Chandhiranai Vaanam
From Devaki (1951) · 1951
- Lyricist
- Ka. Mu. Sheriff
- Singer
- N. L. Ganasaraswathi
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Devaki (1951)1951
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Chandhiranai vaanam | Just as the sky pushed away the moon |
| Thalliyae vaiththathu pol | And kept it far apart |
| Saernthiruntha poongodiyai | Just as the tree destroyed |
| Maramae sithaiththathu pol | The flowering vine that clung to it |
| Female | |
| Veenaiyilae naatham | Just as the melody was refused |
| Kalanthirukka maruththathu pol | To remain merged within the Veena |
| En naathan enai veruththaar | My lord hated me |
| Enai piriththaar | He separated me |
| En deivam veruththaar | My God hated me |
| Female | |
| Ilai udhirntha maramaaga | Like a tree that shed all its leaves |
| Azhagizhanthu vaazhveno | Will I live on having lost my beauty? |
| Niram kuraintha oviyamaai | Like a painting with faded colors |
| Nilai kulainthu saaveno | Will I crumble and die? |
| Female | |
| En seiven yaedhariyaen | What shall I do, I know nothing |
| Yaarai novathu | Whom can I blame? |
| En naathan enai veruththaar | My lord hated me |
| Enai piriththaar | He separated me |
| Female | |
| Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae | Will I survive these days? |
| Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri | Destitute in a world without a noble life |
| Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae | Will I survive these days? |
| Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri | Destitute in a world without a noble life |
| Uyir vaazhveno | Will I survive? |
| Female | |
| Alai mothi ingu naan veenae | Tossed by waves, am I wasted here in vain? |
| Alai mothi ingu naan veenae | Tossed by waves, am I wasted here in vain? |
| Alainthu thirinthu manam noveno | Wandering aimlessly, will my heart ache? |
| Alainthu thirinthu manam noveno | Wandering aimlessly, will my heart ache? |
| Female | |
| Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae | Will I survive these days? |
| Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri | Destitute in a world without a noble life |
| Uyir vaazhveno….. | Will I survive?... |
சந்திரனை வானம்
தள்ளியே வைத்தது போல்
சேர்ந்திருந்த பூங்கொடியை
மரமே சிதைத்தது போல்
Just as the sky pushed away the moon
And kept it far apart
Just as the tree destroyed
The flowering vine that clung to it
வீணையிலே நாதம்
கலந்திருக்க மறுத்தது போல்
என் நாதன் எனை வெறுத்தார்
எனைப் பிரித்தார்
என் தெய்வம் வெறுத்தார்
Just as the melody was refused
To remain merged within the Veena
My lord hated me
He separated me
My God hated me
இலை உதிர்ந்த மரமாக
அழகிழந்து வாழ்வேனோ
நிறம் குறைந்த ஓவியமாய்
நிலை குலைந்து சாவேனோ
Like a tree that shed all its leaves
Will I live on having lost my beauty?
Like a painting with faded colors
Will I crumble and die?
என் செய்வேன் ஏதறியேன்
யாரை நோவது
என் நாதன் எனை வெறுத்தார்
எனைப் பிரித்தார்
What shall I do, I know nothing
Whom can I blame?
My lord hated me
He separated me
உயிர் வாழ்வேனோ இந்நாள் நானே
உயர் வாழ்வே இல்லா உலகிலே கதியின்றி
உயிர் வாழ்வேனோ இந்நாள் நானே
உயர் வாழ்வே இல்லா உலகிலே கதியின்றி
உயிர் வாழ்வேனோ
Will I survive these days?
Destitute in a world without a noble life
Will I survive these days?
Destitute in a world without a noble life
Will I survive?
அலை மோதி இங்கு நான் வீணே
அலை மோதி இங்கு நான் வீணே
அலைந்து திரிந்து மனம் நோவேனோ
அலைந்து திரிந்து மனம் நோவேனோ
Tossed by waves, am I wasted here in vain?
Tossed by waves, am I wasted here in vain?
Wandering aimlessly, will my heart ache?
Wandering aimlessly, will my heart ache?
உயிர் வாழ்வேனோ இந்நாள் நானே
உயர் வாழ்வே இல்லா உலகிலே கதியின்றி...
உயிர் வாழ்வேனோ....
Will I survive these days?
Destitute in a world without a noble life
Will I survive?...
Chandhiranai vaanam
Just as the sky pushed away the moon
Thalliyae vaiththathu pol
And kept it far apart
Saernthiruntha poongodiyai
Just as the tree destroyed
Maramae sithaiththathu pol
The flowering vine that clung to it
Veenaiyilae naatham
Just as the melody was refused
Kalanthirukka maruththathu pol
To remain merged within the Veena
En naathan enai veruththaar
My lord hated me
Enai piriththaar
He separated me
En deivam veruththaar
My God hated me
Ilai udhirntha maramaaga
Like a tree that shed all its leaves
Azhagizhanthu vaazhveno
Will I live on having lost my beauty?
Niram kuraintha oviyamaai
Like a painting with faded colors
Nilai kulainthu saaveno
Will I crumble and die?
En seiven yaedhariyaen
What shall I do, I know nothing
Yaarai novathu
Whom can I blame?
En naathan enai veruththaar
My lord hated me
Enai piriththaar
He separated me
Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae
Will I survive these days?
Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri
Destitute in a world without a noble life
Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae
Will I survive these days?
Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri
Destitute in a world without a noble life
Uyir vaazhveno
Will I survive?
Alai mothi ingu naan veenae
Tossed by waves, am I wasted here in vain?
Alai mothi ingu naan veenae
Tossed by waves, am I wasted here in vain?
Alainthu thirinthu manam noveno
Wandering aimlessly, will my heart ache?
Alainthu thirinthu manam noveno
Wandering aimlessly, will my heart ache?
Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae
Will I survive these days?
Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri
Destitute in a world without a noble life
Uyir vaazhveno…..
Will I survive?...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the deep pain of abandonment and rejection suffered by a woman whose husband has turned away from her. Using expressive poetic imagery, she compares her distress to the sky casting out the moon, a tree destroying a vine attached to it, and a Veena devoid of its music. Stripped of her joy and status, she agonizes over her bleak future, questioning whether she can endure a desolate existence destitute and devoid of purpose.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Chandhiranai vaanam Thalliyae vaiththathu pol”
Uses 'pol' (like/as) and 'aga' to compare her rejection to natural phenomena (sky pushing moon, tree ruining vine, leaf-shed tree, faded painting).
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae / Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri”
Repetition of initial vocalic sounds like 'Uyir' and 'Uyar' across consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“En naathan enai veruththaar / Enai piriththaar”
Matching terminal sounds 'veruththaar' and 'piriththaar' creates melodic emphasis on her sorrow.
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Trivia
Devaki (1951) was an early Tamil drama film starring V. N. Janaki, M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), and S. Balachander. Composed by legendary maestro G. Ramanathan with lyrics by Ka. Mu. Sheriff, the music highlights classic Carnatic melodic motifs used in mid-20th-century Tamil cinema to depict intense melodrama.
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