Malarodu Vilaiyadum (Sad)
From Deiva Balam · 1959
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki
- Music director
- G. Aswathama
- Details
- Deiva Balam1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai | Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come. |
| Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai | Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come. |
| Nilai maariyindru vaazhnthum | Though my state has changed today, |
| Vaazhaa en mugam paaraai | Look at my face that lives without truly living. |
| En kathaiyai nee kelaai | Listen to my story. |
| Female | |
| Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai | Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come. |
| Female | |
| Vaan mazhai kaanaa payir polae | Like a crop that sees no rain from the sky, |
| Vaadugindraenae innaalae | I am wilting during these days. |
| Kaanbathu ellaam kanneerthaan | All that is seen is only tears, |
| Idhai kandum avaridam solvaayo | Seeing this, won't you tell him? |
| Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai | Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come. |
| Male | |
| Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai | Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come. |
| Maaraatha kadhal ninaivil vaadum | Withering in the memory of unchanging love, |
| Ennaiyae paaraai en vaarththaiyai kelaai | Look at me, listen to my words. |
| Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai | Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come. |
| Male | |
| Mangai Engo irunthaalum | Wherever that maiden may be, |
| Vaazhugindraalae en manathil | She lives inside my heart. |
| Anbe endrum azhiyaathu | Love will never perish, |
| Adaiyum jeyamena sollaayo | Won't you say that it shall overcome? |
| Male | |
| Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai… | Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come... |
மலரோடு விளையாடும் தென்றலே வாராய்
மலரோடு விளையாடும் தென்றலே வாராய்
நிலை மாறியின்று வாழ்ந்தும்
வாழா என் முகம் பாராய்
என் கதையை நீ கேளாய்
மலரோடு விளையாடும் தென்றலே வாராய்.....
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Though my state has changed today,
Look at my face that lives without truly living.
Listen to my story.
வான் மழை காணா பயிர் போலே
வாடுகின்றேனே இந்நாளே
காண்பது எல்லாம் கண்ணீர்தான்
இதைக் கண்டும் அவரிடம் சொல்வாயோ.....
மலரோடு விளையாடும் தென்றலே வாராய்.....
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
மலரோடு விளையாடும் தென்றலே வாராய்
மாறாத காதல் நினைவில் வாடும்
என்னையே பாராய் என் வார்த்தையை கேளாய்
மலரோடு விளையாடும் தென்றலே வாராய்..
Like a crop that sees no rain from the sky,
I am wilting during these days.
All that is seen is only tears,
Seeing this, won't you tell him?
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
மங்கை எங்கோ இருந்தாலும்
வாழுகின்றாளே என் மனதில்
அன்பே என்றும் அழியாது
அடையும் ஜெயமெனச் சொல்லாயோ.....
மலரோடு விளையாடும் தென்றலே வாராய்
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Withering in the memory of unchanging love,
Look at me, listen to my words.
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Wherever that maiden may be,
She lives inside my heart.
Love will never perish,
Won't you say that it shall overcome?
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come...
Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Nilai maariyindru vaazhnthum
Though my state has changed today,
Vaazhaa en mugam paaraai
Look at my face that lives without truly living.
En kathaiyai nee kelaai
Listen to my story.
Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Vaan mazhai kaanaa payir polae
Like a crop that sees no rain from the sky,
Vaadugindraenae innaalae
I am wilting during these days.
Kaanbathu ellaam kanneerthaan
All that is seen is only tears,
Idhai kandum avaridam solvaayo
Seeing this, won't you tell him?
Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Maaraatha kadhal ninaivil vaadum
Withering in the memory of unchanging love,
Ennaiyae paaraai en vaarththaiyai kelaai
Look at me, listen to my words.
Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come.
Mangai Engo irunthaalum
Wherever that maiden may be,
Vaazhugindraalae en manathil
She lives inside my heart.
Anbe endrum azhiyaathu
Love will never perish,
Adaiyum jeyamena sollaayo
Won't you say that it shall overcome?
Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai…
Oh gentle breeze that plays with flowers, come...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Malarodu Vilaiyaadum Thendralae is a poignant duet expressing the deep sorrow of separation and enduring love. The lovers address the gentle breeze (thendral) as a personalized messenger to deliver their feelings across distances, mourning how their lives have been reduced to tears and emotional pain akin to crops dying without rainwater.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Thoodhu / Wind Messenger)
“Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai”
Addressing the gentle breeze (thendral) as a companion who can listen to their grief and carry messages to their beloved.
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaan mazhai kaanaa payir polae”
Comparing the yearning lover suffering in separation to a crop wilting without rainwater.
Refrain (Anaphora)
“Malarodu vilaiyaadum thendralae vaaraai”
Repetition of the opening line throughout the song to anchor the emotional plea to the breeze.
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Trivia
Composed by G. Aswathama for the 1959 film Deiva Balam, this song is a celebrated classic duet sung by P. B. Srinivas and S. Janaki with timeless lyricism by A. Maruthakasi, drawing on classical Tamil Sangam literature themes of sending nature as a messenger (Thoodhu).
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