Enna Paravai Sad
From Karthigai Deepam · 1965
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- R. Sudharsanam
- Details
- Karthigai Deepam1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oonjalai polae poongaram neetti | Stretching my flower-like hands out like a swing, |
| Arugil nerungidavaa | Shall I come close to you? |
| Oonjalai polae poongaram neetti | Stretching my flower-like hands out like a swing, |
| Arugil nerungidavaa | Shall I come close to you? |
| Unnai urimaiyinaalae kuzhndhaiyai polae | By full right, like a tender child, |
| Alli anaithidavaa | Shall I gather and embrace you? |
| Unnai urimaiyinaalae kuzhndhaiyai polae | By full right, like a tender child, |
| Alli anaithidavaa | Shall I gather and embrace you? |
| Male | |
| Annaiyai polae unnudal thannai | Like a mother, upon your body, |
| Varudi koduthidavaa | Shall I gently stroke and soothe you? |
| Nee amaidhiyudan thuyil kollum | As you sleep in peaceful tranquility, |
| Azhagai rasithidava | Shall I admire your beauty? |
| Male | |
| Ennaparavai siragadithu | Is the bird of thought flapping its wings, |
| Vinnil parakkindratha | And flying high into the sky? |
| Un imaigalilae urakkam vara | For sleep to settle upon your eyelids, |
| Kangal marukkindratha | Are your eyes refusing to close? |
ஊஞ்சலைப்போலே பூங்கரம் நீட்டி
அருகில் நெருங்கிடவா
ஊஞ்சலைப்போலே பூங்கரம் நீட்டி
அருகில் நெருங்கிடவா
உன்னை உரிமையினாலே குழந்தையைப் போலே
அள்ளி அணைத்திடவா
உன்னை உரிமையினாலே குழந்தையைப் போலே
அள்ளி அணைத்திடவா
Stretching my flower-like hands out like a swing,
Shall I come close to you?
Stretching my flower-like hands out like a swing,
Shall I come close to you?
By full right, like a tender child,
Shall I gather and embrace you?
By full right, like a tender child,
Shall I gather and embrace you?
அன்னையைப்போலே உன்னுடல் தன்னை
வருடி கொடுத்திடவா
நீ அமைதியுடன் துயில் கொள்ளும்
அழகை ரசித்திடவா
Like a mother, upon your body,
Shall I gently stroke and soothe you?
As you sleep in peaceful tranquility,
Shall I admire your beauty?
எண்ணப்பறவை சிறகடித்து
விண்ணில் பறக்கின்றதா
உன் இமைகளிலே உறக்கம் வர
கண்கள் மறுக்கின்றதா
Is the bird of thought flapping its wings,
And flying high into the sky?
For sleep to settle upon your eyelids,
Are your eyes refusing to close?
Oonjalai polae poongaram neetti
Stretching my flower-like hands out like a swing,
Arugil nerungidavaa
Shall I come close to you?
Oonjalai polae poongaram neetti
Stretching my flower-like hands out like a swing,
Arugil nerungidavaa
Shall I come close to you?
Unnai urimaiyinaalae kuzhndhaiyai polae
By full right, like a tender child,
Alli anaithidavaa
Shall I gather and embrace you?
Unnai urimaiyinaalae kuzhndhaiyai polae
By full right, like a tender child,
Alli anaithidavaa
Shall I gather and embrace you?
Annaiyai polae unnudal thannai
Like a mother, upon your body,
Varudi koduthidavaa
Shall I gently stroke and soothe you?
Nee amaidhiyudan thuyil kollum
As you sleep in peaceful tranquility,
Azhagai rasithidava
Shall I admire your beauty?
Ennaparavai siragadithu
Is the bird of thought flapping its wings,
Vinnil parakkindratha
And flying high into the sky?
Un imaigalilae urakkam vara
For sleep to settle upon your eyelids,
Kangal marukkindratha
Are your eyes refusing to close?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic Tamil romantic lullaby expresses profound tenderness, affection, and comforting devotion. The singer seeks intimate closeness with their beloved, offering a safe embrace akin to cradling a child and providing a motherly touch to soothe restless thoughts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Oonjalai polae poongaram neetti”
Compares stretching out arms to the gentle movement of a swing using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Unnai urimaiyinaalae kuzhndhaiyai polae”
Compares holding the beloved lovingly to holding a tender child.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ennaparavai siragadithu”
Metaphorically describes human thoughts as a bird flapping its wings ('Ennaparavai').
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Ennaparavai siragadithu / Vinnil parakkindratha”
The second letter 'nna' (ன்) rhymes across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
'Oonjalai Polae' is a classic melodious track from the 1965 film 'Karthigai Deepam', featuring music composed by veteran R. Sudarsanam and lyrics by Alangudi Somu. Sung with gentle emotion by T. M. Soundararajan, the song is renowned for blending romantic devotion with the soothing tone of a lulling bedtime song.
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