Kangal Irandum
From En Thangai (1952 Film) · 1952
- Lyricist
- Narasimman
- Singer
- A. P. Komala
- Music director
- C. N. Pandurangan
- Details
- En Thangai (1952 Film)1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Meelaa…aaa…thuyarama….aa…. | Is this an unceasing, endless sorrow? |
| Maadhaa..aaa…. manamilagaadho | Oh Mother, will your heart not soften? |
| Female | |
| Kangalirandum izhandhaval paedhai | A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes, |
| Kangalirandum izhandhaval paedhai | A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes, |
| Kavalaigalaalae kalaithaen ilaithaen | I am exhausted and withered away by worries, |
| Kavalaigalaalae kalaithaen ilaithaen | I am exhausted and withered away by worries, |
| Kangalirandum izhandhaval paedhai | A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes. |
| Female | |
| Penn enil paeyum irangum enbaarae | They say that even a ghost would take pity on a woman, |
| Penn enil paeyum irangum enbaarae | They say that even a ghost would take pity on a woman, |
| Pennai penn vaattum paadhagam paareer | Behold the sinner's cruelty where a woman torments another woman, |
| Pennai penn vaattum paadhagam paareer | Behold the sinner's cruelty where a woman torments another woman. |
| Female | |
| Veettai mezhughida vendum | I must clean and mop the house, |
| Veettai mezhughida vendum | I must clean and mop the house, |
| Vaetti thuvaithida vendum | I must wash the veshti (garment), |
| Vaetti thuvaithida vendum | I must wash the veshti (garment), |
| Maavai araithida vendum | I must grind the flour, |
| Maavai araithida vendum | I must grind the flour, |
| Maadaai uzhaithida vendum…mm… | I must toil hard like a bull... |
| Female | |
| Kavalaigal migavaagudhae | My worries are increasing greatly, |
| Endhan kaalgal thadumaarudhae | My legs are faltering and stumbling, |
| Kavalaigal migavaagudhae | My worries are increasing greatly, |
| Endhan kaalgal thadumaarudhae | My legs are faltering and stumbling, |
| Kaanen oru vazhiyae | I see no way out, |
| Gadhi kalangi vaaduren | Panicked and confused about my fate, I wither away, |
| Ammaa ammaa ammaa | Mother, Mother, Mother! |
மீளா....ஆஅ..... துயரமா.....ஆ.....
மாதா......ஆஅ......மனமிளகாதோ
Is this an unceasing, endless sorrow?
Oh Mother, will your heart not soften?
கண்களிரண்டும் இழந்தவள் பேதை
கண்களிரண்டும் இழந்தவள் பேதை
கவலைகளாலே களைத்தேன் இளைத்தேன்
கவலைகளாலே களைத்தேன் இளைத்தேன்
கண்களிரண்டும் இழந்தவள் பேதை
A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes,
A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes,
I am exhausted and withered away by worries,
I am exhausted and withered away by worries,
A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes.
பெண் எனில் பேயும் இரங்கும் என்பாரே
பெண் எனில் பேயும் இரங்கும் என்பாரே
பெண்ணைப் பெண் வாட்டும் பாதகம் பாரீர்
பெண்ணைப் பெண் வாட்டும் பாதகம் பாரீர்
They say that even a ghost would take pity on a woman,
They say that even a ghost would take pity on a woman,
Behold the sinner's cruelty where a woman torments another woman,
Behold the sinner's cruelty where a woman torments another woman.
வீட்டை மெழுகிட வேண்டும்
வீட்டை மெழுகிட வேண்டும்
வேட்டி துவைத்திட வேண்டும்
வேட்டி துவைத்திட வேண்டும்
மாவை அரைத்திட வேண்டும்
மாவை அரைத்திட வேண்டும்
மாடாய் உழைத்திட வேண்டும்....ம்ம்....
I must clean and mop the house,
I must clean and mop the house,
I must wash the veshti (garment),
I must wash the veshti (garment),
I must grind the flour,
I must grind the flour,
I must toil hard like a bull...
கவலைகள் மிகவாகுதே
எந்தன் கால்கள் தடுமாறுதே
கவலைகள் மிகவாகுதே
எந்தன் கால்கள் தடுமாறுதே
காணேன் ஒரு வழியே
கதி கலங்கி வாடுறேன்
அம்மா அம்மா அம்மா
My worries are increasing greatly,
My legs are faltering and stumbling,
My worries are increasing greatly,
My legs are faltering and stumbling,
I see no way out,
Panicked and confused about my fate, I wither away,
Mother, Mother, Mother!
Meelaa…aaa…thuyarama….aa….
Is this an unceasing, endless sorrow?
Maadhaa..aaa…. manamilagaadho
Oh Mother, will your heart not soften?
Kangalirandum izhandhaval paedhai
A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes,
Kangalirandum izhandhaval paedhai
A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes,
Kavalaigalaalae kalaithaen ilaithaen
I am exhausted and withered away by worries,
Kavalaigalaalae kalaithaen ilaithaen
I am exhausted and withered away by worries,
Kangalirandum izhandhaval paedhai
A helpless, innocent girl who has lost both her eyes.
Penn enil paeyum irangum enbaarae
They say that even a ghost would take pity on a woman,
Penn enil paeyum irangum enbaarae
They say that even a ghost would take pity on a woman,
Pennai penn vaattum paadhagam paareer
Behold the sinner's cruelty where a woman torments another woman,
Pennai penn vaattum paadhagam paareer
Behold the sinner's cruelty where a woman torments another woman.
Veettai mezhughida vendum
I must clean and mop the house,
Veettai mezhughida vendum
I must clean and mop the house,
Vaetti thuvaithida vendum
I must wash the veshti (garment),
Vaetti thuvaithida vendum
I must wash the veshti (garment),
Maavai araithida vendum
I must grind the flour,
Maavai araithida vendum
I must grind the flour,
Maadaai uzhaithida vendum…mm…
I must toil hard like a bull...
Kavalaigal migavaagudhae
My worries are increasing greatly,
Endhan kaalgal thadumaarudhae
My legs are faltering and stumbling,
Kavalaigal migavaagudhae
My worries are increasing greatly,
Endhan kaalgal thadumaarudhae
My legs are faltering and stumbling,
Kaanen oru vazhiyae
I see no way out,
Gadhi kalangi vaaduren
Panicked and confused about my fate, I wither away,
Ammaa ammaa ammaa
Mother, Mother, Mother!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from the 1952 film 'En Thangai' expresses the sorrow and helplessness of a blind girl forced to perform relentless household labor under cruel treatment. The protagonist laments her tragic state, questioning why even basic empathy is denied to her by another woman, evoking the famous Tamil saying that even ghosts show mercy to women in distress.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Repetition)
“Veettai mezhughida vendum / Vaetti thuvaithida vendum / Maavai araithida vendum”
The repetition of the suffix 'vendum' (must do) at the end of consecutive lines emphasizes the endless list of grueling domestic chores forced upon the protagonist.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Veettai mezhughida vendum / Vaetti thuvaithida vendum”
The second consonant sound ('tt' / 't') rhymes in 'Veettai' and 'Vaetti', adding rhythmic cadence to her grief.
Pazhamozhi (Proverbial Allusion)
“Penn enil paeyum irangum enbaarae”
The line uses a traditional Tamil adage ('Penn enil paeyum irangum') to highlight the irony of a human showing less mercy than a ghost.
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Trivia
'En Thangai' (1952), starring M. G. Ramachandran, was based on a hugely popular stage play of the same name. The play and film depicted a tragic melodrama about sibling devotion, where the blind sister's suffering forms a key emotional core of the narrative.
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