Malar Pol Siripathu
From Sollathan Ninaikkiren · 1973
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Sollathan Ninaikkiren1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Malar pol sirippathu pathinaaru | Smiling like a flower is age sixteen |
| Chorus :Pathinaaru | Chorus: Sixteen |
| Female :Manam pol parappathu pathinaaru | Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen |
| Chorus :Pathinaaru | Chorus: Sixteen |
| Female | |
| Malar pol sirippathu pathinaaru | Smiling like a flower is age sixteen |
| Chorus :Pathinaaru | Chorus: Sixteen |
| Female :Manam pol parappathu pathinaaru | Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen |
| Chorus :Pathinaaru | Chorus: Sixteen |
| Female | |
| Kannigai endroru paalaaru | Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk |
| Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru | Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs |
| Kannigai endroru paalaaru | Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk |
| Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru | Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs |
| Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen | Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen |
| Female :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen | Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa endrae kooppidum vayathu | It is an age that beckons, saying 'come, come' |
| Elithil vasappadalaamo | Should one yield to it so easily? |
| Pooppol ingae pooththathu penamai | Womanhood has blossomed here like a flower |
| Vaalipar kann padalaamo | Should young men's eyes fall upon it with gaze? |
| Pooppol ingae pooththathu penamai | Womanhood has blossomed here like a flower |
| Vaalipar kann padalaamo | Should young men's eyes fall upon it with gaze? |
| Female | |
| Anantha raagangal aayiram mogangal | Joyful melodies and a thousand desires |
| Eerettu vayathinil vaer vittu manathil | Take root in the heart at the age of sixteen (eight plus eight) |
| Paruvaththai thoondumammaa | It stirs up youthful passion |
| Konjam kavanikka vendumammaa | One must pay careful attention to it |
| Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen | Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen |
| Female :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen | Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen |
| Female | |
| Thoondil pottaal meengal maattum | If a hook is cast, fish will get caught |
| Meengalai polalla naangal | We are not like those fish |
| Koondai vaiththaal kuyilgal maattum | If a cage is set, cuckoos get trapped |
| Kuyilgalai polalla naangal | We are not like those cuckoos |
| Koondai vaiththaal kuyilgal maattum | If a cage is set, cuckoos get trapped |
| Kuyilgalai polalla naangal | We are not like those cuckoos |
| Female | |
| Kadhalan kadhali aadidum naadagam | The drama played out by lovers |
| Paathiyil mudivathu paarththathu kettathu | We have heard and seen it end halfway |
| Namakkathu thevaiyillai | We do not need such an ending |
| Naam naadaga paavaiyillai | We are not theatrical puppets |
| Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen | Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen |
| Female | |
| Malar pol sirippathu pathinaaru | Smiling like a flower is age sixteen |
| Chorus :Pathinaaru | Chorus: Sixteen |
| Female :Manam pol parappathu pathinaaru | Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen |
| Chorus :Pathinaaru | Chorus: Sixteen |
| Female | |
| Kannigai endroru paalaaru | Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk |
| Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru | Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs |
| Kannigai endroru paalaaru | Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk |
| Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru | Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs |
| Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen | Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen |
| Female :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen | Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen |
மலர் போல் சிரிப்பது பதினாறு
குழு :
பதினாறு
மனம் போல் பறப்பது பதினாறு
குழு :
பதினாறு
Smiling like a flower is age sixteen
Chorus: Sixteen
Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen
Chorus: Sixteen
மலர் போல் சிரிப்பது பதினாறு
குழு :
பதினாறு
மனம் போல் பறப்பது பதினாறு
குழு :
பதினாறு
Smiling like a flower is age sixteen
Chorus: Sixteen
Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen
Chorus: Sixteen
கன்னிகை என்றொரு பாலாறு
கால் கொண்டு நடக்கின்ற பதினாறு
கன்னிகை என்றொரு பாலாறு
கால் கொண்டு நடக்கின்ற பதினாறு
குழு :
ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன் ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன்......
ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன் ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன்......
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
வா வா என்றே கூப்பிடும் வயது
எளிதில் வசப்படலாமோ
பூப்போல் இங்கே பூத்தது பெண்மை
வாலிபர் கண் படலாமோ
பூப்போல் இங்கே பூத்தது பெண்மை
வாலிபர் கண் படலாமோ
It is an age that beckons, saying 'come, come'
Should one yield to it so easily?
Womanhood has blossomed here like a flower
Should young men's eyes fall upon it with gaze?
Womanhood has blossomed here like a flower
Should young men's eyes fall upon it with gaze?
ஆனந்த ராகங்கள் ஆயிரம் மோகங்கள்
ஈரெட்டு வயதினில் வேர் விட்டு மனதில்
பருவத்தை தூண்டுமம்மா....
கொஞ்சம் கவனிக்க வேண்டுமம்மா.....
குழு :
ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன் ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன்....
ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன் ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன்......
Joyful melodies and a thousand desires
Take root in the heart at the age of sixteen (eight plus eight)
It stirs up youthful passion
One must pay careful attention to it
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
தூண்டில் போட்டால் மீன்கள் மாட்டும்
மீன்களைப் போலல்ல நாங்கள்
கூண்டை வைத்தால் குயில்கள் மாட்டும்
குயில்களைப் போலல்ல நாங்கள்
கூண்டை வைத்தால் குயில்கள் மாட்டும்
குயில்களைப் போலல்ல நாங்கள்
If a hook is cast, fish will get caught
We are not like those fish
If a cage is set, cuckoos get trapped
We are not like those cuckoos
If a cage is set, cuckoos get trapped
We are not like those cuckoos
காதலன் காதலி ஆடிடும் நாடகம்
பாதியில் முடிவது பார்த்தது கேட்டது
நமக்கது தேவையில்லை
நாம் நாடகப் பாவையில்லை....
குழு :
ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன் ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன்.....
The drama played out by lovers
We have heard and seen it end halfway
We do not need such an ending
We are not theatrical puppets
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
மலர் போல் சிரிப்பது பதினாறு
குழு :
பதினாறு
மனம் போல் பறப்பது பதினாறு
குழு :
பதினாறு
Smiling like a flower is age sixteen
Chorus: Sixteen
Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen
Chorus: Sixteen
கன்னிகை என்றொரு பாலாறு
கால் கொண்டு நடக்கின்ற பதினாறு
கன்னிகை என்றொரு பாலாறு
கால் கொண்டு நடக்கின்ற பதினாறு
குழு :
ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன் ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன்......
ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன் ஸ்வீட் சிக்ஸ்டீன்......
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Malar pol sirippathu pathinaaru
Smiling like a flower is age sixteen
Chorus :Pathinaaru
Chorus: Sixteen
Female :Manam pol parappathu pathinaaru
Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen
Chorus :Pathinaaru
Chorus: Sixteen
Malar pol sirippathu pathinaaru
Smiling like a flower is age sixteen
Chorus :Pathinaaru
Chorus: Sixteen
Female :Manam pol parappathu pathinaaru
Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen
Chorus :Pathinaaru
Chorus: Sixteen
Kannigai endroru paalaaru
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Kannigai endroru paalaaru
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Female :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen
Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Vaa vaa endrae kooppidum vayathu
It is an age that beckons, saying 'come, come'
Elithil vasappadalaamo
Should one yield to it so easily?
Pooppol ingae pooththathu penamai
Womanhood has blossomed here like a flower
Vaalipar kann padalaamo
Should young men's eyes fall upon it with gaze?
Pooppol ingae pooththathu penamai
Womanhood has blossomed here like a flower
Vaalipar kann padalaamo
Should young men's eyes fall upon it with gaze?
Anantha raagangal aayiram mogangal
Joyful melodies and a thousand desires
Eerettu vayathinil vaer vittu manathil
Take root in the heart at the age of sixteen (eight plus eight)
Paruvaththai thoondumammaa
It stirs up youthful passion
Konjam kavanikka vendumammaa
One must pay careful attention to it
Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Female :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen
Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Thoondil pottaal meengal maattum
If a hook is cast, fish will get caught
Meengalai polalla naangal
We are not like those fish
Koondai vaiththaal kuyilgal maattum
If a cage is set, cuckoos get trapped
Kuyilgalai polalla naangal
We are not like those cuckoos
Koondai vaiththaal kuyilgal maattum
If a cage is set, cuckoos get trapped
Kuyilgalai polalla naangal
We are not like those cuckoos
Kadhalan kadhali aadidum naadagam
The drama played out by lovers
Paathiyil mudivathu paarththathu kettathu
We have heard and seen it end halfway
Namakkathu thevaiyillai
We do not need such an ending
Naam naadaga paavaiyillai
We are not theatrical puppets
Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Malar pol sirippathu pathinaaru
Smiling like a flower is age sixteen
Chorus :Pathinaaru
Chorus: Sixteen
Female :Manam pol parappathu pathinaaru
Flying freely as the heart desires is age sixteen
Chorus :Pathinaaru
Chorus: Sixteen
Kannigai endroru paalaaru
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Kannigai endroru paalaaru
Maidenhood is a flowing river of milk
Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru
Sixteen is that river of milk walking on legs
Chorus :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen
Chorus: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Female :Sweet sixteen sweet sixteen
Female: Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Malar Pol Sirippathu Pathinaaru' from K. Balachander's film 'Sollathan Ninaikkiren' celebrates the innocence, joy, and vulnerability of being sixteen years old ('sweet sixteen'). Through playful yet wise lyrics by Vaali, the song portrays young women acknowledging the blooming of womanhood, romantic desires, and the emotional surge characteristic of youth. However, it also cautions against falling prey to transient attractions or deceitful relationships, emphasizing self-respect, vigilance, and autonomy rather than being passive puppets in tragic love stories.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Malar pol sirippathu pathinaaru”
Comparing a sixteen-year-old's smile to a blooming flower ('Malar pol sirippathu').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kannigai endroru paalaaru”
Metaphorically describing maidenhood as a river of milk walking on two legs ('Kannigai endroru paalaaru / Kaal kondu nadakkindra pathinaaru').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thoondil pottaal meengal maattum / Koondai vaiththaal kuyilgal maattum”
Rhyming of the second letter 'oo' in 'Thoondil' and 'Koondai'.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Meengalai polalla naangal / Kuyilgalai polalla naangal”
Contrasting helpless creatures (fish caught on hooks, birds in cages) with independent young women who refuse to be trapped.
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Trivia
This track is a landmark collaboration between M. S. Viswanathan and singer Vani Jairam in early 1970s Tamil cinema. The film 'Sollathan Ninaikkiren', directed by K. Balachander, starred Kamal Haasan, Sivakumar, Jayachitra, and Srividya, and explored complex interpersonal dynamics through memorable musical sequences.
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