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Edhirpaaraamal Virunthaali

From Pattanathil Bhootham · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Govardhanam
Details
Pattanathil Bhootham1967

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Edhirpaaraamal virunthaaliAn unexpected guest,
Ingu yen vanthaal ena ninaiththaayodid you wonder why she came here?
Azhaikkaamal varum vennilavuLike the white moon that arrives uninvited,
Athudhaanae indha pen manadhuthat is indeed the heart of a woman.
Pen manadhu..pen manadhu..A woman's heart... a woman's heart...
Female
Edhirpaaraamal virunthaaliAn unexpected guest,
Ingu yen vanthaal ena ninaiththaayodid you wonder why she came here?
Azhaikkaamal varum vennilavuLike the white moon that arrives uninvited,
Athudhaanae indha pen manadhuthat is indeed the heart of a woman.
Female
Ponavai ellaam pogattumaeLet all that is past be gone,
Ini pudhu ulagam ingu malarattumaelet a new world blossom here now.
Ponavai ellaam pogattumaeLet all that is past be gone,
Ini pudhu ulagam ingu malarattumaelet a new world blossom here now.
Female
Pournami nilavai rasikkattumaeLet us admire the full moon,
Palliyil paadam padikkattumaelet us learn lessons in school.
Pournami nilavai rasikkattumaeLet us admire the full moon,
Malar palliyil paadam padikkattumaelet us learn lessons in the flower-bed school.
Female
Edhirpaaraamal virunthaaliAn unexpected guest,
Ingu yen vanthaal ena ninaiththaayodid you wonder why she came here?
Azhaikkaamal varum vennilavuLike the white moon that arrives uninvited,
Athudhaanae indha pen manadhuthat is indeed the heart of a woman.
Female
Ennangalaalae veliyittenI expressed myself through my thoughts,
En idhayathai unakkae kaaval vaippenI will keep my heart under your protection.
Ennangalaalae veliyittenI expressed myself through my thoughts,
En idhayathai unakkae kaaval vaippenI will keep my heart under your protection.
Female
Sollum vagaidhaan puriyavillaiI do not know how to express it,
Sollaamal irukkavum mudiyavillaiyet I am unable to keep it unspoken.
Sollum vagaidhaan puriyavillaiI do not know how to express it,
Adhai sollaamal irukkavum mudiyavillaiyet I am unable to keep it unspoken.
Adhai sollaamal irukkavum mudiyavillaiyet I am unable to keep it unspoken.
Female
Edhirpaaraamal virunthaaliAn unexpected guest,
Ingu yen vanthaal ena ninaiththaayodid you wonder why she came here?
Azhaikkaamal varum vennilavuLike the white moon that arrives uninvited,
Athudhaanae indha pen manadhuthat is indeed the heart of a woman.
Female
Iravukku thunaiyaai serndhiruppenI will stay alongside as a companion to the night,
Naan en madiyil unnai thoonga veippenI will make you sleep in my lap.
Iravukku thunaiyaai serndhiruppenI will stay alongside as a companion to the night,
Naan en madiyil unnai thoonga veippenI will make you sleep in my lap.
Female
Ulagathai oru naal marakka seivenOne day I will make you forget the world,
Andha urakathin mudivai piragu solvenand I will tell you later how that sleep ends.
Ulagathai oru naal marakka seivenOne day I will make you forget the world,
Andha urakathin mudivai piragu solvenand I will tell you later how that sleep ends.
Andha urakathin mudivai piragu solvenand I will tell you later how that sleep ends.
Female
Edhirpaaraamal virunthaaliAn unexpected guest,
Ingu yen vanthaal ena ninaiththaayodid you wonder why she came here?
Azhaikkaamal varum vennilavuLike the white moon that arrives uninvited,
Athudhaanae indha pen manadhuthat is indeed the heart of a woman.
Pen manadhu pen manadhuA woman's heart... a woman's heart...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic song captures the heroine expressing her deep affection and vulnerability to her lover. She compares a woman's heart to an unexpected guest or the moon arriving uninvited, symbolizing how love enters one's life silently and unbidden. She urges him to leave past troubles behind and step into a bright new world of togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Azhaikkaamal varum vennilavu

Compares the uninvited nature of a woman's heart and love to the full moon ('vennilavu') appearing gracefully without being called.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Malar palliyil paadam padikkattumae

Refers to the marital bed/intimate sphere poetically as 'Malar palli' (flower school) where lessons of love are learned.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Sollum vagaidhaan puriyavillai / Sollaamal irukkavum mudiyavillai

Rhyming of second consonant letters across lines ('ll' sound in Sollum / Sollaamal).

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Trivia

The song is from the 1967 fantasy comedy film 'Pattanathil Bhootham', starring Jaishankar and K. R. Vijaya. The music was composed by R. Goverdhanam, and the song was sung by P. Susheela with lyrics by Kannadasan.

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