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Lyrics & meaning

Maan Kanda Sorkangal

From 47 Natkal · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
47 Natkal
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
18 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maan kanda sorgangal
Kaalam poga poga
Yaavum vetkangalae
Maan kanda sorgangal
Kaalam poga poga
Yaavum vetkangalae
Yen rendu pakkangal
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Yen rendu pakkangal
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Maan kanda sorgangal
Kaalam poga poga
Yaavum vetkangalae
Thaamari poovendraan kaagitha poovaanaan
Raamanai pol vandhaan ravanan polaanaan
Thaamari poovendraan kaagitha poovaanaan
Raamanai pol vandhaan ravanan polaanaan
Panpadu illaamal penn paadu
Perumpaadu ippodhu
Oorukku oru ullam oorukku oru ennam
Yaarukku avan sondham yaarukku avan manjam
Kanneeril neeraada kadalthaandi vandhaalae ponmangai
Maan kanda sorgangal
Kaalam poga poga
Yaavum vetkangalae
Vedhangal arigindraan vedhanai tharugindraan
Nallavar sellaadha paadhaiyil selgindraan
Vedhangal arigindraan vedhanai tharugindraan
Nallavar sellaatha paadhaiyil selgindraan
Appaavi pennullam ippaavi
Seyal kandu thallaaduthu
Kaalaiyil or vannam maalaiyil or vannam
Maarudhu avan paadhai vaadugiraal paavai
Poochudi vandhaalae puriyaamal nindraalae ippodhu
Maan kanda sorgangal
Kaalam poga poga
Yaavum vetkangalae
Yen rendu pakkangal
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Aasaiyil or naalil paadiya or paatil
Thaayena aanomae seiyinai kandomae
Aasaiyil or naalil paadiya or paatil
Thaayena aanome seiyinai kandome
Yenindha sei endru
Thaaladha noi kondaal ippodhu
Paasathil neeraadi bandhathil poraadi
Veshathai thodarvaalaa vedhanai peruvaalaa
Oorillai uravillai thaniyaaga nindraalae poomadhu
Maan kanda sorgangal
Kaalam poga poga
Yaavum vetkangalae
Yen rendu pakkangal
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
Than vazhi selgindraal sanjalam kolgindraal
Evvidam selvaalo evvidham selvaalo
Than vazhi selgindraal sanjalam kolgindraal
Evvidam selvaalo evvidham selvaalo
Yengengum megangal
Yengengum panimoottam ippodhu
Indhiya thaainaatai ennugiraal mangai
Sendrida vazhiyillai thembugiraal nindru
Thaaiveetu deivangal thunaiyaaga vaaraadha ippodhu
Maan kanda sorgangal
Kaalam poga poga
Yaavum vetkangalae
Yen rendu pakkangal
Penn nenjil indru pongum dhukkangalae
The paradise that this deer-like woman saw,
as time went by,
all turned into shameful disgrace.
The paradise that this deer-like woman saw,
as time went by,
all turned into shameful disgrace.
Why are there two different sides to him?
In this woman's heart today, sorrows overflow.
Why are there two different sides to him?
In this woman's heart today, sorrows overflow.
The paradise that this deer-like woman saw,
as time went by,
all turned into shameful disgrace.
He promised to be a lotus, but turned out to be a paper flower.
He arrived like Rama, but turned out to be Ravana.
He promised to be a lotus, but turned out to be a paper flower.
He arrived like Rama, but turned out to be Ravana.
With no decency in him, the plight of this woman
has become a terrible struggle now.
To the world he shows one face, but holds another intention inside;
to whom does he truly belong, and for whom is his bed?
Just to bathe in tears, this golden woman crossed the sea!
The paradise that this deer-like woman saw,
as time went by,
all turned into shameful disgrace.
He knows the sacred scriptures, yet inflicts unbearable pain;
he walks down paths where good people never go.
He knows the sacred scriptures, yet inflicts unbearable pain;
he walks down paths where good people never go.
The innocent woman's heart, at this sinner's
cruel actions, stumbles and trembles.
One color in the morning, another in the evening—
his path keeps shifting, while this young woman withers away.
She arrived adorned with wedding flowers, but stands bewildered now.
The paradise that this deer-like woman saw,
as time went by,
all turned into shameful disgrace.
Why are there two different sides to him?
In this woman's heart today, sorrows overflow.
In a song sung out of desire one day,
"We became a mother, and held our child!"
In a song sung out of desire one day,
"We became a mother, and held our child!"
Wondering "Why was this child born?",
she suffers unbearable agony now.
Drenched in affection, yet struggling in this marriage,
will she continue this fake life, or keep suffering in pain?
With no home and no family, this gentle woman stands all alone.
The paradise that this deer-like woman saw,
as time went by,
all turned into shameful disgrace.
Why are there two different sides to him?
In this woman's heart today, sorrows overflow.
She walks her own way, her heart filled with worry;
where will she go, and how will she go?
She walks her own way, her heart filled with worry;
where will she go, and how will she go?
Clouds are everywhere,
thick fog surrounds her everywhere now.
The young woman thinks of her motherland, India;
with no way to go back, she stands weeping.
Won't the deities of her motherland come to help her now?
The paradise that this deer-like woman saw,
as time went by,
all turned into shameful disgrace.
Why are there two different sides to him?
In this woman's heart today, sorrows overflow.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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