Kalyana Sandhaiyile
From Then Mazhai · 1966
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Then Mazhai1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kalyana sandhaiyilae | In the marriage market, |
| Kaadhal vilai poguma | Can true love be sold for a price? |
| Kaadhal nilai maarivittaal | If the status of love changes, |
| Kappal moozhgi poguma | Will the ship sink into the depths? |
| Female | |
| Panam midhakkum thottathilae | In a garden floating on money, |
| Pasamalar malaruma | Will the flower of affection bloom? |
| Pasa malar vaadi vittaal | If the flower of affection wilts, |
| Paaladainthu poguma | Will everything fall into ruin? |
| Female | |
| Kalyana sandhaiyilae | In the marriage market, |
| Kaadhal vilai poguma | Can true love be sold for a price? |
| Haa..aa…haa..aaa..haa..aaa..haaaa.. | Haa..aa…haa..aaa..haa..aaa..haaaa.. |
| Female | |
| {Kadalai vaanam muthamidum | The sky kisses the ocean, |
| Saera mudiyuma | But can they ever truly unite? |
| Malarai thendral muthamidum | The breeze kisses the flower, |
| Manakka mudiyuma} (2) | But can it retain its fragrance forever? |
| Female | |
| Iravai nilavu muthamidum | The sky kisses the ocean, |
| Inaikka mudiyuma | But can they ever truly unite? |
| Iravai nilavu muthamidum | The breeze kisses the flower, |
| Inaikka mudiyuma | But can it retain its fragrance forever? |
| Nenjai nenjam vilakkivittaal | The moon kisses the night, |
| Uravu vaazhumaa | But can they be permanently joined? |
| Female | |
| Kalyana sandhaiyilae | The moon kisses the night, |
| Kaadhal vilai poguma | But can they be permanently joined? |
| Kaadhal nilai maarivittaal | If one heart pushes another away, |
| Kappal moozhgi poguma | Will that relationship survive? |
| Female | |
| Haaa..aaa..haa..aaa…haa haaa | In the marriage market, |
| Female | |
| {Neeyum naanum nadanthu vandhom | Can true love be sold for a price? |
| Vaazhkai theruvilae | If the status of love changes, |
| Naesam nenjam pirinthadhellaam | Will the ship sink into the depths? |
| Nilaimai uruvilae} (2) | Haaa..aaa..haa..aaa…haa haaa |
| Female | |
| Neenda karaigal vilagiyadhaal | You and I walked together |
| Nadhiyum odumae | On the street of life, |
| Neenda karaigal vilagiyadhaal | All the affection in our hearts separated |
| Nadhiyum odumae | Because of the turn of circumstances, |
| Serndha manam pirindhadhellaam | You and I walked together |
| Vaazhvu perugavae | On the street of life, |
| Female | |
| Kalyana sandhaiyilae | All the affection in our hearts separated |
| Kaadhal vilai poguma | Because of the turn of circumstances, |
| Kaadhal nilai maarivittaal | Because the long riverbanks moved apart, |
| Kappal moozhgi poguma | The river can flow freely, |
| Female | |
| Panam midhakkum thottathilae | Because the long riverbanks moved apart, |
| Pasamalar malaruma | The river can flow freely, |
| Pasa malar vaadi vittaal | When united hearts part ways, |
| Paaladainthu poguma | Is it so that life can flourish? |
| Female | |
| Kalyana sandhaiyilae | In the marriage market, |
| Kaadhal vilai poguma | Can true love be sold for a price? |
கல்யாண சந்தையிலே
காதல் விலை போகுமா
காதல் நிலை மாறிவிட்டால்
கப்பல் மூழ்கி போகுமா
In the marriage market,
Can true love be sold for a price?
If the status of love changes,
Will the ship sink into the depths?
பணம் மிதக்கும் தோட்டத்திலே
பாசமலர் மலருமா
பாசமலர் வாடிவிட்டால்
பாடல் நின்று போகுமா..
In a garden floating on money,
Will the flower of affection bloom?
If the flower of affection wilts,
Will everything fall into ruin?
கல்யாண சந்தையிலே
காதல் விலை போகுமா
ஹா..ஆ ..ஹா..ஆ...ஹா..ஆ..ஆ..ஹா ..
In the marriage market,
Can true love be sold for a price?
Haa..aa…haa..aaa..haa..aaa..haaaa..
{கடலை வானம் முத்தமிடும்
சேர முடியுமா
மலரை தென்றல் முத்தமிடும்
மணக்க முடியுமா} (2)
The sky kisses the ocean,
But can they ever truly unite?
The breeze kisses the flower,
But can it retain its fragrance forever?
இரவை நிலவு முத்தமிடும்
இணைக்க முடியுமா
இரவை நிலவு முத்தமிடும்
இணைக்க முடியுமா
நெஞ்சை நெஞ்சம் விலக்கிவிட்டால்
உறவு வாழுமா...
The sky kisses the ocean,
But can they ever truly unite?
The breeze kisses the flower,
But can it retain its fragrance forever?
The moon kisses the night,
But can they be permanently joined?
கல்யாண சந்தையிலே
காதல் விலை போகுமா
காதல் நிலை மாறிவிட்டால்
கப்பல் மூழ்கி போகுமா
ஹா..ஆ ..ஹா..ஆ...ஹா..ஆ..ஆ..ஹா ..
The moon kisses the night,
But can they be permanently joined?
If one heart pushes another away,
Will that relationship survive?
{நீயும் நானும் நடந்து வந்தோம்
வாழ்க்கை தெருவிலே
நேசம் நெஞ்சம் பிரித்ததெல்லாம்
நிலைமை உருவிலே] (2)
In the marriage market,
நீண்ட கரைகள் விலகியதால்
நதியும் ஓடுமே
நீண்ட கரைகள் விலகியதால்
நதியும் ஓடுமே
சேர்ந்த மனம் பிரிந்ததெல்லாம்
வாழ்வு பெருகவே....
Can true love be sold for a price?
If the status of love changes,
Will the ship sink into the depths?
Haaa..aaa..haa..aaa…haa haaa
கல்யாண சந்தையிலே
காதல் விலை போகுமா
காதல் நிலை மாறிவிட்டால்
கப்பல் மூழ்கி போகுமா
You and I walked together
On the street of life,
All the affection in our hearts separated
Because of the turn of circumstances,
You and I walked together
On the street of life,
பணம் மிதக்கும் தோட்டத்திலே
பாசமலர் மலருமா
பாசமலர் வாடிவிட்டால்
பாடல் நின்று போகுமா..
All the affection in our hearts separated
Because of the turn of circumstances,
Because the long riverbanks moved apart,
The river can flow freely,
கல்யாண சந்தையிலே
காதல் விலை போகுமா..
Because the long riverbanks moved apart,
The river can flow freely,
When united hearts part ways,
Is it so that life can flourish?
In the marriage market,
Can true love be sold for a price?
Kalyana sandhaiyilae
In the marriage market,
Kaadhal vilai poguma
Can true love be sold for a price?
Kaadhal nilai maarivittaal
If the status of love changes,
Kappal moozhgi poguma
Will the ship sink into the depths?
Panam midhakkum thottathilae
In a garden floating on money,
Pasamalar malaruma
Will the flower of affection bloom?
Pasa malar vaadi vittaal
If the flower of affection wilts,
Paaladainthu poguma
Will everything fall into ruin?
Kalyana sandhaiyilae
In the marriage market,
Kaadhal vilai poguma
Can true love be sold for a price?
Haa..aa…haa..aaa..haa..aaa..haaaa..
Haa..aa…haa..aaa..haa..aaa..haaaa..
{Kadalai vaanam muthamidum
The sky kisses the ocean,
Saera mudiyuma
But can they ever truly unite?
Malarai thendral muthamidum
The breeze kisses the flower,
Manakka mudiyuma} (2)
But can it retain its fragrance forever?
Iravai nilavu muthamidum
The sky kisses the ocean,
Inaikka mudiyuma
But can they ever truly unite?
Iravai nilavu muthamidum
The breeze kisses the flower,
Inaikka mudiyuma
But can it retain its fragrance forever?
Nenjai nenjam vilakkivittaal
The moon kisses the night,
Uravu vaazhumaa
But can they be permanently joined?
Kalyana sandhaiyilae
The moon kisses the night,
Kaadhal vilai poguma
But can they be permanently joined?
Kaadhal nilai maarivittaal
If one heart pushes another away,
Kappal moozhgi poguma
Will that relationship survive?
Haaa..aaa..haa..aaa…haa haaa
In the marriage market,
{Neeyum naanum nadanthu vandhom
Can true love be sold for a price?
Vaazhkai theruvilae
If the status of love changes,
Naesam nenjam pirinthadhellaam
Will the ship sink into the depths?
Nilaimai uruvilae} (2)
Haaa..aaa..haa..aaa…haa haaa
Neenda karaigal vilagiyadhaal
You and I walked together
Nadhiyum odumae
On the street of life,
Neenda karaigal vilagiyadhaal
All the affection in our hearts separated
Nadhiyum odumae
Because of the turn of circumstances,
Serndha manam pirindhadhellaam
You and I walked together
Vaazhvu perugavae
On the street of life,
Kalyana sandhaiyilae
All the affection in our hearts separated
Kaadhal vilai poguma
Because of the turn of circumstances,
Kaadhal nilai maarivittaal
Because the long riverbanks moved apart,
Kappal moozhgi poguma
The river can flow freely,
Panam midhakkum thottathilae
Because the long riverbanks moved apart,
Pasamalar malaruma
The river can flow freely,
Pasa malar vaadi vittaal
When united hearts part ways,
Paaladainthu poguma
Is it so that life can flourish?
Kalyana sandhaiyilae
In the marriage market,
Kaadhal vilai poguma
Can true love be sold for a price?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kalyana Sandhaiyilae is a deeply philosophical and melancholic song from the 1966 Tamil film Then Mazhai. Sung exquisitely by P. Susheela with lyrics by Vaali and music by T. K. Ramamoorthy, the song laments the commercialization of marriage and the tragic forces that separate true lovers. The protagonist questions whether true love can be bought, sold, or sustained in a world obsessed with material wealth. Through natural imagery—such as the illusion of the sky kissing the ocean, the breeze touching a flower, or riverbanks separating to allow the river to flow—the song poetically explores proximity versus true union. It reaches a bittersweet conclusion contemplating whether forced separation might ultimately be necessary for individuals to move forward on the path of life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamanai)
“Kalyana sandhaiyilae”
Compares transactional modern marriage arrangements to a commercial marketplace ('Kalyana sandhaiyilae').
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Aani)
“Kaadhal vilai poguma”
Uses continuous rhetorical questions to highlight the impossibility of commodifying love or forcing deep bonds.
Paradox / Visual Illusion Imagery
“Kadalai vaanam muthamidum / Saera mudiyuma”
Illustrates how things appear close (the sky touching the ocean at the horizon) yet remain fundamentally separated.
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Neenda karaigal vilagiyadhaal / Nadhiyum odumae”
The second consonant 'da' rhymes in 'Neenda' and 'Nadhiyum' (or 'Serndha' and 'Vaazhvu' thematic structural rhyme).
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Trivia
Then Mazhai (1966) holds historic significance in Tamil cinema soundtrack history as it featured music by T. K. Ramamoorthy working independently following the separation of the legendary composer duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.
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