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Lyrics & meaning

Kangal Irandum

From Mannadhi Mannan · 1960

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Mannadhi Mannan
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
26 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{ Kangal irandum
Endru ummaikandu pesumo } (2)
{ Kaalam inimel
Nammai ondrai kondu serkumo } (2)
Kangal irandum
Endru ummaikandu pesumo
{ Pachai kili
Aanaal paranthenum
Theduven paadi varum
Thendral ther yeri oduven } (2)
{ Sendra
Idam kaanen sindhai
Vaadalaanen Sedhi
Sollum yarum thoodhu
Solla kaanen } (2)
Kangal irandum
Endru ummaikandu pesumo
Kaalam inimel
Nammai ondrai kondu serkumo
Kangal irandum
Endru ummaikandu pesumo
{ Nindra
Idam yaavum
Nizhal polae thonudhae
Andru
Sonna vaarthai
Alai polae modhudhae } (2)
{ Kanaiyazhi
Ingae manavaalan angae
Kaanaamal naanum
Uyir vaazhvathengae } (2)
Kangal irandum
Endru ummaikandu pesumo
Kaalam inimel
Nammai ondrai kondu serkumo
Kangal irandum
Endru ummaikandu pesumo
...
When will my eyes
see you and speak to you?
Will time from now on
bring us both together?
When will my eyes
see you and speak to you?
If only I were a green parrot,
I would fly and search for you;
riding in the chariot
of the singing gentle breeze, I would rush to you.
I cannot see
where you have gone, and my heart
is withering away;
I find no one to bring me news
or carry my message to you.
When will my eyes
see you and speak to you?
Will time from now on
bring us both together?
When will my eyes
see you and speak to you?
Every place
where you once stood
appears just like a shadow;
the words
you spoke that day
keep crashing against me like waves.
The ring is here,
while my bridegroom is far away;
without seeing you,
how can I go on living?
When will my eyes
see you and speak to you?
Will time from now on
bring us both together?
When will my eyes
see you and speak to you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kangal Irandum Endru Ummai Kandu Pesumo' is a deeply emotional longing melody from the 1960 Tamil film 'Mannadhi Mannan', penned by the legendary Kannadasan and sung by P. Leela. The heroine mourns the painful separation from her lover, wondering when her eyes will gaze upon him again and if time will ever reunite them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Nizhal polae thonudhae / Alai polae modhudhae”

Comparing the places where he stood to shadows (Nizhal polae) and his past promises to crashing ocean waves (Alai polae).

Literary Allusion (Illakkiya Kurippu)

“Kanaiyazhi ingae manavaalan angae”

The term 'Kanaiyazhi' (signet ring) evokes the iconic Ramayana motif of Sita holding Rama's ring while separated in Ashoka Vatika.

Metaphor / Visual Imagery

“Pachai kili aanaal paranthenum theduven / Thendral ther yeri oduven”

The heroine wishes to transform into a parrot or ride the chariot of the breeze to search for her beloved across vast distances.

Edhukai (Second-letter Assonance)

“Kangal irandum / Kaalam inimel”

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic flow (Ka-ng-al / Ka-a-lam, Se-n-dra / Se-d-hi).

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