Indha Pennodu Piranthathu
From Samaiyalkaran · 1974
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Samaiyalkaran1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam | Dance was born together with this girl |
| Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam | Grace blossomed within her eyes |
| Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam | Dance was born together with this girl |
| Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam | Grace blossomed within her eyes |
| Idhil ennodu inai sollum penmai | A woman who can claim equal status with me in this |
| Ingu ennaalum kidaiyaathu unmai | Will never be found here, and that is the truth |
| Female | |
| Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam | Dance was born together with this girl |
| Ivala kannodu vilainthathu nalinam | Grace blossomed within her eyes |
| Female | |
| Aada vanthaal oru azhagu silai | When she steps forward to dance, she is a beautiful statue |
| Ival adimaiyendraanathu nadana kalai | The art of dance became a humble slave to her |
| Aada vanthaal oru azhagu silai | When she steps forward to dance, she is a beautiful statue |
| Ival adimaiyendraanathu nadana kalai | The art of dance became a humble slave to her |
| Thedda vanthaal ingu thani perumai | If one comes searching, unique glory belongs to her here |
| Ival sirpigal sethukkaatha uyir padhumai | She is a living sculpture that no sculptor ever carved |
| Sirpigal sethukkaatha uyir padhumai | A living sculpture that no sculptor ever carved |
| Female | |
| Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam | Dance was born together with this girl |
| Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam | Grace blossomed within her eyes |
| Idhil ennodu inai sollum penmai | A woman who can claim equal status with me in this |
| Ingu ennaalum kidaiyaathu unmai | Will never be found here, and that is the truth |
| Female | |
| Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam | Dance was born together with this girl |
| Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam | Grace blossomed within her eyes |
| Female | |
| Kattu poonguzhal kaattril asainthoru | Her bound, fragrant hair sways gently in the breeze |
| Pattu paayena kooththaada | Dancers pirouette like a sliding silk mat |
| Thaththi thaavidum thanga therena | Like a golden chariot hopping and leaping gracefully |
| Vanji poongodi vilaiyaada | This delicate flowering creeper plays around |
| Female | |
| Velli sendugal thulliyezhunthodu | Silver flower bunches leap up and bound forward |
| Alli poovizhi endraada | Playing with eyes shaped like lily flowers |
| Vanna thaenkani thaangiya sitridai | A slender waist bearing colorful sweet fruits |
| Vinnar kodiyena nindraada | Stands and sways like a lightning vine of the heavens |
| Female | |
| Thaththi naan nadakkaiyilae | When I trip along and walk gracefully |
| Thththai pol theriyalaiyyo | Don't I look like a sweet parrot? |
| Thaavi naan kudhikkaiyilae | When I leap up and bound with energy |
| Thanga maan inamillaiyo | Am I not belonging to the golden deer species? |
| Female | |
| ………………. | |
| Female | |
| Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam | Dance was born together with this girl |
| Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam | Grace blossomed within her eyes |
| Idhil ennodu inai sollum penmai | A woman who can claim equal status with me in this |
| Ingu ennaalum kidaiyaathu unmai | Will never be found here, and that is the truth |
| Female | |
| Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam | Dance was born together with this girl |
| Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam | Grace blossomed within her eyes |
இந்த பெண்ணோடு பிறந்தது நடனம்
இவள் கண்ணோடு விளைந்தது நளினம்
இந்த பெண்ணோடு பிறந்தது நடனம்
இவள் கண்ணோடு விளைந்தது நளினம்
இதில் என்னோடு இணை சொல்லும் பெண்மை
இங்கு எந்நாளும் கிடையாது உண்மை
Dance was born together with this girl
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Dance was born together with this girl
Grace blossomed within her eyes
A woman who can claim equal status with me in this
Will never be found here, and that is the truth
இந்த பெண்ணோடு பிறந்தது நடனம்
இவள் கண்ணோடு விளைந்தது நளினம்
Dance was born together with this girl
Grace blossomed within her eyes
ஆட வந்தாள் ஒரு அழகுச் சிலை
இவள் அடிமையென்றானது நடனக் கலை
ஆட வந்தாள் ஒரு அழகுச் சிலை
இவள் அடிமையென்றானது நடனக் கலை
தேட வந்தாள் இங்கு தனிப் பெருமை
இவள் சிற்பிகள் செதுக்காத உயிர் பதுமை
சிற்பிகள் செதுக்காத உயிர் பதுமை
When she steps forward to dance, she is a beautiful statue
The art of dance became a humble slave to her
When she steps forward to dance, she is a beautiful statue
The art of dance became a humble slave to her
If one comes searching, unique glory belongs to her here
She is a living sculpture that no sculptor ever carved
A living sculpture that no sculptor ever carved
இந்த பெண்ணோடு பிறந்தது நடனம்
இவள் கண்ணோடு விளைந்தது நளினம்
இதில் என்னோடு இணை சொல்லும் பெண்மை
இங்கு எந்நாளும் கிடையாது உண்மை
Dance was born together with this girl
Grace blossomed within her eyes
A woman who can claim equal status with me in this
Will never be found here, and that is the truth
இந்த பெண்ணோடு பிறந்தது நடனம்
இவள் கண்ணோடு விளைந்தது நளினம்
Dance was born together with this girl
Grace blossomed within her eyes
கட்டுப் பூங்குழல் காற்றில் அசைந்தொரு
பட்டுப் பாயென கூத்தாட
தத்தி தாவிடும் தங்க தேரென
வஞ்சி பூங்கொடி விளையாட
Her bound, fragrant hair sways gently in the breeze
Dancers pirouette like a sliding silk mat
Like a golden chariot hopping and leaping gracefully
This delicate flowering creeper plays around
வெள்ளிச் செண்டுகள் துள்ளியெழுந்தொரு
அல்லிப் பூவிழி என்றாட
வண்ண தேன்கனி தாங்கிய சிற்றிடை
விண்ணர் கொடியென நின்றாட
Silver flower bunches leap up and bound forward
Playing with eyes shaped like lily flowers
A slender waist bearing colorful sweet fruits
Stands and sways like a lightning vine of the heavens
தத்தி நான் நடக்கையிலே
தத்தை போல் தெரியலையோ
தாவி நான் குதிக்கையிலே
தங்க மான் இனமில்லையோ
When I trip along and walk gracefully
Don't I look like a sweet parrot?
When I leap up and bound with energy
Am I not belonging to the golden deer species?
......................................
இந்த பெண்ணோடு பிறந்தது நடனம்
இவள் கண்ணோடு விளைந்தது நளினம்
இதில் என்னோடு இணை சொல்லும் பெண்மை
இங்கு எந்நாளும் கிடையாது உண்மை
Dance was born together with this girl
Grace blossomed within her eyes
A woman who can claim equal status with me in this
Will never be found here, and that is the truth
இந்த பெண்ணோடு பிறந்தது நடனம்
இவள் கண்ணோடு விளைந்தது நளினம்
Dance was born together with this girl
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam
Dance was born together with this girl
Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam
Dance was born together with this girl
Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Idhil ennodu inai sollum penmai
A woman who can claim equal status with me in this
Ingu ennaalum kidaiyaathu unmai
Will never be found here, and that is the truth
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam
Dance was born together with this girl
Ivala kannodu vilainthathu nalinam
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Aada vanthaal oru azhagu silai
When she steps forward to dance, she is a beautiful statue
Ival adimaiyendraanathu nadana kalai
The art of dance became a humble slave to her
Aada vanthaal oru azhagu silai
When she steps forward to dance, she is a beautiful statue
Ival adimaiyendraanathu nadana kalai
The art of dance became a humble slave to her
Thedda vanthaal ingu thani perumai
If one comes searching, unique glory belongs to her here
Ival sirpigal sethukkaatha uyir padhumai
She is a living sculpture that no sculptor ever carved
Sirpigal sethukkaatha uyir padhumai
A living sculpture that no sculptor ever carved
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam
Dance was born together with this girl
Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Idhil ennodu inai sollum penmai
A woman who can claim equal status with me in this
Ingu ennaalum kidaiyaathu unmai
Will never be found here, and that is the truth
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam
Dance was born together with this girl
Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Kattu poonguzhal kaattril asainthoru
Her bound, fragrant hair sways gently in the breeze
Pattu paayena kooththaada
Dancers pirouette like a sliding silk mat
Thaththi thaavidum thanga therena
Like a golden chariot hopping and leaping gracefully
Vanji poongodi vilaiyaada
This delicate flowering creeper plays around
Velli sendugal thulliyezhunthodu
Silver flower bunches leap up and bound forward
Alli poovizhi endraada
Playing with eyes shaped like lily flowers
Vanna thaenkani thaangiya sitridai
A slender waist bearing colorful sweet fruits
Vinnar kodiyena nindraada
Stands and sways like a lightning vine of the heavens
Thaththi naan nadakkaiyilae
When I trip along and walk gracefully
Thththai pol theriyalaiyyo
Don't I look like a sweet parrot?
Thaavi naan kudhikkaiyilae
When I leap up and bound with energy
Thanga maan inamillaiyo
Am I not belonging to the golden deer species?
……………….
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam
Dance was born together with this girl
Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Idhil ennodu inai sollum penmai
A woman who can claim equal status with me in this
Ingu ennaalum kidaiyaathu unmai
Will never be found here, and that is the truth
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam
Dance was born together with this girl
Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam
Grace blossomed within her eyes
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam is a lively dance duet song from the 1974 Tamil film Samaiyalkaran, composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Vaali. Sung delightfully by S. Janaki and Vani Jairam, the song is a playful and confident celebration of a dancer's innate talent, rhythm, and supreme mastery over the art form. The lyrics highlight how dance and grace are inborn qualities of the performer, asserting that no rival can match her poise and elegance on stage. Through vivid imagery, the dancer is described as a living statue untouched by a sculptor's chisel, whose movements mirror the grace of a golden deer, a swaying creeper, and a heavenly lightning bolt.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Ival sirpigal sethukkaatha uyir padhumai”
Compares the woman to a living statue ('uyir padhumai') crafted naturally without a sculptor's tools.
Personification
“Ival adimaiyendraanathu nadana kalai”
Personifies the art of dance ('nadana kalai') as becoming a slave/servant ('adimai') to the dancer.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thaththi naan nadakkaiyilae / Thththai pol theriyalaiyyo”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound in consecutive rhythmic lines ('Thaththi' / 'Thththai' / 'Thaavi' / 'Thanga').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Intha pennodu piranthathu nadanam / Ival kannodu vilainthathu nalinam”
Refrain repetition of the opening lines to reinforce the core theme of innate dancing talent.
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Trivia
The song features a rare classical dance duel musical arrangement sung by legends S. Janaki and Vani Jairam under the baton of M. S. Viswanathan for the movie Samaiyalkaran (1974).
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