.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis and Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Oruvarin sogam oruvarin yogam”
Pairs opposing concepts 'sogam' (sorrow) and 'yogam' (fortune) with rhyming endings to emphasize dualities of life.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ulaginil sugadhukka oonjalilae”
Compares human life filled with happiness and sorrow to a swinging motion ('oonjal').
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Balae balae devaa…aaa…aa…”
Repeats 'Balae balae' to express joyous praise and adoration toward the Almighty.
Initial Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Unmaiyil undhan maaya leelaiyae / Unardhavan dhaanae thanyanaiyaa”
Matches the second letter in consecutive lines 'Unmaiyil' and 'Unardhavan' for rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
Mayabazar (1957) is widely considered one of the greatest classics of Indian epic fantasy cinema. Composed by Ghantasala with lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass in Tamil, this song highlights the overarching philosophical theme of Krishna's divine intervention in the Mahabharata tale.
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