Kalaigirathey Kanave
From Ponmagal Vandhal · 2020
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singer
- Govind Vasantha
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Ponmagal Vandhal2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kalaigiradhae kanavae | Is the dream dissolving? |
| Vidiyaadho iravae | Will the night not end in dawn? |
| Vaazhvae inimel | Will life from now on |
| Vali aagaadha | Not become pure pain? |
| Male | |
| Maraithidalam saatchi | Evidence can be hidden, |
| Marainthidumo kaatchi | But will the sight vanish? |
| Unmai oru naal arangeraadha | Will the truth not emerge on stage one day? |
| Male | |
| Ooka thunaiye un sol valiyae | O companion of hope, through the strength of your words, |
| Yeakkam thandhaal ennaaven | What will become of me if you give me longing? |
| Kaakkum karamae vizhigal mooda | When the protecting hand closes its eyes, |
| Engae selven ini naanae | Where will I go now by myself? |
| Male | |
| Vazhi illa kaattil tholainthena | Am I lost in a pathless forest? |
| Illai…vazhi thaedi vaanam thoduvena | No... searching for a path, shall I touch the sky? |
| Male | |
| Ilaiyellaam vizhunthaalum | Even if all the leaves fall, |
| Maram ingu veezhaadhu | The tree here will not fall. |
| Ilavenil adhu neethaanae | Are you not that gentle spring? |
| Irul unnai soozhnthaalum | Even if darkness surrounds you, |
| Irulaagi pogaadhae | Do not become the darkness. |
| Oli yaenthu | Hold up the light, |
| Adi pagalae nee | Step forward as the daylight! |
| Male | |
| Kaalangal unnodu | Time is on your side, |
| Kaayangal kaatrodu | Wounds fade into the wind, |
| Vaa vaa vaazhnthu paarkalam | Come, let us live and see! |
| Pogaatha aazhangal | To depths unreached, |
| Aagaaya thoorangal povom | To heavenly distances, let us go! |
| Vaa vendru vaanneri | Come, conquer and ignite as a spark in the sky, |
| Male | |
| Vaazh kondu saithaalum | Even if life strikes you down with a sword, |
| Poradum veraagi | Become a fighting root, |
| Vaa vaa nimirndhu nirkkava | Come, stand tall and proud! |
| Poo pola veezhaamal | Without falling like a delicate flower, |
| Ver pola nee maari | Transforming like a resilient root, |
| Vaa vaa vaagai nee soodava | Come, wear the crown of victory! |
| Male | |
| Pudhirgal yaavum vidaigal aagi | As all mysteries turn into answers, |
| Udalil siragai tharugiradhae | It grants wings to the body. |
| Vidaigal thandha thisaiyil indru | In the direction shown by answers today, |
| Pudhidhaai paravai parakkiradhae | A bird flies anew. |
| Male | |
| Pirakkaadha vidiyal kidaiyaadhu | There is no dawn that fails to be born, |
| Pennae | O woman, |
| Thirakkaadha thisaigal kidaiyaadhu | There are no directions that cannot be opened. |
கலைகிறதே கனவே
விடியாதோ இரவே
வாழ்வே இனிமேல்
வழி ஆகாதா
Is the dream dissolving?
Will the night not end in dawn?
Will life from now on
Not become pure pain?
மறைத்திடலாம் சாட்சி
மறைந்திடுமோ காட்சி
உண்மை ஒரு நாள் அரங்கேறாதா
Evidence can be hidden,
But will the sight vanish?
Will the truth not emerge on stage one day?
ஊக்க துணையே உன் சொல் வழியே
ஏக்கம் தந்தால் என்னாவேன்
காக்கும் கரமே விழிகள் மூட
எங்கே செல்வேன் இனி நானே
O companion of hope, through the strength of your words,
What will become of me if you give me longing?
When the protecting hand closes its eyes,
Where will I go now by myself?
வழி இல்லா காட்டில் தொலைத்தேனா
இல்லை.....வழி தேடி வானம் தொடுவேனா
Am I lost in a pathless forest?
No... searching for a path, shall I touch the sky?
இலையெல்லாம் விழுந்தாலும்
மரம் இங்கு வீழாது
இளவேனில் அது நீதானே
இருள் உன்னை சூழ்ந்தாலும்
இருளாகி போகாதே
ஒளி ஏந்து
அடி பகலே நீ
Even if all the leaves fall,
The tree here will not fall.
Are you not that gentle spring?
Even if darkness surrounds you,
Do not become the darkness.
Hold up the light,
Step forward as the daylight!
காலங்கள் உன்னோடு
காயங்கள் காற்றோடு
வா வா வாழ்ந்து பார்க்கலாம்
போகாத ஆழங்கள்
ஆகாய தூரங்கள் போவோம்
வா வென்று வான்னேறி
Time is on your side,
Wounds fade into the wind,
Come, let us live and see!
To depths unreached,
To heavenly distances, let us go!
Come, conquer and ignite as a spark in the sky,
வாள் கொண்டு சாய்த்தாலும்
போராடும் வேறாகி
வா வா நிமிர்ந்து நிற்கவா
பூ போல வீழாமல்
வேர் போல நீ மாறி
வா வா வாகை சூடவா
Even if life strikes you down with a sword,
Become a fighting root,
Come, stand tall and proud!
Without falling like a delicate flower,
Transforming like a resilient root,
Come, wear the crown of victory!
புதிர்கள் யாவும் விடைகள் ஆகி
உடலில் சிறகை தருகிறதே
விடைகள் தந்த திசையில் இன்று
புதியதாய் பறவை பறக்கிறதே
As all mysteries turn into answers,
It grants wings to the body.
In the direction shown by answers today,
A bird flies anew.
பிறக்காத விடியல் கிடையாது
பெண்ணே
திறக்காத திசைகள் கிடையாது
There is no dawn that fails to be born,
O woman,
There are no directions that cannot be opened.
Kalaigiradhae kanavae
Is the dream dissolving?
Vidiyaadho iravae
Will the night not end in dawn?
Vaazhvae inimel
Will life from now on
Vali aagaadha
Not become pure pain?
Maraithidalam saatchi
Evidence can be hidden,
Marainthidumo kaatchi
But will the sight vanish?
Unmai oru naal arangeraadha
Will the truth not emerge on stage one day?
Ooka thunaiye un sol valiyae
O companion of hope, through the strength of your words,
Yeakkam thandhaal ennaaven
What will become of me if you give me longing?
Kaakkum karamae vizhigal mooda
When the protecting hand closes its eyes,
Engae selven ini naanae
Where will I go now by myself?
Vazhi illa kaattil tholainthena
Am I lost in a pathless forest?
Illai…vazhi thaedi vaanam thoduvena
No... searching for a path, shall I touch the sky?
Ilaiyellaam vizhunthaalum
Even if all the leaves fall,
Maram ingu veezhaadhu
The tree here will not fall.
Ilavenil adhu neethaanae
Are you not that gentle spring?
Irul unnai soozhnthaalum
Even if darkness surrounds you,
Irulaagi pogaadhae
Do not become the darkness.
Oli yaenthu
Hold up the light,
Adi pagalae nee
Step forward as the daylight!
Kaalangal unnodu
Time is on your side,
Kaayangal kaatrodu
Wounds fade into the wind,
Vaa vaa vaazhnthu paarkalam
Come, let us live and see!
Pogaatha aazhangal
To depths unreached,
Aagaaya thoorangal povom
To heavenly distances, let us go!
Vaa vendru vaanneri
Come, conquer and ignite as a spark in the sky,
Vaazh kondu saithaalum
Even if life strikes you down with a sword,
Poradum veraagi
Become a fighting root,
Vaa vaa nimirndhu nirkkava
Come, stand tall and proud!
Poo pola veezhaamal
Without falling like a delicate flower,
Ver pola nee maari
Transforming like a resilient root,
Vaa vaa vaagai nee soodava
Come, wear the crown of victory!
Pudhirgal yaavum vidaigal aagi
As all mysteries turn into answers,
Udalil siragai tharugiradhae
It grants wings to the body.
Vidaigal thandha thisaiyil indru
In the direction shown by answers today,
Pudhidhaai paravai parakkiradhae
A bird flies anew.
Pirakkaadha vidiyal kidaiyaadhu
There is no dawn that fails to be born,
Pennae
O woman,
Thirakkaadha thisaigal kidaiyaadhu
There are no directions that cannot be opened.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song from 'Ponmagal Vandhal' is an empowering anthem about resilience, justice, and self-belief. It begins with grief and confusion—questioning whether truth can truly be suppressed when evidence is hidden—and transitions into an inspiring message of inner fortitude. The lyrics encourage a woman not to succumb to surrounding darkness or collapse like a fragile flower, but instead to anchor herself like a firm root and rise above all adversities.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Pudhirgal yaavum vidaigal aagi”
The repetition of the second consonant sound 'd' in 'Pudhirgal' and 'Vidaigal' creates rhythm and cohesion.
Simile (Upamai)
“Poo pola veezhaamal / Ver pola nee maari”
The lyricist contrasts falling like a fragile flower ('Poo pola') with remaining strong and grounded like a tree's root ('Ver pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagim)
“Vidaigal thandha thisaiyil indru / Pudhidhaai paravai parakkiradhae”
The protagonist discovering truth and answers is metaphorically depicted as a bird gaining wings and soaring in a new direction.
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Trivia
The song features lyrics written by prominent Tamil poet-lyricist Uma Devi, known for her feminist and socially conscious lyrics. 'Ponmagal Vandhal' (2020), starring Jyothika, was notably one of the first major Tamil feature films to premiere directly on a digital OTT streaming platform during the 2020 global lockdown.
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