Ethir Parthen
From Anbu Sagodharargal · 1973
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Anbu Sagodharargal1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Edhir paarthaen | I waited |
| Unnai edhir paarthaen | I waited for you |
| Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho | To tell you some news that cannot be expressed |
| Solvadharkkaaga..adharkkaaga | To tell you... for that reason |
| Female | |
| Edharkkaaga | For what reason? |
| Male | |
| Adharkkaaga | For that reason |
| Female | |
| Edhir paarthaen | I waited |
| Unnai edhir paarthaen | I waited for you |
| Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho | To tell you some news that cannot be expressed |
| Solvadharkkaaga..adharkkaaga | To tell you... for that reason |
| Male | |
| Edharkkaaga | For what reason? |
| Female | |
| Adharkkaaga | For that reason |
| Female | |
| Mm…mm…mm…mm…m… | Mm…mm…mm…mm…m… |
| Male | |
| Pani thuli padukkum panjanaiyaai | Like a soft mattress where dew drops lie resting |
| Pasum pul veli ingae padarndhirukka | The green grassland lies spread out here |
| Female | |
| Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm | Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm |
| Male :Pani thuli padukkum panjanaiyaai | Male : Like a soft mattress where dew drops lie resting |
| Pasum pul veli ingae padarndhirukka | The green grassland lies spread out here |
| Female | |
| Kaai paduthirukkum thaai madiyaai | Like a mother's lap holding an unripened fruit |
| Ilam poongodi ingae paai virikka | A tender flowering creeper spreads a mat here |
| Kaai paduthirukkum thaai madiyaai | Like a mother's lap holding an unripened fruit |
| Ilam poongodi ingae paai virikka | A tender flowering creeper spreads a mat here |
| Male | |
| Un madi vaendum naan padukka | I need your lap to lay my head down |
| Female | |
| Kan urakkam illaamal naan thudikka | While I writhe restlessly without sleep |
| Male | |
| Enakku un madi vaendum naan padukka | I need your lap to lay my head down |
| Female | |
| Kan urakkam illaamal naan thudikka | While I writhe restlessly without sleep |
| Male | |
| Adharkkaaga | For that reason |
| Female | |
| Edhir paarthaen | I waited |
| Male | |
| Mm… | Mm… |
| Female | |
| Unnai edhir paarthaen | I waited for you |
| Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho | To tell you some news that cannot be expressed |
| Solvadharkkaaga…adharkkaaga | To tell you… for that reason |
| Male | |
| Edharkkaaga | For what reason? |
| Female | |
| Adharkkaaga | For that reason |
| Male | |
| Aa… aa… aa… aa… | Aa… aa… aa… aa… |
| Female | |
| Malai mudi vaanai alandhirukka | As the mountain peak reaches up to measure the sky |
| Adhil mazhai mugil vandhae amarndhirukka | The rain clouds come and rest upon it |
| Male | |
| Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm | Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm |
| Female : Malai mudi vaanai alandhirukka | Female : As the mountain peak reaches up to measure the sky |
| Adhil mazhai mugil vandhae amarndhirukka | The rain clouds come and rest upon it |
| Male | |
| Kulir tharum vaadai olindhirukka | While the cold northern wind stays hidden away |
| Nalla madal vidum vaazhai idam kodukka | The fine broad-leafed plantain tree offers shelter |
| Kulir tharum vaadai olindhirukka | While the cold northern wind stays hidden away |
| Nalla madal vidum vaazhai idam kodukka | The fine broad-leafed plantain tree offers shelter |
| Female | |
| Oruvarai oruvar maraithirukka | Concealing one another from the world |
| Male | |
| Andha unarvinil ulagai marandhirukka | Forgetting the world in that sublime sensation |
| Female | |
| Naam oruvarai oruvar maraithirukka | As we conceal one another from the world |
| Male | |
| Andha unarvinil ulagai marandhirukka | Forgetting the world in that sublime sensation |
| Female | |
| Adharkkaaga | For that reason |
| Male | |
| Edhir paarthaen | I waited |
| Female :Mm… | Female : Mm… |
| Male | |
| Unnai edhir paarthaen | I waited for you |
| Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho | To tell you some news that cannot be expressed |
| Solvadharkkaaga..adharkkaaga | To tell you... for that reason |
| Female | |
| Edharkkaaga | For what reason? |
| Male | |
| Adharkkaaga | For that reason |
| Female | |
| {Mm..mm | {Mm..mm |
| Male :Mm…mm.. } (2) | Male : Mm…mm.. } (2) |
எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
உன்னை எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
சொல்ல முடியாத சேதி ஏதோ
சொல்வதற்காக அதற்காக.........
I waited
I waited for you
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
To tell you... for that reason
எதற்காக......
For what reason?
அதற்காக......
For that reason
எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
உன்னை எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
சொல்ல முடியாத சேதி ஏதோ
சொல்வதற்காக அதற்காக.........
I waited
I waited for you
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
To tell you... for that reason
எதற்காக......
For what reason?
அதற்காக......
For that reason
ம்ம்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்....ம்ம்....ம்
Mm…mm…mm…mm…m…
பனித்துளி படுக்கும் பஞ்சணையாய்
பசும் புல்வெளி இங்கே படர்ந்திருக்க
Like a soft mattress where dew drops lie resting
The green grassland lies spread out here
ம்ம்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்....ம்ம்...ம்ம்....ம்ம்....
பனித்துளி படுக்கும் பஞ்சணையாய்
பசும் புல்வெளி இங்கே படர்ந்திருக்க
Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm
Male : Like a soft mattress where dew drops lie resting
The green grassland lies spread out here
காய் படுத்திருக்கும் தாய் மடியாய்
இளம் பூங்கொடி இங்கே பாய் விரிக்க
காய் படுத்திருக்கும் தாய் மடியாய்
இளம் பூங்கொடி இங்கே பாய் விரிக்க
Like a mother's lap holding an unripened fruit
A tender flowering creeper spreads a mat here
Like a mother's lap holding an unripened fruit
A tender flowering creeper spreads a mat here
உன் மடி வேண்டும் நான் படுக்க
I need your lap to lay my head down
கண் உறக்கம் இல்லாமல் நான் துடிக்க
While I writhe restlessly without sleep
எனக்கு உன் மடி வேண்டும் நான் படுக்க
I need your lap to lay my head down
கண் உறக்கம் இல்லாமல் நான் துடிக்க
While I writhe restlessly without sleep
அதற்காக...........
For that reason
எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
I waited
ம்ம்......
Mm…
உன்னை எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
சொல்ல முடியாத சேதி ஏதோ
சொல்வதற்காக அதற்காக.........
I waited for you
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
To tell you… for that reason
எதற்காக.........
For what reason?
அதற்காக....
For that reason
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
Aa… aa… aa… aa…
மலைமுடி வானை அளந்திருக்க
அதில் மழை முகில் வந்தே அமர்ந்திருக்க
As the mountain peak reaches up to measure the sky
The rain clouds come and rest upon it
ம்ம்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்....ம்ம்...ம்ம்....ம்ம்....
மலைமுடி வானை அளந்திருக்க
அதில் மழை முகில் வந்தே அமர்ந்திருக்க
Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm
Female : As the mountain peak reaches up to measure the sky
The rain clouds come and rest upon it
குளிர் தரும் வாடை ஒளிந்திருக்க
நல்ல மடல் விடும் வாழை இண்டம் கொடுக்க
குளிர் தரும் வாடை ஒளிந்திருக்க
நல்ல மடல் விடும் வாழை இண்டம் கொடுக்க
While the cold northern wind stays hidden away
The fine broad-leafed plantain tree offers shelter
While the cold northern wind stays hidden away
The fine broad-leafed plantain tree offers shelter
ஒருவரை ஒருவர் மறைத்திருக்க
Concealing one another from the world
அந்த உணர்வினில் உலகை மறந்திருக்க
Forgetting the world in that sublime sensation
நாம் ஒருவரை ஒருவர் மறைத்திருக்க
As we conceal one another from the world
அந்த உணர்வினில் உலகை மறந்திருக்க
Forgetting the world in that sublime sensation
அதற்காக..........
For that reason
எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
ம்ம்.....
I waited
Female : Mm…
உன்னை எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
சொல்ல முடியாத சேதி ஏதோ
சொல்வதற்காக அதற்காக.........
I waited for you
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
To tell you... for that reason
எதற்காக ...........
For what reason?
அதற்காக....
For that reason
{ம்ம்.....ம்ம்....
ம்ம்.....ம்ம்.....} (2)
{Mm..mm
Male : Mm…mm.. } (2)
Edhir paarthaen
I waited
Unnai edhir paarthaen
I waited for you
Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
Solvadharkkaaga..adharkkaaga
To tell you... for that reason
Edharkkaaga
For what reason?
Adharkkaaga
For that reason
Edhir paarthaen
I waited
Unnai edhir paarthaen
I waited for you
Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
Solvadharkkaaga..adharkkaaga
To tell you... for that reason
Edharkkaaga
For what reason?
Adharkkaaga
For that reason
Mm…mm…mm…mm…m…
Mm…mm…mm…mm…m…
Pani thuli padukkum panjanaiyaai
Like a soft mattress where dew drops lie resting
Pasum pul veli ingae padarndhirukka
The green grassland lies spread out here
Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm
Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm
Male :Pani thuli padukkum panjanaiyaai
Male : Like a soft mattress where dew drops lie resting
Pasum pul veli ingae padarndhirukka
The green grassland lies spread out here
Kaai paduthirukkum thaai madiyaai
Like a mother's lap holding an unripened fruit
Ilam poongodi ingae paai virikka
A tender flowering creeper spreads a mat here
Kaai paduthirukkum thaai madiyaai
Like a mother's lap holding an unripened fruit
Ilam poongodi ingae paai virikka
A tender flowering creeper spreads a mat here
Un madi vaendum naan padukka
I need your lap to lay my head down
Kan urakkam illaamal naan thudikka
While I writhe restlessly without sleep
Enakku un madi vaendum naan padukka
I need your lap to lay my head down
Kan urakkam illaamal naan thudikka
While I writhe restlessly without sleep
Adharkkaaga
For that reason
Edhir paarthaen
I waited
Mm…
Mm…
Unnai edhir paarthaen
I waited for you
Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
Solvadharkkaaga…adharkkaaga
To tell you… for that reason
Edharkkaaga
For what reason?
Adharkkaaga
For that reason
Aa… aa… aa… aa…
Aa… aa… aa… aa…
Malai mudi vaanai alandhirukka
As the mountain peak reaches up to measure the sky
Adhil mazhai mugil vandhae amarndhirukka
The rain clouds come and rest upon it
Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm
Mm…mm…mm…mm…mm…mm
Female : Malai mudi vaanai alandhirukka
Female : As the mountain peak reaches up to measure the sky
Adhil mazhai mugil vandhae amarndhirukka
The rain clouds come and rest upon it
Kulir tharum vaadai olindhirukka
While the cold northern wind stays hidden away
Nalla madal vidum vaazhai idam kodukka
The fine broad-leafed plantain tree offers shelter
Kulir tharum vaadai olindhirukka
While the cold northern wind stays hidden away
Nalla madal vidum vaazhai idam kodukka
The fine broad-leafed plantain tree offers shelter
Oruvarai oruvar maraithirukka
Concealing one another from the world
Andha unarvinil ulagai marandhirukka
Forgetting the world in that sublime sensation
Naam oruvarai oruvar maraithirukka
As we conceal one another from the world
Andha unarvinil ulagai marandhirukka
Forgetting the world in that sublime sensation
Adharkkaaga
For that reason
Edhir paarthaen
I waited
Female :Mm…
Female : Mm…
Unnai edhir paarthaen
I waited for you
Solla mudiyaadha saedhi yaedho
To tell you some news that cannot be expressed
Solvadharkkaaga..adharkkaaga
To tell you... for that reason
Edharkkaaga
For what reason?
Adharkkaaga
For that reason
{Mm..mm
{Mm..mm
Male :Mm…mm.. } (2)
Male : Mm…mm.. } (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Anbu Sagodharargal' (1973), penned by Vaali, is a tender and playful romantic duet. The lovers express their longing and deep affectionate bond through rich imagery drawn from nature. The lyricist compares the serene landscape—green grass laden with dew drops, young creepers spreading like beds, mountain tops embraced by clouds, and shielding plantain leaves—to the warm embrace and emotional sanctuary they seek in each other.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pani thuli padukkum panjanaiyaai Pasum pul veli ingae padarndhirukka”
Comparing the dew-covered green grassland to a soft mattress ('panjanai').
Personification
“Ilam poongodi ingae paai virikka / Malai mudi vaanai alandhirukka”
Attributing human actions to nature, such as the tender flowering creeper spreading a bed and the mountain peak measuring the sky.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Pani thuli padukkum panjanaiyaai / Pasum pul veli ingae padarndhirukka”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'P' across the line ('Pani', 'padukkum', 'panjanaiyaai', 'Pasum', 'pul', 'padarndhirukka').
Did you know?
Trivia
'Anbu Sagodharargal' (1973) is a Tamil drama film starring Jaishankar, Jamuna, and Major Sundarrajan, directed by Lakshmi Deepak. The musical score was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
Keep listening
More from Anbu Sagodharargal
Anbu Sagodharargal
Anbu Sagodharargal