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Inimaiyaana Samsaaramae

From Paropakaram · 1953

Lyricist
Kavi Lakshmanadas
Singer
Ghantasala
Music director
Ghantasala
Details
Paropakaram1953

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Inimaiyaana samsaaramaeA sweet family life
Inba logamIs a world of joy
Inimaiyaana samsaaramaeA sweet family life
Inba logamIs a world of joy
Inai eedillaadha inbamadhaeThat matchless joy
Swarga boghamIs heavenly bliss
Male
Inimaiyaana samsaaramaeA sweet family life
Inba logamIs a world of joy
Male
Siru kuzhandhai konjum podhilaeWhen a small child prattles warmly
Nenjilagi minjum kaadhalae… ae…ae…ae…Love melts the heart and overflows...
Siru kuzhandhai konjum podhilaeWhen a small child prattles warmly
Nenjilagi minjum kaadhalae…Love melts the heart and overflows...
Male
Mazhalaiyaadum podhilaeWhen baby talk resounds
Thaenae paayum kaadhilaeHoney streams into the ears
Mazhalaiyaadum podhilaeWhen baby talk resounds
Thaenae paayum kaadhilaeHoney streams into the ears
Maaraadha per inbam verae yedhuWhat else is there that equals this eternal bliss?
Male
Inimaiyaana samsaaramaeA sweet family life
Inba logamIs a world of joy
Inai eedillaadha inbamadhaeThat matchless joy
Swarga boghamIs heavenly bliss
Male
Inimaiyaana samsaaramaeA sweet family life
Inba logamIs a world of joy
Male
Kanavan manaivi anbu thaanThe love between husband and wife
Kani kalandha amudham thaan… aa..aa..aa…Is like ambrosia blended with fruit...
Kanavan manaivi anbu thaanThe love between husband and wife
Kani kalandha amudham thaan…Is like ambrosia blended with fruit...
Male
Manamum sezhum malarum polLike fragrance and a lush blooming flower
Maniyum sudaroliyum polLike a precious gem and its radiant light
Manamum sezhum malarum polLike fragrance and a lush blooming flower
Maniyum sudaroliyum polLike a precious gem and its radiant light
Manamangala samsaara vaazhvae vaazhvuAn auspicious family life is the true life
Male
Inimaiyaana samsaaramaeA sweet family life
Inba logamIs a world of joy
Inai eedillaadha inbamadhaeThat matchless joy
Swarga boghamIs heavenly bliss
Male
Inimaiyaana samsaaramaeA sweet family life
Inba logamIs a world of joy

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Inimaiyaana Samsaaramae from the 1953 film Paropakaram is a blissful ode to the joys of family life and domestic harmony. The song describes how a loving home, enriched by the bond between husband and wife and the innocent babble of a child, transforms earthly existence into a paradise. It extols domestic virtue as the highest form of human happiness, comparing marital love to inseparable dualities like fragrance in a flower and brilliance in a gemstone. Overall, the song celebrates family as a source of divine joy and eternal contentment, portraying domestic life as a sacred sanctuary of peace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Manamum sezhum malarum pol / Maniyum sudaroliyum pol

Compares the inseparable union of husband and wife to fragrance in a blooming flower and luster in a gemstone using the explicit comparison word 'pol'.

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Thaenae paayum kaadhilae

Metaphorically equates the sweet sound of a infant's babble to honey flowing into the ears.

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Kani kalandha amudham thaan

Metaphorically compares conjugal love to nectar mixed with ripe fruit, emphasizing its profound sweetness.

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Trivia

Paropakaram (1953) was a bilingual Tamil-Telugu film directed by legendary singer and composer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, who also scored the music for the film. Lyricist Kavi Lakshmanadas penned the Tamil lyrics emphasizing traditional cultural values.

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