Kaalangale Kann Paarungal
From Thennangkeetru · 1975
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- G. K. Venkatesh
- Details
- Thennangkeetru1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaalangalae kann paarungal | Oh Time, please open your eyes and look! |
| Kavalai kanneer oru puram | On one side are tears of sorrow, |
| Kadhal sugangal maru puram | On the other side are the joys of love; |
| Veliyittu nirppathenna kaalangalae | Why stand aside and display this contrast, oh Time? |
| Male | |
| Idhu aayiram malargalin thottam | This is a garden of a thousand flowers, |
| Idhil aasaiyil aadidum kottam | Where a crowd dances in longing desire. |
| Idhu aayiram malargalin thottam | This is a garden of a thousand flowers, |
| Idhil aasaiyil aadidum kottam | Where a crowd dances in longing desire. |
| Ingu naalukku naal oru aattam | Here, every day brings a new drama, |
| Idhu nadakkum varai mana vaattam | As long as this continues, the heart remains distressed. |
| Male | |
| Kaalangalae kann paarungal | Oh Time, please open your eyes and look! |
| Male | |
| Aadaatha thogai isai paadatha kuyil | A peacock that does not dance, a cuckoo that does not sing, |
| Poovaatha pushpam mazhai pozhiyaatha megam | A flower that does not bloom, a cloud that does not rain; |
| Veenaiyundu thanthiyillai | A veena exists, but lacks strings, |
| Koyilundu vaasalillai | A temple exists, but lacks an entrance. |
| Yaaritta saabam yaarukku laabam | Whose curse is this, and who stands to gain? |
| Male | |
| Tamarai poovil vandaadum kolam | Like the sight of a bee hovering over a lotus flower, |
| Malarnthathaanal vantha kadhal | Love comes only when the heart blossoms. |
| Maathargal vaazhkkai malaruvathendraal | If a woman's life is to blossom fully, |
| Kaalaththil thirakkanum vaasal | The doors must open at the right time. |
| Male | |
| Thaedi kuriththu oru paruvam varuvatharkku | For the right age and season to arrive as sought, |
| Iraivan arul vendum | God's grace is needed, |
| Thalaivan thunai vendum | A life partner's support is needed. |
| Thennangkeettril oru thendral thazhuvi vara | For a gentle breeze to caress through coconut fronds, |
| Kaalam vara vendum | The right time must arrive, |
| Karunai thara vendum…. | Mercy must be bestowed... |
| Male | |
| Kaalangalae kann paarungal | Oh Time, please open your eyes and look! |
| Male | |
| Ilamai enbathu oru thanaiyaatha veri | Youth is an unquenchable frenzy, |
| Adhu arivin kaaichal | It is a fever of the intellect, |
| Ananthathin marana padukkai | The deathbed of true joy. |
| Male | |
| Ilamaiyilae oru sanniyaasi kolam varuvathu | Adopting the lifestyle of an ascetic in youth |
| Iraivanin leelai | Is a play of divine fate. |
| Ezhilmigu penmai malaraathirunthaal | If beautiful womanhood does not bloom, |
| Eppadi varum manamaalai | How can the wedding garland arrive? |
| Male | |
| Thaayin manathil oru sanjalam vanthathu | Anxiety has entered the mother's heart, |
| Aaruthal adaiyaathu anantham kidaiyaathu | Finding no comfort and receiving no joy. |
| Magalin vaazhvil oru mangalam illai | Without auspiciousness in the daughter's life, |
| Thaaimai adaiyaathu thanimai tholaiyaathu | Motherhood remains unachieved, and loneliness never fades. |
| Male | |
| Kaalangalae kann paarungal | Oh Time, please open your eyes and look! |
| Male | |
| Idhu aayiram malargalin thottam | This is a garden of a thousand flowers, |
| Idhil aasaiyil aadidum kottam | Where a crowd dances in longing desire. |
| Ingu naalukku naal oru aattam | Here, every day brings a new drama, |
| Idhu nadakkum varai mana vaattam | As long as this continues, the heart remains distressed. |
| Male | |
| Kaalangalae….. | Oh Time... |
காலங்களே கண் பாருங்கள்
கவலை கண்ணீர் ஒரு புறம்
காதல் சுகங்கள் மறு புறம்
வேலியிட்டு நிற்பதென்ன காலங்களே......
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
On one side are tears of sorrow,
On the other side are the joys of love;
Why stand aside and display this contrast, oh Time?
இது ஆயிரம் மலர்களின் தோட்டம்
இதில் ஆசையில் ஆடிடும் கோட்டம்
இது ஆயிரம் மலர்களின் தோட்டம்
இதில் ஆசையில் ஆடிடும் கோட்டம்
இங்கு நாளுக்கு நாள் ஒரு ஆட்டம்
இது நடக்கும் வரை மன வாட்டம் ....
This is a garden of a thousand flowers,
Where a crowd dances in longing desire.
This is a garden of a thousand flowers,
Where a crowd dances in longing desire.
Here, every day brings a new drama,
As long as this continues, the heart remains distressed.
காலங்களே கண் பாருங்கள்
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
ஆடாத தோகை இசை பாடாத குயில்
பூவாத புஷ்பம் மழை பொழியாத மேகம்
வீணையுண்டு தந்தியில்லை
கோயிலுண்டு வாசலில்லை
யாரிட்ட சாபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்.....
A peacock that does not dance, a cuckoo that does not sing,
A flower that does not bloom, a cloud that does not rain;
A veena exists, but lacks strings,
A temple exists, but lacks an entrance.
Whose curse is this, and who stands to gain?
தாமரைப் பூவில் வண்டாடும் கோலம்
மலர்ந்ததனால் வந்த காதல்
மாதர்கள் வாழ்க்கை மலருவதென்றால்
காலத்தில் திறக்கணும் வாசல்
Like the sight of a bee hovering over a lotus flower,
Love comes only when the heart blossoms.
If a woman's life is to blossom fully,
The doors must open at the right time.
தேதி குறித்து ஒரு பருவம் வருவதற்கு
இறைவன் அருள் வேண்டும்
தலைவன் துணை வேண்டும்
தென்னங்கீற்றில் ஒரு தென்றல் தழுவி வர
காலம் வர வேண்டும்
கருணை தர வேண்டும்...
For the right age and season to arrive as sought,
God's grace is needed,
A life partner's support is needed.
For a gentle breeze to caress through coconut fronds,
The right time must arrive,
Mercy must be bestowed...
காலங்களே கண் பாருங்கள்
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
இளமை என்பது ஒரு தணியாத வெறி
அது அறிவின் காய்ச்சல்
ஆனந்தத்தின் மரணப் படுக்கை
Youth is an unquenchable frenzy,
It is a fever of the intellect,
The deathbed of true joy.
இளமையிலே ஒரு சந்நியாசி கோலம் வருவது
இறைவனின் லீலை
எழில்மிகு பெண்மை மலராதிருந்தால்
எப்படி வரும் மணமாலை
Adopting the lifestyle of an ascetic in youth
Is a play of divine fate.
If beautiful womanhood does not bloom,
How can the wedding garland arrive?
தாயின் மனதில் ஒரு சஞ்சலம் வந்தது
ஆறுதல் அடையாது ஆனந்தம் கிடையாது
மகளின் வாழ்வில் ஒரு மங்கலம் இல்லை
தாய்மை அடையாது தனிமை தொலையாது
Anxiety has entered the mother's heart,
Finding no comfort and receiving no joy.
Without auspiciousness in the daughter's life,
Motherhood remains unachieved, and loneliness never fades.
காலங்களே கண் பாருங்கள்
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
இது ஆயிரம் மலர்களின் தோட்டம்
இதில் ஆசையில் ஆடிடும் கோட்டம்
இங்கு நாளுக்கு நாள் ஒரு ஆட்டம்
இது நடக்கும் வரை மன வாட்டம்......
This is a garden of a thousand flowers,
Where a crowd dances in longing desire.
Here, every day brings a new drama,
As long as this continues, the heart remains distressed.
காலங்களே......
Oh Time...
Kaalangalae kann paarungal
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
Kavalai kanneer oru puram
On one side are tears of sorrow,
Kadhal sugangal maru puram
On the other side are the joys of love;
Veliyittu nirppathenna kaalangalae
Why stand aside and display this contrast, oh Time?
Idhu aayiram malargalin thottam
This is a garden of a thousand flowers,
Idhil aasaiyil aadidum kottam
Where a crowd dances in longing desire.
Idhu aayiram malargalin thottam
This is a garden of a thousand flowers,
Idhil aasaiyil aadidum kottam
Where a crowd dances in longing desire.
Ingu naalukku naal oru aattam
Here, every day brings a new drama,
Idhu nadakkum varai mana vaattam
As long as this continues, the heart remains distressed.
Kaalangalae kann paarungal
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
Aadaatha thogai isai paadatha kuyil
A peacock that does not dance, a cuckoo that does not sing,
Poovaatha pushpam mazhai pozhiyaatha megam
A flower that does not bloom, a cloud that does not rain;
Veenaiyundu thanthiyillai
A veena exists, but lacks strings,
Koyilundu vaasalillai
A temple exists, but lacks an entrance.
Yaaritta saabam yaarukku laabam
Whose curse is this, and who stands to gain?
Tamarai poovil vandaadum kolam
Like the sight of a bee hovering over a lotus flower,
Malarnthathaanal vantha kadhal
Love comes only when the heart blossoms.
Maathargal vaazhkkai malaruvathendraal
If a woman's life is to blossom fully,
Kaalaththil thirakkanum vaasal
The doors must open at the right time.
Thaedi kuriththu oru paruvam varuvatharkku
For the right age and season to arrive as sought,
Iraivan arul vendum
God's grace is needed,
Thalaivan thunai vendum
A life partner's support is needed.
Thennangkeettril oru thendral thazhuvi vara
For a gentle breeze to caress through coconut fronds,
Kaalam vara vendum
The right time must arrive,
Karunai thara vendum….
Mercy must be bestowed...
Kaalangalae kann paarungal
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
Ilamai enbathu oru thanaiyaatha veri
Youth is an unquenchable frenzy,
Adhu arivin kaaichal
It is a fever of the intellect,
Ananthathin marana padukkai
The deathbed of true joy.
Ilamaiyilae oru sanniyaasi kolam varuvathu
Adopting the lifestyle of an ascetic in youth
Iraivanin leelai
Is a play of divine fate.
Ezhilmigu penmai malaraathirunthaal
If beautiful womanhood does not bloom,
Eppadi varum manamaalai
How can the wedding garland arrive?
Thaayin manathil oru sanjalam vanthathu
Anxiety has entered the mother's heart,
Aaruthal adaiyaathu anantham kidaiyaathu
Finding no comfort and receiving no joy.
Magalin vaazhvil oru mangalam illai
Without auspiciousness in the daughter's life,
Thaaimai adaiyaathu thanimai tholaiyaathu
Motherhood remains unachieved, and loneliness never fades.
Kaalangalae kann paarungal
Oh Time, please open your eyes and look!
Idhu aayiram malargalin thottam
This is a garden of a thousand flowers,
Idhil aasaiyil aadidum kottam
Where a crowd dances in longing desire.
Ingu naalukku naal oru aattam
Here, every day brings a new drama,
Idhu nadakkum varai mana vaattam
As long as this continues, the heart remains distressed.
Kaalangalae…..
Oh Time...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kaalangalae kann paarungal' from Thennangkeetru (1975) is a poignant lament addressed to Time, composed by G. K. Venkatesh and written by the legendary Kannadasan. The narrator pleads with personified Time to observe the sharp contrast between human suffering and romantic bliss, portraying life as a garden where joy and sorrow play out every day. Through rich allegorical imagery, the song reflects on how unfulfilled youth and delayed life milestones—such as marriage and motherhood—cause deep emotional distress to a young woman and her mother. Kannadasan uses metaphors like a stringless veena, a doorless temple, and rainless clouds to symbolize incomplete lives and suppressed desires. He highlights that youth, if forced into ascetic restraint or denied natural fulfillment, becomes a burden rather than a period of joy. The song emphasizes the necessity of divine grace, proper timing, and companionate love for a woman's life to flower into complete happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Kaalangalae kann paarungal”
Addressing 'Kaalangalae' (Time) as a living entity capable of seeing ('kann paarungal') and standing as a witness.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Veenaiyundu thanthiyillai / Koyilundu vaasalillai”
Describing life without fulfillment using empty, functionless objects like a stringless veena and a doorless temple.
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Aadaatha thogai isai paadatha kuyil / Poovaatha pushpam mazhai pozhiyaatha megam”
The second letters 'ya' in 'Aadaatha' and 'Poovaatha' create a poetic rhythmic symmetry.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Ilamaiyilae oru sanniyaasi kolam varuvathu”
Contrasting youth ('Ilamai') with the dress/life of a renunciate ('sanniyaasi kolam'), highlighting unnatural emotional restraint.
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Trivia
The song is set in a melodic, reflective style characteristic of composer G. K. Venkatesh, who was known for blending classical Carnatic nuances with accessible cinematic orchestration. This track highlights T. M. Soundararajan's versatility in rendering soulful, philosophical ballads outside his signature heroic anthems.
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