- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Pathumatha Bantham
- Movie release year
- 1974
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Mar 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kannukkum nenjukkum
Ingu kaatchi undallo
Sandhikka sindhikka ingu
Saatchi undallo
Kannukkum nenjukkum
Ingu kaatchi undallo
Sandhikka sindhikka ingu
Saatchi undallo
Yedhyedho vannangal
Yedhyedho ennangal
Lallaalalala
Sorgam engae
…………
Aayirangal aana vanna pookkal
Undu ingae anbodu killi edukka
Haa aani muthu pol irukkum pengal
Undu ingae kaiyodu alli anaikka
Aayirangal aana vanna pookkal
Undu ingae anbodu killi edukka
Hoo aani muthu pol irukkum pengal
Undu ingae kaiyodu alli anaikka
Aanaaga pirandhavar kettuvida mudiyum
Pennaaga pirandhavar naangal
Aha
Aanaaga pirandhavar kettuvida mudiyum
Pennaaga pirandhavar naangal
Pennukkendrum
Female :Aaaha
Male :Ullam undu
Female :Ohoo
Male :Sollivittaal
Female :Aahaa
Male :Inbam undu lallalala
Lallaalalala
Sorgam engae
Kannukkum nenjukkum
Ingu kaatchi undallo
Sandhikka sindhikka ingu
Saatchi undallo
Yedhyedho vannangal
Male :Yedhyedho ennangal
Lallaalalala
Male :Sorgam engae
Vaazhai ondru aadaikatti kal edutha kolam
Kaanamal kangal edharkku
Female :Ahaa
Aazham ulla yeridhanil aasaiennum odam
Pogamal ullam edharkku
Sollaamal purivadhu kaadhal enum kavidhai
Munnalae varuvadhu naanam
Female :Kannukkullae
Male :Aaahaa
Female :Naanam undu
Male :Ohoo
Female :Naanathukkum hae hae vetkam undu
Lallaalalala
Sorgam engae
Kannukkum nenjukkum
Ingu kaatchi undallo
Sandhikka sindhikka ingu
Saatchi undallo
Yedhyedho vannangal
Male :Yedhyedho ennangal
Lallaalalala
Sorgam ingae
Sorgam ingae
Male :Sorgam engae
Chorus :Sorgam ingae
Male :Sorgam engae
Chorus :Sorgam ingae
Sorgam engae
...
For the eyes and for the heart,
there is a wonderful sight here, isn't there?
To meet and to dream of each other,
there is a witness here, isn't there?
For the eyes and for the heart,
there is a wonderful sight here, isn't there?
To meet and to dream of each other,
there is a witness here, isn't there?
All kinds of vibrant colors,
all kinds of soaring thoughts!
La la la la la,
where is heaven?
...
There are thousands of colorful flowers here,
to be plucked gently with love.
Ah, there are women here like precious pearls,
to gather up and hold close in our arms.
There are thousands of colorful flowers here,
to be plucked gently with love.
Oh, there are women here like precious pearls,
to gather up and hold close in our arms.
Those born as men can easily lose their way,
but we who are born as women...
Aha!
Those born as men can easily lose their way,
but we who are born as women...
A woman always has...
Female: Aha!
Male: ...a tender heart!
Female: Oho!
Male: If you speak your heart...
Female: Aha!
Male: ...there is true happiness, la la la la!
La la la la la,
where is heaven?
For the eyes and for the heart,
there is a wonderful sight here, isn't there?
To meet and to dream of each other,
there is a witness here, isn't there?
All kinds of vibrant colors,
Male: All kinds of soaring thoughts!
La la la la la,
Male: Where is heaven?
Like a slender plantain tree draped in robes, a sculpted beauty—
why have eyes if not to gaze upon it?
Female: Aha!
In this deep lake, if the boat of longing
does not set sail, what is the heart for?
Love is a poem understood without words,
yet shyness steps forward first.
Female: Within the eyes...
Male: Aha!
Female: ...there is shyness!
Male: Oho!
Female: And even that shyness feels shy, hey hey!
La la la la la,
where is heaven?
For the eyes and for the heart,
there is a wonderful sight here, isn't there?
To meet and to dream of each other,
there is a witness here, isn't there?
All kinds of vibrant colors,
Male: All kinds of soaring thoughts!
La la la la la,
Heaven is right here!
Heaven is right here!
Male: Where is heaven?
Chorus: Heaven is right here!
Male: Where is heaven?
Chorus: Heaven is right here!
Where is heaven?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic duet from 'Pathumatha Bantham' features a captivating back-and-forth between lovers questioning where heaven truly resides. Through poetic imagery comparing women to pure pearls, colorful flowers, and elegant plantain stems, the lovers explore romance, shyness, and unspoken desire. In the end, they realize that heaven is not a distant realm, but is found right here in their emotional union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Haa aani muthu pol irukkum pengal”
Compares women to flawless pure pearls ('aani muthu pol irukkum pengal').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aazham ulla yeridhanil aasaiennum odam”
Describing desire as a boat ('aasaiennum odam') floating in a deep lake.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Iyaibu & Monai)
“Ingu kaatchi undallo / Saatchi undallo”
The end-rhymes 'kaatchi undallo' and 'saatchi undallo' create musicality.
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Trivia
'Pathumatha Bantham' (1974) featured music composed by the composer duo Shankar-Ganesh and lyricist Kannadasan, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa.
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