Kaalamellaam Endhan Vaazhvil
From Kalyani (1952) · 1952
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music directors
- S. Dakshinamurthi, G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Kalyani (1952)1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaalamellaam en vaazhvil thunbanthaanaa | Is my entire life destined to be filled only with sorrow? |
| Kaneerum yaekkamum en udan pirappaa | Are tears and endless longing my born siblings? |
| Paazhpatta vaazhkkai ini seerpadaathaa | Will this ruined life of mine never be restored? |
| Paaviyilum padupaavi yaen piranthaen | Why was I born as the worst of all sinners? |
| Female | |
| Naaduveno seeraana vaazhven | Will I ever attain a peaceful and prosperous life? |
| Vaazhnaalilae naanae | In my own lifetime, I... |
| Naadodi polaanaen endrum | Have forever become like a wandering nomad, |
| Saagaatha pinamaanaen | And turned into an undying, living corpse. |
| Female | |
| Thaayizhanthaen thanthai anbizhanthaen | I lost my mother, and I lost the love of my father; |
| Maalaiyitta Manavaalan thunaiyizhanthaen | I lost the companionship of my wedded husband. |
| Irakkamillaa ulagaththi | In this heartless, merciless world, |
| Yaen innum vaazhugindrean | Why am I still continuing to live? |
| Female | |
| Theeraatha soga thisai meethil naanae | Heading towards endless sorrow, I myself |
| Thaeinthu ponaen thigaiththae nirkkindraen | Have worn away and stand here completely bewildered. |
| Naathan anbae naan kaanuvaeno | Will I ever witness the true love of my lord? |
| Maasillaatha maapaavi naanae…aa… | I am a great sinner, pure in my wretchedness... ah... |
| Female | |
| Naaduveno seeraana vaazhven | Will I ever attain a peaceful and prosperous life? |
| Vaazhnaalilae naanae | In my own lifetime, I... |
| Naadodi polaanaen endrum | Have forever become like a wandering nomad, |
| Saagaatha pinamaanaen | And turned into an undying, living corpse. |
காலமெல்லாம் என் வாழ்வில் துன்பந்தானா
கண்ணீரும் ஏக்கமும் என் உடன் பிறப்பா
பாழ்பட்ட வாழ்க்கை இனி சீர்படாதா
பாவியிலும் படுபாவி ஏன் பிறந்தேன்.....
Is my entire life destined to be filled only with sorrow?
Are tears and endless longing my born siblings?
Will this ruined life of mine never be restored?
Why was I born as the worst of all sinners?
நாடுவேனோ சீரான வாழ்வென்
வாழ் நாளிலே நானே
நாடோடி போலானேன் என்றும்
சாகாத பிணமானேன்
Will I ever attain a peaceful and prosperous life?
In my own lifetime, I...
Have forever become like a wandering nomad,
And turned into an undying, living corpse.
தாயிழந்தேன் தந்தை அன்பிழந்தேன்
மாலையிட்ட மணவாளன் துணையிழந்தேன்
இரக்கமில்லா உலகத்தில்
ஏன் இன்னும் வாழுகின்றேன்...
I lost my mother, and I lost the love of my father;
I lost the companionship of my wedded husband.
In this heartless, merciless world,
Why am I still continuing to live?
தீராத சோகத் திசை மீதில் நானே
தேய்ந்து போனேன் திகைத்தே நிற்கின்றேன்
நாதன் அன்பே நான் காணுவேனோ
மாசில்லாத மாபாவி நானே......ஆ....
Heading towards endless sorrow, I myself
Have worn away and stand here completely bewildered.
Will I ever witness the true love of my lord?
I am a great sinner, pure in my wretchedness... ah...
நாடுவேனோ சீரான வாழ்வென்
வாழ் நாளிலே நானே
நாடோடி போலானேன் என்றும்
சாகாத பிணமானேன்
Will I ever attain a peaceful and prosperous life?
In my own lifetime, I...
Have forever become like a wandering nomad,
And turned into an undying, living corpse.
Kaalamellaam en vaazhvil thunbanthaanaa
Is my entire life destined to be filled only with sorrow?
Kaneerum yaekkamum en udan pirappaa
Are tears and endless longing my born siblings?
Paazhpatta vaazhkkai ini seerpadaathaa
Will this ruined life of mine never be restored?
Paaviyilum padupaavi yaen piranthaen
Why was I born as the worst of all sinners?
Naaduveno seeraana vaazhven
Will I ever attain a peaceful and prosperous life?
Vaazhnaalilae naanae
In my own lifetime, I...
Naadodi polaanaen endrum
Have forever become like a wandering nomad,
Saagaatha pinamaanaen
And turned into an undying, living corpse.
Thaayizhanthaen thanthai anbizhanthaen
I lost my mother, and I lost the love of my father;
Maalaiyitta Manavaalan thunaiyizhanthaen
I lost the companionship of my wedded husband.
Irakkamillaa ulagaththi
In this heartless, merciless world,
Yaen innum vaazhugindrean
Why am I still continuing to live?
Theeraatha soga thisai meethil naanae
Heading towards endless sorrow, I myself
Thaeinthu ponaen thigaiththae nirkkindraen
Have worn away and stand here completely bewildered.
Naathan anbae naan kaanuvaeno
Will I ever witness the true love of my lord?
Maasillaatha maapaavi naanae…aa…
I am a great sinner, pure in my wretchedness... ah...
Naaduveno seeraana vaazhven
Will I ever attain a peaceful and prosperous life?
Vaazhnaalilae naanae
In my own lifetime, I...
Naadodi polaanaen endrum
Have forever become like a wandering nomad,
Saagaatha pinamaanaen
And turned into an undying, living corpse.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song captures the profound anguish and heartbreak of a woman who feels utterly abandoned by fate and loved ones. Having lost her mother, her father's affection, and the companionship of her wedded husband, she laments her existence in a heartless world. She questions why suffering haunts her constantly and describes her emotional numbness as living like a corpse and wandering like a nomad, despairing over whether she will ever find peace or love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)
“Kaalamellaam en vaazhvil thunbanthaanaa”
The speaker poses rhetorical questions expressing her deep pain, asking if sorrow is all she is meant to experience.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kaneerum yaekkamum en udan pirappaa”
Comparing grief and tears to siblings ('udan pirappaa') and herself to a living corpse ('saagaatha pinam') to emphasize profound emotional isolation.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naadodi polaanaen endrum”
Comparing her aimless, tragic life to that of a wandering nomad ('Naadodi polaanaen').
Anaphora / Parallelism (Iyaibu & Ethugai)
“Thaayizhanthaen thanthai anbizhanthaen”
Repeated suffix structure '-izhanthaen' creating a rhythmic enumeration of her tragic losses.
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Trivia
Released in 1952, 'Kalyani' featured iconic early lyricism by Kaviarasu Kannadasan, showcasing his signature ability to articulate intense human suffering and existential despair through accessible Tamil vocabulary. P. Leela's emotive voice made this song a classic tragedy anthem of early Tamil cinema.
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