Bhagavane Mounam
From Rambaiyin Kaadhal · 1956
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Details
- Rambaiyin Kaadhal1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Bhagavaane haa aa | Oh Lord, ah... |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Idhu yaavum needhithaano | Is all of this fair and just? |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Idhu yaavum needhithaano | Is all of this fair and just? |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Male | |
| Paridhabam thannai kandu | Seeing this tragic plight, |
| Karunai illaadhadhaeno | Why is there no mercy? |
| Paridhabam thannai kandu | Seeing this tragic plight, |
| Karunai illaadhadhaeno | Why is there no mercy? |
| Padhamalarai naadum ezhai | A poor devotee seeking your lotus feet, |
| Paaraiyya adhilum paedhai | Look at him, an innocent soul among them, |
| Padhamalarai naadum ezhai | A poor devotee seeking your lotus feet, |
| Paaraiyya adhilum paedhai | Look at him, an innocent soul among them, |
| Male | |
| Piriyaadha seiyai pirindhae | Separated from the child who should never be separated, |
| Thuyaraalae vaadalaamoo | Should one wither in deep sorrow? |
| Piriyaadha seiyai pirindhae | Separated from the child who should never be separated, |
| Thuyaraalae vaadalaamoo | Should one wither in deep sorrow? |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Idhu yaavum needhithaano | Is all of this fair and just? |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Idhu yaavum needhithaano | Is all of this fair and just? |
| Male | |
| Paarvai undaaga vizhiyai | To grant vision, you created the eyes, |
| Padaithaai anbaaga thaanae | Out of pure loving compassion, didn't you? |
| Paarvai undaaga vizhiyai | To grant vision, you created the eyes, |
| Padaithaai anbaaga thaanae | Out of pure loving compassion, didn't you? |
| Parithaayae kannin maniyai | Yet you plucked away the pupil of the eye, |
| Irakkam illamal veenae | Pitilessly and in vain! |
| Parithaayae kannin maniyai | Yet you plucked away the pupil of the eye, |
| Irakkam illamal veenae | Pitilessly and in vain! |
| Male | |
| Paaraayoo unadhu kannaal | Won't you look with your compassionate eyes? |
| Theeraayoo thunbam thannai | Won't you end this immense suffering? |
| Paaraayoo unadhu kannaal | Won't you look with your compassionate eyes? |
| Theeraayoo thunbam thannai | Won't you end this immense suffering? |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Idhu yaavum needhithaano | Is all of this fair and just? |
| Bhagavaane maunam yaeno | Oh Lord, why this silence? |
| Idhu yaavum needhithaano | Is all of this fair and just? |
பகவானே ஹா ஆஅ
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
இது யாவும் நீதிதானோ
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
இது யாவும் நீதிதானோ....
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
Oh Lord, ah...
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Is all of this fair and just?
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Is all of this fair and just?
Oh Lord, why this silence?
பரிதாபம் தன்னைக் கண்டு
கருணையில்லாததேனோ
பரிதாபம் தன்னைக் கண்டு
கருணையில்லாததேனோ
பதமலரை நாடும் ஏழை
பாரைய்யா அதிலும் பேதை
பதமலரை நாடும் ஏழை
பாரைய்யா அதிலும் பேதை
Seeing this tragic plight,
Why is there no mercy?
Seeing this tragic plight,
Why is there no mercy?
A poor devotee seeking your lotus feet,
Look at him, an innocent soul among them,
A poor devotee seeking your lotus feet,
Look at him, an innocent soul among them,
பிரியாத சேயைப் பிரிந்தே
துயராலே வாடலாமோ
பிரியாத சேயைப் பிரிந்தே
துயராலே வாடலாமோ
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
இது யாவும் நீதிதானோ..
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
இது யாவும் நீதிதானோ..
Separated from the child who should never be separated,
Should one wither in deep sorrow?
Separated from the child who should never be separated,
Should one wither in deep sorrow?
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Is all of this fair and just?
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Is all of this fair and just?
பார்வை உண்டாக விழியை
படைத்தாய் அன்பாகத்தானே
பார்வை உண்டாக விழியை
படைத்தாய் அன்பாகத்தானே
பறித்தாயே கண்ணின் மணியை
இரக்கம் இல்லாமல் வீணே
பறித்தாயே கண்ணின் மணியை
இரக்கம் இல்லாமல் வீணே
To grant vision, you created the eyes,
Out of pure loving compassion, didn't you?
To grant vision, you created the eyes,
Out of pure loving compassion, didn't you?
Yet you plucked away the pupil of the eye,
Pitilessly and in vain!
Yet you plucked away the pupil of the eye,
Pitilessly and in vain!
பாராயோ உனது கண்ணால்
தீராயோ துன்பம் தன்னை
பாராயோ உனது கண்ணால்
தீராயோ துன்பம் தன்னை
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
இது யாவும் நீதிதானோ
பகவானே மௌனம் ஏனோ
இது யாவும் நீதிதானோ
Won't you look with your compassionate eyes?
Won't you end this immense suffering?
Won't you look with your compassionate eyes?
Won't you end this immense suffering?
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Is all of this fair and just?
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Is all of this fair and just?
Bhagavaane haa aa
Oh Lord, ah...
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Idhu yaavum needhithaano
Is all of this fair and just?
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Idhu yaavum needhithaano
Is all of this fair and just?
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Paridhabam thannai kandu
Seeing this tragic plight,
Karunai illaadhadhaeno
Why is there no mercy?
Paridhabam thannai kandu
Seeing this tragic plight,
Karunai illaadhadhaeno
Why is there no mercy?
Padhamalarai naadum ezhai
A poor devotee seeking your lotus feet,
Paaraiyya adhilum paedhai
Look at him, an innocent soul among them,
Padhamalarai naadum ezhai
A poor devotee seeking your lotus feet,
Paaraiyya adhilum paedhai
Look at him, an innocent soul among them,
Piriyaadha seiyai pirindhae
Separated from the child who should never be separated,
Thuyaraalae vaadalaamoo
Should one wither in deep sorrow?
Piriyaadha seiyai pirindhae
Separated from the child who should never be separated,
Thuyaraalae vaadalaamoo
Should one wither in deep sorrow?
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Idhu yaavum needhithaano
Is all of this fair and just?
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Idhu yaavum needhithaano
Is all of this fair and just?
Paarvai undaaga vizhiyai
To grant vision, you created the eyes,
Padaithaai anbaaga thaanae
Out of pure loving compassion, didn't you?
Paarvai undaaga vizhiyai
To grant vision, you created the eyes,
Padaithaai anbaaga thaanae
Out of pure loving compassion, didn't you?
Parithaayae kannin maniyai
Yet you plucked away the pupil of the eye,
Irakkam illamal veenae
Pitilessly and in vain!
Parithaayae kannin maniyai
Yet you plucked away the pupil of the eye,
Irakkam illamal veenae
Pitilessly and in vain!
Paaraayoo unadhu kannaal
Won't you look with your compassionate eyes?
Theeraayoo thunbam thannai
Won't you end this immense suffering?
Paaraayoo unadhu kannaal
Won't you look with your compassionate eyes?
Theeraayoo thunbam thannai
Won't you end this immense suffering?
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Idhu yaavum needhithaano
Is all of this fair and just?
Bhagavaane maunam yaeno
Oh Lord, why this silence?
Idhu yaavum needhithaano
Is all of this fair and just?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from Rambaiyin Kaadhal is a desperate philosophical lament addressed to the Almighty. The protagonist questions God's indifference and silence in the face of agony, asking whether it is fair for an innocent and helpless human being to endure such cruel separation and loss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Padhamalarai naadum ezhai”
'Padhamalar' compares the divine feet to a delicate lotus flower ('Padham' = feet, 'Malar' = flower).
Rhetorical Question
“Bhagavaane maunam yaeno / Idhu yaavum needhithaano”
The singer repeatedly asks 'Maunam yaeno' (Why silence?) and 'Needhithaano' (Is this justice?) to emphasize emotional angst rather than seek an immediate literal answer.
Initial Rhyme (Moonaai)
“Paarvai undaaga vizhiyai / Padaithaai anbaaga thaanae”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' / 'Paa' sound across consecutive lines ('Paarvai', 'Padaithaai', 'Parithaayae').
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Trivia
Composed by T. R. Pappa and written by A. Maruthakasi, this track features the rich, resonant vocals of Seerkazhi Govindarajan. Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956) was a fantasy-comedy film directed by Paul Ramasamy, featuring K. A. Thangavelu and P. Bhanumathi.
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