Ellam Alangolamo Ithuvum
From Paasavalai · 1956
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Paasavalai1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ellaam alangolamoo | Is everything in complete disarray? |
| Idhuvum en kaalamoo | Is this my fate too? |
| Thunba irulum manathuyarum | The darkness of sorrow and mental agony |
| Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo | On which day will it finally change? |
| Female | |
| Ellaam alangolamoo | Is everything in complete disarray? |
| Idhuvum en kaalamoo | Is this my fate too? |
| Thunba irulum manathuyarum | The darkness of sorrow and mental agony |
| Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo | On which day will it finally change? |
| Female | |
| Ullam vaedhanaiyaal vendhae | My heart burns with grief |
| Urugum paedhai inai kandum | Even seeing a helpless woman melting in sorrow |
| OOmaiyaanadhoo needhi urakkam kondadho | Has justice gone mute, or has it fallen asleep? |
| Oru kallam ninaithariyaatha ennai | For me, who never harbored a single deceitful thought |
| Kavalai moodidumoo | Will grief shroud me completely? |
| Female | |
| Madhi kalangum en vaazhvu | Will my life, which confuses the mind |
| Kannil karainthuthaan vidumoo | Dissolve away in my tears? |
| Thiraikadalil thurumbenavae | Like a piece of straw in a roaring ocean |
| Thindaadum sodhanai yaeno | Why is there such a struggling trial? |
| Female | |
| Ellaam alangolamoo | Is everything in complete disarray? |
| Idhuvum en kaalamoo | Is this my fate too? |
| Thunba irulum manathuyarum | The darkness of sorrow and mental agony |
| Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo | On which day will it finally change? |
| Female | |
| Aasai selvangalum manaiyum | Desired treasures and the household |
| Azhagu naayaganum | And the handsome husband |
| Vindhai pesum kuzhandhaigalum | And children who speak innocent wonders |
| Thaayum pirindhae ponadhu pol | Just like being separated from a mother |
| Female | |
| Indha vaasal kolangalum | Have the decorative doorstep patterns |
| Kalandhu maraindhu ponadhuvoo | Faded away and completely vanished? |
| Padu mosa ulaginilae | In this treacherous world |
| Nallorin mudivu idhu thaano | Is this the end reserved for good people? |
| Thiraikadalil thurumbenavae | Like a piece of straw in a roaring ocean |
| Thindaadum sodhanai yaeno | Why is there such a struggling trial? |
| Female | |
| Ellaam alangolamoo | Is everything in complete disarray? |
| Idhuvum en kaalamoo | Is this my fate too? |
| Thunba irulum manathuyarum | The darkness of sorrow and mental agony |
| Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo | On which day will it finally change? |
எல்லாம் அலங்கோலமோ
இதுவும் என் காலமோ
துன்ப இருளும் மனத்துயரும்
இனி எந்த நாளில்தான் மாறுமோ
Is everything in complete disarray?
Is this my fate too?
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
On which day will it finally change?
எல்லாம் அலங்கோலமோ
இதுவும் என் காலமோ
துன்ப இருளும் மனத்துயரும்
இனி எந்த நாளில்தான் மாறுமோ
Is everything in complete disarray?
Is this my fate too?
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
On which day will it finally change?
உள்ளம் வேதனையால் வெந்தே
உருகும் பேதையினைக் கண்டும்
ஊமையானதோ நீதி உறக்கம் கொண்டதோ
ஒரு கள்ளம் நினைந்தறியாத என்னை
கவலை மூடிடுமோ
My heart burns with grief
Even seeing a helpless woman melting in sorrow
Has justice gone mute, or has it fallen asleep?
For me, who never harbored a single deceitful thought
Will grief shroud me completely?
மதி கலங்கும் என் வாழ்வு
கண்ணில் கரைந்துதான் விடுமோ
திரைகடலில் துரும்பெனவே
திண்டாடும் சோதனை ஏனோ.....
Will my life, which confuses the mind
Dissolve away in my tears?
Like a piece of straw in a roaring ocean
Why is there such a struggling trial?
எல்லாம் அலங்கோலமோ
இதுவும் என் காலமோ
துன்ப இருளும் மனத்துயரும்
இனி எந்த நாளில்தான் மாறுமோ
Is everything in complete disarray?
Is this my fate too?
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
On which day will it finally change?
ஆசை செல்வங்களும் மனையும்
அழகு நாயகனும்
விந்தை பேசும் குழந்தைகளும்
தாயும் பிரிந்தே போனதுபோல்
Desired treasures and the household
And the handsome husband
And children who speak innocent wonders
Just like being separated from a mother
இந்த வாசல் கோலங்களும்
கலந்து மறைந்து போனதுவோ
படு மோச உலகினிலே
நல்லோரின் முடிவும் இதுதானோ
திரைகடலில் துரும்பெனவே
திண்டாடும் சோதனை ஏனோ....
Have the decorative doorstep patterns
Faded away and completely vanished?
In this treacherous world
Is this the end reserved for good people?
Like a piece of straw in a roaring ocean
Why is there such a struggling trial?
எல்லாம் அலங்கோலமோ
இதுவும் என் காலமோ
துன்ப இருளும் மனத்துயரும்
இனி எந்த நாளில்தான் மாறுமோ
Is everything in complete disarray?
Is this my fate too?
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
On which day will it finally change?
Ellaam alangolamoo
Is everything in complete disarray?
Idhuvum en kaalamoo
Is this my fate too?
Thunba irulum manathuyarum
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo
On which day will it finally change?
Ellaam alangolamoo
Is everything in complete disarray?
Idhuvum en kaalamoo
Is this my fate too?
Thunba irulum manathuyarum
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo
On which day will it finally change?
Ullam vaedhanaiyaal vendhae
My heart burns with grief
Urugum paedhai inai kandum
Even seeing a helpless woman melting in sorrow
OOmaiyaanadhoo needhi urakkam kondadho
Has justice gone mute, or has it fallen asleep?
Oru kallam ninaithariyaatha ennai
For me, who never harbored a single deceitful thought
Kavalai moodidumoo
Will grief shroud me completely?
Madhi kalangum en vaazhvu
Will my life, which confuses the mind
Kannil karainthuthaan vidumoo
Dissolve away in my tears?
Thiraikadalil thurumbenavae
Like a piece of straw in a roaring ocean
Thindaadum sodhanai yaeno
Why is there such a struggling trial?
Ellaam alangolamoo
Is everything in complete disarray?
Idhuvum en kaalamoo
Is this my fate too?
Thunba irulum manathuyarum
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo
On which day will it finally change?
Aasai selvangalum manaiyum
Desired treasures and the household
Azhagu naayaganum
And the handsome husband
Vindhai pesum kuzhandhaigalum
And children who speak innocent wonders
Thaayum pirindhae ponadhu pol
Just like being separated from a mother
Indha vaasal kolangalum
Have the decorative doorstep patterns
Kalandhu maraindhu ponadhuvoo
Faded away and completely vanished?
Padu mosa ulaginilae
In this treacherous world
Nallorin mudivu idhu thaano
Is this the end reserved for good people?
Thiraikadalil thurumbenavae
Like a piece of straw in a roaring ocean
Thindaadum sodhanai yaeno
Why is there such a struggling trial?
Ellaam alangolamoo
Is everything in complete disarray?
Idhuvum en kaalamoo
Is this my fate too?
Thunba irulum manathuyarum
The darkness of sorrow and mental agony
Ini endha naalil thaan maarumoo
On which day will it finally change?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the deep anguish and despair of a virtuous woman who finds her once-happy household reduced to utter chaos and grief. She questions her destiny and wonders why divine justice seems to have gone silent or fallen asleep, leaving her to suffer despite her innocence and purity of heart. The lyricist draws vivid imagery, comparing her plight to a helpless speck of straw tossed in a stormy ocean and to threshold decorations that fade away into nothingness. The song laments the tragic suffering that often befalls righteous people in a deceitful world, constantly yearning for the day when this overwhelming darkness will end.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Thiraikadalil thurumbenavae”
Compares the protagonist's helpless struggle in life to a piece of straw floating precariously in a ocean.
Personification
“OOmaiyaanadhoo needhi urakkam kondadho”
Justice (needhi) is personified as a human being who has either lost its voice (oomaeyaanadhoo) or fallen asleep (urakkam kondadho).
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Thunba irulum manathuyarum”
Sorrow is metaphorically described as darkness (thunba irulum) enveloping the mind.
Esubhu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)
“Ellaam alangolamoo / Idhuvum en kaalamoo”
Use of lingering long vowel sounds '-oo' at the end of lines to convey prolonged grief and questioning tone.
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Trivia
Paasavalai (1956) featured music composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with lyrics by the legendary social philosopher-poet Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. Sung heart-wrenchingly by P. Leela, the song captures the core thematic tragedy of the film's heroine.
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