Kannadi Pathirathil
From Punar Jenmam · 1961
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Details
- Punar Jenmam1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannadi paathirathil | Like a glass vessel |
| Kalleripattadhu pol | Struck by a thrown stone, |
| En ennamennum thaen kalasam | Will my honey-pot of thoughts |
| Unnaamal udainthidumoo | Shatter without being enjoyed? |
| Female | |
| Inba kaaviyam poithaano | Has the epic of joy turned out to be false? |
| Konda kaadhalum poithaana | Is the love I cherished a lie? |
| En aasaigal veenthaana | Have my desires gone in vain? |
| Ini maidhiyum kaanbaenaa | Will I ever find peace hereafter? |
| Female | |
| Inba kaaviyam poithaano | Has the epic of joy turned out to be false? |
| Konda kaadhalum poithaana | Is the love I cherished a lie? |
| Female | |
| Idhu kaalathin seyal thana | Is this the work of fate? |
| Sugam kaanal neer thaana | Is happiness merely a mirage? |
| Idhu kaalathin seyal thana | Is this the work of fate? |
| Sugam kaanal neer thaana | Is happiness merely a mirage? |
| Sugam kaanal neer thaana | Is happiness merely a mirage? |
| Mana nambikkai veenthaana | Has the trust in my heart gone in vain? |
| Naan vembhiya kaaithaana | Am I a fruit that withered prematurely? |
| Female | |
| Inba kaaviyam poithaano | Has the epic of joy turned out to be false? |
| Konda kaadhalum poithaana | Is the love I cherished a lie? |
| Female | |
| Irul moodiya vaan polae | Like a sky shrouded in darkness, |
| Karai yeriya meen polae | Like a fish stranded on the shore, |
| Irul moodiya vaan polae | Like a sky shrouded in darkness, |
| Karai yeriya meen polae | Like a fish stranded on the shore, |
| Thuyar meeridum nilaiyaalae | Due to this state of overwhelming sorrow, |
| Pdum vedhani theeraadhoo | Will the agony I suffer never end? |
| Oru paadhaiyum thonaadhoo | Will no path show itself to me? |
| Female | |
| Inba kaaviyam poithaano | Has the epic of joy turned out to be false? |
| Konda kaadhalum poithaana | Is the love I cherished a lie? |
| En aasaigal veenthaana | Have my desires gone in vain? |
| Ini maidhiyum kaanbaenaa | Will I ever find peace hereafter? |
கண்ணாடிப் பாத்திரத்தில்
கல்லெறிபட்டது போல்
என் எண்ணமெனும் தேன் கலசம்
உண்ணாமல் உடைந்திடுமோ.....
Like a glass vessel
Struck by a thrown stone,
Will my honey-pot of thoughts
Shatter without being enjoyed?
இன்பக் காவியம் பொய்தானோ
கொண்ட காதலும் பொய்தானா
என் ஆசைகள் வீண்தானா
இனி அமைதியும் காண்பேனா
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Is the love I cherished a lie?
Have my desires gone in vain?
Will I ever find peace hereafter?
இன்பக் காவியம் பொய்தானோ
கொண்ட காதலும் பொய்தானா
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Is the love I cherished a lie?
இது காலத்தின் செயல்தானா
சுகம் கானல் நீர் தானா
இது காலத்தின் செயல்தானா
சுகம் கானல் நீர் தானா
சுகம் கானல் நீர் தானா
மன நம்பிக்கை வீண்தானா
நான் வெம்பிய காய்தனா
Is this the work of fate?
Is happiness merely a mirage?
Is this the work of fate?
Is happiness merely a mirage?
Is happiness merely a mirage?
Has the trust in my heart gone in vain?
Am I a fruit that withered prematurely?
இன்பக் காவியம் பொய்தானோ
கொண்ட காதலும் பொய்தானா
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Is the love I cherished a lie?
இருள் மூடிய வான்போலே
கரை ஏறிய மீன்போலே
இருள் மூடிய வான்போலே
கரை ஏறிய மீன்போலே
துயர்மீறிடும் நிலையாலே
படும் வேதனை தீராதோ
ஒரு பாதையும் தோணாதோ
Like a sky shrouded in darkness,
Like a fish stranded on the shore,
Like a sky shrouded in darkness,
Like a fish stranded on the shore,
Due to this state of overwhelming sorrow,
Will the agony I suffer never end?
Will no path show itself to me?
இன்பக் காவியம் பொய்தானோ
கொண்ட காதலும் பொய்தானா
என் ஆசைகள் வீண்தானா
இனி அமைதியும் காண்பேனா
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Is the love I cherished a lie?
Have my desires gone in vain?
Will I ever find peace hereafter?
Kannadi paathirathil
Like a glass vessel
Kalleripattadhu pol
Struck by a thrown stone,
En ennamennum thaen kalasam
Will my honey-pot of thoughts
Unnaamal udainthidumoo
Shatter without being enjoyed?
Inba kaaviyam poithaano
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Konda kaadhalum poithaana
Is the love I cherished a lie?
En aasaigal veenthaana
Have my desires gone in vain?
Ini maidhiyum kaanbaenaa
Will I ever find peace hereafter?
Inba kaaviyam poithaano
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Konda kaadhalum poithaana
Is the love I cherished a lie?
Idhu kaalathin seyal thana
Is this the work of fate?
Sugam kaanal neer thaana
Is happiness merely a mirage?
Idhu kaalathin seyal thana
Is this the work of fate?
Sugam kaanal neer thaana
Is happiness merely a mirage?
Sugam kaanal neer thaana
Is happiness merely a mirage?
Mana nambikkai veenthaana
Has the trust in my heart gone in vain?
Naan vembhiya kaaithaana
Am I a fruit that withered prematurely?
Inba kaaviyam poithaano
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Konda kaadhalum poithaana
Is the love I cherished a lie?
Irul moodiya vaan polae
Like a sky shrouded in darkness,
Karai yeriya meen polae
Like a fish stranded on the shore,
Irul moodiya vaan polae
Like a sky shrouded in darkness,
Karai yeriya meen polae
Like a fish stranded on the shore,
Thuyar meeridum nilaiyaalae
Due to this state of overwhelming sorrow,
Pdum vedhani theeraadhoo
Will the agony I suffer never end?
Oru paadhaiyum thonaadhoo
Will no path show itself to me?
Inba kaaviyam poithaano
Has the epic of joy turned out to be false?
Konda kaadhalum poithaana
Is the love I cherished a lie?
En aasaigal veenthaana
Have my desires gone in vain?
Ini maidhiyum kaanbaenaa
Will I ever find peace hereafter?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Inba Kaaviyam Poithaano from Punar Jenmam (1961) is a deeply moving lament about heartbreak, shattered expectations, and grief. The song depicts a woman processing the painful collapse of her love story. She compares her cherished feelings to a fragile vessel of honey shattered by an unexpected stone, fearing that all her hopes and sweet dreams have been completely wasted. Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram uses evocative natural imagery, such as a dark, cloud-covered sky and a fish writhing out of water on the dry shore, to illustrate her intense helplessness and emotional agony. Overwhelmed by fate, she questions whether joy is merely an illusion and wonders if she will ever find clarity or peace again. P. Susheela's expressive vocal rendition elevates this poignant reflection on destiny and lost love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kannadi paathirathil Kalleripattadhu pol”
Compares her fragile thoughts being shattered to a glass vessel hit by a thrown stone.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“En ennamennum thaen kalasam”
Directly metaphorizes her heart's thoughts as a pot filled with honey ('thaen kalasam').
Rhetorical Question
“Inba kaaviyam poithaano / Sugam kaanal neer thaana”
Expresses disbelief and sorrow by questioning whether the epic of happiness was false and joy is just a mirage.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Karai yeriya meen polae”
Compares her helpless, suffering state to a fish washed up on the dry shore.
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Trivia
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram was renowned for combining deeply emotional poetry with social commentary and philosophy. Punar Jenmam (1961), directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das, featured Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. This iconic sad solo performed by P. Susheela is widely recognized as one of the finest melancholic compositions in early Tamil cinema.
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