Kalaiyin Perumai Solla
From Kanniyin Kadhali · 1949
- Lyricist
- K. D. Santhanam
- Singer
- K. Sarangapani
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Kanniyin Kadhali1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kalaiyin perumai solla pogumoo | Can anyone express the greatness of art? |
| Solla pogumoo | Can it ever be fully expressed? |
| Andha kambanaalum endha kombanaalum | Whether it is the great poet Kamban or any formidable scholar, |
| Karppanaikiruppidamaai narppayan vilaikkum thooya | Pure art, which is the abode of imagination and yields great benefits, |
| Kalaiyin perumai solla pogumoo | Can anyone express the greatness of art? |
| Solla pogumoo | Can it ever be fully expressed? |
| Male | |
| Silaiyai vanangum deivam aakumaeyada | It elevates a sculpted stone into a worshiped deity, my friend! |
| Verum silai adhai seidhavanai | The simple human who carved that stone statue, |
| Devarudan saerkkumaeyadaa | It places him among the immortal gods, my friend! |
| Ulagathaiyae urundaiyaakkumaeyadaa | It makes the entire world turn around, my friend! |
| Indha muzhu unmaiyudan poiyai ondraai saerkkumaeyadaa | It merges absolute truth and grand illusion into one, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Seermigum kalai yaaridam migha sirandhu | Do you know in whom this glorious art shines most splendidly? |
| Vilanguvadhu theriyuma | Is it known? |
| Male | |
| Theriyudhungalae | Yes, it is known! |
| Male | |
| Azhagu deivam nadamaadum kalaikoyil | In the temple of art where the goddess of beauty dances, |
| Pazhagu munnae ennai paithiyamaakkiya | Even before getting acquainted, she drove me crazy, |
| Andha paavai meghala deviyin thaen mozhiyilae | In the honeyed words of that maiden Meghala Devi, |
| Vel vizhiyilae aval nadaiyilae min idaiyilae | In her spear-like eyes, in her walk, in her lightning-thin waist, |
| Kai vechilae peru moochilae | In her hand gestures, in her deep sighs, |
| Aval anga asaivil ellaam kalarasam | In every movement of her body, artistic essence... |
| Ponghi vazhiyudhadaa | ...overflows endlessly, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Aval kalaa devi naan kalaa devan | She is the goddess of art, and I am the god of art, |
| Naan kalaingan aval kalaingi | I am the male artist, and she is the female artist, |
| Endha kaalathilum emai pol oru | In any era, have you ever seen a pair like us... |
| Jodiyai kandathundoo ulaginilae | ...anywhere in this world? |
| Haa….haaa…haaa…haa… | Haa... haaa... haaa... haa... |
கலையின் பெருமை சொல்லப் போகுமோ
சொல்லப் போகுமோ...
அந்தக் கம்பனாலும் எந்தக் கொம்பனாலும்
கற்பனைக்கிருப்பிடமாய் நற்பயன் விளைக்கும் தூய
கலையின் பெருமை சொல்லப் போகுமோ
சொல்லப் போகுமோ...
Can anyone express the greatness of art?
Can it ever be fully expressed?
Whether it is the great poet Kamban or any formidable scholar,
Pure art, which is the abode of imagination and yields great benefits,
Can anyone express the greatness of art?
Can it ever be fully expressed?
சிலையை வணங்கும் தெய்வம் ஆக்குமேயடா
வெறும் சிலை அதைச் செய்தவனை
தேவருடன் சேர்க்குமேயடா
உலகத்தையே உருண்டையாக்குமேயடா
இந்த முழு உண்மையுடன் பொய்யை ஒன்றாய் சேர்க்குமேயடா
It elevates a sculpted stone into a worshiped deity, my friend!
The simple human who carved that stone statue,
It places him among the immortal gods, my friend!
It makes the entire world turn around, my friend!
It merges absolute truth and grand illusion into one, my friend!
சீர் மிகும் கலை யாரிடம் மிகச் சிறந்து
விளங்குவது தெரியுமா
Do you know in whom this glorious art shines most splendidly?
Is it known?
தெரியாதுங்களே
Yes, it is known!
அழகுத் தெய்வம் நடமாடும் கலைக்கோயில்
பழகு முன்னே என்னைப் பைத்தியமாக்கிய
அந்தப் பாவை மேகலா தேவியின் தேன் மொழியிலே.....
வேல்விழியிலே அவள் நடையிலே மின் இடையிலே
கை வீச்சிலே பெருமூச்சிலே
அவள் அங்க அசைவிலெல்லாம் கலாரசம்
பொங்கி வழியுதடா......
In the temple of art where the goddess of beauty dances,
Even before getting acquainted, she drove me crazy,
In the honeyed words of that maiden Meghala Devi,
In her spear-like eyes, in her walk, in her lightning-thin waist,
In her hand gestures, in her deep sighs,
In every movement of her body, artistic essence...
...overflows endlessly, my friend!
அவள் கலாதேவி நான் கலா தேவன்
நான் கலைஞன் அவள் கலைஞி
எந்தக் காலத்திலும் எமைப் போலொரு
ஜோடியைக் கண்டதுண்டோ உலகினிலே
ஹா........ஹா.......ஹா......ஹா.......
She is the goddess of art, and I am the god of art,
I am the male artist, and she is the female artist,
In any era, have you ever seen a pair like us...
...anywhere in this world?
Haa... haaa... haaa... haa...
Kalaiyin perumai solla pogumoo
Can anyone express the greatness of art?
Solla pogumoo
Can it ever be fully expressed?
Andha kambanaalum endha kombanaalum
Whether it is the great poet Kamban or any formidable scholar,
Karppanaikiruppidamaai narppayan vilaikkum thooya
Pure art, which is the abode of imagination and yields great benefits,
Kalaiyin perumai solla pogumoo
Can anyone express the greatness of art?
Solla pogumoo
Can it ever be fully expressed?
Silaiyai vanangum deivam aakumaeyada
It elevates a sculpted stone into a worshiped deity, my friend!
Verum silai adhai seidhavanai
The simple human who carved that stone statue,
Devarudan saerkkumaeyadaa
It places him among the immortal gods, my friend!
Ulagathaiyae urundaiyaakkumaeyadaa
It makes the entire world turn around, my friend!
Indha muzhu unmaiyudan poiyai ondraai saerkkumaeyadaa
It merges absolute truth and grand illusion into one, my friend!
Seermigum kalai yaaridam migha sirandhu
Do you know in whom this glorious art shines most splendidly?
Vilanguvadhu theriyuma
Is it known?
Theriyudhungalae
Yes, it is known!
Azhagu deivam nadamaadum kalaikoyil
In the temple of art where the goddess of beauty dances,
Pazhagu munnae ennai paithiyamaakkiya
Even before getting acquainted, she drove me crazy,
Andha paavai meghala deviyin thaen mozhiyilae
In the honeyed words of that maiden Meghala Devi,
Vel vizhiyilae aval nadaiyilae min idaiyilae
In her spear-like eyes, in her walk, in her lightning-thin waist,
Kai vechilae peru moochilae
In her hand gestures, in her deep sighs,
Aval anga asaivil ellaam kalarasam
In every movement of her body, artistic essence...
Ponghi vazhiyudhadaa
...overflows endlessly, my friend!
Aval kalaa devi naan kalaa devan
She is the goddess of art, and I am the god of art,
Naan kalaingan aval kalaingi
I am the male artist, and she is the female artist,
Endha kaalathilum emai pol oru
In any era, have you ever seen a pair like us...
Jodiyai kandathundoo ulaginilae
...anywhere in this world?
Haa….haaa…haaa…haa…
Haa... haaa... haaa... haa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the 1949 movie Kanniyin Kadhali celebrates the supreme transcendent power of art and beauty. The singer begins by posing a rhetorical question on whether even legendary poets like Kamban can capture the true essence of art, which transforms ordinary stone into revered deities and grants immortality to sculptors. Art has the unique ability to seamlessly blend reality with imagination.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni (Second letter rhyme)
“Kalaiyin perumai solla pogumoo”
The second letters of 'Kalaiyin' and 'Solla' exhibit rhyming structure in classical Tamil prosody.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Devarudan saerkkumaeyadaa / Ulagathaiyae urundaiyaakkumaeyadaa”
The repetition of the suffix 'aeyadaa' across successive lines creates rhythmic end rhyming.
Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Vel vizhiyilae aval nadaiyilae min idaiyilae”
Describing eyes as 'Vel vizhi' (spear-like eyes) and waist as 'min idai' (lightning-thin waist) uses traditional Tamil imagery.
Did you know?
Trivia
Kanniyin Kadhali (1949) is a historic Tamil film adapted from William Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night'. It marked the onscreen debut of iconic actor Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in Tamil cinema along with legendary comedian K. Sarangapani.
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