Iravinil Aattam Pagalinil Thookkam
From Navarathri · 1964
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Navarathri1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Iravinil aattam… | Dancing in the night... |
| Pagalinil thookkam… | Sleeping in the day... |
| Idhu thaan engal ulagam | This alone is our world, |
| Engal ulagam… | Our world... |
| Male | |
| Iravinil aattam… | Dancing in the night... |
| Pagalinil thookkam… | Sleeping in the day... |
| Idhu thaan engal ulagam | This alone is our world, |
| Engal ulagam… | Our world... |
| Male | |
| Iravinil aattam… | Dancing in the night... |
| Pagalinil thookkam… | Sleeping in the day... |
| Idhu thaan engal ulagam | This alone is our world, |
| Engal ulagam… | Our world... |
| Male | |
| Pirappukkum munnaal irundhadhu enna | What existed before birth, |
| Unakkum theriyaadhu | You do not know. |
| Irandha pinnaalae nadappadhu enna | What happens after death, |
| Enakkum puriyaadhu | I do not understand either. |
| Iruppadhu sila naal anubavippomae | Life lasts only a few days, so let us enjoy it; |
| Edhu thaan kuraindhu vidum | What would we lose by doing so? |
| Edhu thaan kuraindhu vidum sh… | What would we lose by doing so... shh... |
| Male | |
| Iravinil aattam… | Dancing in the night... |
| Pagalinil thookkam… | Sleeping in the day... |
| Idhu thaan engal ulagam | This alone is our world, |
| Engal ulagam… | Our world... |
| Male | |
| Paavamendraal oru aanaiyum pennaiyum | If love and desire were sins, would God create |
| Iraivan padaippaanaa | A man and a woman? |
| Payanam pogum paadhaiyil dhraatchai | Along the path of life's journey, |
| Kodiyai valarppaanaa | Would He grow grapevines? |
| Paavamendraal oru aanaiyum pennaiyum | If love and desire were sins, would God create |
| Iraivan padaippaanaa | A man and a woman? |
| Payanam pogum paadhaiyil dhraatchai | Along the path of life's journey, |
| Kodiyai valarppaanaa | Would He grow grapevines? |
| Aanadhu aagattum ponadhu pogattum | Let whatever happened happen, let what is gone be gone, |
| Arugae varalaamaa arugae varalaamaa… haa…aa…aa… | May I come closer, may I come closer... haa...aa...aa... |
| Male | |
| Iravinil aattam… | Dancing in the night... |
| Pagalinil thookkam… | Sleeping in the day... |
| Idhu thaan engal ulagam | This alone is our world, |
| Engal ulagam… | Our world... |
| Male | |
| Kavinjan paadiya kaaviyam padithaal | When reading epics composed by poets, |
| Bodhai varavillaiyaa | Does intoxication not arise? |
| Kallinil vaditha silaigalai paarthaal | When looking at statues carved in stone, |
| Mayakkam tharavillaiyaa | Does enchantment not overcome you? |
| Edhilae illai yaaridam illai | Where is it not present? Who does not have it? |
| Yevar idhai marandhu vittaar | Who has ever forgotten this? |
| Yevar idhai marandhu vittaar sh… | Who has ever forgotten this... shh... |
| Male | |
| Iravinil aattam… | Dancing in the night... |
| Pagalinil thookkam… | Sleeping in the day... |
| Idhu thaan engal ulagam | This alone is our world, |
| Engal ulagam… | Our world... |
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்......
பகலினில் தூக்கம்......
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
எங்கள் உலகம்......
Dancing in the night...
Sleeping in the day...
This alone is our world,
Our world...
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்......
பகலினில் தூக்கம்......
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
எங்கள் உலகம்......
Dancing in the night...
Sleeping in the day...
This alone is our world,
Our world...
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்......
பகலினில் தூக்கம்......
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
எங்கள் உலகம்......
Dancing in the night...
Sleeping in the day...
This alone is our world,
Our world...
பிறப்புக்கும் முன்னால் இருந்தது
என்ன உனக்கும் தெரியாது
இறந்த பின்னாலே நடப்பது
என்ன எனக்கும் புரியாது
இருப்பது சில நாள் அனுபவிப்போமே
எதுதான் குறைந்து விடும்
எதுதான் குறைந்து விடும் ஸ்........
What existed before birth,
You do not know.
What happens after death,
I do not understand either.
Life lasts only a few days, so let us enjoy it;
What would we lose by doing so?
What would we lose by doing so... shh...
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்......
பகலினில் தூக்கம்......
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
எங்கள் உலகம்......
Dancing in the night...
Sleeping in the day...
This alone is our world,
Our world...
பாவமென்றால் ஒரு ஆணையும்
பெண்ணையும் இறைவன் படைப்பானா
பயணம் போகும் பாதையில் திராட்சை
கொடியை வளர்ப்பானா
பாவமென்றால் ஒரு ஆணையும்
பெண்ணையும் இறைவன் படைப்பானா
பயணம் போகும் பாதையில் திராட்சை
கொடியை வளர்ப்பானா
ஆனது ஆகட்டும் போனது போகட்டும்
அருகே வரலாமா அருகே வரலாமா.....ஹா.....ஆ.....ஆ....
If love and desire were sins, would God create
A man and a woman?
Along the path of life's journey,
Would He grow grapevines?
If love and desire were sins, would God create
A man and a woman?
Along the path of life's journey,
Would He grow grapevines?
Let whatever happened happen, let what is gone be gone,
May I come closer, may I come closer... haa...aa...aa...
விசில் :
..........................
Dancing in the night...
Sleeping in the day...
This alone is our world,
Our world...
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்......
பகலினில் தூக்கம்......
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
எங்கள் உலகம்......
When reading epics composed by poets,
Does intoxication not arise?
When looking at statues carved in stone,
Does enchantment not overcome you?
Where is it not present? Who does not have it?
Who has ever forgotten this?
Who has ever forgotten this... shh...
கவிஞன் பாடிய காவியம் படித்தால்
போதை வரவில்லையா
கல்லில் வடித்த சிலைகளை பார்த்தால்
மயக்கம் தரவில்லையா
எதிலே இல்லை யாரிடம் இல்லை
எவர் இதை மறந்து விட்டார்
எவர் இதை மறந்து விட்டார் ஸ்.....
Dancing in the night...
Sleeping in the day...
This alone is our world,
Our world...
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்......
பகலினில் தூக்கம்......
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
எங்கள் உலகம்......
Iravinil aattam…
Dancing in the night...
Pagalinil thookkam…
Sleeping in the day...
Idhu thaan engal ulagam
This alone is our world,
Engal ulagam…
Our world...
Iravinil aattam…
Dancing in the night...
Pagalinil thookkam…
Sleeping in the day...
Idhu thaan engal ulagam
This alone is our world,
Engal ulagam…
Our world...
Iravinil aattam…
Dancing in the night...
Pagalinil thookkam…
Sleeping in the day...
Idhu thaan engal ulagam
This alone is our world,
Engal ulagam…
Our world...
Pirappukkum munnaal irundhadhu enna
What existed before birth,
Unakkum theriyaadhu
You do not know.
Irandha pinnaalae nadappadhu enna
What happens after death,
Enakkum puriyaadhu
I do not understand either.
Iruppadhu sila naal anubavippomae
Life lasts only a few days, so let us enjoy it;
Edhu thaan kuraindhu vidum
What would we lose by doing so?
Edhu thaan kuraindhu vidum sh…
What would we lose by doing so... shh...
Iravinil aattam…
Dancing in the night...
Pagalinil thookkam…
Sleeping in the day...
Idhu thaan engal ulagam
This alone is our world,
Engal ulagam…
Our world...
Paavamendraal oru aanaiyum pennaiyum
If love and desire were sins, would God create
Iraivan padaippaanaa
A man and a woman?
Payanam pogum paadhaiyil dhraatchai
Along the path of life's journey,
Kodiyai valarppaanaa
Would He grow grapevines?
Paavamendraal oru aanaiyum pennaiyum
If love and desire were sins, would God create
Iraivan padaippaanaa
A man and a woman?
Payanam pogum paadhaiyil dhraatchai
Along the path of life's journey,
Kodiyai valarppaanaa
Would He grow grapevines?
Aanadhu aagattum ponadhu pogattum
Let whatever happened happen, let what is gone be gone,
Arugae varalaamaa arugae varalaamaa… haa…aa…aa…
May I come closer, may I come closer... haa...aa...aa...
Iravinil aattam…
Dancing in the night...
Pagalinil thookkam…
Sleeping in the day...
Idhu thaan engal ulagam
This alone is our world,
Engal ulagam…
Our world...
Kavinjan paadiya kaaviyam padithaal
When reading epics composed by poets,
Bodhai varavillaiyaa
Does intoxication not arise?
Kallinil vaditha silaigalai paarthaal
When looking at statues carved in stone,
Mayakkam tharavillaiyaa
Does enchantment not overcome you?
Edhilae illai yaaridam illai
Where is it not present? Who does not have it?
Yevar idhai marandhu vittaar
Who has ever forgotten this?
Yevar idhai marandhu vittaar sh…
Who has ever forgotten this... shh...
Iravinil aattam…
Dancing in the night...
Pagalinil thookkam…
Sleeping in the day...
Idhu thaan engal ulagam
This alone is our world,
Engal ulagam…
Our world...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic club/cabaret track from Navarathri (1964) presents a Epicurean philosophy of life, advocating for living fully in the present moment. The song questions traditional notions of sin and restraint, arguing that since no one knows what comes before birth or after death, humans should embrace worldly pleasures. Kannadasan uses philosophical metaphors to justify joy and romance, pointing out that God created love, poetry, and sculpture to intoxicate the human spirit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)
“Paavamendraal oru aanaiyum pennaiyum Iraivan padaippaanaa”
The lyrics use rhetorical questions like 'Would God create man and woman if it were a sin?' to persuasively argue that human desires are natural and divine.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Iravinil aattam… / Pagalinil thookkam…”
Rhyming of the second letter across lines (Iravinil / Pagalinil) creates rhythm and musical harmony.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Payanam pogum paadhaiyil dhraatchai Kodiyai valarppaanaa”
Life's journey is compared to a pathway lined with grapevines, symbolizing natural temptation and enjoyment.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the music for Navarathri was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and this specific song was sung by L. R. Eswari, establishing her reputation as the premier playback singer for dance and cabaret numbers in Tamil cinema. The film famously featured Sivaji Ganesan playing nine distinct roles.
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