Maan Kanda Sorkangal
From 47 Natkal · 1981
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- 47 Natkal1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maan kanda sorgangal | Heavens seen by the deer |
| Kaalam poga poga | As time goes by |
| Yaavum vetkangalae | Have all turned into shames |
| Male | |
| Maan kanda sorgangal | Heavens seen by the deer |
| Kaalam poga poga | As time goes by |
| Yaavum vetkangalae | Have all turned into shames |
| Male | |
| Yen rendu pakkangal | Why these two sides? |
| Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae | Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart |
| Yen rendu pakkangal | Why these two sides? |
| Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae | Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart |
| Male | |
| Maan kanda sorgangal | Heavens seen by the deer |
| Kaalam poga poga | As time goes by |
| Yaavum vetkangalae | Have all turned into shames |
| Male | |
| Thaamari poovendraan kaagitha poovaanaan | He called her a lotus flower, but became a paper flower |
| Raamanai pol vandhaan ravanan polaanaan | He arrived like Rama, but turned into Ravana |
| Thaamari poovendraan kaagitha poovaanaan | He called her a lotus flower, but became a paper flower |
| Raamanai pol vandhaan ravanan polaanaan | He arrived like Rama, but turned into Ravana |
| Male | |
| Panpadu illaamal penn paadu | Without culture, a woman's plight |
| Perumpaadu ippodhu | Is a great struggle now |
| Oorukku oru ullam oorukku oru ennam | A different heart in every town, a different thought in every place |
| Yaarukku avan sondham yaarukku avan manjam | To whom does he belong? To whom is his bed? |
| Kanneeril neeraada kadalthaandi vandhaalae ponmangai | The golden woman crossed the sea only to bathe in tears |
| Male | |
| Maan kanda sorgangal | Heavens seen by the deer |
| Kaalam poga poga | As time goes by |
| Yaavum vetkangalae | Have all turned into shames |
| Male | |
| Vedhangal arigindraan vedhanai tharugindraan | He knows the scriptures, yet inflicts pain |
| Nallavar sellaadha paadhaiyil selgindraan | He treads on a path where good people do not go |
| Vedhangal arigindraan vedhanai tharugindraan | He knows the scriptures, yet inflicts pain |
| Nallavar sellaatha paadhaiyil selgindraan | He treads on a path where good people do not go |
| Male | |
| Appaavi pennullam ippaavi | The innocent woman's heart, at this sinner's |
| Seyal kandu thallaaduthu | Actions, totters and stumbles |
| Kaalaiyil or vannam maalaiyil or vannam | One color in the morning, another color in the evening |
| Maarudhu avan paadhai vaadugiraal paavai | His path keeps changing, while the maiden wilts |
| Poochudi vandhaalae puriyaamal nindraalae ippodhu | She arrived adorned with flowers, but now stands bewildered |
| Male | |
| Maan kanda sorgangal | Heavens seen by the deer |
| Kaalam poga poga | As time goes by |
| Yaavum vetkangalae | Have all turned into shames |
| Male | |
| Yen rendu pakkangal | Why these two sides? |
| Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae | Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart |
| Male | |
| Aasaiyil or naalil paadiya or paatil | In a song sung on a day filled with desire |
| Thaayena aanomae seiyinai kandomae | We became a mother and saw a child |
| Aasaiyil or naalil paadiya or paatil | In a song sung on a day filled with desire |
| Thaayena aanome seiyinai kandome | We became a mother and saw a child |
| Male | |
| Yenindha sei endru | Asking why this child exists |
| Thaaladha noi kondaal ippodhu | She now suffers an unbearable affliction |
| Paasathil neeraadi bandhathil poraadi | Bathing in affection, struggling in relationships |
| Veshathai thodarvaalaa vedhanai peruvaalaa | Will she continue this charade or suffer more pain? |
| Oorillai uravillai thaniyaaga nindraalae poomadhu | With no town and no relations, the flower-like woman stood alone |
| Male | |
| Maan kanda sorgangal | Heavens seen by the deer |
| Kaalam poga poga | As time goes by |
| Yaavum vetkangalae | Have all turned into shames |
| Male | |
| Yen rendu pakkangal | Why these two sides? |
| Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae | Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart |
| Male | |
| Than vazhi selgindraal sanjalam kolgindraal | She goes her own way, filled with anguish |
| Evvidam selvaalo evvidham selvaalo | Where will she go, and how will she go? |
| Than vazhi selgindraal sanjalam kolgindraal | She goes her own way, filled with anguish |
| Evvidam selvaalo evvidham selvaalo | Where will she go, and how will she go? |
| Male | |
| Yengengum megangal | Clouds everywhere |
| Yengengum panimoottam ippodhu | Foggy mist everywhere now |
| Indhiya thaainaatai ennugiraal mangai | The young woman thinks of her motherland India |
| Sendrida vazhiyillai thembugiraal nindru | With no way to go, she stands sobbing |
| Thaaiveetu deivangal thunaiyaaga vaaraadha ippodhu | Will the deities of her mother's home not come to aid her now? |
| Male | |
| Maan kanda sorgangal | Heavens seen by the deer |
| Kaalam poga poga | As time goes by |
| Yaavum vetkangalae | Have all turned into shames |
| Male | |
| Yen rendu pakkangal | Why these two sides? |
| Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae | Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart |
மான் கண்ட சொர்க்கங்கள்
காலம் போகப்போக யாவும் வெட்கங்களே
மான் கண்ட சொர்க்கங்கள்
காலம் போகப்போக யாவும் வெட்கங்களே
ஏன் ரெண்டு பக்கங்கள்
பெண் நெஞ்சில் இன்று பொங்கும் துக்கங்களே
ஏன் ரெண்டு பக்கங்கள்
பெண் நெஞ்சில் இன்று பொங்கும் துக்கங்களே
Heavens seen by the deer
As time goes by
Have all turned into shames
மான் கண்ட சொர்க்கங்கள்
காலம் போகப்போக யாவும் வெட்கங்களே
Heavens seen by the deer
As time goes by
Have all turned into shames
தாமரை பூவென்றாள் காகித பூவானாள்
ராமனைப்போல் வந்தான் ராவணன் போலானான்
தாமரை பூவென்றாள் காகித பூவானாள்
ராமனைப்போல் வந்தான் ராவணன் போலானான்
Why these two sides?
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
Why these two sides?
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
பண்பாடு இல்லாமல்
பெண்பாடு பெரும்பாடு இப்போது
ஊருக்கு ஒரு உள்ளம் ஊருக்கு ஒரு இன்பம்
யாருக்கு அவன் சொந்தம் யாருக்கு அவள் மஞ்சம்
தண்ணீரில் நீராட கடல் தாண்டி வந்தாளே பெண் மங்கை
Heavens seen by the deer
As time goes by
Have all turned into shames
மான் கண்ட சொர்க்கங்கள்
காலம் போகப்போக யாவும் வெட்கங்களே
He called her a lotus flower, but became a paper flower
He arrived like Rama, but turned into Ravana
He called her a lotus flower, but became a paper flower
He arrived like Rama, but turned into Ravana
வேதங்கள் அறிகின்றான் வேதனை தருகின்றான்
நல்லவர் அல்லாத பாதையில் செல்கின்றான்
வேதங்கள் அறிகின்றான் வேதனை தருகின்றான்
நல்லவர் அல்லாத பாதையில் செல்கின்றான்
Without culture, a woman's plight
Is a great struggle now
A different heart in every town, a different thought in every place
To whom does he belong? To whom is his bed?
The golden woman crossed the sea only to bathe in tears
அப்பாவி பெண் உள்ளம்
இப்பாவி செயல் கண்டு தள்ளாடுது
காலையில் ஓர் வண்ணம் மாலையில் ஒர் வண்ணம்
மாறுது அவன் பாதை வாடுகிறாள் பாவை
பூச்சூடி வந்தாளே புரியாமல் நின்றாளே இப்போது
Heavens seen by the deer
As time goes by
Have all turned into shames
மான் கண்ட சொர்க்கங்கள்
காலம் போகப்போக யாவும் வெட்கங்களே
ஏன் ரெண்டு பக்கங்கள்
பெண் நெஞ்சில் இன்று பொங்கும் துக்கங்களே
He knows the scriptures, yet inflicts pain
He treads on a path where good people do not go
He knows the scriptures, yet inflicts pain
He treads on a path where good people do not go
ஆசையில் ஒர் நாளில் பாடிய ஒர் பாட்டில்
தாயென ஆனோமே சேயினை கண்டோமே
ஆசையில் ஒர் நாளில் பாடிய ஒர் பாட்டில்
தாயென ஆனோமே சேயினை கண்டோமே
The innocent woman's heart, at this sinner's
Actions, totters and stumbles
One color in the morning, another color in the evening
His path keeps changing, while the maiden wilts
She arrived adorned with flowers, but now stands bewildered
ஏனிந்த சேயென்று
தாளாத நோய் கொண்டாள் இப்போது
பாசத்தில் நீராடி பந்ததில் போராடி
வேஷத்தை தொடர்வாளா வேதனை பெறுவாளா
ஊரில்லை உறவில்லை தனியாக நின்றாளே பூ மாது
Heavens seen by the deer
As time goes by
Have all turned into shames
மான் கண்ட சொர்க்கங்கள்
காலம் போகப்போக யாவும் வெட்கங்களே
ஏன் ரெண்டு பக்கங்கள்
பெண் நெஞ்சில் இன்று பொங்கும் துக்கங்களே
Why these two sides?
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
தன்வழி செல்கின்றாள் சஞ்சலம் கொள்கின்றாள்
எவ்விடம் செல்வாளோ எவ்விதம் வெல்வாளோ
தன்வழி செல்கின்றாள் சஞ்சலம் கொள்கின்றாள்
எவ்விடம் செல்வாளோ எவ்விதம் வெல்வாளோ
In a song sung on a day filled with desire
We became a mother and saw a child
In a song sung on a day filled with desire
We became a mother and saw a child
எங்கெங்கும் மேகங்கள்
எங்கெங்கு பனிமூட்டம் இப்போது
இந்திய தாய் நாட்டை எண்ணுகிறாள் மங்கை
சென்றிட வழியில்லை தேம்புகிறாள் நின்று
தாய் வீட்டு தெய்வங்கள் துணையாக வாராதோ இப்போது
Asking why this child exists
She now suffers an unbearable affliction
Bathing in affection, struggling in relationships
Will she continue this charade or suffer more pain?
With no town and no relations, the flower-like woman stood alone
மான் கண்ட சொர்க்கங்கள்
காலம் போகப்போக யாவும் வெட்கங்களே
ஏன் ரெண்டு பக்கங்கள்
பெண் நெஞ்சில் இன்று பொங்கும் துக்கங்களே
Heavens seen by the deer
As time goes by
Have all turned into shames
Why these two sides?
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
She goes her own way, filled with anguish
Where will she go, and how will she go?
She goes her own way, filled with anguish
Where will she go, and how will she go?
Clouds everywhere
Foggy mist everywhere now
The young woman thinks of her motherland India
With no way to go, she stands sobbing
Will the deities of her mother's home not come to aid her now?
Heavens seen by the deer
As time goes by
Have all turned into shames
Why these two sides?
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
Maan kanda sorgangal
Heavens seen by the deer
Kaalam poga poga
As time goes by
Yaavum vetkangalae
Have all turned into shames
Maan kanda sorgangal
Heavens seen by the deer
Kaalam poga poga
As time goes by
Yaavum vetkangalae
Have all turned into shames
Yen rendu pakkangal
Why these two sides?
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
Yen rendu pakkangal
Why these two sides?
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
Maan kanda sorgangal
Heavens seen by the deer
Kaalam poga poga
As time goes by
Yaavum vetkangalae
Have all turned into shames
Thaamari poovendraan kaagitha poovaanaan
He called her a lotus flower, but became a paper flower
Raamanai pol vandhaan ravanan polaanaan
He arrived like Rama, but turned into Ravana
Thaamari poovendraan kaagitha poovaanaan
He called her a lotus flower, but became a paper flower
Raamanai pol vandhaan ravanan polaanaan
He arrived like Rama, but turned into Ravana
Panpadu illaamal penn paadu
Without culture, a woman's plight
Perumpaadu ippodhu
Is a great struggle now
Oorukku oru ullam oorukku oru ennam
A different heart in every town, a different thought in every place
Yaarukku avan sondham yaarukku avan manjam
To whom does he belong? To whom is his bed?
Kanneeril neeraada kadalthaandi vandhaalae ponmangai
The golden woman crossed the sea only to bathe in tears
Maan kanda sorgangal
Heavens seen by the deer
Kaalam poga poga
As time goes by
Yaavum vetkangalae
Have all turned into shames
Vedhangal arigindraan vedhanai tharugindraan
He knows the scriptures, yet inflicts pain
Nallavar sellaadha paadhaiyil selgindraan
He treads on a path where good people do not go
Vedhangal arigindraan vedhanai tharugindraan
He knows the scriptures, yet inflicts pain
Nallavar sellaatha paadhaiyil selgindraan
He treads on a path where good people do not go
Appaavi pennullam ippaavi
The innocent woman's heart, at this sinner's
Seyal kandu thallaaduthu
Actions, totters and stumbles
Kaalaiyil or vannam maalaiyil or vannam
One color in the morning, another color in the evening
Maarudhu avan paadhai vaadugiraal paavai
His path keeps changing, while the maiden wilts
Poochudi vandhaalae puriyaamal nindraalae ippodhu
She arrived adorned with flowers, but now stands bewildered
Maan kanda sorgangal
Heavens seen by the deer
Kaalam poga poga
As time goes by
Yaavum vetkangalae
Have all turned into shames
Yen rendu pakkangal
Why these two sides?
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
Aasaiyil or naalil paadiya or paatil
In a song sung on a day filled with desire
Thaayena aanomae seiyinai kandomae
We became a mother and saw a child
Aasaiyil or naalil paadiya or paatil
In a song sung on a day filled with desire
Thaayena aanome seiyinai kandome
We became a mother and saw a child
Yenindha sei endru
Asking why this child exists
Thaaladha noi kondaal ippodhu
She now suffers an unbearable affliction
Paasathil neeraadi bandhathil poraadi
Bathing in affection, struggling in relationships
Veshathai thodarvaalaa vedhanai peruvaalaa
Will she continue this charade or suffer more pain?
Oorillai uravillai thaniyaaga nindraalae poomadhu
With no town and no relations, the flower-like woman stood alone
Maan kanda sorgangal
Heavens seen by the deer
Kaalam poga poga
As time goes by
Yaavum vetkangalae
Have all turned into shames
Yen rendu pakkangal
Why these two sides?
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
Than vazhi selgindraal sanjalam kolgindraal
She goes her own way, filled with anguish
Evvidam selvaalo evvidham selvaalo
Where will she go, and how will she go?
Than vazhi selgindraal sanjalam kolgindraal
She goes her own way, filled with anguish
Evvidam selvaalo evvidham selvaalo
Where will she go, and how will she go?
Yengengum megangal
Clouds everywhere
Yengengum panimoottam ippodhu
Foggy mist everywhere now
Indhiya thaainaatai ennugiraal mangai
The young woman thinks of her motherland India
Sendrida vazhiyillai thembugiraal nindru
With no way to go, she stands sobbing
Thaaiveetu deivangal thunaiyaaga vaaraadha ippodhu
Will the deities of her mother's home not come to aid her now?
Maan kanda sorgangal
Heavens seen by the deer
Kaalam poga poga
As time goes by
Yaavum vetkangalae
Have all turned into shames
Yen rendu pakkangal
Why these two sides?
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Today, sorrows overflow in a woman's heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the immense heartbreak, anguish, and disillusionment of a young Indian woman who crosses the ocean expecting a blissful married life, only to find herself trapped in a web of deceit. Her husband, who initially presented himself as righteous and noble like Lord Rama, reveals his true wicked nature like Ravana, living a double life in a foreign land. Left isolated without support or family, she reflects on her lost innocence, her pregnancy, and her uncertain future in a foggy, cold world far away from home.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Contrast / Antithesis (Edhirinaai)
“Raamanai pol vandhaan ravanan polaanaan”
Contrasts the noble divine king Rama with the villainous Ravana to depict the husband's deceitful dual nature.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Thaamari poovendraan kaagitha poovaanaan”
Compares genuine affection to a natural lotus flower and fake love/deceit to an artificial paper flower.
Assonance & Alliteration (Monaai & Edhukai)
“Vedhangal arigindraan vedhanai tharugindraan”
Uses matching sound patterns ('Vedhangal' and 'Vedhanai') to highlight the irony of knowing sacred scriptures while inflicting cruelty.
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Trivia
The film '47 Natkal' (1981), directed by K. Balachander and based on Sivasankari's famous novel, featured Chiranjeevi in a rare antagonist role as a bigamist living in Paris, opposite Suhasini. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with evocative lyrics penned by Kannadasan.
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